An international conference for language educators
June 7 – 9, 2012
The main focus of the conference is on the teaching and learning of writing. Through parallel sessions, we will discuss issues relevant to a wide audience, from recently graduated language teachers, to research scholars; from teachers of young learners, to adults; from teachers of English, to Japanese, to Icelandic. Presentations will be in English and Icelandic.
Schedule of Presentations
FRIDAY JUNE 8
09:00 to 09:30
Welcome from the Chair of the Association of Teachers of English in Iceland and Jón Torfi Jónasson, President, School of Education at the University of Iceland
09:30 to 10:30
Opening Plenary: Andy Curtis, Professor, Anaheim University, CA. Hungry for More: Critical Reading as the Key to Creative Writing
10:30 to 10:50 Coffee Break
10:50 to 11:40
Deborah Larssen, University of Stavanger, Norway.
Assessing the written language of young learners using the AYLLIT framework
OR
Gary Anderson, Cambridge University Press.
Tools for teaching kids writing inside—and outside—the box
11:45 to 12:15
Ion Drew, University of Stavanger, Norway. University of Stavanger, Norway.
Does writing mirror reading? A longitudinal study of young learners’ EFL writing development in the Early Years Literacy Programme
OR
Birna Arbjörnsdóttir and Anna Jeeves, University of Iceland.
An Academic Writing Program for Secondary Schools
12:15 to 13:05 Lunch
13:05 to 13:35
Ásrún Jóhannsdóttir, University of Iceland.
English in Grade 4 in Iceland: Vocabulary knowledge at the onset of instruction, demographics and implications
OR
Liying Cheng, Queen’s University, Canada.
Factors influencing English Language Learners’ performance on the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
13:40 to 14:10
Torill Hestetræet, University of Stavanger, Norway.
Trends in vocabulary teaching among Norwegian 7th grade teachers of English
OR
Anna Jeeves, University of Iceland.
“Learning to write correct English was the most useful thing”
14:15 to 14:45
Rebecca Charboneau, University of Stavanger, Norway.
Using the Early Years Literacy Program in an EFL context: A case study of a Norwegian primary school
OR
Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir, University of Iceland.
Autonomy and Alliance: Two core concepts in language teacher development
14:45 to 15:05 Coffee Break
15:05 to 15:35
Samúel Lefever, University of Iceland.
Picking up English at home – the case of Icelandic children
OR
Yayoi Mizoguchi, Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð.
Teaching Japanese grammar to Icelanders: Some preliminary findings
15:40 to 16:10
Guri Figenschou Raaen, North Trøndelag University College, Norway.
A comparison of basic English skills in 7th and 10th grade
OR
Patience Adjahoe Karlsson, University of Iceland.
Storytelling as a teaching strategy
16:15 to 16:55
Anja Bakken and Guri Figenschou Raaen, North Trøndelag University College, Norway. Developing writing skills and awareness of genre and context
OR
Auður Torfadóttir, Brynhildur Anna Ragnarsdóttir og Lára Flosadóttir, Menntamálaráðuneytið, Enska í nýrri námskrá
19:30 Dinner
Iðnó Theatre and Restaurant, Vonastæti 3.
SATURDAY JUNE 9
09:00 to 09:30
Robert Berman, Samúel Lefever, Anna K. Wozniczka & Kriselle S. Cagatin, University of Iceland.
Secondary school immigrant students’ attitudes towards schooling, academic language and social participation
OR
Charlotte Rosen Svensson, Pearson ELT.
21st Century Skills for Language Teachers
09:35 to 10:05
Gary Anderson, Cambridge University Press.
Readin’, Ritin’ and…CLIL, Part 1
OR
Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli, Reykjavík.
Exploring Technology in Elementary Classrooms
10:10 to 10:40
Gary Anderson, Cambridge University Press.
Readin’, Ritin’ and…CLIL, Part 2
OR
Björn Gunnlaugsson, Norðlingaskóli.
21st Century Toys
10:45 11:05 Coffee Break
