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10:15am PST

Extensive Reading Program for adult ESL students

Learn about the benefits of extensive reading and MReader program.

Speakers

Sarah Mortensen

ESL Instructor, Spokane Community College

My name is Sarah Mortensen. I am an English language instructor for adult immigrants and refugees at Spokane Community college. I have been working at the Valley Center, which is an offsite location for the college. I was provided with a collection of readers for my students, and... Read More →

Saturday February 26, 2022 10:15am - 11:00am PST
Chief Garry Park

Instructional Strategies

Target Audience Higher Ed. Intensive English, Adult Refugee/Immigrant Programs, K-12 Settings, Teacher Educators, Developers of Materials/Curriculum, Bilingual Programs

11:15am PST

L2 Writing: An Asset Based Lens Promotes Writing Proficiency

Based writing from Marshallese students, this presentation suggests an instructional approach beyond error identification to include first language and culture assets in writing instruction and assessment. Implications, connections, and implementation are discussed for educators serving Pacific Islanders.

Speakers

Jill Pagels

Professor, Sam Houston State University

I recently completed my doctorate in literacy, with a bilingual literacy focus. This degree (Sam Houston State University 2021) compliments my MA TESOL (SHSU, 2013) and BA Linguistics (University of Arizona, 1985). Language, culture, and diversity have always fascinated me, as interaction... Read More →

Saturday February 26, 2022 11:15am - 12:00pm PST
Chief Garry Park

Instructional Strategies

Target Audience K-12 Settings, Teacher Educators, Bilingual Programs

1:00pm PST

The State of EFL Education in Japan

This presentation will introduce the current state of EFL in Japan, starting with high school policy, its implementation and limitations. It will also discuss how to counteract these limitations in the university classroom.

Speakers

Kevin Bartlett

Associate Professor, Mukogawa Women's University, Japan

I currently work as an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Graduate School of English and Literature at Mukogawa Women's University, Japan. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, I have called Japan home for the last 17 years . My research interests are in the areas... Read More →

Saturday February 26, 2022 1:00pm - 1:45pm PST
Chief Garry Park

Curriculum and textbook development

Target Audience Higher Ed. Intensive English, Teacher Educators, Bilingual Programs

3:00pm PST

Interactive Picture Books in an EFL Classroom

Interactive picture books are a unique phenomenon combining entertainment with learning a language and gaining cultural and cross-curricular knowledge. The presenters share their experience with such books as authentic teaching resources for an EFL classroom, and as models and products of project-based learning

Speakers

Uliana Kshenovskaya

Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University

Uliana Kshenovskaya has been teaching English as a foreign language all over the world for more than 20 years. She managed to overlap her areas of interests and got a degree in linguistics and teaching, an MA in translation and an MA in music. Her current scientific and teaching interests... Read More →

Anna Tsepkova

Associate Professor /Fulbright visiting scholar, Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University

Anna Tsepkova is Associate Professor of the English Language Department at Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University (Russia) where she teaches English as a foreign language, Onomastics, British and American literature and holds teacher-training sessions on EFL. She is CELTA-certified... Read More →

Saturday February 26, 2022 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Chief Garry Park

Instructional Strategies

Target Audience Teacher Educators, Developers of Materials/Curriculum, International Settings

Spokane Regional ESL Conference

10:15am PST

Sarah Mortensen

11:15am PST

Jill Pagels

1:00pm PST

Kevin Bartlett

3:00pm PST

Uliana Kshenovskaya

Anna Tsepkova

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