8:45 am

Openning

9:00 am

Dr. Karen Jogan

Academic Profile:

Karen Jogan PhD is Professor of Spanish at Albright College in Reading Pennsylvania. She was a Fulbright Senior Lecturer in TEFL in Peru and later in Chile. In addition to many presentations for foreign language and ESL teachers in the U.S., she has been a frequent presenter at TESOL International and for TESOL affiliates in the US and in Latin America.

Lecture “The Road Ahead: maps and end points for EFL performance”
The ELT classroom experience leads to opportunities beyond the classroom, but how do we connect curriculum with the students' future goals? We will examine curriculum mapping guidelines; identify authentic tasks which relate to the world beyond the classroom; suggest assessment tools; and explore how the ELT classroom can move beyond the classroom and into the job workplace.

10:00 am

Diana Lorena Osorio Pacheco

Academic profile:

Lorena Osorio is an English language teacher at Centro Colombo Americano and a bilingual leader and volunteer from YMCA Colombia. She holds a BA in English Philology from Universidad Nacional. In addition, she is in her second year of the MSc in Administration at the same University. Lorena is a passionate teacher, researcher and student. Her areas of interest involve critical thinking, organizational communication and phonetics and phonology.

Workshop: Camp to Classroom: Beyond English Language Teaching
(Pre-registered participants only.)

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10:40 am

Mg. Frank Giraldo

Academic Profile:

Frank Giraldo is a professor and researcher at the foreign languages department of Universidad de Caldas in Manizales, Colombia. His main research and academic interest is the interface between Language Assessment Literacy (LAL) and teachers' professional development.

Lecture Title:

Why we need LAL to be better language teachers

11:40 am

Concurrent Sessions: The concurrent sessions will be held from 11:40 am. – 12:20 pm. Audience will be asked to join the breakout room of their choice.

12:20 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm

Mg. Oderay Quijada

Academic Profile:

Oderay Quijada graduated from the University of Panama with a B.A. in English, and she got her Master’s degree in TESOL from Universidad Latina de Panama. She has more than 20 years of teaching experience at different levels in public and private institutions. Oderay, Panama TESOL Past President, has participated as presenter at Panama Tesol, ACPI Tesol (Costa Rica), NICA Tesol, Beta Tesol (Bolivia), and HELTA Honduras Tesol. She currently works at the University of Panama and I.P.T. Don Bosco.

Lecture Title:

ELT in Panamá: Opportunities and challenges

2:40 pm

Graduates panel: “Graduates experiences in diversity: challenges and outreach”
(Live Streaming)

3:20 pm

Coffee Break

3:30 pm

Dr. María Isabel De La Rosa

Academic Profile:

Doctor Isabel Vazquez de la Rosa has worked as an English teacher for 14 years in the different academic levels. She’s worked at university level for the last 10 years. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Teaching English from the University of Guanajuato, Mexico, a Master's Degree in Teaching English at the University of Southampton in United Kingdom, an academic stay in terms of updating academy at the University of Kansas, United States; so as an academic exchange to Mount Royal University in Alberta, Canada.

She is the head of the Self-directed Learning Center of the Yuriria Headquarters of the Engineering Division of the University of Guanajuato. She has collaborated in different educational research projects and the impact of the use of Technology in the development of autonomous learning. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Language Studies and Applied Linguistics at the Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico. Her research interests now is focused on the development and improvement of non-native English teachers’ language skills.

Lecture Title:

Oral Corrective Feedback: A Comparison of Teachers’ Choice and Learners’ Perceptions in University Basic Levels