SEAMEO RETRAC
Schedule

DAY 1: AUGUST 29, 2013

8.00-9.00

Registration

PLENARY
(International Hall & Room 101)

9.00-9.30 Opening Ceremony
  • Welcome Remarks by Dr Ho Thanh My Phuong, SEAMEO RETRAC Director
  • Courtesy Remarks by Assoc. Prof. Lina Pelliccione, Head of School of Education, Curtin University
  • Courtesy Remarks by Distinguished Guests
 9.30-10.30 Plenary Session 1: Moderator: Prof. Rhonda Oliver

Catering for Individual learner Differences in Language Pedagogy: an SLA Perspective
Rod Ellis   (Download)

10.30-11.00 TEABREAK

PARALLEL SESSIONS

 

International Hall

Room 101

Room 301

  Moderator: Assoc.  Prof. Lina Pelliccione Moderator: Mr. Heather Swenddal Moderator:  Dr. Pham Huu Duc
11.00 11-30 Teaching Story without Struggle: An Approach for Using Graded Readers and their Audio Packs in the EFL Classroom
Nico LORENZUTTI (Download)

WORKSHOP 1: Games and activities for large classes
TRAN Le Nghi Tran   (Download)

 

Beyond Warmers and Fillers: Lexis Learning, Gamification and Experiential Learning
Anna Melissa MENDOZA (Download)
11.30-12.00 The unmotivated and self-motivated classrooms – How to motivate the unmotivated to learn CAO Hong Phat (Download) Vocabulary Development: A Case Study of teaching English Idioms by comparing with Thai Idioms Akkarapon NUEMAIHOM (Download)
12.00-13.30

LUNCH

 

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Venue

International Hall

Room 101

Room 301

  Moderator:  Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Vu Moderator: Elizabeth MOLYNEUX Moderator:  Dr. Dang Tan Tin
13.30-14.00 Fostering "Learner Autonomy" through "Formative Assessment" activities in a "Critical Reading" class TRINH Ngoc Anh (Download) Japanese University Students’ Attitudes toward the Teacher’s English Use
Koji UENISHI (Download)
Intercultural language learning through blog exchanges in foreign language classes
NGUYEN Nhat (Download)
14.00-14.30 Autonomous Learners: How Competency-Based Curriculum Could Accelerate at the English Education Department, Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia Jati SURYANTO (Download)  

WORKSHOP 2: Examining the lens that focuses on learners: teacher ‘habitus’ and its classroom effects
Heather SWENDDAL (Download)

  Using Cross-Culturalism in EFL Literature-Based Classes at the University Level
DINH Thi Minh Hien (Download)
14.30-15.00   Investigating the Non-majored Students' Problems in Promoting Autonomous Learning in Giving Oral Presentations
NGUYEN Tu & BACH Linh Trang (Download)
Incorporating culture in developing English speaking skills for EFL adult learners: A case study of Vietnamese teachers’ voices MACH Buu Hien (Download)
15.00-15.30

TEA BREAK

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Venue

International Hall

Room 101

Room 301

  Parallel  Sessions
Moderator:  Dr. Akkarapon NUEMAIHOM
Parallel  Sessions
Moderator:  Mr. Pham Tan
Parallel  Sessions
Moderator:  Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Vu
15.30-16.00 Investigating Motivational Teaching Strategies and Self-Evaluation in Adult English Language Classrooms in Australia
Katie BOKAN-SMITH (Download)

WORKSHOP 3: Teacher talking time (TTT) vs Student talking time (STT): A gap to consider   NGUYEN Tuan Em (Download)

Using Web Mediated Intercultural Exchanges in EFL
Catherine PECK (Download)
16.00-16.30 Effects of attitude towards speaking English and exposure to oral communication in English on use of communication strategies by English majors in Vietnam
BUI Thi Thuc Quyen (Download)
Presenting Indonesian culture in an English culture weekend program to develop EFL learners’ speaking performance Natalia  CHRISTIANI (Download)

DAY 2: AUGUST 30, 2013

PLENARY
(International Hall & Room 101)

 

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Lina Pelliccione

9.00-9.30

English Language Learning: A Focus on Oral Interaction for Primary School Aged Learners
Rhonda OLIVER (Download)

9.30-10.00

Setting a Standard for Deep Learning: CEF and the Teaching of English
PHAM Tan (Download)

10.00-10.30 TEA BREAK

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Venue

International Hall

Room 101

Room 301

  Parallel  Sessions
Moderator: Prof. Rhonda Oliver
Parallel  Sessions
Moderator: Dr. Bui Thuc Quyen
Parallel  Sessions
Moderator: Mr. Cao Hong Phat
10.30-11.00 Using Role Play in Teaching English Dialogues for Students at Primary Schools   PHAM Thi Vinh Hien (Download) Learners' Reactions and Responses toward Teacher Written Feedback in Writing Skill   BUI Phuong (Download) Developing English language skills for Vietnamese learners of English through raising their awareness of the contrastive linguistic features
PHAM Huu Duc (Download)
11.00- 11.30   Using videos in motivating teenagers
LE Van Thinh (Download)
 

WORKSHOP 4: WebQuest - A student-centered method
NGUYEN Thi Viet Ha (Download)

‘Have you got the cost?’: An investigation into the authentic English language use in the Vietnamese hospitality industry.
VU Hong Van (Download)
11.30-12.00 Affective variables and communicative language practices of elementary students Maria Bella ALVAREZ (Download) Factors accounting for writing apprehension of Vietnamese EFL undergraduates TRAN Hoa Mi & DANG Tan Tin (Download)
12.00-13.30

LUNCH

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Venue

International Hall

Room 101

Room 301

  Parallel  Sessions
Moderator:  Mr. Pham Tan
Parallel  Sessions
Moderator: Ms Katie Bokan-Smith
Parallel  Sessions
Moderator: Dr. Bui Thuc Quyen
13.30
14.00
  Mediating learner autonomy: Impacts of cultural and situational factors DANG Tan Tin (Download)

WORKSHOP 5:
Staging critical thinking in the EAP classroom
Elizabeth MOLYNEUX  (Download)

Feedback as motivating factor in learning English DOAN Thanh Huong  (Download)
14.00-14.30   The effects of gender on communication strategies of Vietnamese EFL learners DINH Ngoc Hanh (Download) Preferences towards Oral Error Correction of Non-English-Majored Students at Can Tho University PHAM Thi Mai Duyen
MAI Hong Ngoc (Download)
14.30-15.00 A Study on the Mismatch between Preferred Learning Strategies and Dominant Learning Styles to Enhance the Academic Achievement for English Students at the University of People’s Security
LE Thi Nguyet (Download)
The effectiveness of pair work and group work activities on speaking skills for English as a foreign language Vietnamese learners
NGO Thi Hang Nga & Do Thanh Tra (Download)
Learner Perceptions of Feedback on Spoken Errors in Foreign Language Learning Context   NGUYEN Thu Hong (Download)
15.00-
15.30
TEA BREAK
15.30-16.00
  • CLOSING CEREMONY
16.00-17.00
  • Net Working

DAY 3: AUGUST 31, 2012

Whole day Sightseeing/ Net Working