CATESOL 2016: Full Schedule

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11:00am PST

Understanding Immigration in Our Multicultural America

Understanding Immigration in Our Multicultural America. The poster session will introduce The Magic Paper, a brief historical novel about Mexican-Americans writing for middle school to adult ELLs and literacy students, and six other readers in the Hopes and Dreams series, intended to build understanding of and between immigrant groups.

Speakers

Andy Burrows

Pro Lingua is a small publishing company located in Brattleboro, Vermont. We dedicate ourselves to producing superior language teaching materials.We sell our books directly to teachers and schools and through all bookstores and major distributors in the United States and overseas... Read More →

Friday November 18, 2016 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Exhibit Hall (Grand Hall)

Poster session, E, S, Admin, A, CC, IEP, ML, IC

8:30am PST

Slipping in Slang: Hilarious, Vital, and Disastrous Slang Dos & Don'ts

“Slangman” David Burke (Author of 60 language books) gives an informative, hilarious presentation on the newest slang your students are using that YOU need to know! "Slangman" will also present a show-and-tell of actual exported products whose names got lost in translation and cost companies embarrassment and millions of dollars!

Speakers

Slangman David Burke

Author, Slangman Publishing

Being a polyglot, David Burke was all too familiar with the confusion that can come from not knowing a language’s slang or idioms. His love of language has, in part, led him to write and publish a range of books on this topic. His career has included a regular segment on Voice of... Read More →

Saturday November 19, 2016 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Exhibit Hall (Grand Hall)

Poster session, A, Admin, C/U, CC, IC, IEP, ML, NT, PTE, TEW

8:30am PST

Thinking Routines and Conversation Strategies Using CBI with EFL Students

This poster session explores CBI courses where EFL students of varying language levels work together in groups to build short ranking, analyzing, debating, generalizing, and strategizing monologues using ideas generated from thinking routines. These monologues along with the instruction of conversation strategies serve as a basis for small group discussions.

Speakers

Craig Mertens, Kwansei Gakuin University

Think & Speak American Pop! pdf

Saturday November 19, 2016 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Exhibit Hall (Grand Hall)

Poster session, A, C/U, CC, IC, IEP, ML, S