31.3259, Confs: English; Applied Ling/Italy

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LINGUIST List: Vol-31-3259. Mon Oct 26 2020. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 31.3259, Confs: English; Applied Ling/Italy

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 20:02:57
From: Patrizia Petruccetti [tesolitaly at gmail.com]
Subject: TESOL Italy's 45th Virtual National Convention

 
TESOL Italy's 45th Virtual National Convention 

Date: 13-Nov-2020 - 14-Nov-2020 
Location: Rome, Italy 
Contact: Patrizia Petruccetti 
Contact Email: tesolitaly at gmail.com 
Meeting URL: https://tesolitaly.org/conventions/convention-2020/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Meeting Description: 

THEME: Enriching Learning and Teaching 
 
SUBTHEMES:
 - Global Sustainability Through ELT
 - Caring for Learners & Teachers’ Wellbeing
 - Enhancing Language Awareness and Creativity
 - Challenges of Distance Learning

PLENARY SPEAKERS:
 - Deborah Healey
 - Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos
 - Chaz Pugliese
 - Tom Sneddon
 - Dorothy Zemach

In the space of a very short time, life around the world has changed, caused
by a rapid and dangerous virus that crashed into our lives.

We, at TESOL Italy, like to call it the “storm”, as this name reminds us of
the archaic and mythical storms from which people emerged in some way changed.

What impact has the “storm” had on education? How is the teaching/learning
model changing right now?

For thousands of teachers and students, online classes have become the new
norm. Some teachers have already had experience in meeting students through
synchronous and asynchronous mode and for them it has not been a daunting
task. Others may feel intimidated, but after the first unsteady steps they
have contributed significantly to the community. Both have shown resilience in
facing the new scenario in this phase of their professional life. But what are
the risks for students’ education, safety and wellbeing and what are the
opportunities?

Is learning easier and more enjoyable? Do teachers make the dissemination of
knowledge easier and more attractive? How can learning and wellbeing best be
supported in this context? Has teaching improved?

Now more than ever, improving the quality and value of the student’s learning
experience is a key priority for teachers, and the watchwords are: engage,
enhance and interact.

By adopting modern pedagogies along with interactive technologies teachers
engage, enhance and interact with By adopting modern pedagogies along with
interactive technologies teachers engage, enhance and interact with students.
However, using trends and innovative teaching methods is a crucial skill for
teachers and it is not an easy feat. In fact, embedding technology leads to a
change in teaching strategies, assessment methods and implementation
processes.

Teachers should also explore methods and techniques to adopt and ensure
quality assurance and quality enhancement in their practice. As education
professionals, we must always be mindful of how well we are doing.

In engaging with these innovations to enhance learning and teaching, what is
the effect on the students’ learning experience? Is the quality of
student-teacher relationship an important factor in determining students’
engagement? Are students more likely to achieve their goals when exposed to a
variety of teaching strategies and technological tools? Teachers must find
most effective ways to make students interact since interactive forms of work
can considerably enrich the learning experience. As scientific researches have
shown, innovating teaching strategies is a win-win for both students and
teachers.

Are these methods and techniques effective both in face-to-face and online
teaching? Should learning styles and teaching styles be matched in order to
have a much more confident and active learning and teaching experience?

Finally, how can we put to fruition, once back to normal, the widespread, but
forced, experience of remote learning/teaching that we are experiencing right
now?
 

Announcement: 

Pre-register today and receive the early-bird discount! Participant
pre-registration form
https://tesolitaly.org/conventions/convention-2020/convention-2020-pre-registr
ation-form/.

– Early registration by October 25, 2020 
– Late registration by November 5, 2020





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