CATESOL 2015: Full Schedule

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8:30am PST

A Closer Look at Learner Errors: Past Tense Pedagogical Implications

As teachers, we encounter advanced students with regular simple past conjugation issues. After investigating this common problem, our study indicated that apart from the expected grammatical factors, there were also phonological ones. This session will address such concerns by raising teacher awareness and suggesting classroom applications.

Speakers

Melody Hanawalt

Dina Papachristou

Friday November 13, 2015 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Redondo (4th floor)

Research-based Session, E, S, A, CC, C-U, IEP, ML, NT, NNLEI, PTE, TEW, TOP

8:30am PST

Reading and Writing Digitally vs. in Print: Research to Practice

How does reading and writing digitally differ from traditional reading and writing, and what are the implications of these differences for materials writers and classroom teachers? The presenters will provide an overview of recent research on this issue and explore the implications for materials writing and classroom practices.

Speakers

Deborah Gordon

Santa Barbara City College

Deborah Gordon has been an ESL teacher, teacher trainer, program administrator, and materials writer for over thirty years. She has worked in United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. She has written or co-authored several textbooks, teachers’ books, companion website... Read More →

Laurie Blass, Independent Materials Writer

Laurie Blass is a writer and editor specializing in content development for English Language Teaching materials. She has an MA in Linguistics and a TESL certificate from the University of Pittsburgh. Laurie has taught ESL at the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie-Mellon University... Read More →

Friday November 13, 2015 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Laguna A (4th floor)

Research-based Session, S, A, CC, C-U, IEP, TELL

8:30am PST

Language & Revision with Text and Screencast Video Feedback

Screencast video presents opportunities for providing feedback in a mode other than text. This research presentation highlights how video changed effectiveness, efficiency, student perceptions and the language of feedback when compared to text. The presented analysis of feedback language, in particular, reveals how mode seemed to shift the reviewer’s role.

Speakers

Cunningham Kelly

Saturday November 14, 2015 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Avila B (4th floor)

Research-based Session, S, A, CC, C-U, IEP, NT, TELL, CALL

8:30am PST

Understanding and Discussing Current Trends in TESOL Employment Issues

This session is an opportunity for teachers and administrators to discuss different employment issues facing TESOL educators in California; attendees are encouraged to ask questions and share concerns. Presenters will discuss some of the pertinent results and analysis from a 2015 TESOL member survey on employment issues.

Speakers

Amy Pascucci

ESL Instructor, University of California, San Diego

Heather Robertson

Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Southern California Rossier School of Education

Heather Robertson has taught ESL for 36 years at the adult, community college, and university levels. She currently teaches in the USC Rossier School of Education MAT-TESOL program and also taught in the USC International Academy, an intensive English program. Her administrative... Read More →

Understanding and Discussing Current Trends in TESOL Employment Issues 2 pdf

Saturday November 14, 2015 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Salinas (4th floor)

Research-based Session, E, S, Admin, A, CC, C-U, IEP, NT, NNLEI, PTE, TEW

8:30am PST

What's in a Name? Examining the Adoption of 'American' Names in the ESL Classroom

This presentation will critically examine the practice of adopting English names in the ESL classroom. The presenters will discuss social, cultural, and pedagogical implications of this practice, the effect it may have on the students, and discuss how technology can be used to better foster and respect students’ identities.

Speakers

Denise Schumaker, Mt. San Antonio College/ CSU Fullerton

Yuka Kuroda

Saturday November 14, 2015 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Palos Verdes B (4th floor)

Research-based Session, E, S, Admin, A, CC, C-U, IEP, IC

3:00pm PST

Helping Saudi Women Thrive in the ESL Classroom

What cultural differences do Saudi students experience, and how can
teachers better facilitate learning? In this session, we will: review
the literature, discuss a case study of three successful female Saudi
language learners in an IEP, and outline teaching strategies which can
help Saudi women thrive in American ESL classrooms.

Speakers

Nairi Issagholian

Lecturer, University of Southern California (USC)

Nairi is an adult educator who has taught learners from diverse backgrounds in university settings for over a decade. She has also served as a curriculum coordinator and practicum mentor teacher assisting in-service trainees develop as instructors. Her current areas of interest are... Read More →

Saturday November 14, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
San Simeon A (4th floor)

Research-based Session, A, C-U, CC, IC, IEP, NT