VenTESOL 32nd Annual National Convention

Examine, Support, Renew: ELT for the Next Generation

Universidad Catlica Andrs Bello, Caracas
July 18th & 19th, 2014

Schedule at a Glance
 TIME FRIDAY July 18th, 2014
7:45 - 8:45 Registration Cincuentenario building
8:50 - 9:15 Welcoming Session Aula Magna
9:15 - 10:15 Opening Plenary: Trends, Issues and Responsibilities of TESOL Educators in the Changing Global ELT Field By Dr. Yilin Sun (TESOL International Association President) - Aula Magna
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
Sessions Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6 Room 7 Room 8 Sala Simn Planas
Video chats in EFL Cloze test in Blended learning in Teacher Assessment: A Did you remember to Connecting Institutions
classes at the IPC American Sign EAP: A feasible Formative Path to teach pronunciation? To Collaboratively
Mirna Quintero, Language and modality in low-tech Teacher Development Empower Access
Educational materials Arianny Rodrguez and English environments Promoting Vctor Yusta Students and Teacher Strategies for Deep
for pre-schoolers Zaraid Vliz Students Trainees Reading
10:50 - 11:35 HEAE-ALL-RS-TECH Evelyn Izquierdo Interaction using Jos Zapata SE HE AE - TE
Eugenio Ravelo Authentic Luisa Cristina lvarez Julie Ciancio
Yusisu Fuenmayor Resources and Waleska Ruiz
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Collaborative AL Jos Gonzlez ALL RS - TE ALL
HE RS TECH ALL - TE
Learning through
Online Comics Design
Dictionary Skills The Whole Brain TECHNOTEACHING Beb vs. baby: Empowering
PE - TE Maricarmen Gamero Boost Language Teaching ALL - TE : Effective Learning PronunciaCHon Venezuelan Very Young
and Yohimar Sivira Learning Experience and Teaching with Estuff Musicians Through
Technology! English Instruction
11:40 - 12:25 ALL TECH Damaris Torres Elio Salcedo-Latouche
Franco Cabrera Henry Ramos and Gizeph Henrquez Yeidi Parra and Diorling
Commercial PE - EE Medina
EE SE - TE ALL - TECH HE AE RS TE -
AL ALL - RS
12:25 2:00 Lunch Break
Go Forward in ELT Colloquium: Enhancing Visual Tools for Learning Predicting Vowel Assessing Speaking in Education USA
by Walking ESP in Venezuela: Literacy English Using IT Pronunciation in Public Venezuelan
Backwards State-of-the-art and Social Examine, Support Polysyllabic Words High Schools Marta Garca Cross-Media in The
Andrs Casadiego Networks & Renew your ALL
2:00 - 2:45 Cynthia Moleiro Julie Ciancio (US PE EE SE HE Freddy Freitez Rothsy Meneses and Classroom Made
teaching with
ALL TE Embassy) AE ALL MW - Joibel Gimnez Critical Thinking! ALL Carlina Rojas Possible
Noela Cartaya (USB) TECH ALL TECH SE ALL - TEST
Jennifer Parra (UNESR) Clevia Prez, Andrs Ramos
Nelson Curbelo (UMC) Miguel Frontado
Overcoming The Linguistic Games: Writing Article Technology, Mass Current Education
Mary Carmen Gamero and Jerry Guerrero
Influence of Spanish Key in vocabulary Reviews In English: Media and Methodologies in EFL Opportunities in the US ALL
(UNEFM)
on English Language acquisition Corpus-Based Globalization. ESLs ngel Garca TE, TECH, PA, RS
Julio Palma (LUZ)
Learners Research three wise Margaret Lund ALL
Evelyn Izquierdo (UCV) SE HE AE- ALL
2:50 3:35 Miriannys Velsquez
- TE Commercial The Language College
Gabriel Carrillo Audy Castaeda Alejandra Lovera EE SE HE TE Egali Pacheco and Eva
ALL - AL PE EE ALL - TE ALL TE ALL TECH Sulbarn
HE AE - ALL
Commercial - ALL

3:35 4:05 Coffee Break

Am I a Leader? Systematization model My Victory Supporting Developing Incorporating Examining and English for Young Honeycomb of Social
Leadership in the for English Teaching Collection: Analysis Interactive Students writing Alternative Designing Teaching Athletes: Connecting Media: Engaging,
Classroom Pronunciation at a Glance Teaching skills to Enhance Assessments into the Materials in EAP Language, Culture, Networking,
Oral Production ESL Classroom Courses History Developing Teachers
Kenedy Barboza and Ivelis Montilla Daniel Castillo, Evelyn Marco Hernndez
4:10 - 4:55 Emilio Surez Urbina and Freddy Cora Lavin Oriana Gutirrez Joyce Muoz and Mara Andrs Ramos
Vanegas Adrin Rondn Eugenia Daal
ALL - TE ALL TECH Commercial
EE SE HE - AE ALL SE AE ALL TE- HE ALL TE ALL - RS ALL - TE TECH
ALL - TE TEST
5:05 - 6:05 Plenary Session: Who Needs English? By Mark Gregson (The British Council in Caracas) - Aula Magna
6:10 - 8:30 LIVE MUSIC AT AULA MAGNA AND VENTESOL ANNUAL TOAST
 TIME SATURDAY, July 19th, 2014
Plenary Session: Memes: Witty Cultural Discourse for an ELT Blast! By Andrs Ramos (Macmillan de Venezuela) - Aula Magna
8:30 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00 Coffee Break

Sessions Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6 Room 7 Room 8 Sala Simn Planas

Using Google
Bringing Interactive NatGeo-Heinle English Teaching ELT -University Of Communities For Assessment in Maritime
Learning Tools into World English Series Resources Developed Teaching Tongue Oregon And Teaching Online English Effective
the Classroom Using your Skills & by Dos Venezuelan High
Twisters to Improve Vocabulary
Talents in ELT: Andrs Casadiego Schools Eugenia Di Bella, Nelson
Evelyn Urbina, Freddy My Experience Sandra Botero Students Julio Palma Curbelo and Jenniffer Teaching and
10:05 - 10:50
Vanegas and Daniel with Belly Dance Pronunciation Mara Elena Silva and Parra Learning Strategies
Castillo Commercial Jann Mndez HE - TECH
Diana Feliciano SE HE AE- ALL ALL - PA TE - Adrin Rondn Yilin Sun
PA - TECH TECH HE - AL
ALL - TECH SE TE
ALL - TE PE EE SE HE
AE ALL
Insights into Spelling Bee Global UGRAD: A Getting Mobile & EFL Writing With
ALL TE
CEVAM, More Than Venezuelan ESP Competitions in TEFL Life-Changing Blended in the EFL WORDLE
English Teacher Training Experience for Classroom MW RS TE - AL
Undergraduate
Audy Castaeda
A.J.M. Becker de Marina Meza Jos Zapata Students! Johannes Rojas and
Jauregui /Amrica Rossaynes Solrzano
Uzctegui HE - TE Jerry Guerrero ALL TE
10:55 - 11:40
ALL PA - TE ALL - TE ALL TE - TECH
Online Effectiveness: HE ALL TE
Overcoming the
fears of Online
Teaching

Miguel Frontado

AE RS - TECH
Online Plenary Session: ELT Through Rhythm and Rhyme: Collocation, Critical Thinking, and the 3Rs By MA. Jason Levine (WiZiQ Ambassador, Fluency MC singer & writer, English Specialist for the U.S. Department of State)
11:50 12.50
Aula Magna
12.50 - 2:20 Lunch Break
Closing Plenary Session: Asking the Right Questions to Get Students Engaged in Reading By Dr. Julie Ciancio (U.S. Embassy) Aula Magna
2:20 - 3:20

3:30 - 4:30 CLOSING CEREMONY : YOUTH ORCHESTRA SYSTEM FROM LA VICTORIA - RAFFLES - Aula Magna
4:30 - 4:50 Certificate Pick up

PE Preschool Education MW Materials Writers

EE Elementary Education RS Research
SE Secondary Education PA Program Administration
HE Higher Education TE Teacher Education
AE Adult Education AL Applied Linguistics
ALL All interested persons TECH Technology in ESL/EFL
TEST Testing and Assessment