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Thursday, March 9
 

11:15 GMT+04

Language attitudes, perceptions and identity in Qatar
This presentation will focus on a study investigating Qatari university students’ attitudes and perceptions toward English, Modern Standard Arabic, and Arabic dialects. The presenter will discuss findings based on a background questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, and focus groups with Arabic–English bilingual students in Qatar's Education City. Intended audience: Researchers.
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avatar for Sara Hillman

Sara Hillman

Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Dr. Sara Hillman is an Assistant Professor of ESL at Texas A&M University at Qatar.

Thursday March 9, 2017 11:15 - 12:00 GMT+04
Salon 6
  Long Presentation, Applied Linguistics

11:15 GMT+04

Negative Transfer of L1 on English Writing
Language transfer has long been a controversial topic in applied linguistics, second language acquisition, and language teaching. This paper examines L1 negative transfer in the written production of Armenian learners of English. It also provides practical solutions to mitigate L1 interferences through the analysis of different types of negative transfer.
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Lilianna Edilyan

American University of Armenia
Lilianna Edilyan earned her diploma at Moscow State Linguistic University and MA in TEFL at the American University of Armenia and is currently a lecturer at AUA.

Thursday March 9, 2017 11:15 - 12:00 GMT+04
Hospitality Suite
  Long Presentation, Applied Linguistics

12:45 GMT+04

Understanding Saudi Preparatory-Year Students’ English-learning Motivation
Are your students ‘motivated’ to learn English? What personal and contextual factors affect students’ motivation? The researcher first discusses the relationship between language-learning motivation and self-regulation, and then presents the results and practical implications of a mixed-methods study conducted in his teaching context. Intended audience: Teachers and Administrators.
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Timothy Wick

KFUPM
Tim Wick has been teaching English (and learning Arabic) in the Middle East for over a decade. He currently teaches preparatory-year English at King Fahd University in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Thursday March 9, 2017 12:45 - 13:30 GMT+04
Salon 4
  Long Presentation, Applied Linguistics

13:30 GMT+04

Rhetorical Negotiations of Relative Clauses in Metadiscourse
The presentation examines metadiscursive relative clauses (RCs) in a corpora of articles across disciplines in order to understand how rhetorical negotiations influence the structures of different types of RCs. It also examines challenges that English learners exhibit as they attempt to understand RCs in rhetorical negotiations and practices across disciplines.
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Arlene Clachar

University of Miami
Arlene Clachar is a professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami, Florida, U.S.A.

Thursday March 9, 2017 13:30 - 14:15 GMT+04
Salon 4
  Long Presentation, Applied Linguistics

13:30 GMT+04

Teaching for Knowledge vs Teaching for Use
Many teachers are often concerned about their learners not spontaneously producing language they have been taught. The presenter will look at theoretical aspects of second language acquisition that explain this and propose models and stagings to distinguish between teaching-for-knowledge and teaching-for-use. Intended audience: Teachers and English course developers.
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avatar for Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong

MOE
Working in Peru, England and now the UAE; Neil has an MA in TESOL and has been involved in ESL teaching, management, assessment and training for nearly ten years.

Thursday March 9, 2017 13:30 - 14:15 GMT+04
Sahab 2
  Long Presentation, Applied Linguistics

16:15 GMT+04

Inferencing strategies towards unknown words during reading
During reading, EFL learners will encounter unknown or unfamiliar words, thus they resort to compensatory strategies. One of these strategies is inferencing the meanings of theses unknown word though resoring to linguistic and non-linguistic clues. The presenter will present evidence form her data as to the nature of these strategies
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Nesreen Al-Ahmadi

King Abdul Aziz Univeristy
A lecture at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi-Arabia. Currently a post-graduate student. My interests are lexical inferencing of unknown words during reading and what EFL learners do,

Thursday March 9, 2017 16:15 - 17:00 GMT+04
Salon 4
  Long Presentation, Applied Linguistics
 
Friday, March 10
 

15:00 GMT+04

Impacts of Reflective teaching on Teacher autonomy
It seems reflective correlates strongly with teacher autonomy, so to prove that, it has been decided to validate it by utilizing a mixed-method inquiry.
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FM

Farhad Mollaee

Amirkabir University
I am an EFL teacher. I have been teaching for 22 years. I have got my M.A. in Applied Linguistics.

Friday March 10, 2017 15:00 - 15:30 GMT+04
Junior Suite 2
  Long Presentation, Applied Linguistics

16:15 GMT+04

The effectiveness of explicit pronunciation teaching
Pronunciation teaching is given the least attention in English classrooms because teachers believe it is ineffective or can be taught implicitly through listening and speaking activities. The presenter will give an overview of previous research regarding the efficacy of pronunciation teaching, followed by reporting his study on the same issue.
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GA

Ghazi Algethami

University Professor, Taif University
Assistant Professor at Taif University in Saudi Arabia. Interested in second/foreign language speech, and how explicit pronunciation teaching can affect learners’ production and perception of second/foreign language.

Friday March 10, 2017 16:15 - 17:00 GMT+04
Junior Suite 1
  Long Presentation, Applied Linguistics
 
Saturday, March 11
 

10:15 GMT+04

Identity Matters: Non-Native-English-Teachers’ Pronunciation and Accent
This presentation explores how the issues of pronunciation and accent can impact the complex negotiation and construction of the professional identities of non-native English-speaking teachers in the Gulf states. Findings from a life history research will be discussed, and implications for practice will be explored.
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SA

Sabina Ashraf

University of Wollongong
Sabina Ashraf has been teaching English since 1998. She holds an EdD from the University of Exeter (UK), and is currently teaching English at the University of Wollongong in Dubai.

Saturday March 11, 2017 10:15 - 11:00 GMT+04
Junior Suite 2
  Long Presentation, Applied Linguistics

13:00 GMT+04

A Teacher’s Approach to Using Corpus Linguistics
This teacher-focused talk will demystify the use of corpus linguistics to make effective vocabulary choices. Attendees will learn how easy it is, even for neophytes, to use freely available text analysis tools to compile corpora and keyword lists. Those teaching ESP or business English will find the talk particularly useful.
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avatar for Michael Jones

Michael Jones

Saudi Aramco
Michael Jones has over twenty years of ELT experience in a variety of countries. He holds a CELTA, a Delta, and an M.A. TESOL. He currently teaches at Saudi Aramco.

Saturday March 11, 2017 13:00 - 13:45 GMT+04
Junior Suite 2
  Long Presentation, Applied Linguistics

15:00 GMT+04

The Effect of Focused Written Corrective Feedback
This paper presents the results of an investigation into the effects of direct and indirect focused WCF on students’ grammatical accuracy both in the revision of the same piece of writing and on new pieces of writing over time.
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Martin Endley

UAEU
Martin Endley is a member of the Department of Linguistics at UAE University. His research interests include L2 reading strategies, written corrective feedback on L2 writing and error gravity.
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Khaled Karim

Assistant Professor, United Arab Emirates University
Dr. Karim an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at UAEU. His primary interests focus on corrective feedback in second language writing, second language writing strategies, ELT methodology, and teachers' professional development.

Saturday March 11, 2017 15:00 - 15:30 GMT+04
Salon 3
  Long Presentation, Applied Linguistics
 
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