Excellence in Language Instruction: Supporting Classroom Teaching & Learning 3–5 December 2015 National Institute of Education, Singapore Program Book www.tesol.org/singapore TESOL International Association would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the NIE Conference Organizing Committee members: Dr Guangwei Hu (co-convener) Dr Angelia Poon (Head/ELL) Excellence in Dr Cheung Yin Ling Language Instruction: Dr Guo Libo Supporting Classroom Teaching & Learning Dr Jason Loh Dr Peter Teo 3–5 December 2015 Dr Ruanni Tupas National Institute of Education, Singapore Dr Thi Thuy Minh Nguyen Contents Dr Willy Renandya Schedule at a Glance . 1 Keynote Speakers . 1 NIE Location Map . 2 Preconference Institutes . 3 TESOL thanks its Global Partners Conference Sessions STRATEGIC PARTNER Thursday . 4 Friday . 11 Saturday . 23 EVENT PARTNERS www.tesol.org/singapore Schedule at a Glance Saturday, 5 December (continued) 10:20–10:50 Coffee Break NIE Canteen Thursday, 3 December 11:00–11:30 Concurrent Sessions 07:00–09:00 Registration 11:40–12:10 Concurrent Sessions 08:00–12:00 Preconference Workshops (ticketed event) 12:10–13:10 Lunch NIE Canteen 12:00–13:00 Lunch NIE Canteen 13:20–13:50 Concurrent Sessions 13:00–13:20 Opening Ceremony LT1 14:00–14:30 Concurrent Sessions 13:20–14:20 Opening Keynote: LT1 14:40–15:10 Concurrent Sessions Anne Burns 15:20–15:50 Coffee Break NIE Canteen 14:30–15:00 Concurrent Sessions 16:00–17:00 Closing Keynote: LT1 15:10–15:40 Concurrent Sessions Paul Matsuda 15:50–16:10 Coffee Break NIE Canteen 16:20–16:50 Concurrent Sessions 17:00–17:30 Concurrent Sessions Keynote Speakers 17:30–19:00 Networking Reception NIE Canteen Friday, 4 December Opening Ceremony 07:00–09:00 Registration Thursday, 3 December 13:00–13:20 LT1 09:00–10:00 Morning Keynote: LT1 Christine Goh Opening Keynote 10:10–10:40 Concurrent Sessions Thursday, 3 December 13:20–14:20 LT1 10:50–11:10 Coffee Break NIE Canteen 11:10–11:40 Concurrent Sessions Teacher Tales: Context-Embedded Second Language Teacher Professional Development 11:50–12:20 Concurrent Sessions Anne Burns 12:30–13:30 Lunch NIE Canteen To be effective, teacher professional development should be 13:40–14:10 Concurrent Sessions linked to, and embedded within, the contexts in which teachers work . In this presentation, I explore the idea of context- 14:20–14:50 Concurrent Sessions embedded teacher development and draw on teachers’ tales 15:00–15:30 Coffee Break NIE Canteen about how their own classrooms have provided the impetus for profound professional insights . 15:40–16:10 Concurrent Sessions Anne Burns is professor of TESOL at the 16:20–16:50 Concurrent Sessions University of New South Wales, Sydney, Saturday, 5 December Australia, and professor emerita in language education at Aston University, Birmingham, 07:00–09:00 Registration England . She has worked with many teachers 08:45–09:30 Invited Speaker Session: TR703 internationally and has published extensively . Andy Curtis She is known for her work in teacher education and action research . 09:00–09:30 Concurrent Sessions 09:40–10:10 Concurrent Sessions TESOL Regional Conference | Excellence in Language Instruction | 3–5 December 2015 | www.tesol.org/singapore | [email protected] 1 Friday Keynote and its relationship with language, literacy, and thinking development . She has published extensively in these areas . Friday, 4 December 09:00–10:00 LT1 Closing Keynote Professional Development for Teachers of 21st Century English Language Learners Saturday, 5 December 16:00–17:00 LT1 Christine C. M. Goh The Presence of the Teacher: Achieving Excellence in Professional development for teachers is a critical factor in Writing Instruction ensuring excellence in language instruction . Professional Paul Kei Matsuda development activities allow teachers much needed time and space to reflect on their teaching and to learn new skills and This keynote will explore the not-so-obvious role of the teacher knowledge . In this keynote, I will discuss conditions essential for in achieving excellence in language instruction, focusing on quality professional learning and suggest areas of learning that writing instruction as an example . Drawing on both research and teachers preparing English learners for the 21st century would experience, I explain the importance of teacher presence and how need to focus on . it can contribute to language and writing development . Christine Goh is professor of linguistics and Paul Kei Matsuda is professor of English and language education and holds a concurrent director of second language writing at Arizona appointment as dean of graduate studies State University in Tucson, and concurrent and professional learning at the National professor at Nanjing University, Nanjing, China . Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological The Founding Chair of the Symposium on Second University, Singapore . She is interested in the Language Writing, he currently serves as the role of metacognition in language learning, as first Vice-President and President-elect of the well as speaking and listening development American Association of Applied Linguistics . NIE Location Map 2 TESOL Regional Conference | Excellence in Language Instruction | 3–5 December 2015 | www.tesol.org/singapore | [email protected] Preconference Institutes TESOL will host six preconference institutes on Thursday, 3 December for participants who wish to dive deeper into content that affects their day-to-day practice . Please see the registration desk to check availability of tickets for these workshops . PCI 1 Exploring Your Classroom: Reflecting Through PCI 4 Language Testing: Issues and Concerns for Second Language Teacher Action Research Classroom Practices Are you interested in doing action research? This workshop The workshop begins by asking fundamental questions will provide you with some steps to get you started . You about test purposes, specification, and elicitation techniques . will have opportunities to share your ideas about language Alternatives of assessment such as rubrics, portfolios, and teaching and learning with other teachers and develop some journals are then considered, followed by a look into social new ways to understand what goes on in your classroom . factors that could contribute to test development . Finally, feasible ideas in assessment are explored for research WORKSHOP LEADER: Anne Burns purposes . TARGET AUDIENCE: Teachers, teacher educators, beginning researchers WORKSHOP LEADER: Fuad Abdul Hamied TARGET AUDIENCE: Graduate students in TESOL/TEFL and PCI 2 Understanding the Role of Metacognition in school teachers Language Instruction and Learning Language learners, in particular adult learners, have a great PCI 5 Building Our Own Learning Culture: ASEAN capacity for self-directed learning . This workshop examines Teachers as Reflective Learners the importance of metacognition for language learning . It Given classroom’s cultural and time constraints, reflective invites you to consider how you can develop learners’ capacity practice may yield little change . This workshop draws on for self-directed learning through a metacognitive approach data and extensive teacher education experience to suggest by experiencing metacognitive activities that you can use with incremental techniques and reflective skills for change . We will your own students . reflect on classroom interaction and experience engagement that can transfer to classroom learning . WORKSHOP LEADER: Christine C . M . Goh WORKSHOP LEADER: Stephen J . Hall TARGET AUDIENCE: Teachers of adult and young learners who would like to plan age-appropriate metacognitive activities for TARGET AUDIENCE: Secondary /upper primary teachers, pre- scaffolding self-directed learning in a theoretically principled university intensive English teachers, and teacher educators and practical manner PCI 6 Self-Directed Professional Development in the PCI 3 A Writing Workshop for Teachers Digital Era To teach writing well, the teacher must also be a writer . In this Professional development programs (PDP) with lasting impact workshop, you will experience the process of writing while are context-driven and self-directed . Information technology also reflecting on the nature of writing, writing instruction, and (IT) can be used to create, manage, and sustain teachers’ writing development . self-directed PDPs . Additionally, technology supports extended learning through communities of practices (COP) . WORKSHOP LEADER: Paul Kei Matsuda This workshop provides a framework for conducting self- TARGET AUDIENCE: High school and college English teachers directed PDP in individual and collaborative learning with IT who wish to implement effective writing projects applications . WORKSHOP LEADER: Suchada Nimmannit TARGET AUDIENCE: All educators interested in using information technology for professional development TESOL Regional Conference | Excellence in Language Instruction | 3–5 December 2015 | www.tesol.org/singapore | [email protected] 3 Dörnyei (2001) devised 35 motivational strategies for language Conference Sessions teachers to use in their classrooms . In this presentation, participants are introduced to ways in which the strategies may be utilized as a framework for reflecting on classroom practices Thursday, 3 December as well as developing activities that enhance student motivation . Thursday, 3 December 14:30–15:00 TR503 Thursday, 3 December 14:30–15:00 TR508 Blended Teaching and Learning Practices in a Teacher Responses of Chinese and Japanese English Learners in Training Program