Volume 9 Number 1
TESOL 2011 CONVENTION
IC-RELATED SESSIONS, TESOL, 2011

ICIS (Intercultural Communication Interest Section) recommends…

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Intercultural Relations: Beyond Face-to-Face Interactions

Jenna Shim

Hot Topic (20 mins.)

Hilton-Grand Salon 7

March 17 7:30 AM - 7:50 AM

Building Effective Intercultural Communication in Online Courses

Dawn Bilowski, Sandy Wagner, Debbie East, Geoff Lawrence

CALL/Higher Ed Intersection with IC participation

Convention Center - RO1

March 17 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Cultural Values of Gulf Arab Students in the Classroom

Melissa McAllister, Kira Litvin

Practice-Oriented (45 mins.)

Hilton-Grand Salon 9

March 17 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Taking advantage of the “E” in the English- Speaking Community

Angela Cunningham, Claudia Wilroy

Poster (1 hr., 15 mins.)

Poster Session Area

March 17 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Making Connections: Activities for Intercultural Understanding in Conflict Situations

Susan Renaud, Elizabeth Tannenbaum, Michael Jerald, Gusman Edouard

Practice-Oriented (45 mins.)

Hilton-Grand Salon 9

March 17 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Effectively Working With the “Intercultural” in the ESOL Classroom

Susan Spezzini, Hyunsoo Hur, Andres Ramirez, Michiko Uryu

IC/TE (Teacher Education) InterSection (1 hr., 45 mins.)

Hilton-Grand Salon 12

March 17 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Intercultural Negotiations in Korean EFL Textbooks: Pedagogical Implications

Heejin Song

Research-Oriented (45 mins.) Hilton-Grand Salon 9

March 17 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Cultural and Linguistic Competence: An Argument for Interculture Alongside Interlanguage

Esim Erdim
Christopher Shedd Research-Oriented (45 mins.) Hilton-Grand Salon 9

March 17 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Enhancing Cross-Cultural Skills and Self-Awareness Through Interactive Interventions

Cynthia Lennox, Kathleen Barnard, Jeanette Clement

Research-Oriented (45 mins.) Hilton-Grand Salon 9

March 17 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM


Friday, March 18, 2011

English Language Teaching and Positive Cultural Change

Shpresa Delija

Hot Topic (20 mins.)

Hilton - Grand Salon 10

March 18 7:30 AM - 7:50 AM

Questions About Culture: Email Discussion on Refugees

Colleen Mahar-Piersma

Hot Topic (20 mins.)

Convention Center – 201

March 18 7:30 AM - 7:50 AM

What Components of Emotional Intelligence Are Most Important in ELT?

Denise Murray & MaryAnn Christison

Research-Oriented (45 mins.) Hilton-Grand Salon 21

March 18 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Lesson Plans for Teaching Pragmatics in Context

Fanny Law, Marifel Marquez, & Ai Maeda

Practice-Oriented (45 mins.)

Hilton - Grand Salon 4

March 18 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Saudi ELLs: How to Optimize Your Classroom Experience

Carol Costello

Discussion Group (45 mins.) Convention Center – 213

March 18 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Intercultural Training in the U.S. Military: Implications for ESOL Educators

Annette Bradford, Martine Danan, Ruth Sasaki, Esther Hay, & Jennifer J. McCune

ICIS Academic Session

Hilton-Grand Salon 13

March 18 1:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Empowerment and Intercultural Understanding: International Students as Change Agents

Lisa Leopold

Practice-Oriented (45 mins.)

Hilton-Grand Salon 16

March 18 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

How to Establish Intercultural Training Programs

Diana Trebing & YouJin Kim

Practice-Oriented (45 mins.)

Hilton-Grand Salon 16

March 18 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Facilitating Two-Way Acculturation in the Second Language Classroom

Martine Danan

Practice-Oriented (45 mins.)

Hilton-Grand Salon 4

March 18 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Connecting Across Cultures: Parental Involvement Programs for Our Diverse Communities

Lisa Tabaku, America Calderon, & Graca Pereira

Workshop (1 hr., 45 mins.)

Hilton-Grand Salon 16

3/18 4:00 PM - 5:45 PM

Whose Culture should we teach?: A Multidisciplinary Literature Review

David Sallay

Research-Oriented (45 mins.)

Hilton - Grand Salon 21

3/18 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM


Saturday, March 19, 2011

Preservice Teachers' Reflection on Cultural Diversity

Ivy Haoyin Hsieh & Helen Berg

Hot Topic (20 mins.)

Convention Center - 201

March 19 7:30 AM - 7:50 AM

Texts and the City: Language Learners and Social Networking Practices

Matthew Sutin

Hot Topic (20 mins.)

Hilton - Grand Salon 7

March 19 7:30 AM - 7:50 AM

Hierarchical Attitudes Toward English Language and Culture Remain Durable

Gabriela Kleckova & Tammy R. Jones

Research-Oriented (45 mins.)

Hilton - Grand Salon 12

March 19 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Re-imagining Clip Art Visuals for Diverse Classrooms

Sarah Martin

Practice-Oriented (45 mins.)

Hilton - Grand Salon 21

March 19 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Teaching Social Responsibility in a Multicultural World

Valerie Jakar, Kip Cates, Alexis Finger, Sara Keyes Ray, Aymen Elsheikh, &

Lori Edmonds

ICIS-SR (Social responsibility) InterSection (1 hr., 45 mins.)

Hilton - Grand Salon 12

March 19 10:00 AM – 11:45AM

Culture(s) in Global and Local Englishes: Theory and Teaching Practice

William Eggington & Ulla Connor Research-Oriented (45 mins.)

Hilton - Oak Alley

March 19 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Intercultural Communication and Miscommunication: Implications for ESOL Students and Teachers

Jinyan Huang, Erin Dotterweich, & Ashleigh Bowers

Poster (1 hr., 15 mins.)

Convention Center - Poster Session Area

March 19 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Implications of Multi-Ethnic ESOL Teacher Reflections for Intercultural Communication Course

Michael Wei & Yalun Zhou

Poster (1 hr., 15 mins.)

Convention Center - Poster Session Area

March 19 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Using Native-Speaking Partners for Building Group-Work Skills

Tom Schroeder

Poster (1 hr., 15 mins.)

Convention Center - Poster Session Area

March 19 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Using Photojournalism to Enhance Students’ Learning

Susan Chaiton & Beata Piechocinski

Poster (1 hr., 15 mins.)

Convention Center - Poster Session Area

March 19 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Language and Cultural Differences that Interfere with International Teaching Assistants

Kathi Cennamo, Diana Trebing, Jocelyn Hardman, Peggy Heidish, & Eunsook Shim

IC/ITA (International Teaching Assistants) InterSection (1 hr., 45 mins.)

Convention Center - 224

March19 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM

Junior G8 Summit: Going Global with Glocalized Team Teaching

Tatyana Ishchenko & Robyn Shifrin

Workshop (1 hr., 45 mins.)

Hilton - Grand Salon 10

March 19 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Sharing Strategies to Develop an Intercultural ESL Practice

Geoff Lawrence

Discussion Group (45 mins.)

Hilton - Grand Salon 10

March 19 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

A Two-Way Street: Americans Working in a Turkish University Julie Doty & Fezal Sayin

Discussion Group (45 mins.)

Hilton - Grand Salon 12

March 19 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM