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Expression Through Drama: Linking Prosody, Embodiment And Emotional Awareness, Riah Werner
Expression Through Drama: Linking Prosody, Embodiment And Emotional Awareness, Riah Werner
Sandanona
Drama activities give students opportunities to practice expressing embodied emotions in a safe space. Focusing on emotional expression helps students make connections between the suprasegmental components of pronunciation and the meanings they carry. Participants will experience these exercises and learn strategies for implementing them in their own classrooms.
Gamifying Social Justice In The English Classroom, Yoshimi Ochiai
Gamifying Social Justice In The English Classroom, Yoshimi Ochiai
Sandanona
English has a power to build a peaceful world. In this workshop, participant will experience the dynamics of trade between developed and developing countries through a game. The presenter will provide examples of pre- and post-stage activities to introduce the game in English classroom, too.
Hidden And Expressed Instructor Power In The Adult Classroom, Meg Loomis
Hidden And Expressed Instructor Power In The Adult Classroom, Meg Loomis
Sandanona
How does an adult student know when their instructor is acting as an authority figure, a colleague or a friend? The presenter will examine this question and explore the differences between hidden and expressed power.
I’M No Therapist: Tesol And Mental Health, Stacy Walsh
I’M No Therapist: Tesol And Mental Health, Stacy Walsh
Sandanona
TESOL and mental health are inextricably linked. The presenter will use her experience in both fields to explore the who, what, why and how of creating a safe and healthy classroom community. She’s no therapist, but she will also consider approaches that have the potential to empower students and teachers.
Language As A Marker Of Cultural Identity For Tcks, Nick Cooper
Language As A Marker Of Cultural Identity For Tcks, Nick Cooper
Sandanona
The presenter will make conference participants aware of the linguistic and cultural conflicts that Adult Third Culture Kids experience in educational systems. Together we will come to understand the self-identity conflicts experienced by ATCKs, the hybrid identification process of blended accent, and mode of pronunciation as an adaptive strategy.
Beyond The 4 Skills: Looking At 21st Century Skills, Sarah Morse
Beyond The 4 Skills: Looking At 21st Century Skills, Sarah Morse
Sandanona
The advent of internet and digital media has significantly added to the types of skills that students need to acquire in the ESL classroom to be successful in communication. The digital skills of viewing and representing should be added to the traditional four skills to prepare students for experiencing and creating multimodal texts.