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NILETESOL 23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE
EXPLORING QUALITY
TEACHING AND LEARNING:
APPLY AND REFLECT
JANUARY 22 ND& 23RD, 2019
1SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO
NILETESOL
23RDANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM
JANUARY 22ND & 23RD , 2019
NILETESOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2018-2019)
Alexander Lewko Mai Magdy
Amani Demian Maria Arruda
Amr Abdelaty Saleh Mariam Youssef
Eglal El Gamal Mayssa Hashad
Eman Youssef Micah N. Richer
Ghada AbulHassan Mostafa Yousef
Hanan Fares Muhammad Khalil (In-
coming President)
Omaima Ayoub
Hanaa Soudan
(President)
Jon Parnham Samir Emara
Kamila Helmy Sanaa Makhlouf
2NILETESOL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (2017-2018)
Afaf Mishreki Mariam Osman
Amani Demian ( Co-chair) Marwa Baza
Dina Abul Magd Muhammed Khalil
(in-coming Co-chair)
Ebtihal El Badry Rania Jabr
Iman Baza Sanaa Makhlouf (Co-chair)
Mai Magdy Susanne Rizzo
Mariah Fairley Yasmine Salah El-Din (in-
coming Co-chair)
NileTESOL website: www.niletesol.org
Conference website: http://conf.aucegypt.edu/NileTES OL 2019
3WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Fellow NileTESOL Conference Attendees and Colleagues,
I wish you a warm welcome to the 23rd NileTESOL Annual Conference held
at the American University in Cairo. While at the conference and in Cairo, do take
some time to enjoy the outstanding AUC campus and the spectacular city of
Cairo.
This year’s theme is “Exploring Quality Teaching and Learning: Apply and
Reflect.” As a matter of fact, NileTESOL-sponsored events throughout 2018
have demonstrated the best practices of NileTESOL members as well as their
on-going reflections to enhance their professional development and continue to
serve their fellow ELT professionals both locally and worldwide. This year’s
conference launches our continued dedication for 2019. This conference that
we will enjoy and tremendously learn from would not have been possible without
the dedication of the Conference Organizing Committee, led by both Sanaa
Makhlouf and Amani Demian. Their tireless efforts started almost immediately
after the 2018 conference and continued throughout the year. We all truly
appreciate their hard work in planning and organizing this event. Co-sponsoring
this event with NileTESOL is The School of Continuing Education at the
American University in Cairo. Its pivotal role for the conference, both logistical
and financial, is crucial in allowing this conference to be held year after year at
the amazing New Cairo campus.
I would also like to give a big thank you to our outstanding Board of Directors
and to express my appreciation to the partners and sponsors of this conference.
They include the International Language Bookshop (ILB), IDP Education IELTS,
the Regional English Language Office (RELO) at the US Embassy, the British
Council, Pearson Education, Macmillan, Cairo Book Center/ MM Publications,
Nahdet Misr /Cambridge University Press (CUP), AMIDEAST, and Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt. I strongly encourage everyone to stop by their booths at any
time during the conference to learn more about their offerings and to keep them
in mind for your future teaching needs.
On the other hand, it gives me great pleasure to welcome our invited plenary
and featured speakers whose talks and workshops promise not only to inform
our practice as professionals, but also to challenge us to reflect more often and
to further pursue our own professional development. I am also glad to welcome
all our international and local presenters who will make this conference a
memorable learning experience for all of you by sharing their innovative ideas
and expertise. As in prior years, we will all be able to attend the 45-minute
concurrent presentations, Plenary Sessions, 90-minute Workshops, Poster
Session, Panel Discussions, 20X20 presentations, Lightening Talks, and the
4Annual Colloquium. The variety of sessions to choose from will allow you to plan
your conference schedule which will enable you to go back to your classroom
with new ideas, refined teaching practices, and knowledge of cutting-edge
research in English language teaching. Moreover, we will see the work of the
different Special Interest Groups (SIGs) at the various SIG sessions as well as
the Testing and Assessment SIG session. I would therefore encourage you to
make use of this opportunity to network with our distinguished guest speakers,
conference presenters, and fellow conference attendees. I myself have always
found this conference an amazing opportunity to return to class with innovative
ideas and insights.
This year, I would like to encourage you to attend the General Assembly to
be held on the second day of the conference at 1:00. At this session, you will get
a chance to learn about our 2018 achievements and discover new ways of
becoming involved as an active member of NileTESOL. We will honor a number
of outstanding NileTESOL members and volunteers. Meanwhile, we will vote for
representatives for a number of vacant BOD seats. Do not miss this session!
Finally, we all know how important it is to improve ourselves professionally in
order to help our students reach their full potential and become competent
communicators in English. As we re-acquaint ourselves with old friends and
network with new colleagues, let us all reflect on how important it is that we also
improve our own communication with each other. This conference is only
worthwhile if we continue the professional relationships we start here. I hope that
we will also be disseminating what we learn with our colleagues in our own
teaching contexts. This allows us to build strong bonds together while
encouraging a constant “flow” of PD within our profession, which leads to new
and notable ideas later on. Inspiration that starts at this year’s conference leads
to new teaching practices in our classrooms, which then in turn becomes
presentations at next year’s conference!
Attending this conference offers much more than just new ideas, so enjoy the
two conference days, meet new people, discover new resources, and do not miss
making new friendships! Go back home with new experiences and inspirations.
Have a wonderful time at this year’s NileTESOL Annual Conference, 2019!
Sincerely,
Omaima M. Ayoub
NileTESOL President 2018-2019
5WELCOME FROM THE CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Dear Colleagues, fellow NileTESOL Members and Conference Attendees,
It is a great honor and pleasure to welcome you all to the 2019 NileTESOL Conference. This
conference brings together ELT professionals not only from all over Egypt, but from other parts of
the globe to share, explore, reflect on and enhance quality teaching and learning which is the theme
of our conference this year. All teachers aspire to provide their learners with the highest quality
instruction, which includes innovative teaching techniques, materials, activities, and tools that will
provide our students with the best quality of teaching and learning. Our coming together in this
conference is a great opportunity to learn from each other’s successful practices, share our concerns
and collaborate to find ways to meet the demands and challenges of the 21 st Century classroom.
As John Dewey, the well-known American Philosopher and Educational Reformer once said
“Education is NOT preparation for life; education is life itself”. With these simple but eloquent words
we learn that without education, there is no life, no hope and no future. We, therefore, aspire to be
among those who touch people’s lives by offering them the needed skills and tools to successfully
meet the demands and challenges of our time.
This year we have 4 distinguished plenary speakers as well as several workshops, presentations,
lightening talks, 20 x 20 slide shows, two panel discussions, a poster session, and our annual
colloquium focusing on ways of reshaping our teaching and learning as we look at our students’
needs for the 21st Century. We hope that NileTESOL 2019 will be a very rewarding and fruitful
experience that will enrich our teaching and strengthen our affiliation with other professionals in the
field.
Thank you all for attending and actively participating in this important annual conference, and for
making this event conducive to our professional growth and collaboration.
All the very best,
Amani Demian and Sanaa Makhlouf
Conference Co-chairs
NileTESOL 2018-2019
6PLENARY SPEAKERS
NICK BILBROUGH
The Play’s the Thing
January 22nd Bassily Hall (Conference Center) 10:00-10:45 am
Scripted plays have been used to teach English to second language learners since before the time of
Shakespeare. In this plenary I will reflect on my experiences of language learning through drama from the
perspective of both the learner and the teacher. I will also explore how simple plays are being used with
children in refugee camps in Gaza as a tool for empowerment, and as a way to bring their English to life.
From this perspective, I propose a rationale for the performance and creation of plays as a core component
within a modern lexical (Lewis 1993) or play-based (Cook 2000) syllabus.
DR. AMANY BADAWY
Adult Brain Readiness to learn: Implications for Learning/ Teaching Practices
January 22nd Bassily Hall (Conference Center) 2:00-2:45 pm
Adult learning is the participation of adults as of the age of 25 in lifelong learning in an attempt to improve
their working conditions and capitalize on opportunities that were not available to them before. New brain
research is helping us to know about the ability of the brain to change and reorganize itself throughout life.
The purpose of this presentation is twofold. The first is to put in plain words the extent of adults’ readiness to
learn. The second purpose is to propose better practices for creating quality adult learning/teaching
environments, based on what brain research suggests.
GREGG SOTIROPOULOS
Pave the Way with Soft Skills: Why and How
January 23rd Bassily Hall (Conference Center) 9:00-9:45 am
When it comes to education in the 21st century, what’s the difference between hard and soft skills? Which
ones are more important as we prepare students for university and career success? How can we as English
teachers help our learners develop these skills?
Join our session to find out. Together, we will be looking at tasks and activities that optimize students’
development of soft skills.
DR. ADRIENNE JOHNSON
Growth Zone: Exploring the Benefits of Leaving Your (Comfort Zone)
January 23rd Bassily Hall (Conference Center) 2:00-2:45 pm
Teaching and learning are intertwined. The best teachers are constantly learning and seeking to improve.
Yet, trying new strategies and asking for help often takes courage, which is why many teachers choose to
remain in their “comfort zones,” even when previous practices are no longer effective. This talk will explore
the many benefits to leaving those comfort zones, as well as some practical strategies for helping colleagues
and students to do the same.
7NILETESOL COLLOQUIUM
Reshaping Teaching and Learning: Students’ Needs for the 21st Century
January 23rd Bassily Hall – Conference Center 3:00-4:45 pm
The 21st century with all its potentialities and challenges requires educators to reshape both teaching and
learning to meet the needs of students and promote the essential skills, knowledge, and values that can help
keep them up-to-date with the growing demands of the present. In a future that is knowledge driven, education
remains the key tool that can enable students to acquire the necessary skills and competencies of the 21 st
century. Silva (2009) groups these skills into four categories that include: “...critical thinking, problem solving,
effective communication and collaboration, [and] creativity and digital literacy.” Therefore, the teaching
profession needs to be transformed in ways that will allow teachers to successfully meet their new role of
facilitating learner entry into a variety of contexts.
This colloquium will address the following questions:
1. What are the main characteristics of the interdisciplinary nature of the 21 st century classroom that
reflect the need to reshape teaching and learning?
2. What are the needs of the learner in the 21st century classroom?
3. What are the needs of the teacher in the 21st century classroom?
4. How can teachers as facilitators equip learners with the needed skills for the 21st century?
5. What are the challenges facing 21st century learners and teachers? And what are some
recommendations to help them overcome these challenges?
Each speaker will give a 5-8 minute presentation and then time will be devoted to answering the questions
of the audience.
Discussant: Mrs. Rania Jabr
Moderator: Mrs. Dina Abul Magd
Speakers:
Dr. Adrienne Johnson
Mr. Gregg Sotiropoulos
Mr. Nick Bilbrough
8NILETESOL SPECIAL EVENT
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION (1)
“Connecting the Classroom to the Needs of the Real World”
January 22nd Meeting Room P019 (CC) 1:00-1:45 pm
Teaching English today is all about engaging students in real-life settings in an attempt to promote their
language proficiency as well as their language skills. Learning a language is mostly about using it correctly,
fluently, and effectively. If you cannot use a language efficiently, then you cannot claim to have successfully
learned it. Accordingly, educators all over the world are keen on coming up with strategies and ways to help
students acquire the language easily and use it properly in our real, daily life. The only way to do so is to
ensure that what is being taught in the classroom actually serves the different future settings the students
are likely to get involved in: life experiences, career opportunities, and daily activities. Since bridging the gap
between language teaching and language use is not easy and since “allowing students to enter a language
arena that is usually considered native-speaker territory is not only challenging but also motivating for the
learners” (Illés & Akcan, 2017), the panelists are going to address the following questions:
1. What aspects of the real world are of value to language users?
2. Which skills are more relevant to the students’ needs?
3. What strategies, activities, and tools could we use to link the classroom to the real world?
4. What authentic material could we use in the classroom to achieve this link?
5. Could there be a mismatch between such an approach and assessment?
6. What are the challenges that educators could face when adopting such an approach?
7. How could technology be of service to this approach?
8. How would the material cater for the needs of learners?
9. How does the teaching and learning methodology serve needs of learners?
10. How can adult learning promote self-development?
Panelists:
Moderator: Dr. Mariam Osman
Ebtihal Elbadry
Iman Baza
Marwa Baza
Rania Yehia
9PANEL DISCUSSION (2)
January 23nrd P019 (CC) 12:00-12:45 pm
Teacher Collaboration: Meeting Challenges and Inspiring Success
Many teachers have indicated that they would like to work in an environment in which they share ideas with
and learn from one another. Collaboration in an educational setting can be defined as “teams of teachers
who work interdependently to achieve common goals — goals linked to the purpose of learning for all — for
which members are held mutually accountable” (as cited in Perez, 2015). Collaboration is an essential means
to becoming an effective teacher and can form the foundation of ongoing professional development at any
institution since it requires little in the way of outside resources or expense. In addition, research also
suggests that increased collaborative efforts by teachers can benefit educational institutions as a whole and
contribute to improved student performance (Goddard, Goddard, & Tschannen Moran, 2007).
In spite of the cited benefits and willingness to collaborate on the part of many teachers, a number of
constraints may impede efforts to establish a culture of collaboration at any institution, including lack of
attention given to it by the administration, lack of time available to teachers to engage in collaborative efforts,
lack of infrastructure or established systems for systematically sharing ideas and materials, and lack of
awareness of its benefits.
In this session, panelists will explore what teacher collaboration means, share their own experiences in
developing a more collaborative work environment as well as challenges they have encountered in the
process, and discuss considerations for implementing a program of teacher collaboration.
Questions:
1. What does teacher collaboration entail?
2. What are some practical examples from your experience?
3. How can a culture of teacher collaboration be established?
4. What are some challenges and considerations in implementing collaboration efforts?
Moderator: Mai Magdy
Panelists:
Maged Habashi
Mariah Fairley
Susanne Rizzo
Yasmine Salah El Din
10NILETESOL LIGHTENING TALKS EVENT
January 23rd Meeting Room P022 (CC) 10:00-11:45 am
What is a Lightening Talk?
A lightening talk session is when short 20-minute presentations are given one after another by presenters
who illustrate their ideas or research. A brief Power Point accompanies each talk. Several presentations
happen sequentially in the same room with the audience hearing one presentation at a time. At the end of
the presentations, a brief period for questions is given. This type of session gives the audience a chance to
attend multiple presentations.
This event is moderated by Afaf Mishriki.
Presentations
Manal El-Kalay Action Research: Encouraging Effective Teaching Practice
In any professional setting, it is essential for an individual to attend conferences, workshops, seminars etc.
in order to ensure that both academic and practical qualifications do not become outdated or obsolete.
This allows individuals to remain updated in their field and helps them to focus on becoming more
competent and effective in their professional careers. In an educational setting, however, maintenance of
quality teaching is spurred by continued reflection and the search for solutions to everyday problems or by
looking for ways to improve instruction and increase student achievement. This is the function of action
research; it helps educators become more effective at what they care most about — their teaching and the
development of their students, as it assists the educator in refining or improving their actions or teaching
practice. The presentation will take a brief look at action research and how it can influence a teacher’s
decisions regarding his/her teaching methodology and how it can be implemented in any teaching
situation.
Natalie Trangmar Learning to learn - metacognitive strategies for adult students
Learner autonomy has been a popular concept in teaching since the late 1980s. Nevertheless, students
are frequently not given enough training to allow them to reflect upon their own studies and apply
metacognitive strategies to their language learning. This is despite the fact that self-directed learning
results in increased learner engagement, greater academic achievement and reduced teacher planning
time. This session will consider the strategies of the mythical 'good language learner', especially when it
comes to planning for learning, thinking about learning (and how to make it effective), self-monitoring and
self-evaluation. Currently these strategies, if applied at all, are considered only at the start and end of
courses; a technique which itself encourages reliance on the teacher/course book structure. The session
will look at:- the research into learner strategies and autonomous learning- how to encourage learners to
assume more responsibility for their learning- practical exercises to allow learners to reflect upon their
progress throughout a course- a variety of techniques to help students think about how to exploit material
in the world outside the classroom . By the end of the session teachers will be able to help students develop
11effective metacognitive strategies for learning, and take on the role of coach by suggesting a range of
strategies and helping students choose which ones work for them.
Jamila Zghal Apply innovative methodologies to reflect on students’ motivation
and learning
“The development of ELT, which has gradually increased in the past half century, is motivated by a number
of factors which make English currently the privileged choice for second language learners” (Maybin and
Swann, 2010, p. 169).In recent years, ELT has witnessed a noticeable development in worldwide
educational systems. English has become highly dynamic and changing due to globalization, changes in
social, cultural and economic contexts that have revolutionized the fields of teaching and learning.
Accordingly, English tends to progressively have the ‘lion’s share’ in the educational system. For this,
teachers have thought of revising the conventional ways, methods, curricula and resources and reflected
on more effective methodologies and digital instructional tools to enhance and motivate English language
learning. In this framework, a diversification of techniques has been implemented to cope up with progress,
facilitate learning, explore the students’ English language skills and answer their learning needs.
Importantly, making use of the advent of technology along with well-prepared course designs and good
class management are crucial clues of input that affect the output of student-centered motivation and
collaborative learning. These innovations in ELT would explore students’ key competencies so as to reach
excellence and visibility; more importantly, students are empowered to stand future challenges and
advance professionalism at labor market once graduated.
Hedy Said Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation to Enhance Young Learners
Learning
Children start their new school year raring to go, but as school days go by their willingness to participate
in the learning process starts to diminish. Teachers of all ages then start to wonder and worry about what
is it about their own classroom(s) that is causing young learners’ motivation to die out over time, and what
can they do to keep motivating all their students throughout the year(s). We might now need to approach
a thorny problem that we, teachers or educators, might not really know much about motivation, and if there
are different forms of motivation just like there are different styles of learning and teaching. Through this
session, attendees will first be introduced to two distinct types of motivation identified by educational
psychologists and cognitive scientists: intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Second, attendees will understand
the core difference between these two types of motivation, and determine the pros and cons of each of
them. Last, they will also identify which type of motivation is best for enhancing the quality of learning in
their classrooms, and determine multiple ways to cultivate and foster set type of motivation. Motivation is
very important for enhancing performance in general. Knowing how to motivate your students will make
you a great influencer, as you will be directly contributing to and improving the quality of their learning, and
ultimately the quality of your teaching.
12NILETESOL 20 X 20 EVENT
January 22nd Waleed P071 11:00-1:15 am
What is a 20X20 Event?
This is an event where speedy presentations are given by professionals in the field of education to encourage
innovative professional development ideas. Presenters will be given seven minutes to speak on a subject
accompanied by 20 auto-advancing slides. Each slide is displayed for 20 seconds.
This event will be moderated by Dr. Muhammed Khalil.
Session: 1 Practical Ideas to Promote Learner Autonomy in Language
Mr. Zakaria Mahmoud Classes
With the help of some digital tools, students can plan and monitor their own learning, practice language
inside and outside classroom, locate and exploit materials and reflect on their own strengths and
weaknesses. This talk aims to provide teachers with a range of practical ideas that can be used in the
classroom to help students take an active role in their own learning.
Session: 2 Labor Market Needs and University Translation Programs in
Dr. Montasser Mahmoud Saudi Arabia; Challenges and Realities
It is a presentation depicting challenges and realities of Saudi Universities in regard to requirements set
by labor market there.
Session: 3
Task-based Language Learning (An Experimental Lesson)
Dr. Samah Sayed
Task based language learning approach (TBL) has been constantly stimulating for me to experiment with
in my classes. This presentation is an overview of this approach and provides a rationale for a lesson plan
for intermediates, based on performing a writing task. E-tools like Type form will be implemented to gauge
their effectiveness in optimizing learners' overall performance.
Session: 4
Young Learners and Mind Mapping
Mrs Omnia Alrobaa
When your child ‘learns’ to mind map, they will get the gift of making school work or any other type of
information much more accessible. They will remember it much better because it uses the same kind of
methods they use subconsciously. Learning becomes fun (as it was when they were really, really young).
They will associate learning with fun, playing, joy, etc. This will help them a lot in their studies.
Session: 5 Cognitive Apprenticeship (CA) in TEFL: Investigating
Dr. Hager al-Tonsi Teachers’ Attitudes
The new educational system in Egypt aims to offer students a deep understanding of different themes.
The use of themes instead of units achieves depth in students’ learning and paves the way for the CA
application. Results of this research revealed that EFL teachers had positive attitudes towards CA.
13Nile TESOL Poster Session
January 22 CP 01 Jameel 11:00-11:45 a.m.
What is a poster session?
A poster session is your allotted time to share with your audience the summary of your conference-related
work as exemplified in your poster. The poster can combine text, images and graphs that show your work in
a logical, accessible and creative way. It should clearly explain the rationale for the choice of topic, the steps
involved in completing your research and the value of your work to the field. In a poster session, it is expected
that you give a short presentation of your work every 10 or 15 minutes, and attendees can ask questions and
share comments and feedback with you.
Afaf Misriki & Senior Instructor, AUC
Plagiarism: A More
Tolerant Outlook
Amani Demian Senior Instructor, AUC
English Language Instructor,
Critical Thinking and
Muhammed Khalil Cairo University
Creative Writing
Teacher Trainer, AUC
Senior Lecturer.
Use of alternative
Applied Linguistics and ELT
Tina Afroza Akhter assessments in everyday
classroom practices
From Engaged Reading to
Engaged Writing:
Yasmine Salah ElDIn Senior Instructor, AUC
Strategies that Work
14NileTESOL
SIGs Sessions at NileTESOL Conference 2019
Announcement:
This year, for the first time in the Nile TESOL conference, attendees will be
able to meet all the Special Interest Groups (SIGs). Each SIG has prepared
a different session with an amazing variety of topics and presenters. Do not
miss the chance to attend the book raffle at the end of each session too!
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NILETESOL SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS EVENT
January 22nd Mansour Hall 12:00-12:45 p.m.
Session 1: Professional Writing Special Interest Group (PWSIG)
Presenters:
Ahmed Samir Tailor Your Writing to Match Your Needs!
& Ahmed Shalaby
In this interactive workshop, the presenters will orient the audience on how to adapt their writing to meet
their purposes. This workshop will take you in a journey through a handful of writing techniques through
which you will get to know the essence of each writing type, and their basic features.
January 22nd Mansour Hall 1:00-1:45p.m.
Session 2: Teaching English to Young Learners Special Interest Group (TEYLSIG)
Presenter:
Ola Abu Al Ezz Title: Performance Tasks as Alternative Assessment for young
EFL Learners
In order to suit young learners’ reality best, assessment should concentrate on the development of
language use, in performance assessments to “give the children opportunities to use the language for
real purposes, and in real or realistic situations, and assess their attempts to do so successfully” as
explains McKay (2006:99).
By the end of this workshop, attendees will create and develop an opinion writing essay rubric to assess
an opinion piece.
January 22nd Meeting Room P022 3:00-4:45 p.m.
Session 3: Testing, Evaluation, and Assessment Special Interest Group (TEASIG)
Presenters:
Mona Mersal Title: Assessing Group Work
& Mostafa Youssef
Assessing group work is not a straightforward but a multidimensional process. In this workshop, teachers
will be provided with guidelines and hands-on experience in assessing group work. The presenters will
shed light on the importance of group work, designing assessments for group processes and the methods
that can be utilized in assessing group work.
17January 23rd Meeting Room P020 10:00-10:45 a.m.
Session 4: Teacher Education Special Interest Group (TESIG)
Presenter:
Youssra El Deeb Title: Going Interactive: What, Why and How
This workshop presents an explanation of "Interactive Teaching/Learning", its different types, and
importance in the 21st century classroom. It also provides an opportunity for educators to take part in a
variety of interactive practices and experience their benefits for both teachers and learners.
January 23rd Meeting Room P020 11:00-11:45 a.m.
Session 5: Learning Technologies Special Interest Group (LTSIG)
Presenter:
Waleed Mandour Title: Effective Mobile Learning:
What teachers and students should do
Mobile learning is a 21st century method that encompasses benefits such as promoting learner autonomy,
personalizing education, and offering a 24/7 learning experience. However, achieving an effective delivery
through adopting such a method requires both the educator and the learner to know how the process
ought to be carried out. This session aims at: 1. Having participants briefed about the ethics and standards
of mobile learning, 2.Introducing mobile-friendly learning management systems, and 3.Providing attendees
with a detailed list of useful apps to use.
18DAY 1_TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
Bassily
Auditorium Plenary
Plenary
Nick Bilbrough
Dr. Amani
Mansour Hall ILB PWSIG TEYSIG Badawy
Opening
Ceremony The Play’s the Ahmed Samir Ola Abu Al Ezz
Thing
Eli Ghazel & Ahmed Shalaby Performance Adult brain
Tasks as readiness to learn:
Alternative Implications for
Bassily Hall
Assessment for learning/teaching
Smart Learning in Tailor Your Writing Young Learners practices
Preparation for the to Match Your
5th Industrial Needs Bassily Hall
Revolution
Mary Cross Pearson
Nahdit Misr ILB
Rob Dean
Peter Lucantoni Eli Ghazel
21st Century Skills
Developing Motivating
in the Primary
Vocabulary Through Students to
Classroom?
Story Telling Read
They’re Never
Too Young to
Start!
19DAY 1_TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
P071 Waleed Hall
20x20 Events Presentations
P019 MM Publications Panel
Discussion (1)
Gregg
Sotiropoulos
Engage the Connecting the
Disengaged and
Maximize your Classroom to the
Students’ Needs of the real
Learning World
P020 Macmillan Potential!
CDD Program
Aala’ Abdelfadeel Waleed Ali
Did Curiosity really Professional
kill the cat? A Development
deeper view on Opportunities at
inquiry-based SCE
learning
20DAY 1_TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
P022 MM Publications Dr. Eglal El AMIDEAST
Gammal TEA SIG
Dr. Eglal El Gamal Mariam Rayan
NileTESOL- Assessing Group Work
From Professional Professional
Brainstorming to Development Development
Publishing- Committee Skills for Novice
Pioneer B1 + Structure and and Experienced Mona Mersal & Mostafa Youssef
Objectives EFL Teachers
Moataz El Alfi Hall RELO BC BC BC Tamir Ismail
& Mostafa
Micah Risher Tamir Ismail Simon Youssef
Dawson
Learn and Give Language A Bridge to ILACE
Back with RELO Assessment: Assessing 2019-Exploring
Office Getting Teachers Listening Egypt’s International
to Understand the Language
Assessment
Basics
Conference
Mohamed Shafik BC
Gabr
Tom
Rickman
CELTA
Information
Session
21DAY 1_TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
CP 01 ( Jameel) Amani Demian & Noha Khafagi Basma Nabil
Afaf Meshriki
& Noha Ahmed
Poster Session Self-expression in
On the Nature, the Classroom:
Teaching, and Apply and Reflect Applying Effective Feedback
Assessment of Techniques in Young Learners
Reading Writing Classes.
CP 02 ( Jameel) Heba Sallam Eman El Masry Elizabeth Nesma Hassan Ahmed Salim
Arrigoni & Mohammed
& Eman Ahmed Informal Online Mehanny
On Your Own: Feedback: A Safe
TCALCO _Tell Becoming a Space for Enriching
Critical Authentic "Highly Reflection and cultural
Gaining Instruction Experienced" aspects
Lexical Content Improvement
Time with Teacher without awareness
Online_ An
Innovative Formal inside EFL
Integrated Method
Classroom Professional classrooms.
Management Development
Techniques
CP 05 ( Jameel) Mona Said Yasmine Abdelhamid Ahmed
Abdelhalim
Photocopying-Free classes for Saving Farouk
trees and Better Learners' Engagement.
The Effect of
Intrinsic Motivation
on ESL Students Critical CT
qualitative learning thinking
22DAY 1_TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
CP07 (Jameel) Mai Magdy & Mohamed Taha Radwa Abdul-
Azeem
Mariam Rayan Applying
Reflecting on, and The challenge
Creating an Adapting Role- of self-tailored
Inclusive Play Activities as
ERP
Environment for Task-Based
Activities assessment
Visually system
Challenged
Learners
CP08 (Jameel) Dalia Zakaria Meriam Morkos Susan Esnawy Rana Moustafa Mohammad
Abou Zeid Khalaf
Empowering Teacher training in Facilitating
students' role : An Egypt-information EAP/ESL writing Applying Promoting EFL
application of session with Technology Montessori Reading
Emdin's Reality Method to Comprehensio
Pedagogy Teaching Phonics n and
to Preschoolers Vocabulary
Acquisition:
CP13 (Jameel) Sophie Farag Rasha Moselhi Mariah Fairley Natalie Quora Digests’
Rasha Abdel
Trangmar Haliem
Efficacy
Nora Moen Introducing Fruitful Tips for Re-visioning Peer
gamification to More Prosperous Review: An Asset- Not just a chat - Critical
increase student Teachers and based Approach Managing group Thinking Skills,
motivation and Learners discussions in the Techniques
engagement classroom and Best
Practices
23DAY 1_TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
CP 18 (SSE) Nora Moen Nora Moen Hebatallah Hesham Mohammed
Ahmed
The Story of Students' Viewpoint Integrating Technology in ELT (Web
Quality in ESL on Quality of ESL I am a teacher, Tools for Blended Learning
Teaching and Short-term what's next?
Learning from the Certificate Program
Beginning to the
End.
CP 19 (SSE) Eman Fathallah Manar Tayel Kimberly Chilmonik &
Autism in EFL Have You thought Mariam Rayan
classroom: about Becoming a
Manageable Teacher Professional Development Activities
Challenge Educator? to Empower Educators
CP 20 (SSE) Samah Mahmoud & Ahmed El Beghal
Muhammad Abdo Engaging activities for mixed-
ability classes
Reading in and out of Classrooms; Only
Reading Circles Can Do That!
CP 31 (SSE) Nermine Kassem Hala Tadros Nesreen El Nesr
Fostering Global The power of the Project-Based Learning the Initial
Citizens through "Positive Attitude" Step to Creative Autonomous
Intercultural while teaching Learners
Dialogue in the
EFL Classroom
24DAY 1_TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
CP 32 (SSE) Tamer El Nashar Simon Dawson Eman El
Difrawy
What Constituents Assessing Listening
Can Best Evaluate Quality
the Education’s Teaching;
Quality? Reflection as
the Heart of
Practice
CP 33 (SSE) Hongying Douglas Hongying Ahmed Manar Zaki
Douglas Shalaby
In My Students’
Shoes Bridge to Quality Greenhouse and
Academic teaching: are Green Home:
teaching
Success you a quality environmental
teacher? ethics in L2
classrooms
CP 34 (SSE) Hala Said Shereen Nadia Fadel
Noureldeen
& Heba Said
Lesson Study:
Using Visuals to Assessing The Me I Want to Be: Teachers
Promote Critical Learning, Reflections towards Quality
Thinking in the Empowering
Classroom Students
25DAY 1_TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
CP 35 (SSE) Nagwa Dawoud Kozo Yanagawa Rasha Abdel Marwa Hager Al-Tonsi
Haliem Wahid
Exploring Quality Interplay between Ahmed Effectiveness of
Teaching and Soft CLIL and EFL Integrating Critical Dynamic
Learning through Learners’ Affective Thinking in ESL Disciplinary Assessment in
Raising Variables Classroom: A Literacy in Developing
Classrooms Case Study Action Reading
Cultural Comprehension
Awareness and Motivation
CP 36 (SSE) Samah A Maghawry Ramy S Mohsen El Shimy
Shabara
& Mohamed El Awady Teachers Do Make
Vocabulary the Difference:
& Basma El Sayed Abdel Fattah Assessment: Between Myth and
What, Why Reality!
Infographics in Education and How?
C123 ( Hatem) Amira Salama Yomna Mohamed Aliaa Hamad Amira Ali
Exploring Your & Yumna Abdullah & Hossam New Literacies of
Path to Teacher Attiah Online
Leadership: Teachers! Are we Comprehension:
Practices and long-life learners? Game of Opportunities,
Opportunities Boards: Challenges, and
Bringing on Implications
the Games in
Class
26DAY 1_TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
C 125 ( Hatem) Mostafa Youssef Mostafa Youssef Abdullah Al Mahmoud Selim
Mahmoud Mahmoud Masum
&Saiful Islam Keep Your
Chowdhury Students Engaged
by Using Most
The Anatomy of The Anatomy of Teaching in Creative Songs
Assessment (Part Assessment (Part Madrasah Activities
I): Composition, II): The Power of Education in
Cycle and Criteria Feedback Bangladesh:
Changes &
Challenges
27DAY 2_WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 9:45 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
Bassily
Auditorium
Plenary
Mary Cross ILB BC Pearson
Plenary Colloquium
Alex Warren Nick Bilbrough Rob Dean
Dr. Adrienne Bassily Hall
Johnson
Gregg NileTESOL
Sotiropoulos Developing 21st Living Up Listening! Putting the Sparkle in General
Century the Kindergarten Assembly
Pave the Way with Professional with Classroom
Soft Skills: Why and TED Bassily Hall
How Growth Zone:
Exploring the
Bassily Hall Benefits of Leaving
Your (Comfort
P019 Macmillan Panel Discussion (2) Zone)
Ola Refaat Teachers’
Collaboration:
Is Change a Bassily Hall
Inspiration and
Decision or a Innovation
Process?
28DAY 2_WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 9:45 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
P020 TESIG workshop LTSIG Workshop
Yousra El Deeb Waleed Mandour
Going Interactive: Effective Mobile
What, Why and Learning: What
How teachers and
students should do
P022
Lightening Talks
Moataz Al Alfi Hall RELO RELO
Dr. Adrienne Micah Risher &
Johnson Hanaa Soudan
Creating an Resources that Work!
Interactive Free Tools from
Classroom for RELO office
Young Language
Learners
29DAY 2_WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 9:45 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
Mohamed Shafik IDP IDP IDP
Gabr
Anna Hasper Anna Hasper Anna Hasper
Vocabulary Vocabulary Matters: Introducing
Matters: Achieving Achieving Higher Computer-Delivered
Higher IELTS IELTS Scores IELTS
Scores Through Through Focusing
Focusing on on Vocabulary
Vocabulary
CP 01 ( Jameel) Fatma Diana Tanous Marwa Abdellateef
Abdelrahman What you need to Reading Power:
know about Towards Higher
Using Padlet to assessment? Quality of Teaching
enhance students' “Methodology & Reading Skills
reading and technology”
writing skills
CP02 (Jameel) Mariam Rayan & Ranya El Khayat
Hazem Hussein &
Samia Atteya
Best Practices and Student Development Theory in the EFL
Lessons Learnt: University Curriculum
Teaching English
to African
Refugees
30DAY 2_WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 9:45 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
CP05 (Jameel) Laila Kamal Laila Kamal & Amira Salama
Improve Reading Dina Gomaa Exploring Quality
Skills Writing Instruction
Motivate or through Using
Abdicate! Corpora
CP07 (Jameel) Samir Omara Dina Abul Magd Kamila Helmy
& Hala El Shawarby
Teaching as Integrating Non-Verbal
Reflective Practice Marzano's teaching Communication in
strategies with Oral Presentations
technology
CP08 (Jameel) Rania Zaki Yasmine Salah El Marwa El-Garawany
Ahmed Din Non-Verbal
Communication
Using Mentoringin
Sway your Class Teaching listening Oral Presentations
Strategies to Develop
with Sway: Tech Is summary in an EFL EFL Student-
the Trick context: Successes teachers' Teaching
and Challenges Performance
31DAY 2_WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 9:45 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
CP13 (Jameel) Rania Jabr Maha Hassan
Formative CEFR Vs. Assessment: How can new
Assessment Tools revisions help?
for “out of the box”
tasks
C 101 (Jameel) Rasha Anwar Rasha Anwar Sherine Omar &
Entesar Sarhan
Deliver Quality Bridge the Gap:
Teaching: Tap into Sound Like a Native Gamified movable
your Students’ Speaker class
Intelligence
C102 (Jameel) Maha Awad Mohamed Al Mohamady
Teaching and Digital Tools for More Language Production
learning quality in EFL Classrooms
versus purpose
and transformation
C104 ( Jameel) Radwa Raslan Noha El-Sherif
Together we write, Ways of Reviewing
together we Vocabulary
collaborate - a
successful story
32DAY 2_WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 9:45 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
C 108 ( Jameel)
C 109 ( Jameel) Ragia Youssef Ragia M Youssef
EFL Teachers'
Response to the
See my Thinking...?! Develop learners’ Ecological
Critical Thinking Skills via TBL Expectations of the
Teaching Context at a
Saudi University
C 114 ( Jameel) Nour Negm Rania Zaki Ahmed
& Samah Samir
Learning Oriented Assessment in Read Out of the Box:
Principle and Practice Scaffold Reading Skill
for Life
CP18 (SSE) Fathy Kamal Amira Ali& Rasha Sondos An-Nagar&
Osman
Mai Aish
Easy Steps To Professional
Make Offline Development for Exciting, Stress- Free
Exercises and E- Learning
Teacher Trainers:
Tests
Reflection and
Evaluation
33DAY 2_WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 2019
Rooms 9:00 – 9:45 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45
CP19 (SSE) Farida Kamel Heba Bakry Linda Ghattas
& Nada Nabil
Exploring listening Using everyday Let's make our praise
strategies for technology to create productive and
young learners group projects criticism constructive
YLs
CP20 (SSE) Abeer Raafat Marwa W Ismail Nevien Gindya &
Ebtehal Gaber
Teaching English Quality: Yesterday’s
Communicatively: Record and 2020’s Edutainment is just a
Skills and Systems Prerequisite trend!
CP 31 (SSE) Hesham Nassier Al-Zubaidi Shoghig
Mohammed Keoshkerian
Teaching Building a Fully-
Approaches, PPP, Gender and Fledged Global Team
TBL, ESA, PBL in Reprimands in an for Teaching and
Different Learning Iraqi EFL Context Learning Excellence
Environments
CP 32 (SSE) Pooja Sancheti
Benchmarking with
English Language
Assessment: starting
with specifications
34TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
9:00 – 10:00 Bassily Hall
Welcome and Opening Ceremony
Dr. Ehab Abdel Rahman AUC Provost
Dr. Ghada Elshimi Interim Dean of Academy of Liberal Arts, AUC
Mrs. Omaima Ayoub NileTESOL President
Mrs. Amani Demian NileTESOL Conference Co-chair
Mrs. Sanaa Makhlouf NileTESOL Conference Co-chair
1 10:00 45 Minutes Plenary Bassily Hall
The Play’s the Thing
Nick Bilbrough Teacher of drama and story-telling in second
language learning
Scripted plays have been used to teach English to second language learners since before the time of
Shakespeare. In this plenary, I will reflect on my experiences of language learning through drama from the
perspective of both the learner and the teacher. l will also explore how simple plays are being used with
children in refugee camps in Gaza as a tool for empowerment, and as a way to bring their English to life.
From this talk, I will propose a rationale for the performance and creation of plays as a core component
within a modern lexical (Lewis 1993) or play-based (Cook 2000) syllabus.
2 11:00 45 Minutes ILB Publisher Mansour Hall
Workshop
Smart Learning in Preparation for the 5th Industrial Revolution
Director of Center for English Language (CEL),
Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Eli
Eli Ghazel Ghazel has been involved in education and the
development of the learning design concept for
nearly 30 years
Reading and writing have got to be the most important human achievements in recorded history. This talk
will present meaningful tasks that help learners develop ways for comprehending and enjoying reading and
writing in ways that make sense to them, yet challenging enough for them to enjoy and fulfill their own
personal needs.
35TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
3 11:00 60 Minutes Event Waleed Hall P071
20x20 Event
What is a 20x20 event?
A 20 X 20 presentation is a quick "sales pitch" of a creative idea using 20 carefully chosen, auto-advancing
slides to accompany the creative idea the presenter is sharing with the audience. The presentation lasts
for seven minutes, followed by three minutes for questions. The total time for each presenter is 10 minutes.
Task-based Language Lecturer.
Learning (An
Dr. Samah T Sayed Experimental Lesson) English language and literature
Cognitive
Apprenticeship (CA) in
Hager al-Tonsi TEFL: Investigating Lecturer of TEFL
Teachers’ Attitudes
Practical Ideas to
Promote Learner EFL : Key skills instructor
Zakaria Mahmoud Autonomy in Language
Classes
Labor Market Needs and
University Translation
Montasser Mahmoud Programs in Saudi TEFL
Arabia; Challenges and
An Assistant Professor
Realities
Young learners and CEO
Omnia Alrobaa mind mapping
36TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
4 11:00 45 Minutes Macmillan Publisher workshop P020
Did Curiosity Really Kill the Cat? A Deeper View on inquiry-Based Learning
Aala’ Abdelfadeel Senior Education Consultant, Macmillan Education
Egypt.
BA in English literature from the Faculty of Al-Alsun
Being able to communicate across different cultures and perspectives in today’s complex world is, in
essence, the purpose of an English language classroom. With the growing tendency for the Communicative
Language Teaching (CLT) approach and Task-Based Instructions (TBI) as teaching methods, placing
students’ questions, ideas and observations at the heart of the learning experience is of an equal importance.
In most of our ESL classroom settings, students are merely receivers of information. For various reasons,
they do not get to develop their innate curious nature to boost their natural language acquisition process.
However, instead of being passive learners, inquiry-based language learning allows students to be actively
engaged in a cognitive and meaningful learning experience that prepares them for life beyond the classroom.
In this presentation, I will discuss the nuts and bolts of inquiry-based language learning and how to implement
it in our classrooms. I will also discuss the roles of both the educator and the learner.
5 11:00 45 Minutes MM Publisher Workshop P022
From Brainstorming to Publishing– Pioneer B1+
Eglal El Gamal TESOL Diploma from LTTC – London Teacher
Training College
Master Degree - Curriculum Designing and
Teaching Methods.
PHD in Education Management and Leadership –
USA
Teacher trainer – MM publication
Teaching how to write effectively is one of the most important life-long skills educators impart to their
students. This workshop provides teachers with different strategies used in Pioneer series they can easily
use in their classrooms to help their students through the writing process towards teaching a perfect writing
lesson.
37TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
6 11:00 45 Minutes RELO Presentation Moataz Al Alfi Hall
Learn And Give Back with RELO Office
Micah Risher English Language Officer RELO
A group of RELO Alumni will talk briefly about the programs they took part in, in and out of Egypt, and answer
participant questions. The audience will learn about the programs, application procedures, and how they
might be able to benefit from a RELO program. A list of programs will be provided by the moderator.
7 11:00 90 minutes IDP Publisher Workshop Mohamed Shafik Gabr Hall
Vocabulary Matters: Achieving Higher IELTS Scores Through Focusing on Vocabulary
Anna Hasper (Moved to January 23rd Anna Hasper is an experienced teacher and trainer
with extensive experience across the MENA region.
10:00 to 11:45, same room) Her main interests are teacher development,
educational psychology and effective practice. She
regularly presents and writes for ETP and MET.
This interactive workshop will highlight the importance of an explicit focus on vocabulary teaching in IELTS
courses in order to enhance students’ test performance. Research underpinning why lexically oriented
teaching is key will be discussed and various practical activities to develop students’ breadth and depth of
vocabulary will be experienced.
8 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP01 (Jameel)
Poster Session
Tina Afroza Akhter Use of alternative Senior Lecturer.
assessments in everyday
classroom practices Applied Linguistics and ELT
Afaf Meshriki & Amani Demian Plagiarism: A More Senior Instructors at English
Tolerant Outlook Language Instruction Department,
AUC
Yasmine Salah El Din From Engaged Reading Senior Instructor at English Language
to engaged Writing: Instruction Department, AUC
Strategies that work
Muhammed Khalil Critical Thinking and English Language Instructor, Cairo
Creative Writing University
Teacher Trainer, AUC
38TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
9 11:00 90 Minutes Workshop CP02(Jameel)
Gaining Instruction Time with Innovative Classroom Management Techniques
Heba Sallam & English Language Instructor
Eman Ahmed English Language Teacher, Al Azhar English
Language Resource Center
Workshop attendees will be introduced to classroom management techniques to manage your students in
your classroom to maximize their learning time. These procedures aim to increase students’ participation in
activities, increase students’ autonomy towards their classrooms and decrease the teachers’ effort to
concentrate more on their teaching time. Attendees will practice using those techniques and manage to gain
20 minutes extra teaching time in their classroom to expand the learning time of their students if they follow
the strategies applied in the workshop.
10 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 05(Jameel)
The Effect of Intrinsic Motivation on ESL Students Qualitative Learning
Mona Said Assistant Lecturer
Students learn effectively when they are motivated, and when they are socially and psychologically connected
to what is being taught to them. Teachers are the main stimulator of interest in the classroom. The presenter
will implement various techniques that enable teachers to arouse the level of interest and motivate their
students.
11 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 07(Jameel)
Creating an Inclusive Environment for Visually Challenged Learners
Mai Magdy & English Language Instructor & Teacher Trainer, AUC
Mariam Rayan
EL Associate Manager at AMIDEAST Egypt
The presentation will showcase a distinctive experience of providing blind and visually challenged learners
with an inclusive learning context in order to prepare them for taking TOEFL – iBT exam. The talk will tackle
the four stages the program has gone through. The presenters will demonstrate how they have tailored the
material to meet the learners’ needs and have tweaked the context in order to create an inclusive learning
experience where learners’ have overcome their fears, insecurities, and sense of resistance. Finally,
attendees will be invited to reflect on the experience and share their own suggestions.
39TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
12 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 08(Jameel)
Empowering Students' Role : An Application of Edmin's Reality Pedagogy
Dalia Zakaria English Language Teacher
To bridge the gap between the teachers' expectations and students' performance in conversation classes,
consolidating students’ role as the architect of the classroom is vital. An approach is introduced to alleviate
frustration due to little engagement. This approach is inspired by previous teaching experience and
Edmin’s" Reality Pedagogy".
13 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation C13(Jameel)
Introducing Gamification to Increase Student Motivation and Engagement
Sophie Farag English Language Instructor, AUC
This presentation describes the introduction of gamification techniques in a university intensive English class
to encourage students to improve their study skills, increase collaboration, and strengthen commitment to
completing course requirements in a timely manner. The “game rules” will be presented and the results of
an attitude survey administered at the end of the course will be discussed.
14 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP18 (SSE)
The Story of Quality in ESL Teaching and Learning from the Beginning to the End
Nora Moen ESL Instructor
Do you know when, why and how Quality Management came to be used in ESL teaching and learning? This
45-minute presentation will help you know the story of quality from the beginning to the end. The
presentation focuses on Quality Management in ESL classes and its history, legitimacy, scope, applications,
standards, guarantees and objections.
15 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP19 (SSE)
Autism in EFL classroom: Manageable Challenge
Eman Fathallah English Instructor
This presentation is highlighting what autism is, its signs, and the challenges that autistic students of KG2
face in the classrooms. Teachers will gain knowledge about autism, will learn how to present a speaking
lesson to autistic students of KG2, and how to assess them.
40TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019
16 11:00 90 Minutes Workshop CP20 (SSE)
Reading In and Out of Classrooms; Only Reading Circles Can Do That!
Samah Mahmoud & Teacher Trainer and Curriculum Developer
Muhammad Abdo English Language Instructor, Al-Azhar University
Reading in L2 is not only a means of learning the language and acquiring some skills, but also a path for the
students’ personal development. Unfortunately, the reading experience in any educational institution does
not encourage independent reading as the materials for reading are preset and usually are from the classics.
The Reading Circles create an authentic and interesting reading experience for students as everything is up
to them in these circles with a minimal interference from the teacher. Reading Circles are one of the best
ways to produce avid readers who will read for their own pleasure outside any educational institution.
17 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 31 (SSE)
Fostering Global Citizens through Intercultural Dialogue in the EFL Classroom
Nermine Kassem English Language Instructor
In this session, participants will be introduced to the meaning of Global Citizenship and intercultural dialogue
and ways of helping young learners examine and analyze values and attitudes towards global issues.
Samples of class work and areas of adaptation will be shared to explore opportunities of application in
different contexts.
18 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 32(SSE)
What Constituents Can Best Evaluate the Education’s Quality?
Tamer A. El Nashar Part - Time Faculty
Education is facing various challenges nowadays which make it difficult to set norms for its systems. This
proposal aims to form a potential quantitative model to be used in evaluating the quality of education by
identifying the significant variables (constituents) necessary to do so.
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