Event Schedule

Presentations and Panel Discussions

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Registration

8:00–9:00

Registration will take place in the McCone Building Lounge

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

9:00–9:50

Peter De Costa, Ph.D., Professor of Applied Linguistics, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Scales: An Alternative Lens for Investigating Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (English with interpretation into various languages)

Irvine Auditorium

SESSION 1

10:00–10:50

Presenter

Topic

Location

Stephanie Lain, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Course Design and Implementation for Connectionist/Constructivist Models

MG99

John Hedgcock, Ph.D., Professor of Applied Linguistics, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Instruction, Affect, and the Linguistic Ego: A Comparison of Heritage and Foreign Language Learner Socialization in the Classroom

MG100

 Jacob Broadhead, Master’s Candidate, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Using Augmented Reality In and Beyond the Foreign Language Learning Classroom

 

DLC

Vita Kogan, Assistant Professor, Defense Language Institute

Does the Language Match Exist?

CF434

SESSION 2

11:00–11:50

Presenter

Topic

Location

Monica Schneiderman,

Rebecca Clayton,

Kaede Johnson, Master’s Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Monterey Institute of International Studies

The Change You Hope to Make: Peace Corps Teaching Implications

MG99

Tate Miller, Dean, Advising, Career, and Student Services, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Developing Intercultural Competence: Managing Conflict and Strengthening Outcomes in Multi-cultural Settings

MG100

Elizabeth Tredeau,

Diane Yuzhu Qian,

Amanda Shang, Master’s Candidates,Teaching a Foreign Language, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Social Media and Cognitive Linguistics in the Chinese Classroom. No Tiger Head or Snake Tail: The Incorporation of Classical Chinese in K–12 Chinese Classroom (English and Chinese, with interpretation)

MG102

Yinghua Cai, Master’s Candidate, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Weibo, Pedagogical Scaffolding, and Learner Autonomy

DLC

Guadalupe Lopez, Master’s Candidate, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Monterey Institute of International Studies;

Charea Batiste, Grades 7–8 teacher, San Benancio Middle School; Annette Dahlen, Grade 4 teacher, Oak Avenue School, Greenfield; Phyllis Edwards, Supervising Editor, National Geographic/Cengage

Joys and Challenges of K–8 Second Language Teaching: A Comparative Analysis of Two Schools

 

CF434

 

LUNCH

 

 

12:00–12:50 

Lunch is provided for those who registered before March 25.

Lunch will be at the McGowan Lounge. 

SESSION 3

1:00–1:50

Presenter

Topic

Location

Levi Stribling, Master’s Candidate, Teaching a Foreign Language, Monterey Institute of International Studies

WWII in China: A CBI Model for the Chinese Classroom

MG99

Katherine Punteney, Program Chair, Assistant Professor, International Education Management,

Myneisha Davis, Master’s Candidate, International Education Management, Craig Sanders, Instructor, Intensive and Custom Language Programs, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Developing Global Competency in Today’s Youth

MG100

Hueiyun Irene Chen, Adjunct Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies

The Presequence Strategies of Message-Telling Speech Act in Mandarin Chinese (Chinese with English interpretation)

MG102

Fusun Akarsu, Ph.D., Visiting Professor in Education and Intercultural Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Communication Commons: New Media in the FLT classroom

DLC

Brooke Higgins, Grade 8 Spanish teacher, Stevenson School; Adjunct Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies;

Kathryn Haggquist, Grades 5–7 Spanish Teacher, Stevenson School; Master’s Candidate, Teaching Foreign Language, Monterey Institute of International Studies

 

Student-Centered Spanish Learning at the Stevenson School: Trials and Triumphs of the Harkness Teaching Philosophy

CF434

 

SESSION 4

 

2:00–2:50

Presenter

Topic

Location

Adnan Adel Al-Hammody, Master’s Candidate, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Monterey Institute of International Studies

When a Facebook Page Makes a Difference

MG99

 Sisi Wu, Teacher of Mandarin, Stevenson School

Green Technology in the Chinese Classroom (Chinese with English interpretation)

 MG102

Lisa Leopold, Assistant Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Cross-Cultural and Pragmatics Training for Succeeding in Job Interviews

DLC

Trina Montano, Associate Professor, Sarita Chávez Silverman, Assistant Professor, Defense Language Institute

Enhancing Autonomous Foreign Language Learning Through Formative Assessment

CF434

SESSION 5

 

3:00–3:50

Presenter

Topic

Location

Xueting Wang, Assistant Professor, Defense Language Institute

Ditch the Labels: Teaching Chinese Grammar (In Memory of Professor Leo van Lier)

MG99

Karen Wong, Master’s Candidate, International Education Management Katherine Punteney, Ed.D.,      Program Chair, Assistant Professor, International Education Management, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Developing Intercultural Competency: A Panel Discussion

MG100

Mahmoud Abdalla, Ph.D.,

Jinhuei Dai, Ph.D.,

Anna Vassilieva, Ph.D., Monterey Institute of International Studies

Monterey Model Curriculum: The Joint Collaboration between the Arabic, Chinese and Russian Programs

DLC

Topher Mueller, Director of Education Technology, Stevenson School

Top Technology Tools to Extend the Classroom

MG 102

Cassie Milam, Grades 4–5 Teacher, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Dual Language Immersion

CF434

All presentations are in English, unless otherwise noted. Simultaneous interpretation will be available for presentations in Chinese, provided by students from the Monterey Institute Master’s in Translation and Interpretation program.