Thursday September 22

 
Applying Research to Pedagogical Practice
Giving Learners a Multicultural Voice
Giving Language Centres an International Voice

Chair: Liliana Szczuka-Dorna

Time: 11.50-12.20
Place: Sala Stampa

Janne Niinivaara, Johanna Vaattovaara, Nina Sulonen and Sinikka Karjalainen
Developing Language Centre learning environments - from practice to strategy.

Time: 12.30- 13.00
Place: Sala Stampa

Ulrike Arras
Language mediation competences in a multilingual academic context: need of research.

Time: 12.30- 13.00
Place: Sala Stampa

Johanna Vaattovaara
Quality of teaching as ”quality of life” – evidencing the passion of professional development through teachers’ research engagement.

Chair: Marta Estella Clota

Time: 11.50-12.20
Place: Sala A

Andrea Koblizkova
Managing one´s understanding through ELF.

Time: 12.30-13.00
Place: Sala A

M. Antonietta Marongiu
Does authenticity matter when it comes to teaching pragmatics and culture in L2 classes? How relevant is the choice of teaching material in L2 language teaching?

Time: 13.10-13.40
Place: Sala A

Marta Genis
Pragmatics Assessment with a holistic approach.

Chair: Peter Howarth

Time: 11.50-12.20
Place: Aula Magna

Pierre Yves Mauron, Stefanie Neuner-Anfindsen and Barbara Etterich
Applying research to create language-for-academic-purposes courses in a blilingual university: process, reflection and evaluation.

Time: 12.30-13.00
Place: Aula Magna

Tony Prince and Richard Rosner
Eaquals Teacher Development framework in Languages for Academic Purposes (LAP).

Time: 13.10-13.40
Place: Aula Magna

Johann Fischer
From curriculum development to assessment and certification. The challenges of implementing standardisation in university-specific and student-centred approaches to teaching, learning and testing.

 
Applying Research to Pedagogical Practice
Giving Learners a Multicultural Voice
Giving Language Centres an International Voice

Chair (Sala Stampa): Beatrice Garzelli - Chair (Aula Caldora): Alessandra Fazio

Time: 14.40- 15.10
Place: Sala Stampa

Natalie Kübler, Alexandra Mestivier and Mojca Pecman
Corpus use and translation: Does it really work?

Time: 14.40- 15.10
Place: Aula Caldora

Kari K. Pitkänen and Kirsi M. Wallinheimo
iPads in Teaching Medical English and Swedish at the University of Helsinki.

Time: 15.20- 15.50
Place: Sala Stampa

Liga Belicka and Ruta Svetina
Translation in ESP – should it be banned, neglected or promoted?

Time: 15.20- 15.50
Place: Aula Caldora

Donato Martano
ELT and Social Media: using WhatsApp as a Virtual Learning Environment.

Time: 16.00- 16.30
Place: Sala Stampa

Manuel Silva
Translator? Localizer? Transcreator? The role of multimodality in bringing the translator out of the box.

Time: 16.00- 16.30
Place: Aula Caldora

Ruben Comadina Granson and Margaret McKinney
Adding Value to Society: An example of a Language Centre’s Contribution to Sustainable Development in Mozambique.

Chair: Enrica Rossi

Time: 14.40- 15.10
Place: Sala A

Satu von Boehm and Marja Suojala
Student approaches to peer editing in first and second language writing.

Time: 15.20- 15.50
Place: Sala A

Dagmar Sieglova
Critical Thinking as a Potential for the Tertiary Language Education Practice in the Czech Republic and beyond.

Time: 16.00- 16.30
Place: Sala A

Tuula Lehtonen
“You will certainly learn English much faster at work than from a textbook.” – Law students as trainees learning English beyond the language classroom.

 

Chair: Johann Fisher

Time: 14.40- 15.10
Place: Aula Magna

Anje Dijk
The implementation of a Language Policy within University - The role of the Language Centre.

Time: 15.20- 15.50
Place: Aula Magna

Estelle Meima
The Implementation of a New University Language Policy: What Does this Mean for the Staff?

Time: 16.00- 16.30
Place: Aula Magna

Sabina Schaffner
Principles and challenges of program planning and financial planning at a Language Center serving two universities.

 
Applying Research to Pedagogical Practice
Giving Learners a Multicultural Voice
Giving Language Centres an International Voice

Chair (Sala Stampa): John Morley - Chair (Aula Caldora): Michael Cronin

Time: 16.40-17.10
Place: Sala Stampa

Anthony Stenton
The re-intoduction of syllables into adult foreign language learning and pronunciation teaching : a creative challenge for learners and teachers.

Time: 17.20- 17.50
Place: Sala Stampa

Kari K. Pitkänen, Sandro Amendolara, Fergal Bradley, Deborah Clarke, Tuula Lehtonen, Roy Siddall and Kirby Vincent
Increasing student choice in academic writing courses.

Time: 18.00- 18.30
Place: Sala Stampa

Niccolò Banchetti
Metodo Onda: creatività a disposizione dell’applicazione delle conoscenze e del mantenimento delle competenze linguistiche.

Chair: Marie-Berthe Vittoz

Time: 16.40-17.10
Place: Sala A

Alena Hradilova
Teaching politeness in videoconferencing classes.

Time: 16.40-17.10
Place: Aula Caldora

Libor Stepanek
Authenticity Unlimited: An Analysis of a “Key Competencies in International Academic Communication” Course.

Time: 17.20- 17.50
Place: Sala A

Kateřina Sedláčková
Travail sur la jurisprudence en classe de français juridique : un laboratoire de la pensée critique.

Time: 17.20- 17.50
Place: Aula Caldora

Daniele Lazzeri and Stephan Meyer
Promuovere creatività e pensiero critico in “tempi bui”: quale contributo possono offrire le conversazioni multilingui e interculturali?

Time: 18.00- 18.30
Place: Sala A

Anna Dal Negro
La competenza passiva dell'Academic Italian Word List.

Time: 18.00- 18.30
Place: Aula Caldora

Suvi Punkkinen and Nina Sulonen
Language learning with international students - Giving learners a multicultural voice.

Chair: Maurizio Gotti

Time: 16.40-17.10
Place: Aula Magna

Ioana Sonea
Implementing a Quality Assurance System for Language Teaching in a State University.

Time: 17.20- 17.50
Place: Aula Magna

Simone Barnhoorn and Irene Houkes
In'to the future: a case study.

Time: 18.00- 18.30
Place: Aula Magna

Patty van Bielder and Cristina Irun
Activating Students with Prowise.