SEAMEO RETRAC

Program

DAY 1(28 August 2014)
PLENARY SESSION
  OPENING CEREMONY
8:00–9:00 Participants' Registration
9:00-9:10 Welcoming Remarks by Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong, SEAMEO RETRAC Director
9:10-9:20 Remarks by Associate Professor Lina Pelliccione, Head of School of Education, Curtin University, Australia
9:20-9:30 Remarks by Ms Rena Bitter, U.S. Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City
9:30-9:40 Remarks by Dr. Vu Thi Tu Anh, Executive Manager of the National Foreign Language 2020 Project, MOET, Vietnam
9:40-9:50 Gift presentation to Distinguished Guests
Certificate awarding to Sponsors
9:50–10:40 KEYNOTE SPEECH
Title: Using Tasks in Language Teaching
Presenter: Prof. Rod ELLIS, University of Auckland, New Zealand Moderator: Prof. Rhonda Olive, Curtin University, Australia (Presentation),
10:40–11:10 TEA–BREAK
PARRALEL SESSIONS
  International Hall Room A101 Room A301
Moderator: Mr. Paul WILLIAMS Moderator: Dr PHAM Huu Duc Moderator: Dr. BUI Thi Thuc Quyen
11:10– 11:35 Vietnamese TESOL teachers’ cognitions and practices:  Developing learner–centered learning
CHU Thi Le Hoang & Professor Rhonda OLIVER (Presentation),

WORKSHOP 1
Technology and English: New Trends and Skills for Life Rebecca KOVACS (Presentation),

‘Getting it’ together: Creating a collective  understanding of TBLT within departments
Travis HENRY
11:35–12:00 Effects of Combining Isolated and Integrated Form–focused Instruction on Developing Students’ Productive Skills  
Dr. Jessie BARROT (Presentation),
A Study of Task–based Language Teaching in Teaching Speaking Skills: Practical Supplementary Tasks for EFL Young Learners to Qualify Speaking Skills at Level A1 
PHAM Thi Vinh Hien(Presentation),
12:00–13:30 LUNCH
  Moderator: Dr NGUYEN Dinh Thu/ Dr. NITH Bunlay Moderator: Mr. HOANG Tang Duc Moderator: Dr. NITH Bunlay
13:30–13:55 Change agentry: Improving professional practice through teacher–led project
Paul WILLIAMS
Utilizing of the Internet to Promote Global Communication
Kimiko KOSEKI (Presentation),
Vietnamese undergraduate students performing writing essays in English: Difficulties, processes and strategies 
DUONG Thi Thuy & NGUYEN Thi Thu An (Presentation),
14:00–14:25 Effects of Motivation on Foreign Language Learners' Use of Learning Strategies and Language Performance in Vietnamese High Schools
HUYNH Huu Hien & NGUYEN Thi Uyen Phuong (Presentation),
An ICT Approach to English Pronunciation Teaching to Undergraduate English Majors in Vietnam
TRAN Ngoc Giang & NGUYEN Van Minh (Presentation),
Teaching Writing through the Combination of Genre Analysis and Corpus Analysis 
LE Thi Ngoc Phuong(Presentation),
14:45–15:10 Implementation of ESL Program at BELTEI International Institute: Success and Challenges
SOU Chanveasna (Presentation),
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15:15–15:40 TEA–BREAK
  Moderator: Mr. HUYNH Huu Hien Moderator: Mr. Travis HENRY Moderator: Dr. DANG Van Hung
15:45–16:10 Employment of the Web Quest Model for Profession Development 
NGUYEN Thi Viet Ha(Presentation),

WORKSHOP 2
Bring the World into your Classroom!
David PERSEY & Paul GRAINGER(Presentation),

Using Content–based Tutorials to Enhance Independence Learning for Pre–Intermediate Students of English at the University of People's Security 
LE Thi Nguyet (Presentation),
16:15–16:40 Raising English Learners’ Autonomy through a Model–based Assessment of Their Speaking Ability in the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet–Based Test
Dr. PHAM Huu Duc (Presentation),
Expertise Reversal and Its Implication to  ESL/EFL Reading Comprehension 
Dr. HUYNH Cong Minh Hung(Presentation),
DAY 2(29 August 2014)
PLENARY SESSIONS: INTERNATIONAL HALL
  MODERATOR: Dr. Lina PELLICCIONE
8:30–8:55 AEC, English Language and Student Mobility in Cross Border Education 
Dr. Dararat KHAMPUSAEN (Presentation),
9:00–9:25 Teacher Educators! Your Voice in the ELT Reforms? 
TRAN Dang Khanh Linh (Presentation),
9:30–9:55 Policy Initiative for Integration of English Language for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) Curriculum into Cambodian Higher Education Institutions
Dr. NITH Bunlay Presentation),
10:00–10:25 TEA–BREAK
PARALLEL  SESSIONS
  International Hall Room A101 Room A301
Moderator: Prof. Rhonda OLIVER Moderator: Dr. HUYNH Cong Minh Hung Moderator: Dr. NGUYEN Dinh Thu
10:30–10:55 Using Humour: The Spice of Effective Teaching 
OM Soryong (Presentation),
The Use of Pictures in English Speaking Classes for Pupils at Da Nang Primary Schools: Reality and Solutions
NGO Hien Trang (Presentation),
An Innovative Model of a Video-making Project in an ESL Classroom
DO Thi Phuong Thanh(Presentation)
11:00 – 11:25 Adopting Cross–Cultural Perspective in  Teaching and Learning  EFL Speaking at the People’s Police University Ho Chi Minh City
NGUYEN Thi Van Anh (Presentation),
WORKSHOP 3
Information Gap Activities for Young Learners
Mr. HOANG Tang Duc (Presentation),
L2 Learners and Facebook Group in Postcolonial  Malaysia: Investment and Imagined Communities
Latisha Asmaak SHAFIE(Presentation),
11:30–11:55 Student Motivation and Academic Achievement from Sociocultural Perspective 
LE Huong Hoa (Presentation),
 
12:00–13:30 LUNCH
  Moderator: Dr. BUI Thi Thuc Quyen Moderator: Dr. Nguyen Dinh Thu  
13:30–13:55 Academic Plagiarism among Asian Students: Whose responsibility? 
Dr. Dararat KHAMPUSAEM (Presentation),

WORKSHOP 4
Time to Draw the Line at Graph Grief
Clare MAGEE & Ian PAVITT

 
14:00–14:25 A Communicative Lesson for Non-English Major Students at Foreign Trade University
HOANG Thi Thu Ha (Presentation),
 
14:30–15:00 NET-WORKING
15:00–15:25 TEA–BREAK
15:30–16:00 CLOSING CEREMONY
DAY 3(30 August 2014)
Whole day NET-WORKING (Continued)
Educational Field Trips (Optional)