Saturday, 2 November 2024
In-Person Conference
4525 Union Ave., San Jose, CA 95124
Language Teaching Methodologies:
Utopian Classroom Environments vs. Our Reality.
Different language teaching pedagogies and methodologies have existed since the emergence of pro-active learners, whose goal was to reach a native-like level. The FLANC 2024 conference will be the first event of its kind where the proponents of all language teaching methodologies (from the “traditionalists” to the “progressive”) will be invited to debate. Come and join us to share your experiences as a language teacher, your hopes, your disappointments, and your solutions. Proponents of all pedagogies and methodologies are welcome with open arms. Traditionalists: this is your opportunity to defend the cause of extensive grammar teaching! CLT advocates: this is your opportunity to make more converts!
Conference Agenda
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Julio C Rodríguez
Center for Language and Technology (CLT) Director
Mapping AI to Teacher Knowledge and Learning Standards
11:00 – 12:00 Keynote Speech @ Library
Julio C Rodriguez (NFLRC Director) is the director of the Center for Language & Technology at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. He has published and presented extensively on instructional technology and design-based research, including a co-edited first major publication on design-based research in computer-assisted language learning. In the last 25 years, he has lead several instructional design and technology integration projects.
08:00 – 08:50 Conference Registration
08:35 – 08:50 Meet and Greet (President’s Welcome & CLTAC Representative) @ Library
09:00 – 09:45 Concurrent Session 1
10:00 – 10:45 Concurrent Session 2
11:00 – 12:00 Keynote Speech @ Library
12:00 – 12:50 Lunch (PDF) @ Harker Dining Facility
(Reserve Your Meal: $20 breakfast and lunch are prepared by Harker's Chefs; not included in the registration)
13:00 – 13:45 Concurrent Session 3
14:00 – 14:45 Concurrent Session 4
15:00 – 15:45 Concurrent Session 5
12:45- 16:15 CLTAC Workshop @ Library* (PDF Agenda)
15:00-16:15 AATSP Workshop @203 - 204*
15:45 – 16:15 Silent Auction & Ruffle Prizes @ Dining Facility
16:15 – 16:30 Closing Circle @ Library
* FLANC Conference Registration is Required for all participants to include CLTAC Teachers
Concurrent Session 1
09:00 – 09:45
Presentation 1A – Room # 102 - Canceled
The Ideal Method of Teaching Languages: Reality or Utopia?
The dynamics of the classroom environment significantly influences learners' willingness to communicate in the second language, which is a critical aspect of language acquisition and proficiency (Dewaele et al., 2022). This presentation outlines several most effective languages teaching strategies and explores the ways to create welcoming and interactive classroom environment. The presenter will share personal experience of achieving the desired proficiency results by applying assorted methods to create student-centered learning environment, facilitate the effective language acquisition and promote critical thinking. The participants will leave the session equipped with pedagogically sound ways of incorporating various language teaching methods in their lessons and will learn how to adapt these strategies to promote learner autonomy and motivation thus creating the ideal for language learning classroom environment.
Presenter: Tatyana Neronova (DLIFLC)
Presentation 1B – Room # 104
Incorporating Discussion Forum in Foreign Language Instruction
This presentation explores the efficacy of incorporating discussion forums in foreign language instruction to facilitate higher proficiency levels. Through discussion forums learners can engage in meaningful, context-rich interactions that promote active language use, critical thinking, knowledge sharing, various perspectives on topics, learner autonomy and cultural competence.
Presenter: Deborah Choi (DLIFLC)
Presentation 1C – Room # 118
Use of Padlets in a college second semester French FL class
Borne of the quest for new foreign language learning and teaching methodologies during the great online migration of the pandemic, Padlets is a cross between whiteboard and forum. This presentation examines and reports on using Padlets, within the context of a college-level, second-semester French FL, fully online course at SJSU.
Presenter: Francoise Hermann (San José State University)
Presentation 1D – Room # 202
AI: Empowering Tool for EAP Lecturers
This presentation delves into using AI tools to create classroom materials for effective foreign language instruction for EAP leaners (English for Academic Purposes). Presenter gives practical demonstrations of AI-created classroom activities and homework assignments to improve language proficiency and student engagement. Presenter addresses pros and cons of using AI and how to integrate them into instruction.
Presenter: Reem Desouky (American University of Cairo)
Presentation 1E – Room # 203
Revising and Extending Professor William Bull’s Spanish Verb Tense Model
Professor Bull’s model is the springboard for turning the entire traditional descriptive paradigms of the Spanish and English verb systems upside down and inside out, dramatically displaying them in a two-tense Matrix format with four Construction Types and Modification Levels – the result being, an accurate, easily understandable, and observable Gestalt.
Presenter: Glen Kerch
Presentation 1F – Room # 204
Getting Spanish to Zero-Textbook-Cost (ZTC) Through Open Educational Resources (OER)
Discover how a group of Spanish faculty from California community colleges are transforming education to be more accessible by using zero-cost resources. With the support of the ASCCC OERI, this group is developing and adopting open educational resources (OER) and open platforms such as LibreTexts and ADAPT. Join us!
Presenters: Cristina Moon, Alejandro Lee, Sarah Harmon, and Hugo Diaz-Rodi (Chabot College)
Presentation 1G – Room # 209
Resolving the Turbulent Reality of a Mixed Level Class
This session explores options for teachers facing mixed level classes where learners work towards passing standardized tests. Attendees are introduced to a three-pronged approach to differentiated instruction: content, process and product. Attendees will gain insight on ways to tweak each of these dimensions to meet the needs of heterogeneous classes.
Presenter: Amal Farghaly (DLIFLC)
Presentation 1H – Room # Library
Igniting Intrinsic Motivation for Language Learning
Centralized on the "relatedness" dimension of Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 1985), this presentation will showcase a selection of practical strategies that teachers can implement to create a positive, supportive, and caring learning environment, fostering increased intrinsic motivation for language learning. Besides providing sample strategies and reflective tools for both teachers and students, the presentation will also offer specific considerations for educators to create a more motivational learning environment.
Presenter: Michelle Omidi (DLIFLC)
Concurrent Session 2
10:00 – 10:45
Presentation 2A – Room # 102
The Power of Prompt Engineering
AI-powered apps have gained ubiquitous usage in language instruction and learning, producing results from curriculum content to classroom vocabulary and grammar activities. Join me in learning about the F.A.C.T.S.S. Prompt Engineering process in creating queries that guide GenAI models to produce accurate and relevant results.
Presenter: Sandy Wagner (DLIFLC)
Presentation 2B – Room # 104
Fostering “Ideal” Foreign Language Learners: Mission Possible
This presentation, based on a case study, will probe effective Language Learning Strategies (LLS) of successful adult foreign language learners. LLS play a critical role in learner development. Effective LLS are essential tools for foreign language learners to engage in self-directed learning and to develop higher proficiency level. The presentation will reveal the findings of the case study that used triangulation of data collected from interviews and class observation to investigate LLS of three advanced-level Chinese language learners. The presenter will demonstrate how effective learning strategies can be acquired through learners’ efforts and awareness, be taught by teachers, and be cultivated in an optimal learning environment. Through interactive discussion with the presenter, the attendants of the presentation will understand why and how foreign language teachers play a pivotal role in fostering learners’ effective LLS and will develop strategies of teaching LLS to their students.
Presenter: Ying Amatya (DLIFLC)
Presentation 2C – Room # 118
Unlocking the Sociolinguistic Dimensions of Grammatical Variations:
This presentation addresses learners' challenges with grammatical exceptions in the target language, often stemming from traditional instruction focusing on morphological and syntactic structures. It explores how these "exceptions" are variations influenced by social factors. Presenters will illustrate effective strategies to integrate sociolinguistic insights, aiding learners in mastering grammar more efficiently.
Presenters: Sungup Moon, Ali Bolgun and Khaled Sellami (DLIFLC)
Presentation 2D – Room # 202
AI Chatbots & Differentiated Instruction for Language Learning
I will explore the integration of differentiated instruction with military scenarios to enhance language learning. This approach balances traditional and modern methodologies, creating a dynamic classroom environment that meets diverse learner needs and operational readiness. Through interactive discussions and practical examples, I aim to equip educators with the tools to foster an engaging and effective learning environment.
Presenter: Sandrine Chorin (DLIFLC)/instead of Habib
Presentation 2E – Room # 203
Teaching Spanish through oral folklore: using a compilation (This presentation is in Spanish.)
The goal of the presentation is to demonstrate effective methods for teaching Spanish through idiomatic expressions and phrases, using a personal compilation. This approach helps learners improve their Spanish in everyday situations, enhancing their understanding and fluency.
Presenter: Carlota Roa (Independent Scholar)
Presentation 2F – Room # 204
Real-Life Listening Skills in Language Teaching: Ideals vs. Reality
The ability to listen with intention is crucial for mastering foreign languages. This presentation delves into the meaningfulness of listening for essential elements of information (EEIs) as the indispensable skill for learners to function effectively in real-life situations where discerning critical information is paramount (David Nunan, 1999, 2004, 2012). This session addresses the gap between the utopian ideal of perfect language classrooms and the realities of real-life listening situations. The presenters will equip the participants with realistic and actionable strategies for immediate implementation. The participants will explore techniques for identifying essential information in the spoken target language, analyze strategies to refine learners’ listening skills and discuss designing activities to foster real-world listening comprehension. The presenters will also discuss assessment and constructive feedback to improve listening proficiency. The presenters will navigate the discussion to bridge the gap between aspiration and reality in language.
Presenters: Svetlana Davidek, Ekaterina Fleishman, and Natalia Yevdash (DLIFLC)
Presentation 2G – Room # 209
Enhancing Language Learning Motivation and Four Skills through Interactive Games
Maintaining motivation in long-term foreign language courses can be challenging. Interactive games offer diverse learning methods and create engaging environments that boost language acquisition. In this session, presenters will share their experiences with using games to enhance student motivation, providing practical examples and insights to support effective language learning.
Presenters: Pyong Gah Ahn and Junghee Laxton (DLIFLC)
Keynote Speech @ Library
11:00 – 12:00
Keynote Speker: Dr. Julio C Rodríguez
Center for Language and Technology (CLT) Director
Mapping AI to Teacher Knowledge and Learning Standards
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping all aspects of language education. This presentation will focus on the practical applications of AI in support of language education. We will first address the knowledge and skills that teachers need to build in order to develop AI fluency, and effectively integrate AI into the conceptualization, design, and implementation of language learning experiences. Then we will explore how AI can help foster engaging language learning. Practical examples will illustrate how AI can be mapped to the standards and promote learner autonomy.
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Lunch
12:00 – 12:45
@ Harker Dining Facility
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12:45 – 16:15
CLTAC 2024 FALL PEDAGOGY WORKSHOP
@ Library
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Hongyin Tao
Professors of Chinese Language and Linguistics, UCLA Honorary Distinguished Chair Professor
National Taiwan Normal University
Two Models of Integrating Spoken Authentic Materials in Teaching L2 Interactional Competence
Interactional competence can be broadly understood as the ability to properly deploy multimodal communicative devices in conducting social interaction in context. Integrating authentic materials in L2 classroom teaching has been widely accepted as an effective way to improve L2 proficiency. However, most practioners tend to limit their choice of authentic materials to written texts and/or various cultural artifacts. When spoken interactional data (e.g. everyday conversation) are introduced to the L2
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Concurrent Session 3
13:00 – 13:45
Presentation 3A – Room # 102
Culturally Responsive Teaching, A Methodology to Enhance Cross-Cultural Competence
Culturally responsive instructional activities provide students opportunities to understand predispositions and expand understanding through reflection. The presenters share classroom practices that leverage culturally responsive teaching principles to enhance learners’ cultural competence that goes beyond surface beliefs.
Presenters: Kara Mac Donald and Chia-Ning Liu and Li-Yuan Liao (DLIFLC)
Presentation 3B – Room # 104
Title: Accuracy and Fluency through AI-integrated, Diverse Teaching Methods
This presentation aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution of various teaching methods employed at DLIFLC throughout its history and to showcase AI-integrated classroom activities grounded in these methods, leading to balanced language learning that focuses on both accuracy and fluency from the beginning.
Presenters: Jean Young Chun and Sonia Perchaud (DLIFLC)
Presentation 3C – Room # 118
Developing Self-Disciplined Language Learners
Teachers play a critical role in promoting student self-discipline by modeling self-disciplined instruction and systematic and ongoing mentoring processes during which students set goals and develop action plans. This presentation will focus on the characteristics of self-disciplined learning and introduces a step-by-step model for developing self-discipline for language learning.
Presenters: Michelle Omidi and Ivanisa Ferrer (DLIFLC)
Presentation 3D – Room # 203
Cómo poner la inteligencia artificial al servicio de la equidad de género en el aula de español (This presentation is in Spanish.)
Over the past decades, the study of graphic novel adaptations of literary classics has become more popular in the second-language classroom. By analyzing such narratives, learners can ease the transition between reading fabricated language materials and authentic texts. Those of us who teach Latin American and Spanish literatures classes have also made a conscious effort, since the early 1990s, to include more works by women writers. However, finding graphic novel adaptations of literary works by women is more challenging. This is where the use of Artificial Intelligence image generators helps bridge this equity gender gap. In my presentation, I demonstrate how to use a free AI image generator program to convert works by women writers from Spain and Latin America into images that can be later arranged into several pages of sequential art.
Presenter: Henri-Simon Blanc-Hoang (City College of San Francisco)
Presentation 3E – Room # 209
Pronoun Power in an Iconic Spanish Song
This presentation, for teaching intermediate to advanced Spanish to L2 and heritage speaker college students using a grammar and culture approach, focuses on the forms of personal pronouns and their power to draw a love triangle and convey emotions in an iconic pop song by Spanish singer-songwriter José Luis Perales.
Presenter: Eleanor Marsh (San José State University)
Presentation 3F – Room # 202
Differentiating Instruction in Foreign Language Classrooms: Utopian Ideals vs. Practical Reality
This presentation explores how foreign language teachers can apply differentiated instruction to students with varied backgrounds and different levels of language proficiency. The presenters will discuss the gap between theory and practice, offering strategies to effectively integrate differentiated instruction in foreign language classroom settings, and will provide practical solutions to enhance teaching effectiveness in diverse language classrooms.
Presenter: Sung Shim Choi (DLIFLC)
Concurrent Session 4
14:00 – 14:45
Presentation 4A – Room # 102
Title: Beyond Grades: The Power of Ungrading in Language Learning
Traditional grading system, while effective in a “perfect” classroom, in real life often undermines motivation of our learners. This presentation explores ungrading – replacing grades with narrative feedback – to enhance intrinsic motivation and performance. Presenters will demonstrate ungrading's effectiveness, discuss its practical application, and provide techniques for use in language classroom.
Presenters: Svetlana Davidek and Mariya Serttunc (DLIFLC)
Presentation 4B – Room # 104
Enhancing Autonomous Learning Through AI-Assisted Activities
This presentation explores the integration of ChatGPT in foreign language teaching, highlighting AI-assisted activities and addressing challenges faced by educators and students. It offers strategies for effective lesson planning, student engagement, and crafting prompts for AI, enhancing learning outcomes and improving the overall educational experience with AI technologies.
Presenters: Keyue Song, Marilyn Chakwin, Kueilan Chen, and Xiaohui Wu (DLIFLC)
Presentation 4C – Room # 118
Using an Integrated Approach to Bridge the Gap Between Ideals and Reality in Teaching
As educators, we aspire to cultivate an optimal learning environment wherein students acquire and process information efficiently and progress uniformly at a desirable pace. However, the reality often diverges from this ideal scenario. Consequently, it is imperative for educators to employ a diverse array of pedagogical strategies to bridge the gap between these aspirations and the actual classroom dynamics, thereby ensuring that all students achieve their learning objectives.
Presenters: Liping Qin, Liu Chao Laoshi, and Minghua Wong (DLIFLC)
Presentation 4D – Room # 202
Using AI to Create Tailored Foreign Language Classroom
This presentation delves into using AI tools to create classroom materials for effective foreign language instruction. Presenters give practical demonstrations of AI-created classroom activities and homework assignments to improve language proficiency and student engagement. Presenters address pros and cons of using AI and how to integrate them into instruction.
Presenters: Robin Berube and Pyong Gag Ahn (DLIFLC)
Presentation 4E – Room # 203
Multimodal Approaches to Enhance Critical Thinking in the Classroom (This presentation is in Spanish.)
This presentation explores the integration of multimodal approaches to foster critical thinking skills in the foreign language environment. By utilizing diverse media such as visual aids, digital tools, interactive activities, and authentic materials, teachers can create a dynamic learning environment that transcends traditional language instruction. We will examine the following: 1) Multimodal approaches to enhance critical thinking. 2) Strategies for utilizing multimedia resources and digital tools. 3) Empirical evidence showcasing how multimodal approaches can improve student engagement and proficiency. 4) Guidelines for designing lesson plans that promote both language skills and critical thinking abilities. 5) A discussion on the challenges and opportunities of implementing multimodal methods in diverse educational settings. Attendees will gain actionable insights into developing students' ability to critically analyze and interpret information in a global context.
Presenters: Tanya de Hoyos (DLIFLC)
Presentation 4F – Room # 209
Transformative Approaches to Lexical Acquisition and Retention
Vocabulary learning requires complicated encoding processes and involve critical thinking skills. Transformative approaches encourage learners to actively engage in meaning-making processes to achieve deeper understanding between form, meaning and usage. This presentation will introduce five vocabulary learning strategies to illustrate the effectiveness of transformative learning approaches in the classroom.
Presenter: Ruiqi Ma (DLIFLC)
Concurrent Session 5
15:00 – 15:45
Presentation 5A – Room # 102
Empowering Language Learners: Sustaining Motivation through Reflective Practices
This presentation discusses strategies to sustain student motivation in advanced language learning by promoting self-reflection. It explores methods like reflective journals and self-assessment to enhance goal setting. Attendees will learn techniques to create a reflective learning environment, improving learner autonomy, performance, and resilience. Results from a study will be presented.
Presenter: Maria Teresa O’Brien (Independent Scholar)
Presentation 5B – Room # 104
ChatGPT: Transforming WL Classroom Realities
ChatGPT and similar AI-powered chatbots have emerged as pivotal tools across diverse sectors, prominently in education. For WL educators, integrating AI into classroom practices can augment teaching and learning experiences by allowing for efficiency, critical thinking, and media literacy. The presentation will offer concrete examples of how to leverage ChatGPT to enhance intercultural communication, critical thinking and language learning.
Presenter: Marie Bertola (SCU)
Presentation 5C – Room # 118
COIL for collaboratively learning comedy performances in the traditional styles
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) is a type of virtual exchange that students in different countries work together for a shared educational goal via online communication. This presentation introduces a COIL where American students learn Japanese traditional comedic storytelling called rakugo and Japanese students learn American tradition of stand-up comedy.
Presenter: Midori Ishida (SJSU)
ATTPS Workshop
15:00 – 16:15
@ 203 - 204