IATEFL Re-SIG Event:
MA TESOL/ ELT Dissertation
Quick Fire Presentation Online Event
Join a selected group of MA English Language Teaching / TESOL students who will present their ideas and work so far to fellow students in the field in an informal way.
The MA ELT / TESOL Dissertation Quick Fire event will be held online and will give attendees a great opportunity to interact with peers from different universities in the UK as well as practice valuable presentations skills, while getting useful feedback that can help the participants to finalise their discussion and conclusion chapters. This will be an excellent chance to hear how other students tackled their dissertations and network. We hope to see you there!
Date: Tuesday 4th August 2020
Time: 9.30am - 16.00pm (BST)
Location: Online ( Click on the registration button at the bottom of the page)
Organisers:
Tilly Harrison, University of Warwick, UK
Ana Ines Salvi, University of East Anglia, UK
Moderators:
Loreto Aliaga Salas, University of Leeds, UK
Emily Edwards, University of Technology, Australia
Celia Antoniou, University College London / UWS, UK
Ernesto Vargas Gil, University of Warwick, UK
The MA ELT / TESOL Dissertation Quick Fire event will be held online and will give attendees a great opportunity to interact with peers from different universities in the UK as well as practice valuable presentations skills, while getting useful feedback that can help the participants to finalise their discussion and conclusion chapters. This will be an excellent chance to hear how other students tackled their dissertations and network. We hope to see you there!
Date: Tuesday 4th August 2020
Time: 9.30am - 16.00pm (BST)
Location: Online ( Click on the registration button at the bottom of the page)
Organisers:
Tilly Harrison, University of Warwick, UK
Ana Ines Salvi, University of East Anglia, UK
Moderators:
Loreto Aliaga Salas, University of Leeds, UK
Emily Edwards, University of Technology, Australia
Celia Antoniou, University College London / UWS, UK
Ernesto Vargas Gil, University of Warwick, UK
MA TESOL / ELT Dissertation Quick Fire Presentation Event
7th August 2019, University of Warwick
7th August 2019, University of Warwick
The format of the ‘Quick Fire’ event is that each presenter will give a short (The format of the ‘Quick Fire’ event is that each presenter will give a short (5 minute) talk with only 15 PowerPoint slides. The content of the presentation will be your research area, why you are interested in it, what your research questions are and how you plan to answer them. After the presentation, participants will meet in small groups for 5 minutes to agree a question to ask. Then there will be a short question and answer session with all delegates.
Twelve speakers from different institutions have been selected and an unlimited number of participants are invited to take part.
Final Programme
9.30 Welcome, Introductions and Opening Words – Tilly Harrison, University of Warwick and Ana Inés Salvi, University of East Anglia
9.40 Speed networking - Discussion question: How did you manage to do a dissertation in lockdown?
Quick Fire Presentations 1
Moderators, Celia Antoniou, University College London / UWS, Loreto Aliaga Salas, University of Leeds, Tilly Harrison, University of Warwick
5 minute presentations followed by 5 minutes breakout discussion and 10 minutes Q & A
10.00 (1) Shweta Bisht, University of Warwick, Effective feedback: An essential ingredient for effective teaching and learning (CA)
10.20 (2) Mariana Cordero Caballero, The University of Sheffield Mexican teachers’ beliefs and practices about giving written feedback to L2 English students (LA)
10.40 (3) Liliana Salin, London Metropolitan University, Factors that motivate foreign language teachers in Romania (TH)
11.00 – 11.15 Morning Break (15 minutes – optional networking in breakout rooms)
Quick Fire Presentations 2
Moderators, Emily Edwards, University of Technology, Australia, Ana Inés Salvi, University of East Anglia, Tilly Harrison, University of Warwick
11.15 (4) Dean Webber, Oxford Brookes University, Self-study learning strategies: An investigation into the use of English language audio-visual media in proficient adult English language learners (EE)
11.35 (5) Bronwyn Latham, Cardiff University, Stimulating simulations: Perceiving how Global Simulations can be a feasible tool for second language learning (AIS)
11.55 (6) Daniel Calvert, UCL Institute of Education, Exploring the language orientations of ESOL teachers in the third sector in London (TH)
12.15 – 13.15 Lunch Break (1 hour – optional networking in breakout rooms)
Quick Fire Presentations 3
Moderators, Loreto Aliaga Salas, University of Leeds, Tilly Harrison, University of Warwick, Ana Inés Salvi, University of East Anglia
13.15 (7) Artemis Topouzi, University of East Anglia, Willingness to communicate in English as an L2: Investigating Greek learners’ and their teacher’s perspectives (LA)
13.35 (8) Helen Lyttle, University of Glasgow, Argument in academic writing: A game that international students can’t win? (TH)
13.55 (9) Siwei Liu, University of Nottingham, Can you have your cake and eat it? A small-scale exploratory study of the influence of neoliberalism in decision-making at private LTOs in China (AIS)
14.15 – 14.30 Afternoon Break (15 minutes – optional networking in breakout rooms)
Quick Fire Presentations 4
Moderators, Ana Inés Salvi, University of East Anglia, Tilly Harrison, University of Warwick, Ana Inés Salvi, University of East Anglia
14.30 (10) Irvin Romero, University of Edinburgh, How teachers’ ELT coursebook adaptations promote inclusion for Visually Impaired Learners? A reflective case study. (AIS)
14.50 (11) Jennifer Fanjin Meng, University of Leeds, Cultural presentation in ELT textbooks for first-year Chinese high school students (TH)
15.10 (12) Beatrice Massa, Swansea University, The use of get in spoken academic language and its representation in EAP coursebooks (AIS)
15:30-16.00 Round up, feedback and farewell message Ana Inés Salvi, University of East Anglia and Tilly Harrison, University of Warwick
16.00 Close
Twelve speakers from different institutions have been selected and an unlimited number of participants are invited to take part.
Final Programme
9.30 Welcome, Introductions and Opening Words – Tilly Harrison, University of Warwick and Ana Inés Salvi, University of East Anglia
9.40 Speed networking - Discussion question: How did you manage to do a dissertation in lockdown?
Quick Fire Presentations 1
Moderators, Celia Antoniou, University College London / UWS, Loreto Aliaga Salas, University of Leeds, Tilly Harrison, University of Warwick
5 minute presentations followed by 5 minutes breakout discussion and 10 minutes Q & A
10.00 (1) Shweta Bisht, University of Warwick, Effective feedback: An essential ingredient for effective teaching and learning (CA)
10.20 (2) Mariana Cordero Caballero, The University of Sheffield Mexican teachers’ beliefs and practices about giving written feedback to L2 English students (LA)
10.40 (3) Liliana Salin, London Metropolitan University, Factors that motivate foreign language teachers in Romania (TH)
11.00 – 11.15 Morning Break (15 minutes – optional networking in breakout rooms)
Quick Fire Presentations 2
Moderators, Emily Edwards, University of Technology, Australia, Ana Inés Salvi, University of East Anglia, Tilly Harrison, University of Warwick
11.15 (4) Dean Webber, Oxford Brookes University, Self-study learning strategies: An investigation into the use of English language audio-visual media in proficient adult English language learners (EE)
11.35 (5) Bronwyn Latham, Cardiff University, Stimulating simulations: Perceiving how Global Simulations can be a feasible tool for second language learning (AIS)
11.55 (6) Daniel Calvert, UCL Institute of Education, Exploring the language orientations of ESOL teachers in the third sector in London (TH)
12.15 – 13.15 Lunch Break (1 hour – optional networking in breakout rooms)
Quick Fire Presentations 3
Moderators, Loreto Aliaga Salas, University of Leeds, Tilly Harrison, University of Warwick, Ana Inés Salvi, University of East Anglia
13.15 (7) Artemis Topouzi, University of East Anglia, Willingness to communicate in English as an L2: Investigating Greek learners’ and their teacher’s perspectives (LA)
13.35 (8) Helen Lyttle, University of Glasgow, Argument in academic writing: A game that international students can’t win? (TH)
13.55 (9) Siwei Liu, University of Nottingham, Can you have your cake and eat it? A small-scale exploratory study of the influence of neoliberalism in decision-making at private LTOs in China (AIS)
14.15 – 14.30 Afternoon Break (15 minutes – optional networking in breakout rooms)
Quick Fire Presentations 4
Moderators, Ana Inés Salvi, University of East Anglia, Tilly Harrison, University of Warwick, Ana Inés Salvi, University of East Anglia
14.30 (10) Irvin Romero, University of Edinburgh, How teachers’ ELT coursebook adaptations promote inclusion for Visually Impaired Learners? A reflective case study. (AIS)
14.50 (11) Jennifer Fanjin Meng, University of Leeds, Cultural presentation in ELT textbooks for first-year Chinese high school students (TH)
15.10 (12) Beatrice Massa, Swansea University, The use of get in spoken academic language and its representation in EAP coursebooks (AIS)
15:30-16.00 Round up, feedback and farewell message Ana Inés Salvi, University of East Anglia and Tilly Harrison, University of Warwick
16.00 Close
Kind regards,
The organizing committee
Ana and Tilly
The organizing committee
Ana and Tilly