Oman 14th International ELT Conference
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
8th – 9th May, 2014

General Notes

• The code before the title refers to the session code. (Prefixes mean the following: CW: Certified Workshop; PA: Paper Presentation; PS: Plenary Speech; PO: Poster; WS: Workshop)
• The number below the title refers to the room capacity.
• Venues for the Certified Workshops are mentioned only on the vouchers.
• Vouchers for the Certified Workshops are sold at the registration area, Exhibition Hall, First Floor, on a first-come-first-served basis. NB: Thursday CW vouchers will be sold between 12:00 and 1:00 PM; Friday CW Vouchers will be sold between 8:30 and 9:30 AM on Friday).
• The program is subject to change. Any changes or cancellations will be announced during the conference.
• School teachers are advised to benefit from the sessions with an asterisk*
• Lunch is served concurrently with sessions from 12 to 3 pm on both days.
• Snacks will be served from 10 to 11:30 on Thursday and 9:30 to 11:30 on Friday
• Rooms B7 and B8 will be designated for waiting where coffee, tea and water will be available throughout both days.
• Names and titles are presented here as received from presenters.

Plenary Speaker 1
PS2. Principles and Practices of Mobile Learning

Mark Pegrum, Professor
Conference Hall: 450 and Lecture Theatre 1: 200 (live video streaming)

Thursday

12:00 -14:00

PO9. Reciprocal Teaching in Reading Classes: Challenges and Pathways

PO25. Boosting EFL teaching and learning through graphic organizers

Friday

10:00 – 12:00

PO106*. Professional Burnout

PO6. Pre-Renaissance Developments in Education in Oman
Christopher Denman, Mr.

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T O   3   P M (Faculty Club)

12:15 – 1:00

PA51. What Makes a Professional English Language Teacher Educator?

* 300

PA196. Maximising Learner Autonomy through Multimedia Language Labs
George Kolanchery, Dr.

300

PA234*. Role of Prior Knowledge in EFL Reading Comprehension
Salma Hamad Al-Humaidi, Dr.

100

PA129. Peer tutors mentoring each other.
Alexandra  Craig, Ms.

Dhufra Al Kharousi, Ms

100

PA228.* Pronounciation problems faced by Omani learners
Anjum Naseem Rao, Ms.

Ume Umara, Ms.

50

PA149. Effective Use of Technology in English language Classrooms
Badriya Ali Sultan Al Masroori, Ms.

Bachra Bouzaiane, Ms

50

PA217. Managing Educational Change in a Gulf State

Rob Clement, Mr.

50

WS9. Omani Co-educational Classes:  Getting Them To Work Together
Ahmet Suleyman Bikmen, Mr.

50

WS45. Electronic Essay Marking System (E-EMS)
John Michael Villar Faller, Mr.

40

PA220*. Teacher Qualities: Do they Matter? Learners'/Teachers' Perceptions
Jamila Abullah Al Siyabi, Ms.

300

PA90. Helping EFL Students Comprehend Linguistic Landscapes

300

PA226. From Memorization to Critical Thinking in Learning English
Said Aldhafri, Dr.
Hussein Alkharusi, Dr.

100

PA206. Success Factors of LC Tutorial Centre

100

PA115. Role of Language Centres in enhancing employability skills

50

PA121. Unleashing Potential of the Brain to Enhance ELT
Sylvia D'mello, Dr

50

PA120. Omani EFL learners’ conceptualization of willingness to communicate
Said Nasser Al-Amrani, Dr.

50

WS5. Using the Flipped Model in Teacher Training
Fakhra Ali Al-Mamary, Ms.

50

WS64. Collaborate Your IEARN Project Online
Abdullah Mohammed Abdullah Almatani, Mr.

40

1:15 - 3:15

Venue specified on tickets only

CW3. Activating The Lexical Approach and Making Vocabulary Memorable

Susan Barduhn, Professor

40

1:15 - 3:15

Venue specified on tickets only

CW4. Google Translate in ELT Context
Gennady Medvedev, Dr.

20

PA192. Reviewing the Past to design the Future

Peter Maurice Waters, Dr.

300

PA125. Incorporating Soft Skills into General Foundation Programme

300

PA202. Scaffold Approach: Breaking Blocks to Comprehension
Laura Nola Gato, Dr.

100

PA215. Extensive Reading using Moodlereader

100

PA69. Bridging what? Teaching in Challenging Contexts
Meenalochana Inguva, Dr.
N.C. Kiranmayi, Ms.

50

PA175*. From Authoritarian to Authoritative: How Far Teachers Are?

50

PA189. Effectiveness of Scaffolding Techniques in Minimizing Plagiarism
Syeda Syadath Unissa, Ms.

50

WS14. Motivating EFL learners: Some effectual macrostrategies
Shahid Abrar-ul-Hassan, Dr.

50

50

WS27*. Using games to enhance the teaching of reading
Helen Emery, Dr.
Halima Nasser A'Thehli, Ms.*

300

WS60. Bridging the gap: making materials accessible to students
LucyJane Padgett, Ms.

Yussuf Sookdin, Mr.

300

WS57*. DELTT: Design your own English Language Teaching ToolKit.
Bahia Humaid Wald Dhawi, Ms.

Jo Hart, Ms.

100

WS53. Online Vocabulary Learning
Fatma Ahmad Ali Hamadi Al Shihi, Ms.

100

WS66. Talking About Writing
Tony Schiera, Mr.

50

WS31. Do It, Act It, Use Drama in Classroom
Badour Mohammad Salim Al-Hinaai, Mr.

Faisal Ibrahim Kasim Al- Shamali, Mr.

50

WS72. Reading Braille
Suad Masoud Salim Al-naabi, Ms.

50

WS16. Engaging before Learning
Peter Lucantoni, Mr.

50

Friday, 9 May

Friday

9:00: – 10:00

Plenary Speaker 2
PS4. Cohort-based Learning

Susan Barduhn, Dr.
Conference Hall: 450 and Lecture Theatre 1: 200

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F R O M    9:30   T O   11:30   AM

PA176* .Bridging traditions and innovations in EFL oral communication
Alireza Jamshidnejad, Dr.

300

PA153. Testing from Objectives in the Foundation Program
Sahbi Hidri, Dr.

300

PA45. Integrating Culture and Language Skills in ELT: Rationale
Shaker Ali Al-Mohammadi, Mr.

100

PA128. Creating Visual Illustrations for Reports: The Modern Way

Pradyumna Kesh Tewari, Mr.

100

PA191. Correction: Myth and Reality
Muhammed Ali Chalikandy Puthiyapurayil, Mr.

100

PA174*. Learning English in primary schools in Oman
Nasa Ali AL Abrawi, Ms.

50

PA164. Professional Development Practices in HEI in Oman
Ruhina Mustajab Ahmed Sayed, Ms.

50

WS43. Imparting a Touch of Art to ESL Classrooms
Basim Al Mushaifri, Mr.
Younis Al Zaabi, Mr.

50

WS68. Using Media to Develop "Four-Skills" Authenticity
Melissa Rebekah Bodola, Ms.

Stephanie Dunbar Siam, Ms.

40

10:15 - 12:15

Venue specified on tickets only

CW2. Introducing Mobile Learning

Mark Pegrum, Professor

40

PA156*. EFL Reading between Post-basic Schools and University Classrooms
Fawzia Aziz Mohammad Al Seyabi, Dr.

300

PA219. Willingness to communicate in a learner-centred classroom
Mahmoud Abu Oaf, Mr.
Anwar Mourssi, Dr.

300

PA95. ”Do you ride camels to college?”
Aleya James, Ms.
Nicole Shammas, Ms

100

PA11. Teaching Reading Using Cultural Language Learning Approach (CLLA)
Hermayawati, Dr.

100

PA147. Motivation to Learn English: Listening to Students' Voices
David Rock, Mr.
Rais Attamimi, Dr.

100

PA94. Are we doing enough ESP?

50

PA134. An Action Research on Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
Aquiles P. Bazar III, Mr.
Rhona Maria A. Waga, Ms.

50

WS3. Producing Vocabulary Presentation and Practice Material
Tony Waterman, Mr.

50

PA27. Virtual Classroom Promotes Independent Learning
Susana A. Cochingco, Ms.

40

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PA155. Thinking Critically: Tradition Versus Modernity in Salih’s DoumTree
Saleh Al Busaidi, Dr.
Tausiff Sultana, Dr.

300

PA47. Foundation Program: Focus on writing skills' enhancement

Victoria Tuzlukova,

300

PA28. Sharing the Burden for Language Learning Motivation (LLM)
Karl Anthony Kripps, Dr.

100

PA29. THE TEACHER AS REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER IN EFL CLASSROOMS
Kappalumakkel Thomas Baby, Dr.

100

PA216. Investigating Factors Responsible for Grade Inflation in Colleges

100

PA78. Moving vocabulary from Short to long term memory
Moza Hamdan Al-Moqbali, Ms.
Raya Suleiman Humaid Al-Risi, Ms.

50

PA124*. “In my opinion, Prescribed Curriculum is……..”
Fawziya Hamdan Abdullah Al Zadjali, Ms.

50

PA222. Security in E-assessment: A Procedural Approach Against E-cheating

Moez Lamti, Mr.

50

WS39. 4-Square Writing
Rehab Mohammed Abdulghani, Ms.

50

1:30- 3:30

Venue specified on tickets only

CW9. Alternative Listening
Rob Blake, Mr.

Nicholas Hilmers, Mr.

24

PA211. Whatsapp: the harbinger of collaboration in language learning
Is'haq Salim Al Naibi, Mr.
Marwa Aziz Al Hadhrami, Ms

300

PA38. UDL (Universal Design to Learning) at Higher Education
Roslyn Billy-Mohamed, Dr.
Carmen Medina, Dr.

300

PA157. Integrating Assessment and Learning in EFL Classrooms
Algirdas Makarevicius, Dr.

Saad Hatem Hasan, Mr.

100

PA212. *Motivation and successfulness of remediation plans
Amal Mohammed AlHajri, Ms.

100

PA142. Demotivating Native-speakerism
Kevin Michael Hodgson, Mr.

50

WS67. Exploring Students' Hidden Selves in a Foreign Language
Meezan Nesha Eglen, Ms

50

WS22. Using Classroom Projects to Reach Multiple Intelligences
Sosil  Somokian, Ms.

50

PA152. Form and Content Feedbacks in Foreign Language Writing
Ali Hubais, Mr.
Francisco Perlas Dumanig, Dr.

50

PA75.   A model for developing university students' communication skills
Eman Khaled Essa, Dr.

300

PA68. English Learners' Dictionaries and University Students' Language Acquisition
Jahfar Sadique Sainulabdeen, Dr

300.

PA171. Special Needs Learners, Diagnosis and Intervention: Alternative Assessment
Vino Sarah Reardon, Dr.

100

PA201. Facebook Fosters Autonomous Learning in ELT Classroom
Munira Khalifa Ali Al-Wahaibi, Ms.
Asila Mohammed Al-Maawali, Ms.

100

PA49. Turn Any Content into Multi-Media

Robert Sawyer, Mr.

100

PA118. Communication in Blended Learning: Problems, Responses and Strategies
Tanzin Ara Ashraf, Ms.

50

WS139. Flipped Learning: An Access to Improve Writing Skills
Edward Batulan Langcay, Mr.

50

WS10. Planning Well Leads TO Success
Naif Salem Khamis Alabri, Mr.

Saif Rashid Salem Almoqbali, Mr.

50

PA169. Effects of Dynamic Assessment on Learners’ Strategy Use
Farhad Tayebipour, Dr.

50