Yaroslavl Teachers of English Association (YARTEA)

                

National Association of Teachers of English

Demidov Yaroslavl State University

Yaroslavl Teachers of English Association (YARTEA)

 

PROGRAM

XVIII NATE – Russia International Annual Conference

«Rivers of Language, Rivers of Learning»

 

 

May, 24-26

 

 

Yaroslavl, 2012

 

       Day 1                                                    Palace of Youth, 27, Lenin Prospect                                                    May 24, Thursday

 

 9.00 – 10.00

Registration

 

10.00 – 10.15

 

Official Opening

 

Greetings from NATE, Demidov University and the U.S. Embassy in Moscow

 

10.15 - 11.15

Prof. Svetlana G. Ter-Minasova

ELT in Russia: Rivers of Knowledge, Oceans of Difficulties

 

11.15– 12.15

Sean Conley

TESOL, Technology & Social Justice

 

12.15 – 12.45

Natalia Kasatkina

Challenges of ESP

13.00 – 15.00

SIGHTSEING TOUR

Lunch

+

City tour

 

15.00 – 15.30

Thomas Santos

Looking at Teacher Reflection

 

15.30 – 17.00

 

                                                                                         Raymond Murphy  ®

Prof. Nataliya K. Bochorishvili

Prof. Ludmila A. Gorodetskaya

Love Language, Love Choice, Love Grammar                      

17.10 – 18.00

Toni Hull, Senior EFL Fellow in Moscow

 

Doing and Using Research for Papers and Presentations

Conference hall (2^nd floor)

Andrew Noonan, Senior EFL Fellow in Kazan

 

Tools for Learner Autonomy in English for Medical Purposes

Foyer

Erik Lundell, Senior EFL Fellow in Belgorod

 

Using Songs and Gestures for Vocabulary and Listening Skills Development

Concert hall

18.30

Cheese and Wine Reception

19.30

A Networking Walk Along the Embankment

 

 

          Day 2                    Demidov State University, korpus 2, 8/10 Kirov Street                May 25, 2012, Friday

9.00 – 9.45

 

Prof. Mariya V. Verbitskaya

Assessment: Where the East meets the West

Room 203

10.00-11.30

Autonomous Learning in ESP

Teaching ESP

Moderator

L. Kuznetsova/ 

A. Poletaeva

Room 106

Information Technologies

Moderator

S.Titova/

D.Buzina