Thirteenth Annual Texas Foreign Language Education Conference (TexFLEC)
February 24 and 25, 2012
The University of Texas at Austin
TexFLEC 2012 Conference at a Glance
Program can be downloaded here
Friday, February 24, 2012
11:30-5:00 | Registration Open | CBA Atrium |
11:50-12:00 | Opening Remarks - Dr. Elaine K. Horwitz | CBA 3.304 |
12:00-1:00 | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Carl Blyth-Opening Up Foreign Language Education | CBA 3.304 |
1:05-1:35
| How International Language Policies Affect Our Teaching Methods: A Closer Look at Norwegian Language Education Policies (JoyLynn Nesbitt) | GSB 3.104 |
Applying SimLETS: Examining Technology Effects on ELLs' Access to High School English Science Discourse (Lauren Romero, Dr. Juliet Langman, Dr. Carmen Fies) | CBA 3.304 | |
1:40-2:10 | Taking the FL Classroom Online with Web 2.0 Blogging (Nancy Meredith) | GSB 3.104 |
Investigating the Effects of Authentic Videos on Cross-Cultural Awareness of Portuguese Learners (Vivian Flanzer) | CBA 3.304 | |
2:15-3:15 | Symposium: Teaching English to Low-Wage Construction Workers (Dr. Alma S. Perez, Carlos Gonzalez, Guadalupe A. Garza) | GSB 3.104 |
Symposium: Literature in the First-Year Intensive Language Class (Dr. Thomas Garza, Dr. Adi Raz, Hope Fitzgerald) | CBA 3.304 | |
3:20-3:50 | Taiwan's Educational Act for Indigenous Peoples: Policy Analysis and its Effects on Multilingual Education (Elizabeth A. Hubbs) | GSB 3.104 |
Explicit and Implicit Grammar Learning through Collaborative Online Discussion (Jeong-bin Hannah Park, Anke Z Sanders, Dr. Diane Schallert) | CBA 3.304 | |
3:55-4:25 | How Early Bilingual Education Predicts Mandarin-Chinese Speaking English Language Learner's L2 Oral Communicative Competence (Hsiao-ping Wu) | GSB 3.104 |
A Feasible Extensive Reading Model and its Effect on ESL Students' Linguistic Development (Jayoung Song) | CBA 3.304 | |
4:30-5:00 | A Social Justice Project in a Foreign Language Class (Dr. Michael Tallon) | GSB 3.104 |
Public Online Resources for Foreign Language Education (Heeyoung Lyu) | CBA 3.304 | |
5:05-5:35 | A Math Teacher's Use of L1 to Teach L2 (Fatma Hasan, Dr. Zohreh Eslami) | GSB 3.104 |
ITAs' Perceptions of Pronunciation Strategy Training (Dr. Veronica G. Sardegna, Dr. Alison McGregor) | CBA 3.304 |
Saturday, February 25, 2012
8:00-5:00 | Registration Open | CBA Atrium |
8:00-8:30 | Breakfast | CBA Atrium |
8:30-9:00 | Factors Contributing to Efficacy in English Pronunciation Instruction (Kathleen Smith, Kelly Martin) | GSB 2.122 |
The Classroom of the Future Will Not Be Silent! (Phoenix Vamvakias) | GSB 2.120 | |
Written Error Feedback from Perception to Practice: Feedback on Feedback (Javad Abedifirouzjaie, Dr. Ali Akbar Khomeijani Farahani) | GSB 3.104 | |
9:05-9:35 | The Foreign Language Classroom and Target Language Communities: Symbolic Distance in a Globalized World (Sarah Jey Whitehead) | GSB 2.122 |
One Size Does Not Fit All (Dr. Taghreed Al-Saraj) | GSB 2.120 | |
The Use of Reading and Writing Materials by English Language Learners in a Literacy-Enriched Block Center (Marianne Snow, Dr. Zohreh Eslami) | GSB 3.104 | |
9:40-10:40 | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Balasubramanian Kumaravadivelu-Forging the Future of Language Education: Transforming the Teaching Self - Dr. Francis Hult (Introduction) | GSB 2.124 |
10:45-11:15 | A Present from the Past: Mendacious Discourse Structures in the Classroom (Dr. Herbert Genzmer) | GSB 2.122 |
Tossed at Sea: A Study of Communication Breakdown (Crystal Kusey) | GSB 2.120 | |
Using "Voice Thread" to Enhance First-Year Students' Oral Proficiency in a Russian Language Course (Dr. Vera Dugartsyrenova) | GSB 3.104 | |
11:20-11:50 | Technology and the Conversation Test (Jeff Clements) | GSB 2.122 |
The Criteria of Culture: Evaluating Texts for Integrated L2-C2 Instruction (Chelsea Sanchez) | GSB 2.120 | |
Cultures of Learning and Identity in Communicative Language Classrooms in China (Elizabeth A. Hubbs) | GSB 3.104 | |
11:55-12:25 | She Was Born Speaking English and Spanish: Bilingual Status in a Kindergarten Two-Way Dual Language Classroom (Suzanne Garcia Mateus) | GSB 2.122 |
What to Do When Zombies Attack? Preparing Students for Life Abroad Using Online Materials (Luca Giupponi, Manman Qian, Nicholas Driscoll, Jordan Boggs) | GSB 2.120 | |
Examining English Learner Agency at a Four-Year University: Success at a Cost (Dr. Ronald Fuentes) | GSB 3.104 | |
12:25-1:20 | Lunch | CBA Atrium |
12:25-1:20 | Poster Presentations: Challenges to Saudi Arabian and Chinese Students in ESL Composition Courses (Liang-Chen Lin) Type and Frequency of Connectives Use in EFL Beginning Students Writing (Hilal Peker) The Effectiveness of Still vs. Animated Cartoon Pictures on Learning Second Language Vocabulary (James N'Guessan Ahikpa) | CBA Atrium |
1:20-1:50 | Teaching English in China: A Cross-Cultural Relationship Between Tsinghua University Faculty Members, Tsinghua University Students, and English-Speaking Teachers (Dr. Janet Hammer; Dr. Cindy Boettcher; Dr. Pat Wiese; Chyllis Scott; Sunni Sonnenburg) | GSB 2.122 |
Classroom Technology: Attitudes and Actions-2001-2011 (Janet Norden, Caterina Riley) | GSB 2.120 | |
In Promoting More Successful Second Language Learning Experiences: Classroom-Based Projects (Lama Nassif, Claire M. Parrish, Duygu Uslu Ok) | GSB 3.104 | |
1:55-2:25 | The Effect of Different Strategic Planning Foci on the Accuracy of the Writing of Higher-Intermediate L2 Learners of English (Javad Abedifirouzjaie) | GSB 2.122 |
Teaching Grammar as Skill Using Movies (Daniela Terenzi) | GSB 2.120 | |
Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning for Language Learning: A Practical Guide for Language Teachers (Jayoung Song) | GSB 3.104 | |
2:30-3:30 | Symposium: Teaching Pronunciation: Lessons Learned from Tutoring ESL Learners [Yooyoung Ahn, Jacob Childs, Katie Dunlap, Paul Leeman, Hilal Peker, Kathleen Smith (moderator)] | CBA 3.304 |
Symposium: Apology and Requestive Emails: Challenges and Possibilities for Successful Communication (Dr. Zohreh Eslami, Sunni Sonneberg, Si-Chun Song, Wei-Hong Ko, Young Choi, Anna Wharton) | GSB 3.104 | |
3:35-4:05 | Computational Linguistic Analysis of L2 Academic Discourse Patterns in Computer-Mediated Discussions through a Systems Lens (Jeong-bin Hannah Park) | GSB 2.122 |
The Future Starts from the Present: The Design and Implementation of an Online Mandarin Chinese Course (Naiyi Xie Fincham) | GSB 2.120 | |
Investigating Learning Anxiety and Self-Esteem in Second Language Learners (Dr. Debora B. R. Zamorano) | GSB 3.104 | |
4:10-4:40 | "Profile of a Language Learner": Foreign Language Learning and University Freshmen (Nichole M. Lucas) | GSB 2.122 |
Using Qualitative Methods to Investigate "Advanced": A Study of Arabic Learners' Vocabulary Production in the Context of the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (Summer Loomis) | GSB 2.120 | |
Exploring Social Networking Language Websites: Perspectives from Students, Teachers, and Researchers (Dr. Min Liu, Claire M. Parrish, Hannah Park, Grace Lee, Matthew Evans, Monica McCrory) | GSB 3.104 | |
4:50-5:50 | Expert Panel: Technologies that Support Learner Autonomy in Language Learning [Dr. Carl Blyth, Dr. Thomas Garza, Dr. Elaine Horwitz, Dr. Veronica Sardegna, Dr. Shannon Sauro, Dr. Diana Pulido (moderator)] | GSB 2.124 |
5:50-6:00 | Closing Comments - Dr. Thomas J. Garza | GSB 2.124 |
