ELT Forum: FACING CHALLENGES

IN THE CHANGING WORLD

MOSCOW, October 24-25, 2014

CONFERENCE AGENDA

 DAY 1

 Friday, October 24, 2014

PLEASE NOTE THE SESSIONS WILL BE HELD AT 5 DIFFERENT VENUES.

•  Лицей 1525, (2-й Красносельский пер., д.18, ст. м. Красносельская)

Начало в 14.30

• ГОУ СОШ №1208 (Зеленодольская ул., д. 33 к. 3, ст. м. Кузьминки)

Начало в 11.30

• ГБОУ гимназия № 1584 (Рублевское ш., д. 24, к.3, ст. м. Кунцевская или Молодежная) Начало в 15.30
• Гимназия № 1567 (Кутузовский проезд, дом 10, ст. м. Кутузовская)

Начало в 13.00

• ГОУ СОШ №9 г. Химки, (Химки, Ленинский проспект, дом 7)

Начало в 12.30

 DAY 2

Saturday, October 25, 2014

VENUE: MOSCOWSTATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY (MSPU)

Moscow, M. Pirogovskaya Str., 1/1  

 09.30 – 10.00       Registration.

 10.00 – 10.30       Welcoming Remarks

10.30 – 12.30       Plenary Session. Keynote Addresses

 12.30 – 13.00       Coffee Break

 13.00 – 14.20       Concurrent Presentations and Workshops

 14.30 – 16.00       Parallel Sessions (Certificates of Attendance)

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

 Saturday, October 25, 2014

VENUE: MOSCOWSTATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY (MSPU)

Moscow, M. Pirogovskaya Str., 1/1  

09.30 – 10.00           Registration. (Hall 1st floor)

 10.00 – 10.30           WELCOMING REMARKS (Auditorium 11)

 10.30 – 12.30           PLENARY SESSION. KEYNOTE ADDRESSES (Auditorium 11)

 Svetlana G. Ter-Minasova, President of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University, NATE President  Teaching English in Russia: Old Traditions and New Challenges

 David Wansbrough, Australian lecturer, poet, and artist  A Little Look at the Hidden (Curriculum)

 Keira Ives-Keeler  Assistant Director British Council Russia  Topic TBA (To Be Announced)

Elena Lubnina, ELO Specialist, U.S. Embassy  ELO Programs

12.30 – 13.00   Coffee Break

 13.00 – 14.20    Concurrent Presentations and Workshops

 Auditorium 11  EXPERT LECTURES 

13.00-13.40      The Role of Motivation in Language Learning  John Kotnarowski, English Language Fellow in Moscow

 13.40 – 14.20    Teaching and Assessing Speaking Skills at B1 Level Claire Barns, Teacher trainer, Oral Examiners’ team leader Cambridge English Language Assessment

Room 304   WORKSHOPS

13.00-13.30       Combining Topic Study with Stories (from Beginners to Pre-Intermediate) Elena Starikova, Teacher of English, Classical school # 1272

 13.30 – 14.00    Teaching Writing: Focus on the “Middle Ground” Irina Korotkina, Head of Interdisciplinary Department of English, MoscowSchool of Social and Economic Sciences

14.00 – 14.20    Many Englishes: Practical Tips on How to Introduce Culture Studies in the Classroom  Natalia Bespalova, Associate Professor, SPbStateUniversity of Telecommunications

Room 319   Information Technologies

 13.00 – 13.45    GROUP PRESENTATION

Inspire with Technologies. Integration of ICT in the Learning Process and Requirements of the New Educational Standard Lyubov Desytova, Teacher of English, Gymnasium #1542 Moscow.

Fascinating Lesson with Interactive Whiteboard – the Possibilities of Modern Technology. Tatiana Aleshkina, Teacher of English, Gymnasium #1542 Moscow.

Key Ingredients for Improving Student Motivation. From Theory to Practice. Ludmila Zakolodezhnaya, Teacher of English, Gymnasium #1542 Moscow.

 13.45 – 14.00     Internet Text as a Source of Inspiration and Exam Preparation  Pyotr Stepichev, Moscow City Pedagogical University

Room 317   Teaching Young Learners

13.00 – 13.30    Grammar Smile. Teaching English Grammar to Young Learners. Natalya Shumilova, English teacher, School №7, Krasnozavodsk, Moscow region

 13.30 – 14.20    Topic TBA Marina Ryzhkova

 14.30-16.00   Parallel  Sessions   

 Auditorium 11  Assessment and Testing

 14.30 – 15.00    Final Assessment: Analysis and Instructions for Progress. Elena Markova, National Research University “ Higher School of Economics”

 15.00 – 15.30    Learning-oriented Assessment or Teach, Test, Teach. Tatyana Kuznetsova, Teacher of English, Secondary school #20 Khimki

15.30 – 16.00    Writing an Essay: Arguments and Counterarguments Olga Korchazhkina, Educational Children & Youth’s Centre “Hermes”

Room 304  Professional Development

 14.30 – 15.00   Programs and Projects for EL Teachers Olga Barnashova, British Council, Moscow

 15.00 – 15.30    TKT: Experience in Getting Cambridge Engish Teaching Qualification Irina Ishkhneli, Teacher of English, School #1738 Moscow

 15.30 – 16.00   ACCESS Comes to Moscow  Elena Babina, Teacher of English, Gubkin

Room 317   Teaching Literature

14.30 – 14.50   Using Reading Circles Technique to Organize Discussions (Elementary to Upper-Intermediate)  Elena Starikova, Teacher of English, Classical school # 1272

14.50 – 15.10   Metalinguistic Approach to Reading Fiction, or How Can I Get Them to Read In Depth? Natalia.Mikunis, School #1208, Moscow   

15.10 – 16.00   GROUP PRESENTATION

Books for Teenagers – Learning by Reading  Julia Raskina, Teacher of English, Gymnasium #1567, Moscow

Shakespeare is Accessible and Enjoyable. Olga Sventsitskaya, Teacher of English, Gymnasium #1567, Moscow

Teaching Science Fiction  Artem Zubov, Teacher of English, Gymnasium #1567, Moscow

 Room 319  Teaching English in Higher School    

14.30 – 15.00    Channels of Communication in the Changing Information Space Mark Y. Blokh, Professor MSPU

 15.00 – 15.20    Starting and Finishing Your BA and MA Thesis Galina Goumovskaya, Professor MSPU

15.20 – 15.40    Cultural Aspects of Teaching Vocabulary for Law Anna Shirokikh, Associate Professor, The Financial University under the Government of RF

15.40 – 16.00    English & Gardening: For the Real Connoisseurs of Both. Alina V. Chitova, Faculty of Philology, St. PetersburgStateUniversity