31.3913, Confs: Applied Ling/Online

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Subject: 31.3913, Confs: Applied Ling/Online

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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 19:49:15
From: Jennifer Hill [tesol.valdadige.etschtal at gmail.com]
Subject: Teaching and learning vocabulary in the language classroom

 
Teaching and learning vocabulary in the language classroom 

Date: 29-Jan-2021 - 29-Jan-2021 
Location: Bozen/Bolzano, Trento, Verona, Italy 
Contact: Jennifer Hill 
Contact Email: tesol.valdadige.etschtal at gmail.com 
Meeting URL: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d49a9af2ca1fcc07-teaching 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Meeting Description: 

The TESOL Italy Val d'Adige-Etschtal Local Group cordially invites you to the
online event, ''Teaching and learning vocabulary in the language classroom,''
hosted online with the support of the Language Centre, Free University of
Bozen-Bolzano on Friday, 29 January 2021 from 14:00 - 16:00. 

Presentation: Obstacles and enablers in language education: lessons from a new
national curriculum, Professor Tess Fitzpatrick (Swansea University, Wales,
UK) 

Workshop: How might word frequency inform vocabulary teaching and learning?
Andrew Wimhurst (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy) 

To register for the event, please sign up using the following link no later
than Friday, 22 January 2021:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d49a9af2ca1fcc07-teaching. Once you have
signed up, you will receive information as to how to follow the event online
shortly before the scheduled event time.

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Sponsored by Macmillan Education 
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Full Conference Description: 

''Obstacles and enablers in language education: lessons from a new national
curriculum''

Professor Fitzpatrick will speak about the key findings from a report
commissioned by the Welsh government in 2017 to assess the relative
effectiveness of second language teaching approaches. The presentation will
explore the psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic, educational, and affective
factors that were found to be more influential than any teaching methods or
approaches. The talk will then consider the practical implications of these
findings for teachers, learners and assessors using vocabulary instruction as
a focus.

Professor Tess Fitzpatrick is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Swansea
University where she is Head of the Department of Applied Linguistics and
Director of the Language Research Centre. Tess was Chair of the British
Association for Applied Linguistics 2015-2018. In 2017, she was awarded
Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences for her work in lexical studies
and in widening understanding of cognitive processes in language learning and
education.
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''How might word frequency inform vocabulary teaching and learning?''

Andrew Wimhurst (MA TESOL) will lead a workshop introducing participants to
online word frequency (WF) lists which can inform the decision-making process
when choosing online texts for teaching and assessment. The workshop will
conclude with an overview as to how recent WF research is reshaping how
vocabulary is counted and the implications this may have for English language
teaching.

Andrew Wimhurst is the Scientific and Didactic Collaborator for English at the
Language Centre the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and a part-time PhD
student in Applied Linguistics (Lexical Studies) at Swansea University. He was
the Coordinator of TESOL Italy-Val d' Adige-Etschtal Local Group from
2018-2020. 

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The event is open to TESOL Italy members. For those who are not TESOL Italy
members for the current year, a free, one-time provisional membership card
will be issued. The conditions of this card will be explained by the local
group coordinator. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance
providing they request one and complete the online feedback survey.*

*TESOL Italy (con i suoi gruppi locali) è riconosciuta come ente qualificato
alla formazione e all'aggiornamento per insegnanti di lingua inglese nelle
scuole di ogni ordine e grado-Autorizzazione MIUR, Direttiva 90/2003.





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