CATESOL 2012
Deeply Rooted, Always Growing
Oakland Marriott City Center & Oakland Convention Center
Oakland , California
April 12-15, 2012

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GRADUATE STUDENT FORUMS


Forum A (Friday 11am-12pm): ROOTS OF LITERACY

“A Study of Reading Difficulties for ESL Fourth Graders”

Jiawen Wang, University of Southern California

Effective Writing Strategies for English Learners and Struggling Students”

Deborah Rei, CSU Stanislaus

“Task-Based Vocabulary Learning Using the Academic Word List”

Maree Caput, San Francisco State University

 

Forum B (Friday 3:30pm-4:30pm): REFLECTIVE TEACHING

“Rooting ESL/EFL Teacher Growth in Reflective L2 Learning”

Jarrod Armour, San Francisco State University

“How to Help Arabic Speakers Acquire English Grammar Effectively”

Amani Alhenti, University of Southern California

“Providing Written Feedback: Insider Perspective”

Amanda Thompson, Biola University


Forum C (Saturday 2:30pm-3:30pm): CREATIVE TEACHING

“Sing Along: Connections Between Music and Vocabulary Acquisition”

Brenna Hall, CSU Long Beach

“Making Writing Visual: Using Images in Writing Activities”

Amanda Snyder, San Francisco State University

“Teach English with YouTube”

Marina McLaughlin & Trisha Kunimoto, CSU Fullerton

 

 

RAP SESSION (Saturday 12pm-1pm)

Join fellow graduate students to discuss professional development in the field of TESOL

and opportunities beyond graduate school. Swap teaching tips, share current research

passions and get to know colleagues from programs in California and Nevada.

 

 

MIXER (Friday 5:45-7:15pm)

Meeting place: Hospitality Table, Marriott Hotel Lobby

Calling all graduate students! Take this opportunity to relax, socialize,

and share ideas with your peers in an informal setting.

 

 

Please contact Julia Schulte, CATESOL Student Representative, with any questions

catesolstudentrep@gmail.com


 

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