SEAMEO RETRAC
 

DAY 1: 23 SEPTEMBER 2010

9.00 - 9.30

 

Opening Ceremony (International Hall)

Welcome Remarks & Opening Speech
(Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Huy Thinh, Director, SEAMEO RETRAC; President, TESOL HCMC)
Presenting gifts to invited speakers and sponsors
(Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Huy Thinh, Director, SEAMEO RETRAC; President, TESOL HCMC)
Group photo

10.00-12.00

 

 

 

 

Plenary sessions (International Hall)
FEATURED SPEECHES:

1) A multilingual model: a new paradigm for the teaching of English in Asia
(Prof. Andy Kirkpatrick: Hong Kong Institute of Education) Download

 2)  Does practice make perfect?
(Dr. Willy Renandya: Teachers’ Language Development Centre, National Institute of Education, Singapore)  Download

3) Innovation and change in TEFL
(Mr. Damon Anderson: Regional English Language Office, U.S. Embassy) Download

4) The 44th Global TESOL Convention in Boston and the issues of EFL teacher professional development  in Vietnam
(Dr. Dang Van Hung: SEAMEO RETRAC) Download

Concurrent Sessions & Workshops

14.0 - 14.30

1a.  Negotiating tasks in listening and speaking classes
(Dr. Nguyen Thi  Kieu Thu; Ms. Nguyen Nha Tran: Uni. of SS&H, HCMC) Download

 

Room: International Hall

1b.  Toward a learner self management model in teaching English language skills in credit-based EFL programs: The case of Hue University of Foreign Languages
(Dr. Pham Thi Hong Nhung: College of Foreign Languages, Hue University)
Room: 103

1c. The application of cooperative learning strategies  to teaching speaking skills
(Ms. Le Thi Bich Thuy: Gia Lai Teachers Training College) Download

 

Room: 416

14.30 - 15.00

2a.  Strategies for oral skills improvement by science-oriented graduate students
(Mr. Duong Duc Minh: Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand) Download

Room: International Hall

2b. The significance of learner autonomy
in TESOL
(Bruce  Kreutzer: International University, HCMC) Download

Room: 103

 

WORKSHOP 2

From CALL to TELL
(Ms. Julia Gardiner: RMIT English Worldwide) Download

 

 

Computer Lab

15.00 - 15.30

3a. Multiple Intelligences Presentation
(Mr. Phuc Cao Nguyen: Nha Trang Department of Education) Download

Room: International Hall

3b. New ways to evaluate TESOL programs
(Mr. Martyn Brogan, Ms. Le Thi Quynh Loan, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tam Nguyet: Victoria University)

 

Room: 103

16.00 -  16.30

4a. Teaching speaking to ethnic minority students of English at Hoa Binh Teachers' Training College: Problems and solutions
(Ms. Ngo Thi Thuy Huong: Hoa Binh Teachers Training College)

Room: International Hall

4b.  A course in intercultural communication: Successes and challenges
(Dr. Le thi Anh Phuong: Nha Trang Education College)

Room: 103

WORKSHOP 3

The ideal EFL teacher of adult learners
as perceived by Vietnamese adult learners
Sub-topic: Action research in language teaching
(Mr. Tim Moore: British Council) Download

Room: 416

 

WORKSHOP 1

 Are Wikis Worth it?
(Ms. Geraldine Martin: Monash English Language Centre, Australia) Download

 

Room: 416

16.30 -  17.00

5a. A deductive approach to improving language learners’ pragmatic competence
(Dr. Neil L. Murray: Research Centre for Languages and Cultures, University of South Australia) Download

Room: International Hall

5b.  A course in intercultural communication: Successes and challenges
(Ms. Truong Thi My: Hanoi University)

Room: 103

 

DAY 2: 24 SEPTEMBER 2010

Concurrent Sessions & Workshops

08.30 - 9.00

6a. Effects of blog-based peer response and students' attitudes.
(Dr. Pham Vu Phi Ho & Dr. Siriluck Usaha: Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand) Download

Room: International Hall

6b.  Innovative ways to correct learner’s mistakes
(Dr. Tran Thi Minh Phuong: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, HCMC)

 

 Room: 103

WORKSHOP 4

Practice that works: The case of extensive listening and reading in EFL classrooms
(Dr. Willy Renandy: Teachers’ Language Development Centre, National Institute of Education, Singapore) Download

 Room: 416

WORKSHOP 5

Exploiting online materials for teaching listening skills
(Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong Lan; Ms. Dang Thi Mai Duyen: Hanoi National University of Education, Vietnam; Nguyen Thi Thanh Van: Hanoi University of Pharmacy)

Computer Lab

09.00 - 9.30

7a.  Synchronous communication in chat rooms to enhance argumentative writing: An empirical study
(Ms. Vu Hoa Ngan: University of Pedagogy, HCMC)

Room: International Hall

7b. Livening your IBT & IELTS writing classes
(Ms. Nguyễn Thị Thúy Loan: SEAMEO RETRAC)

 

Room: 103

09.30 - 10.00

8a.  A Call for Collaboration:  Vietnam’s National English 2020 Initiatives
(Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hung & Dr. Diana L. Dudzik) Download

Room: International Hall

8b.  Revisiting the use of letter exchange and journals in teaching English writing skills
(Ms. Le Thi Thanh Truc: Thua Thien Hue College of Education) Download

Room: 103

 

10.30 - 11.00

9.Bridging the gap: Implementing a staff English language peer mentoring program at one Australian university
(Assoc. Prof. Katie Dunworth: Curtin University, Perth)

Room: International Hall

 

WORKSHOP 6

Using Interactive Smart Board (ISB) in language teaching
(Mr. Vo Tan Dung & Mr. Phung Tu Luc: SEAMEO RETRAC)

Room: 103

 

WORKSHOP 7

Action research and language teachers:
from theory to practice
(Dr. Channarong Intaraprasert: Suranaree Unniversity of Technology)

Room 416

11.00 - 11. 30

10. Improving Thai university EFL students’ reading comprehension and use of English tenses through question-generating strategy
(Dr. Dentisak Dorkchandra: Kasetsart University) Download

Room: International Hall