CATESOL 2015: Full Schedule

Thank you for attending CATESOL 2015! The conference is over, and we would appreciate it if you would please fill out this conference evaluation. :-)

8:30am PST

Fostering Learner Autonomy in the Classroom

Every teacher deals with students finishing activities at different paces. What happens when some students finish more quickly than others? Too often, they play on their cellphones or talk to classmates, wasting valuable class time. Join the presenters as they discuss strategies for helping students be autonomous learners in class.

Speakers

Mihaela Hayes, Mt. San Antonio College

ESL teacher, Mt. San Antonio College

Sonia Ortega

Professor, Mt. San Antonio College

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

Practice-based Session, A, CC

9:45am PST

How to Create Blogs for ESL Reading/Writing

This presentation focuses on how to create blogs for ESL reading/writing. The presenter will show steps on how to create blogs via Blogger, post entries, comments and make threaded discussions. Studies supporting the use of blogs, the theoretical background to using blogs, and three example blogs will also be presented.

Speakers

Khaled Layali

Alliant International University

Academic writing is a highly demanding genre; a lot of university students hate it because they have to take care of coherence, cohesion, objectivity, become part of the discourse community by using appropriate terminology, follow APA writing guidelines, etc Introducing... Read More →

Blogs for ESL Reading Writing pptx

Friday November 13, 2015 9:45am - 10:45am PST
Palos Verdes A (4th floor)

Workshop, A, CC, C-U, NT, TELL, CALL

11:00am PST

Outside the Margins: Alternatives to Written Corrective Feedback

This presentation will explore alternatives to written corrective feedback in academic writing. Specifically, it will examine the use of audio, video, and related technologies as they pertain to individualizing instruction and providing students with meaningful feedback on writing assignments.

Speakers

Erik Haarala

Friday November 13, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Palos Verdes A (4th floor)

Practice-based Session, A, CC, C-U, IEP, PTE, TELL, CALL

3:45pm PST

Teaching Formulaic Expressions Using Classroom Language and Your Current Textbooks

Although formulaic language/multi-word expressions (MWEs) play a crucial role in L2 acquisition, instructors may miss opportunities to explicitly teach high-frequency lexical phrases. Presenters provide a repertoire of MWEs for daily classroom language tasks as well as easy-to-adapt templates for highlighting and teaching the MWEs that appear in every textbook!

Speakers

Emily Ellis, UC Irvine

Gail Schwartz

Friday November 13, 2015 3:45pm - 4:45pm PST
Palos Verdes A (4th floor)

Practice-based Session, S, A, CC, IEP, ML

8:30am PST

Role of a SLA Course in Pre-Service Teacher Self-Efficacy

The purpose of the study is to investigate the role of an introductory SLA course in pre-service teachers' self-efficacy in teaching ELLs. The findings demonstrate how pre-service teachers’ self-efficacy evolves within the context of the SLA course, and offer practical implications for course design and evaluation in ESL teacher education.

Speakers

Felicia Lincoln

Lu Yu

Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas

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

Research-based Session, E, C-U, NT

1:45pm PST

Does Flipping Lead to Increased Gains of Learning Outcomes?

In this presentation, the researchers present findings from a one-semester case study in Macau and the United States on flipping the classroom. The study seeks to discover whether students in experimental courses have any significant differences in meeting student learning outcomes and increasing their digital literacy skills over control classes.

Speakers

Evelyn Doman

Marie Webb, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Saturday November 14, 2015 1:45pm - 2:45pm PST
Palos Verdes A (4th floor)

Research-based Session, C-U, TELL, CALL

3:00pm PST

The ABCs of Argument Analysis

With the ABCs of Argument Analysis, high intermediate/advanced students build argument analysis (and writing) skills using a guided method. The ABCs Method focuses on understanding and analyzing written arguments including opinions & facts, quality/quality of evidence, rhetorical features (thesis, organization, etc.) and more. Reproducible resources & Power Point provided.

Speakers

Cristin Boyd

Instructor, International Gateways, SJSU

Link for presentation handouts https://sites.google.com/sjsu.edu/frieds-content-boyd/homeI have taught ESL/EFL for going on 20 years. I love teaching, but hate grading. I teach a lot of writing courses, advanced reading, and critical thinking. I'm thrilled to be sharing a super... Read More →

ABCsStudentPP pptx

Argument Analysis Chartudienceblank pdf

Presentation Slides pptx

The ABCs of Argument AnalysisF2012 pdf

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

Practice-based Session, S, CC, C-U, IEP