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Thursday 11 November 2010
Morning Session Session
Room A - 9:15 – 11:15
ICT Based Language Teaching Solutions

Moderator: Olga Medvedeva – Public Service Language Centre (Lithuania)

Virtual Learning, Real Heritage – Benefits and Challenges of Virtual Worlds for the Learning of Indigenous Minority Languages
Luisa Panichi – Univesity of Pisa (Italy)
Hanna Outakoski – Umea University (Sweden)
Christel Schneider – ICC International Language Network (Germany)

Using ICT to Enhance Maori Language Teaching
Joseph Selwyn Te Rito – The University of Auckland (New Zealand)
Pareputiputi Nuku – The University of Auckland (New Zealand)

Foreign Languages Turned into Second Languages through ICTS
Luciana Caffesse - Open University of Catalonia (Spain)

An Internet Based Language Teaching Model: Turkish Language Case
Hülya Pilanci – Anadolu University (Turkey)
Ferdi Bozkurt – Anadolu University (Turkey)
Sevgi Çalisir Zenci – Anadolu University (Turkey)
Nurdan Söker – Anadolu University (Turkey)
Nilay Girisen – Anadolu University (Turkey)
Olcay Saltik – Anadolu University (Turkey)

Effectiveness of CALL in Teaching (L2) the Modern Greek Language in Higher Education Institutes - A study in North America
Georgia Kafka – Experimental Institute (Greece)

Task-based Language Teaching and Collaborative Problem-solving with Second Life: A Case Study of Japanese EFL Learners
Michael Thomas - University of Central Lancashire (United Kingdom)

Room B - 9:15 – 11:15
Innovative Language and Teaching Learning Methodologies

Moderator: Elena Gómez Parra – University of Córdoba (Spain)

Promoting Matching Competences in Language Training
Mario Garcia – Cifesal (Spain)

‘English ++’ – ICT Language Project as an Example of Good Practice
Malgorzata Swiatek – The Jagiellonian University Language Centre (Poland)

E-Learning English Courses for Part-time Students- B1/C1 Modules Project
Agnieszka Dremza – University of Warsaw (Poland)
Malgorzata Swierk – University of Warsaw (Poland)

Developing Online Tests for Special Language Needs
Martin Beck – MONDIALE-Testing GmbH (Switzerland)

Integrating Computer-Assisted Phonetic Transcription in Classroom Phonetics Teaching : does listening to English help French Students Transcribe?
Laurence Delrue – Université de Lille 3 (France)

A Distance Education Model for INSET: Moodle
Dönercan Dönük - Mersin University (Turkey)

Room C - 9:15 – 11:15
Integrating E-learning in Classroom Based Language Teaching

Moderator: Elza Gheorghiu - EuroED Foundation (Romania)

E-Reading of the Press Texts
Mohammad Ali Fatemi - Islamic Azad University -Torbat-e- Heidarieh Branch(Iran)

The Application of e-Learning in Learning and Teaching ESP Based on the Example of e-Learning English Language Courses for Border Guard and Correctional Cadets of the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences
Elen Laanemaa - The Estonian Academy of Security Sciences (Estonia)

Pod-Blogging in the EFL Classroom: an Innovative Autonomous Learning Experience at the University
Beatriz Cortina Pérez - Universidad de Granada (Spain)

“Another brick in the WALL”: Wiki Assisted Language Learning in ESP University Courses
Stavroulla Hadjiconstantinou - Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus)
Christina Yerou - Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus)

Second Life as Tool to Enhance Language Learners’ Intercultural Communicative Competence
Kristi Jauregi - University of Utrecht (The Netherlands)


Coffee Break 11:15 - 11:40

Room A - 11:40 – 13:00
ICT Based Language Teaching Solutions

Moderator: Luisa Panichi – University of Pisa (Italy)

The Pedagogical Potentials of Weblog in Developing Students’ Writing Skills
Dilani Sampath – INTI International University (Malaysia)
Arezou Zalipour – National University of Malaysia (Malaysia)

Paulex Universitas: a Web-Based Management System to Create, Deliver and Assess Online Language Proficiency
Antonio Martínez-Sáez – Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain)
Ana María Gimeno Sanz – Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain)

Learning to Teach EFL Through a Blog-Based Experience
Beatriz Cortina Pérez – Universidad de Granada (Spain)
María de los Ángeles Jiménez Jiménez – Universidad de Granada (Spain)

Don’t just say ‘I see tea’: An efficient, Meaningful Use of Web Applications in Vocabulary Teaching
Vanessa Verschelden – Het Perspectief (Belgium)
Jan Strybol – Het Perspectief (Belgium)

Room B - 11:40 – 13:00
Innovative Language and Teaching Learning Methodologies

Moderator: Cezar Vrinceanu - EuroEd Foundation (Romania)

Interactive Instructional Multimedia in Vocabulary Development of Children with Hearing Loss
Blagovesna Stoyanova Yovkova – Sofia University “Sv. Kliment Ohridski” (Bulgaria)

Implementing a Co-Teaching Model for Improving EFL learners’ Grammatical Proficiency
Mohammad Aliakbari – Ilam University (Iran)

Who is the Winner in the Fight of Virtual and Real Communication?
Agnesa Kovalcíková – Gymnázium sv.Tomáša Akvinského (Slovakia)

Students and Teacher’s Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Collaborative Writing with Wiki in a Primary Four Chinese Classroom
Xuanxi Li – Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

Room C - 11:40 – 13:00
Integrating E-Learning in Classroom Based Language Teaching

Moderator: Elena Gómez Parra – University of Córdoba (Spain)

An e-Learning Pilot Training Course for Teachers of Portuguese as a Foreign Language at the University of Porto
Isabel Martins - University of Porto (Portugal)

E-Morphology – English Grammar in Practice
Mária Hardošová - Matej Bel University (Slovak Republic)

Inter˛ - Promoting Digital Competences as a Tool to Overcome Cultural Barriers Among European Citizens
Dorinda Dekeyser - CVO Leuven-Landen (Belgium)

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