June 26th, 2013
16thWarwick International Postgraduate Conference in Applied Linguistics
Conference Themes and Programme
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English Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment |
ELLTA |
Working and Communicating Across Cultures |
WACC |
09:00am – 9:30am |
Registration (main atrium, Ramphal building)
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9:30am – 9:40am |
Welcome Address (R0.21) Prof Helen Spencer-Oatey
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9:40am – 10:40am |
Plenary (R0.21) Dr. Regine Hampel (Open University) Task design and learner engagement in a virtual learner environment |
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10:40am – 10:50am |
Dr. Emma Smith (R0.21) Research Skills Support
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10:50am – 11:05am |
Coffee Break |
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ELLTA
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WACC
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Room R1.04 |
Room R1.13 |
Room R0.14 |
Room R1.15 |
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11:05am-11.35am
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Maha Alghasab (University of York)
EFL teachers’ roles in promoting students’ collaboration in online wiki collaborative writing activities
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Timi Hyacinth (University of Warwick)
Reflecting for Specific Purposes: a study of Nigerian English language teachers
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Meilin Zhan (University of Edinburgh)
Chinese Students’ English Names and English Native Speakers’ Interpretation |
Samaneh Zandian (University of Warwick)
Young Learners in Iran and their Understanding of Intercultural Issues |
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11.40am-12.10pm
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Thi Mai Huong Nguyen (University of Nottingham)
Changing Attitudes to Peer Learning in Initial Teacher Education in Vietnam
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Kalina Saraiva de Lima (University of Southampton)
Working Together towards Enhancing ESL Teaching |
Mary Vigier (University of Warwick)
Managing Interactive Processes in Multicultural Teams |
Ani Hakobyan (University of Oxford)
Willingness to Communicate across Cultures: understanding ‘ Confucianconfusions’< /em> |
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12.10pm-1.10pm
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Lunch (main atrium)
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1.10pm- 1:30pm |
Poster Session (R0.12)
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1.30pm-2.30pm |
Plenary (R0.21) Prof. Zoltán Dörnyei (University of Nottingham) "Motivation and the vision of knowing a second language" |
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Paper Presentations
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Room R1.04 |
Room R1.13 |
Room R0.14 |
Room R1.15 |
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2.35pm – 3.05pm |
Imen Ben Abda (Higher Institute of Languages in Tunis)
Vowel clarity, Syllable structure and Speech rate as discriminating cues: Natural speech, F0 and Spectral inversion |
Abdulqader Alyasin (University of Warwick)
English Language Curriculum Innovation: Attitude, Practice and Challenges in Syria
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Jane Templeton (Leeds Metropolitan University)
Size isn't everything: why small talk is not small fry
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Irene Negri (University of Warwick)
Home in progress: how and why to help refugees settle, integrate and be happy in the UK
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3.10pm – 3.40pm |
Elizabeth Pinard (Leeds Metropolitan University)
Phonological Representation in Course Materials: Whose English? |
Charalampia Karagianni (King’s College, London)
Teaching Greek as an additional language in the mainstream classroom: Case study of two secondary classrooms
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Geraldine Bengsch (University of York)
Intercultural Communication in Tourism: language use in international hotel check-ins |
Lou Harvey (University of Manchester)
Where fiction becomes reality: A narrative of language learning motivation
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3.40pm-4.00pm |
Coffee break
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4.00pm – 4.30pm |
Askat Tleuov (University of Bath)
Oral instruction in EFL classrooms: A teacher and student cognition perspective |
Erkan Kulekci (University of Warwick)
Revisiting ‘authenticity’ in English language classrooms |
Gianna Hessel (Oxford University)
Changes in English language proficiency, learner self-concept and L2 use anxiety as outcomes of participation in the ERASMUS programme |
Phanithira Thuruvan, Charo Sani Nordin, and Ch’ng Teik Peng (University of Warwick)
‘We disagree!’ Pragmatics and Culture in the Teacher Training Classroom |
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4.35pm – 5.05pm |
Mirat al Fatima Ahsan (University of Oxford)
Teacher Education and Teacher Change – Myth or Reality? Voices from Pakistan |
Roy Wilson (University of Warwick)
The Pearson Test of English: Academic (PTE Academic) and Student Performance at University |
Ejovi Annmarie Emarievbe (University of Sunderland)
The Weakest Link: Examining the Middleman Issue in an English Language Teacher Education Programme |
Liyuan Wang (Coventry University)
Small group discussion skills in university business seminar classes: a case study of a 2+1 degree programme at a British university |
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5.10pm-5.40pm |
Hanna Lee (Leeds Metropolitan University)
The Korean EFL teachers' beliefs in relation to innovative English language teaching in Korea |
Anqi Wang (University of York) A Study of the Correlation between Language Learning Motivation and Language Learning Strategies |
Hussein Assalahi (University of Exeter) Conflicting discourses of teachers' professional development in a Saudi Arabian University |
Zhen Hu (Shanghai Second Polytechnic University)
Study on Developing Chinese college students' Pragmatic Competence in Intercultural Communication
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5:40pm |
End of programme: raffle, prize giving, and presentation of presenter certificates (main atrium)
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Poster Presentations (R0.12) |
Sophie Schieber (University of Edinburgh): Acquisition of prepositions by late second language learners: A psycholinguistic approach Selvamalar Selvarajan (Newcastle University): Use of Authentic Video Clips and E-Learning in Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition Shuo Zhang (University of Leicester): Evaluation of English materials for English major students in the universities of China Hoi Yat Pun (IOE, University of London): “Hello, what is your motivation for investing in this symbolic capital?” – A case study of Hong Kong Adult L2 Learners SuBeom Kwak (University of York): A thematic study of approaches of teaching writing in the us higher education Vasiliki Sioziou (University of Warwick): Preparation of primary school students for the KET examinations: the Greek context |