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QUFP 4th Annual International Conference Schedule

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Research

Day 1- Saturday, December 14

Time

Room

Events
8.30 - 9.00

B13 Ibn Khaldoon

Snacks & Beverages
9.00 - 10.15

B13 Ibn Khaldoon

Welcome address by the President, Qatar UniversityKeynote address by the Dean of General Studies, Qatar UniversitySpeech by the Director, Foundation Program, Qatar UniversityPlenary - Awad Ibrahim, 

Critical thinking, curriculum studies, and generation Z in our language classrooms

10.40 - 12.15

B13 - 117

Featured* Panel: Critical thinking & language curriculumAymen Elsheikh (moderator),  Shaikha Al Remaihi, Mohammed ManasrehZohreh Eslami, Mick King, Rashid Bendriss
10.40 - 11.05B13-110 Teaching Tip(s): Improving students reading comprehension skill in non-homogeneous classes using ReadworkAhmad Hazratzad
B13-203

Research: Revisiting the Wug Test

Nathaniel Lotze

B13-303

Research: Social-context mechanisms to motivate ESL students

Sabah Sabbah

10.40-11.40B13-204

Workshop: Formative assessment techniques and technological toolsWalaa Kshanh

B13-230

Workshop: Instructional strategies for developing critical thinking skillRaeesa Ali

B13-347

Workshop: Error correction as a learning opportunity, not a mistakeRouba Saba & Naglaa Mazeed

11.15-11.40B13-110

Teaching Tip: Breaking the sound of silenceFannie Daou

B13-203

Research: The puzzle of indirect questions in EnglishAmer Ahmed & Iryna Lenchuk

11.50-12.15B13-110

Research: L1 as a cultural tool to facilitate L2 learning: A Theoretical and Practical InsightDhafir Kasassbeh

B13-303

Research: Students' reflections of process-based writing: Strengths and weaknessesOrkun Canbay

11.50-12.50B13-203

Workshop: Developmental supervision for professional growth of teachers

Nimeh Zaytoun

B13-204

Workshop: M-Learning: An effective tool in language learningAbderrahim AitBara

B13-230

Workshop: Facilitating and cultivating learner motivation in the classroomRachel Finnie

B13-347

Workshop: Phonics: Road to the codeMouza Almannaei

12.25-12.50B13-117

Research: Resilience as part of TESOL professional developmentMick King & Mohammed Aladawy

B13-110

Research: Artificial Intelligence in EducationNara Avtandilyan

B13-303

Research: Developing learner writing autonomy through strategy trainingSamira Moussaoui

Lunch Break (13.00 - 14.00)
14.10 - 15.35B13-117

Panel: Disabilities and Special Needs in the Foundation ProgramEnita Barrett (moderator), Sarah Campion, Benjamin Kohler, Fatma Jalalah, Jessica Westbrook, Orkun Canbay

14.10 - 14.35 B13-203

Research: Student-Teacher responsibilities in English studies: An empirical analysis of Arab student and English faculty perceptions

Kashif Raza

B13-204 Research: Processing instruction and pedagogical implications for L2 grammarAdem Soruc
B13-230

Teaching Tip(s): Learning beyond worksheets: Helping young childrenPatti Tatum

B13-303

Teaching Tip(s): Developing critical thinking skills and peer feedback through practical brainstorming techniqueKarima Ben Abbes

B13-347

Research: Improving 21st century skills by infusing critical thinking into writingTareq Boudjadar

14.45 - 15.10B13-110

Research: Gender issues and ESL materials: A continuing struggle?Kirankumar Ramachandran

B13-230

Research: Multimodality and EAP: A case study of aligning assessment to digital curriculum

Ahlem Tabib

14.45 - 15.45 B13-203

Workshop: Practical classroom ideasSanjeev Kumar

B13-204

Workshop: Write On - writing activities for all levelsJustin Kernot

B13-303

Workshop: Teaching college students to think critically about themselvesGiovanni Espinal

B13-347

Workshop: Applied behavior analysis in the classroomShariffah Azzaam

15.20 - 15.45 B13-110

ResearchTeachers become teacher-researchers: Developing through exploratory researchNafiye Aktekin

B13-230

Research: Framing first-year university students' writing strategiesMehdi Riazi

Tea Break (15.45 - 16.00)
16.05 - 17.30B13-117

Featured* Panel: Incorporating translingual pedagogy into EMI programs in the GulfSara Hillman (moderator), Peter De Costa, Zohreh Elslami, Aymen Elsheikh, Dudley Reynolds

16.05 - 16.55 B13-203

Workshop: Practical strategies and ICT tools in the classroom

Dalia Sakr

B13-204

Workshop: Corpora in the classroom: Research-based language learningMastoor Al Kaboody

B13-230

Workshop: Variety or calamity? Lesson designs that workErsoy Ucar

B13-303

Workshop: It is time for Pecha Kucha: Do it in style!Oksana Kharlay

B13-347

Workshop: Using virtual reality in the language learning classroomJohn Allan

17.05 - 17.30
B13-203  Teaching Tip: Concept-based instruction in the Omani ESP classroomIryna Lenchuk & Amer Ahmed
B13-204

Research: Evaluating university students’ deduction making skills

Mohammad Din

B13-230

Research: 10 student activities for the first 10 minutes of classConan Kmiecik

End of Day 1 (Top)

Day 2- Sunday, December 15

Time

Room

Events
8.00 - 9.25

B13 - 117

Panel: How to improve process-based writing in L2 classes

Orkun Canbay (moderator), Aaron Monroe, Abir Ahmed, Easton Phidd, Muhammed Syed, Randy Briones, Naima Sarfraz

8.00 - 8.50

B13-110

Workshop: Adding 21st century skills to your classroomRyan Brendzy & Glenn Tucker

B13-203

Workshop: Using TBL to move from story reading to story writingFajer Al-Rashed

B13-204

Workshop: Teacher motivation = Learner motivationElizabeth Zeidan

B13-230

Workshop: Researching language teacher ane emotionsPeter De Costa

B13-303

Workshop: Class management: Strategies and techniquesHala Ismail

9.00 - 9.25 B13-303 Research: Effect of pre-reading on upper intermediate male ESL students' comprehensionJamal Al Akremi
9.00 - 10.00

B13-203

Workshop: Leveraging force multipliers in the classroomAlaeddin Halwani, Fatma Jalalah, Fatma Alyan

B13-204

Workshop: Using “Lesson Study” to develop students’ learningFatima Salem & Bochara Khalifa Medeni

B13-230

Workshop: Barriers to adult learningWedad Maatouk

9.35 - 10.00

B13-117

Featured* Research: Collaborative writing and L2 learners' group work attitudesMansoor Al-Surmi

B13-303

Teaching Tip: Stir and settle activitiesShamsa Rushaidi

10.10 - 11.00

B13-117

Workshop: Using evaluation rubrics to enhance students critical thinking skillsChris Stryker & Naima Sarfraz

B13-110

Workshop: Thinking does matter- teaching inferencing strategies in readingTasneem Hasan

B13-203

Workshop: Critical thinking about critical thinkingChristopher Graham

B13-204

Workshop: Classroom management styles and strategiesJency George

B13-230

Workshop: Student motivation and critical thinking: Insights from professional coaching

David Finfrock

B13-303

Workshop:  Paraphrasing Circles

Jerry Brewington & Andrew Imrie

11.10 - 12.00

B13-117

Featured* Leadership: The art of team building in the workplaceMohammad Manasreh

B13-110

Workshop: Providing digital corrective feedbackAnwar Alfetlawi

B13-203

Workshop: Student empowermentJohn Allan & Marla Becking

B13-204

Workshop: Challenges and recommended approaches to teaching Mathematics to ELL studentsSammani Abdullahi

B13-230

Workshop: Approaches to SLA through self-awareness of personality traits

Karla Krause & Tammy Brians

End of Conference (12.00)(Top)