2006 Three Rivers TESOL Fall Conference

Three Rivers TESOL Conference at Pittsburgh Public Schools Reizenstein School, 129 Denniston Avenue, Pittsburgh 15206

The sessions will be on the second floor, which is accessible by either ramp next to the open air cafeteria or stairs beside the front entrance. The sessions will be contained to the Academic Success Academy in rooms, 259, 251, 270, 273, which seat about 30 people, and room 255/56, which seats 50 or more people. There are overhead projectors in each room.

CP=computer project or LCD / OHP=overhead project/ CD Player=Compact disc player

2006 Three Rivers TESOL Fall Conference

Schedule Grid

8:00 - 11:00	Registration: Main Hallway
Academic Success Academy	Classroom 251	Classroom 259	Classroom 270	Classroom 273	Classroom 255/56	Computer Lab/Cafeteria
9:00-9:30		Wylie, Mitamura, and Rankin From Practice to Production: Developing Tutoring Systems for English Article Use CP	Kurosawa and Kaneko Using Comic Books in EFL Classrooms in Japan CP	Savova A nonstandard approach to standard English OHP		Poster session 8:30-9:00 (Cafeteria)
9:35-10:05	Pulkowski Getting Everyone on Board	Zhang and Wilson English Word Knowledge Development among EFL Learners in China and Israel CP	Bradin Siskin Why I Joined the Revolution CP	Elson, Krygowski, Mischler Teach us to read OHP

Academic Success Academy	Classroom 251	Classroom 259	Classroom 270	Classroom 273	Classroom 255/56	Computer Lab/Cafeteria
10:10-10:40	Pujiastuti The Student’s Use of Pragmatic Particles in English Conversation CP / Discussion	Marcinik An Investigation of Multi-Literate Schooling Practices	Li Enhancing L2 Listening Comprehension CP		Smith and Zlotnick Active Listening (1 hour) CD Player
10:45-11:15	Lee and Walsh Journals: Chinese Students Talk Back CP	Slick Teaching Saudi Students in Saudi Arabia and the USA CP	Kubiak and Chapman Health Literacy for ESL Learners CP	Gaulin ESL Teacher Preparation: Towards Holistic, Spiritual, Relational, and Loving Paths CP/CD player		Poster session 10:45-11:30 (Cafeteria)

11:30-12:30 Plenary: Making the Connection: Identifying the ESL Allies you didn’t know you had Nimo Tirimanne, Director of Client Services, Welcome Center for Immigrants and Internationals Plenary Speaker will be in the open air cafeteria, which is located directly behind the front doors of the school. As you walk into Reizenstein school turn right and then turn right again and the open air cafeteria and stage is in front of you. Please follow signs.
12:30-12:45 Interest sections-see registration packet for more details. -Cafeteria
12:30-2:00 Lunch

Academic Success Academy	Classroom 251	Classroom 259	Classroom 270	Classroom 273	Classroom 255/56	Computer Lab

2:05-2:35		Zacharias When I ‘sing’ the poem CP	Li Differences and Similarities of Reading Strategy Use in Mandarin Chinese and English CP	Birkby Speculative Forms of Future English CP/OHP		Harrison Brainstorming Blogging: Using weblogs in the language classroom Computer Lab CP (1 hour)
2:40-3:10	Wang Native Speakers’ Attitudes toward Peer Feedback in a Mixed Group OHP	Han Constructing Non-native English Teachers’ value as World English Speakers OHP	Murray Learning Effective Strategies for Accurate Spelling	Pierce Cultures, computers and Communities: Interaction in the ESL Classroom CP/OHP

Academic Success Academy	Classroom 251	Classroom 259	Classroom 270	Classroom 273	Classroom 255/56	Computer Lab

3:15-3:45	Lapidus Comics in L2 Culture Mediation and Negotiation OHP	Zhang Why NES Students Need an ITA OHP	Chung Asian College exchange students’ development of English academic writing skills in American universities	Anyango-Kivuva Cultural and linguistic factors influencing English Language Learning: Reflections on teaching the Somali Bantu students
3:50-4:20	Horst It starts here: Developing a new listening placement test OHP/CD Player	AL-Hawamdeh Cook’s going beyond the native speaker in language teaching: Reflections and limitations CP	Pujiastuti Perceptions of Indonesian English Learners: The Dangers of Grabbing the ‘Wrong person in the wrong place’ CP
4:30-5:30 Reception-Cafeteria