PCI 1 Teaching Pronunciation to Young Learners
Target Audience: All interested ESL/EFL teachers
Skill Level: Teachers with little or no background in teaching pronunciation.
This pre-convention institute focuses on current, innovative methods of teaching pronunciation to young learners. Based on research on pronunciation acquisition in early childhood, it offers a synthesis of age-appropriate strategies and practical approaches, emphasizing the importance of engaging, multi-modal methods and the use of technology in pronunciation teaching.
Presenters: Donna M. Brinton, Los Angeles, California, USA; Barry D. Griner, American Language Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA; Brian Teaman, Osaka Jogakuin University, Osaka, Japan; Tamara Jones, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD; Di Liu, Temple University College of Education and Human Development, Philadelphia, PA
PCI 2 Integrating Social-Emotional Learning in Project-Based English Language Classrooms
Target Audience: Middle School Teachers to High School and University Professors
Skill Level: All levels of expertise
Explore the integration of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in project-based English language classrooms. This session highlights practical strategies to enhance students’ emotional intelligence, collaboration, and communication skills while engaging in meaningful projects, fostering a holistic approach to language learning and personal growth.
Presenters: Bamukunda Hillary, Uganda National English Language Teachers' Association Kampala, Uganda; Holly Marvin World Learning Organization, Arlington, Virginia, USA; Bismarck Agbemble, Liberty University, Richmond, Virginia
PCI 3 Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Special Education Processes for English Learners
Target Audience: K-12 educators
Skill Level: All levels of expertise
This workshop will support educators in understanding the basics of special education and distinguishing disability-related needs. The afternoon will focus on supporting dually-identified students through linguistically appropriate IEPs’. Hands-on activities throughout the session will allow participants to engage with data, research, scenarios, and best practices.
Presenters: Jill Hakemian, Bank Street College of Education, Winter Park, Florida, USA
PCI 4 Be Exemplary: TESOL’s 6 Principles in the 21st Century Classroom
Target Audience: K-12 school teachers and Adult Educators
Skill Level: All levels of expertise
Weaved through TESOL’s 6 guiding Principles for Exemplary Teaching, “Be Exemplary” equips language educators with 20+ ready-to-use activities and strategies for integrating Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), gamification, community engagement, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), regardless of teaching context or content. Transform your classroom into a dynamic hub of 21st-century learning!
Presenters: Karamjeet Singh, English Directorate of Education, Government of Delhi, India; Aditi Bhasin, English Directorate of Education, Government of Delhi, India; Kamayani Joshi, English Directorate of Education, Government of Delhi India; Aanchal Arya, Shimla, India
PCI 5 Curriculum and assessment design in the age of AI
Target Audience: Teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum designers and ELT managers
Skill Level: Participants with little or no experience of using AI or those who want to expand their knowledge of ways to exploit AI in curriculum and assessment design
O’Sullivan (2021) argues that curriculum, delivery and assessment must be inextricably linked for any Comprehensive Learning System (CLS) to function. In this hands-on workshop, we will look at designing curricula which link teaching and assessment to the learning outcomes while exploiting AI using practical activities related to the participants’ contexts.
Presenters: Dr Carolyn Westbrook, SFHEA, Southampton, UK; Kevin Westbrook, FHEA, DipTransIoL, Southampton, UK