SEAMEO RETRAC

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DAY 1: AUGUST 9, 2012
8.00-9.00 Registration
9.00-9.15 Opening Ceremony
9.15-10.15 Plenary Session 1: Chair: Lina Pelliccione
Venue: Hall
ASIAN ENGLISH IN USE: IMPLICATIONS FOR ELT
Andy Kirkpatrick (Download)
10.15-10.45 TEABREAK
  Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4
10.45-12.05 Concurrent  Sessions
Chair:  Ngu Thien Hung
Concurrent  Sessions
Chair: Pham Huu Duc
Concurrent  Sessions
Chair:  Tran Huu Phuc
Concurrent Sessions
Chair: Luu Quy Khuong
10.45- 11.10 GETTING THE MESSAGE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE TEXT

Nilufer Ozgur (Download)
FLASHCARD ACTIVITY FOR PROMOTING CIRCUMLOCUTION SPEAKING SKILLS Charles McHugh VIETNAMESE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION
Toni Dobinson (Download)
TASKS IN ESL CLASSROOMS: TEACHER PERCEPTIONS   Rhonda Oliver
11.10-11.35 EFFECTS OF SUPRASEGMENTAL AWARENESS (STRESS AND INTONATION) ON LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Vo Son Ca & Nguyen Giao
APPLYING REALITY-BASED SPEAKING ACTIVITIES FOR IN-SERVICE ADULT LEARNERS OF ENGLISH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SECURITY, HCM CITY Le  Thi Nguyet BUILDING AN ASSESSMENT COMPETENCE FRAMEWORK FOR PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE ELT TEACHERS IN VIETNAM
Duong Thu Mai, Pham Thi Thu Ha, Thai Ha Lam Thuy(Download)
 
11.35-12.00 HOW TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS TO LEARN LISTENING EFFECTIVELY?  
Le Huong Hoa (Download)
READING ALOUD: AN APPROACH TO IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ORAL ENGLISH  
Luong Thi Phuong Nhi
MOTIVATION AND ATTITUDE OF TERTIARY STUDENTS LEARNING EFL IN VIETNAM: A CASE STUDY OF DANANG UNIVERSITY
Ho Vu Khue Ngoc (Download)
TEACHER’S VERBAL USE AND CLASSROOM INTERACTION: ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT Phan Thi Van Anh(Download)
12.00-13.30 LUNCH
13.30-14.30 Plenary Session 2: Chair: Rhonda Oliver
Venue: Hall
National foreign language project 2020
 Nguyen Ngoc Hung
14.30-15.20 Concurrent  Sessions
Chair:  Peter McDowell
Concurrent  Sessions
Chair:  Tran Quang Hai
Concurrent  Sessions
Chair:  Toni Dobinson
Concurrent Sessions
Chair: Le Thi Giao Chi
14.30-14.55  A STUDY OF POLITENESS STRATEGIES FOR MAINTAINING ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE CONVERSATIONS   Nguyen Thi My Phuong &
 Dang Thi Chung Thuy (Download)
USING RECORDING TECHNIQUE FOR ERROR CORRECTION  IN TEACHING SPEAKING SKILL FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS  AT THE COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, UNIVERSITY OF DANANG
Nguyen Ngoc Nhat Minh(Download)
THE DIALECTIC OF TEXTUAL ENLIGHTENMENT: IMPROVING READING ABILITY IN ADVANCED ENGLISH LEARNERS  
Peter McDowell (Download)
WORKSHOP: TEACHING CHILDREN ENGLISH WITH CHANTS
Hoang  Tang  Duc (Download)
14.55-15.20 A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF POLITENESS IN EMAILS IN THE WORKPLACE  
Elineth Elizabeth L. Suarez (Download)
THE APPLICATION OF MOODLE’S GLOSSARY ACTIVITY IN BUILDING LEARNERS’ BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS  
Le Nguyen Nhu Anh (Download)
A STUDY OF DIFFICULTIES FACED BY EFL TEACHERS IN TEACHING LISTENING AT HIGH SCHOOLS IN NGHE AN PROVINCE, VIETNAM (A CASE STUDY WITH CURRENTLY USED TEXTBOOK "TIENG ANH 11”)
Luu Quy Khuong & Phung Nguyen Quynh Nga (Download)
15.20-15.50   TEA BREAK
  Concurrent  Sessions
Chair: Dang Van Hung
Concurrent  Sessions
Chair: Peter McDowell
Concurrent  Sessions
Chair: Charles McHugh
Concurrent Sessions
Chair: Ho Vu Khue Ngoc
15.50-16.15 CRITICAL INTERCULTURAL LITERACY, THIRD SPACES, IDENTITY AND MOTIVATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND
Paul Mercieca (Download)
TOWARDS WRITING A BETTER REPORT    
Pham Huu Duc
(Download)
CONSTRUCTING AND UTILIZING WORD LISTS FOR THE COMMUNICATIVE CLASSROOM  
Tran Hoai Giang – Ngo Xuan Minh (Download)
HOW TO INCORPORATE CONTENT AND ACADEMIC VOCABULARY OF PSYCHOLOGY INTO ON-LINE AND OFF-LINE GRADED SELF-LEARNING MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT
Helen Hendaria Kamandhari(Download)
16.15-16.40 ROLE PLAY AND SIMULATION IN TEACHING INTERPRETING
Le Thi Giao Chi (Download)
  STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN USING ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF VIETNAMESE EFL LEARNERS
Tran Thi Chau Pha & Nguyen Thi Ha (Download)
Workshop:
A ‘FAIR GO’ FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS: CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES
Geoff Munns & Margery Hertzberg Munns
16.40-17.05 TRANSLATION CRITICISM AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN ENHANCING CRITICAL THINKING
Nguyen Thi Thu Huong
 
DAY 2: AUGUST 10, 2012
8.30-9.00 Plenary Session 3: Chair: Paul Mercieca
Venue: Hall
TEACHING EFL CLASSES WITH ENGLISH AS THE MEDIUM: A FOCUS ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE TEACHER’S ENGLISH USE
Koji Uenishi (Download)
9.00-9.30 Smart Learning: Preparing for 21st Century English Education
James Hall
9.30-10.20 Concurrent  Sessions
Chair: Geoff Munns
Concurrent  Sessions
Chair: Elineth Elizabeth L. Suarez
Concurrent  Sessions
Chair: Nguyen Thi My Phuong
Concurrent Sessions
Chair: Cao Thi Hoang Yen
9.35-10.00  MAKING STUDENTS' VOICES HEARD IN A LITERATURE CLASS     Le Thi Anh Phuong(Download) AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE APPLICATION OF CORPUS-BASED APPROACHES  TO ANALYSING ENGLISH DISCOURSE  
Tran Huu Phuc
(Download)
COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE (CEFR) AND THE ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOL TEACHERS’ LEVELS OF ENGLISH IN CENTRAL VIETNAM: EFFECTS AND AFFECTS
Nguyen Van Long
WORKSHOP:
THE USE OF INDUCTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING ACTIVITIES IN PROMOTING ENGLISH USE AND IMPROVING GRAMMATICAL KNOWLEDGE.
Ta Thanh Binh

Nguyen Thi Huong Lan (Download)
10.05-10.30 THE USE OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN ENGLISH LITERATURE      Truong Thuy Duong & Le Thi Yen Nhu (Download)                                        AN OFFLINE ASSESSMENT OF SPEAKING SKILL WITH HELP OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY  
Tran Le Nghi Tran (Download)
LANGUAGE TRANSFER IN CLASSROOM COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE LEARNING
Hoang Thi Thu Ha (Download)
10.30-11.00 TEA BREAK
11.00-12.00 Concurrent  Sessions
Chair: Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa
Concurrent  Sessions
Chair: Tran Quang Hai
Concurrent  Sessions
Chair:  Nguyen Thi Cam Binh
Concurrent Sessions
Chair: Le Thi Anh Phuong
11.00
11.25
TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS TOWARD CULTURE INCLUDING IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND THEIR CLASSROOM PRACTICES
Tran Quoc Thao (Download)
FREE TELECOLLABORATION 2.0 FOR ONLINE INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGES: SOME INSIGHTS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN VIETNAM  
Bui Thi Khoi Nguyen (Download)
LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE FOR TEST TAKERS OF TOEFL iBT IN READING AND LISTENING TESTS  
Ngu Thien Hung (Download)
WORKSHOP:
PRACTICES THAT ENSURE LEARNING CONTINUES OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM TRAINING LEARNERS FOR INCREASED AUTONOMY William C. Cole-French, &  Presley McFadden (Download)
11.30-11.55 INTEGRATION OF CULTURAL FACTORS IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AT THE PEOPLE’S POLICE UNIVERSITY – A STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING STUDENTS’ USE OF ENGLISH IN REAL COMMUNICATION Nguyen Thi Thu EXPLORING SECONDARY school STUDENTS’ USE OF A WEB-BASED 2.0 TOOL TO CREATE GRAPHIC NOVELS: A CASE STUDY  
Truong Tuan (Download)
IELTS SELF-STUDY ASSESSMENT OF HIGH QUALITY 1ST YEAR STUDENTS THROUGH ASSIGNMENT PORTFOLIOS  Tran Thi Trung Hieu (Download)
12.00-13.30 LUNCH
  Concurrent  Sessions
Chair:  Nguyen Van Long
Concurrent  Sessions
Chair: Dang Van Hung
Concurrent  Sessions
Chair: William C. Cole-French
Concurrent Sessions
Chair: Presley McFadden
13.30
13.55
APPYING LEARNER-CENTERED APPROACH TO TEACH ESP FOR THE ADULT LEARNERS  
Nguyen Huong Giang
(Download)
"MAY I HELP YOU?": INVESTIGATING ENGLISH USE IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IN VIETNAM  
Vu Thi Hong Van (Download
CLASSROOM-BASED ASSESSMENT IN THE ENGLISH TEACHING CONTEXT OF VIETNAM
Huynh Ngoc Mai Kha (Download)
WORKSHOP:
USING GAMES AS A MOTIVATION IN EFL CLASSROOMS
Tran Dinh Trong
14.00-14.25   DESIGNING A SYLLABUS FOR TEACHING ESP TO INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAJORS AT COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, THE UNIVERSITY OF DANANG  
Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa
MACROSTRUCTURES OF ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE RADIO NEWS: DIFFERENT OR SIMILAR?
Vo Thi Kim Thoa (Download)
14.25
15.00
TEA BREAK
15.00 -15.30 CLOSING
 
  • Closing speeches
  • Evaluation
  • Certificate receiving
  • Networking
   
DAY 3: AUGUST 11, 2012
Whole day Sightseeing/ Net Working