Program Book Niletesol 2014 Final

NILETESOL 18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
NAVIGATING A WAY FORWARD: INNOVATING AND E-NOVATING IN TESOL

JANUARY 28TH AND 29TH, 2014

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SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION ENGLISH STUDIES DIVISION THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO

NILETESOL 18 ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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JANUARY 28TH AND 29TH, 2014
NILETESOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2013-2014) Ahlam Othman Amira Erfan Elizabeth Arrigoni Hala El-toni Helena Simas Kathleen Saville (Membership Cte Chair) Maged Rushdi Marilyn Plumlee (President) Nermine Saleh (Executive Director) Alissa Nostas Amira Salama (Conference Co-chair) Fadeel Faid Hanan Fares Jonah Moos (Past President) Lisa Morgan Mariah Fairley (Conference Co-chair) Neil Winston Waleed Nureldeen (PD Cte Chair)

NILETESOL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (2013-2014) Alissa Nostas Alexander Lewko Elizabeth Arrigoni (Symposium Chair) Jehane AbdelBarry Mariam Osman (Outgoing Chair) Rania Jabr Yasmine Salah El-Din Amira Salama (Co-chair) Ebtihal El Badry (SCE Representative) Heba Fathelbab (Incoming Co-chair) Mariah Fairley (Co-chair) Marilyn Plumblee (President) Susanne Rizzo (Incoming Co-chair)

NileTESOL website: www.niletesol.org Conference website: https://sites.google.com/a/aucegypt.edu/niletesol2014/

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WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear fellow NileTESOL members, colleagues, and conference attendees, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 18th annual NileTESOL conference under the theme of “Navigating a Way Forward: Innovating and E-novating in TESOL”. Putting together and managing a conference of this magnitude does not happen without inspired leadership, collegial cooperation from members of many institutions, both here in Egypt and abroad, and the dedication of many volunteer NileTESOL members serving on the conference organizing committee and in various capacities throughout the conference itself. This year’s Conference Co-Chairs, Mariah Fairley and Amira Salama, have done an admirable job of initiating and coordinating these diverse efforts. It is their unflagging dedication and efforts behind the scenes for the past year which are responsible for the splendid conference we are inaugurating today. The School of Continuing Education of AUC also plays a pivotal role in co-sponsoring the conference and without their logistical and financial support, we would not be able to hold this conference in such a beautiful and spacious venue. I would like to acknowledge the key role played by Hanan Fares, Director of the Career Development Department at SCE, for her constant involvement in preparations for the conference and her seemingly effortless resolution of matters both large and small. NileTESOL wishes to extend our deepest gratitude to our partners and sponsors in the endeavor of providing outstanding professional development opportunities to all those here in Egypt engaged with us in the field of English language teaching and teaching through the medium of English: the British Council, the American Regional English Language Office, International Language Bookshop , Middle East Publishing, Unlimited Press , the University of Cambridge, Oxford University Press, Nahdet Misr: Cambridge University Press, IDP Education IELTS, Leaders for Publishing and Distribution, Macmillan Egypt, Sphinx: Pearson Education, Nahdet Misr: Scholastic, and AMIDEAST. One of the most valuable aspects of an international conference is the opportunity to network with colleagues from around the world and to peruse the latest materials and services available from our sponsors and participating publishers. Do make time to stop by the many booths to see everything on offer. The next two days will hopefully encourage all of us to take on new challenges in our teaching, to investigate and perhaps adopt new technology, and to reflect on the complex pedagogical and social roles we fill each day. We have a stellar line-up of six distinguished invited plenary and featured speakers who will lead us in exploring the conference theme and I invite you to attend each of their presentations: Adrian Holliday, Deborah Healey, Hanan Khalifa, Nicky Hockly, Loubna Yousef, and Hend Khalil. Beyond the presentations from our invited speakers, I also encourage each of you to attend a sampling of the various formats on offer at this conference, whether it be a 20X20 presentation, a poster session, a publisher presentation, the assessment colloquium featuring a panel discussion, or a concurrent session or workshop by one of our own NileTESOL members. The diversity of formats will provide models for new ways of presenting that you may be able to incorporate into your own teaching or into your next workshop or presentation to colleagues. On behalf of the NileTESOL Board of Directors and the 2014 Conference Organizing Committee, I wish you an excellent conference experience and I am looking forward to interacting with many of you on a personal basis throughout the conference. Marilyn Plumlee NileTESOL President, 2013-2014

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WELCOME FROM THE CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Dear colleagues, fellow NileTESOL members and conference attendees, It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the NileTESOL Conference 2014! Set against the backdrop of a country in the process of forging a new identity, we stand in gratitude for this opportunity to pay tribute to an attitude to which we in the field of education all aspire. This attitude is the attitude of learning. Egyptians, like the citizens of many other nations, are struggling to navigate their way in forming a healthier identity that all can embrace. This struggle may look jumbled, overwhelming and even chaotic at times, as a cacophony of voices collide, debating the definitions of justice, community, kindness, freedom, unity and other important principles. However, in viewing it from a different perspective, these voices are also the voices of innovation and change. Perhaps this struggle is simply what learning looks like and in that sense it is also exciting, inspiring and full of promise. Real learning is usually a messy process, involving toil and conflict as we struggle to expand our views to make room for new ideas; moving one step forward and three steps back, before finally moving five steps ahead again. Perhaps the yardstick of success in navigating our way forward is not necessarily how far we have come, but in the extent to which we employ an attitude of learning along the way. We as TESOL professionals are also navigating our way, grappling with an overwhelming (and ever-increasing) array of theories, methodologies, activities and tools available to us. The goal is always to build on, to improve, to make better. Yet, this is no easy task. We have to read, think, observe, try out, reflect, make changes and try out again. We may scrap new ideas entirely and go back to older ones that work better. We may suddenly realize that a completely new frame of reference is required. We innovate. We e-novate! Like Egyptians, we forge ahead with a determination to achieve our goals, adapting to our current surroundings in new and creative ways. All of these changes could not happen without a willingness to learn, to let new ideas in, to humble ourselves, to put in effort. Thus our identity as professionals evolves and is enriched proportionally to our attitude of learning. On behalf of the organizing committee, we are pleased to invite you to celebrate with us some of the outcomes of this attitude of learning. We have an exciting and diverse menu for this year’s conference, including distinguished plenary and featured speakers, panel discussions, 20x20 presentations, concurrent presentations and workshops, a testing colloquium, and for the first time ever at NileTESOL, a poster session event. Please join us in exploring and participating in what the NileTESOL 2014 Conference has to offer this year. It is only through your valuable participation that the conference is such a success every year. Wishing you a wonderful conference experience. Happy innovating and e-novating! Mariah Fairley & Amira Salama NileTESOL Conference Co-chairs, 2014

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PLENARY SPEAKERS DR. ADRIAN HOLLIDAY
What is new: Understanding what language learners bring with them January 28th Bassily Hall (Conference Center) 10:00 am This paper will explore why language learners everywhere may take so easily to elearning possibilities, but that even if this option is not available, we need to understand the human potential which is there anyway. I will explore how a new paradigm in the nature of culture indicates the massive potential contribution of home cultural realities for exploring the world and engaging with English.

DR. HANAN KHALIFA
Teaching reading skills or designing a reading test: What you need to know January 28th Bassily Hall (Conference Center) 2:00 pm In this plenary, I will take the audience through a journey of how views of the teaching and testing of L2 reading have changed over the last 50 years and what the latest trends bring to its teaching and assessment. Next, I will share a cognitive processing model of reading which shows the different mental processes that students go through in a reading classroom. In doing so, I will discuss aspects of cognition that differentiates between skilled and unskilled readers and will illustrate how readers at varying proficiency levels use different reading techniques. I will conclude by giving practical advice on developing tasks to assess students’ reading ability.

DR. DEBORAH HEALEY
Gamification: Communicating with "Digital Natives" January 29th Bassily Hall (Conference Center) 9:00 am Today's "digital natives" have grown up with the excitement and engagement of video and computer games. "Gamification" - using game elements to motivate and persuade - is moving into teaching. While games have long been part of language pedagogy, teachers can benefit from using gamification to connect to today's learners.

DR. LOUBNA YOUSSEF
TESOL: A way forward; English on the Nile: Same or different? January 29th Bassily Hall (Conference Center) 2:00 pm What is our purpose in teaching English in Egypt today? What are we educating our students for? At a time when the computer and mobile phones are facts of life, and communication via the Internet takes place in a femtosecond, the curricula of teaching English requires radical revision. The teaching of English to Egyptians needs to reflect the changes in society and address what linguists call “mother language interference”.

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FEATURED SPEAKERS NICKY HOCKLY
Innovation in TESOL: Digital literacies January 28th CC P007 4:00 pm Digital literacies, the skills needed to effectively interact with digital technologies, are key 21st century skills, and are increasingly important in educational curricula. What exactly are these literacies, and where might they have a place in the English language classroom? We look at some of the theory underpinning digital literacies, and also at some practical classroom activities for teachers to try out with their own students in the EFL classroom.

DR. HEND KHALIL
Mobile learning: E-novating teaching tools January 29th CC P022 1:00 pm This presentation focuses on how to incorporate mobile phones into classrooms in spite of the fact that they have long been regarded as a threat against class discipline. They have always been deemed a hindrance to the teaching-learning process. Hence, teachers should turn their students’ mobile mania to their advantage.

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NILETESOL TESTING COLLOQUIUM SPECIAL EVENT
Classroom-based assessment in TESOL: Benefits and challenges January 29th Bassily Hall

4:00 pm

In the past two decades, the field of educational assessment has witnessed a paradigm shift in regard to the role of assessment in the learning process. Educators and educational researchers across disciplines (e.g., Shepard, Wiggins) praise effective classroom-based assessment (CBA) for its potential benefits, such as increased authenticity, better alignment with course learning outcomes, and accessibility of results (including meaningful feedback) to various stakeholders. On the other hand, some researchers are quick to point out some very important criticisms, such as a lack of objectivity of teachers as evaluators, inexperience of teachers to construct effective CBAs, and the difficulty in interpreting results and making comparisons to other student cohorts. These issues may be even more critical in the field of TESOL, as the construct of language proficiency is often difficult to define, not to mention measure. This interactive panel discussion will explore the following issues:  What exactly is CBA?  What format do CBAs take and for what purposes are CBAs used?  In what ways does CBA differ from standardized testing?  How can CBA enhance teaching and learning?  What kinds of resources and support do teachers need to select or develop effective CBAs?  Can CBA prepare students to perform well on external standardized assessments?  What can teachers do to minimize the tension between CBA and external standardized testing?  Where do self- and peer assessment fit into CBA?  What are some of the drawbacks or criticisms of CBA? Each panelist will give a brief presentation and then respond to participants’ questions and comments. Local and international views will be presented. PANELISTS: Elizabeth Arrigoni (Moderator) Atta Gebril Deborah Healey Deena Boraei Hanan Khalifa Marilyn Plumlee

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NILETESOL 20X20 EVENT
January 28th What is a 20X20 Event? This is an event where speedy presentations are given by professionals in the field of education to encourage innovative professional development ideas. Presenters will be given seven minutes to speak on a subject accompanied by 20 auto-advancing slides. Each slide is displayed for 20 seconds. This event will be moderated by Rania Jabr, Senior Instructor at the American University in Cairo, who has been conducting 20x20 sessions in international conferences and has included this new tech tool in academic English language classes to teach both content and language skills. Session 1: Title: Becoming tech savvy teachers: Ignite, 20x20, & Pecha Kucha Rania Jabr - Event Coordinator Session 2:     Jim O'Neill A collaborative approach to speaking in the classroom Dalia Helmy Ahmad Sedky Facebook for e-novating classroom activities Hoda Mounir AminInspiration: EFL learning through creative writing Susanne Rizzo Critical Friendship Circles: Effective feedback in teacher training CC P006 (Mary Cross) 3:00 pm

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NILETESOL POSTER SESSION EVENT
January 29th SSE CP17 10:00 am

What is a Poster Session? A poster session is an informal event in which presenters share research or new ideas via paper posters. The posters are accompanied by 10 minute explanations and time for questions. The session is set up in a gallery walk-through style, where posters are displayed and presentations are going on simultaneously in different parts of the room. The audience moves from poster to poster according to individual choice, gathering around each poster in small groups to hear the presentations. This allows for intimate interaction with the audience in a more casual format. Presentations
Kariman Mohsen Bahgat Teaching speaking using mice and dice "Mice and Dice" is a board game that makes students engaged, motivated and inspired. The presenter will share a new idea that encourages students to speak freely in conversation classes. All attendees will get a handout on how to apply the game in their language classrooms. Hager Gamal Ahmed Labib Al-Tonsi Blended learning Blended learning makes use of the best features of online and face-to-face learning. The proportion of online to face-to-face depends on learners, instructors, and facilities. The presenter will illustrate different blended learning design models and infrastructure tools to help participants adapt them in their classrooms. Maha Hassan Abd El Latif Tempting teachers in using technology to develop their skills Moving from traditional to modern ways of teaching needs patience and time. The best thing about it is that time helps teachers gain professional maturity. This is enriched with modern ways of teaching as well as applying new technology both to help students learn better and to develop teachers' skills. Shaimaa AbdelFattah Ismail AbdelHafez Global gurus in the making This poster is a display of students’ engagement in technology-related activities and international projects. Students are shown in action while video conferencing, blogging and using other presentation tools. It also includes reflections and feedback from parents and international partners. Waleed Nureldeen Disabled Access Friendly: Do more than just teaching English In this session, the presenter will introduce the idea behind the Disabled Access Friendly ELT campaign which aims to sensitize students to issues affecting people with mobility disability. To this end, the session will showcase how teachers can use lesson plans, graded readers and videos to achieve the campaign’s aim. Sanaa Khattar Teaching excellence from an EFL perspective This talk draws on self-reflection as how excellence in teaching in an EFL context can be supported or hindered. The focus is on three thorny issues both Egyptian and Yemeni TOTs debated, i.e. how curriculum affects TEFL in countries, how exams are implemented and how far the classroom size is influential. Positive and negative effects will be explored drawing on TOTs concrete experiences.

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NILETESOL SPECIAL EVENT PANEL DISCUSSION
The ideal teacher: A declaration of nativeness or excellence?
January 28th CC P008 (Shafik Gabr Hall) 11:00 am EFL/ESL teachers have been categorized using the NS/NNS (native speaker/ non-NS) dichotomy into NESTs and NNESTs (native English speaking teachers and non-NESTs). Researchers (Liu, 1999; Medgyes, 1992; Rampton, 1990) have provided evidence of individuals that cannot be categorized using this dichotomy. This inaccurate and inequitable categorization of teachers into NESTs/NNESTs can affect students’ perception of their EFL teachers. This perception may influence students’ attitudes, learning, students’ evaluation of their teachers and the demand of a certain category of teacher resulting in unequal job opportunities in the EFL market. Due to the above mentioned reasons, and despite the fact that there are a large number of NNESTs teaching ESL/EFL, the NEST has always had a superior status (Liu, 1999). Canagarajah (1999) discussed the political and economical consequences that stem from the NEST/NNEST dichotomy such as unequal job opportunities and unequal pay. Moussu (2002) stated that the dichotomy exists in hiring practices and some teachers are not hired because they are not native speakers (NSs). Moreover, some online EFL/ESL job advertisements even specify being a NS as a qualification. Furthermore, TESOL published A Position Statement against Discrimination of Nonnative Speakers of English in the Field of TESOL (TESOL, 2006) which states that employment decisions based solely on native speaker criterion is discriminatory against well-qualified individuals. It also states that TESOL is against such discrimination and that employment should be based on language proficiency, as well as other criteria, without any reference to nativeness. This statement shows that TESOL is well aware of the existence of this problem in the EFL/ESL job market. This supports the notion that the equality principle among EFL/ESL teachers in hiring practices might not be implemented as effectively as it should, where fair job opportunities are not provided for all EFL/ESL teachers in respect to their ethnicity, nationality or nativeness. This interactive panel will discuss the issues mentioned above, possible reasons and suggest promising approaches that might help raise awareness of the problem. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS  How do students categorize EFL teachers? Do students prefer a NEST, NNEST or a bicultural teacher?  Do they associate the image of the NEST with the image of the ideal teacher?  Do students’ perception of their teachers affect teachers’ perception of themselves?  Do students influence the demand for EFL teachers with their teacher preference?  Does the EFL job market offer unequal job opportunities and unequal pay for different categories of teachers (NESTS/NNESTs/BCTs)? If so, then to what extent?  Is there a bias towards NESTs in educational establishments’ hiring practices in the Middle East?  Are discriminatory practices toward NNESTs - such as unfair advantages given to NESTs in the workplace by administrators/colleagues- common in the Middle East?  How can we help minimize discriminatory practices in the EFL market? How can we raise awareness about this issue? PANELISTS Heba Fathelbab (Moderator) Hossam El Din Attiah Mariam Osman Susanne Rizzo

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NILETESOL SPECIAL EVENT PANEL DISCUSSION
E-novation in online EFL teacher training
January 28th CC P008 (Shafik Gabr Hall) 1:00 pm

Though utilizing games in the English language classroom has long been a common and accepted practice, the instructional power and effectiveness of using digital games in education is still being investigated and questioned (McClarty, Orr, Frey, Dolan, Vassileva, McVay, 2012). In a cooperative effort to prepare teachers in using 21st century computer games as part of sound pedagogical practice, the Regional English Language Office (RELO) of the U.S. Embassy, Cairo and the University of Oregon’s American English Institute offered twenty-two Egyptian ELT professionals Trace Effects: An online EFL Teacher Training Course using the U.S. Department of State’s computer game Trace Effects and its supplemental materials. Taught by one of the Trace Effects creators at the University of Oregon, the course focused on understanding how and when to best integrate game activities into lesson plans and curricular goals, using the teachers’ manual for supplemental activities and integrating Trace Effect into local classrooms. In this panel discussion, participants will share their experiences and opinions on course design and organization, outcomes of team building between and amongst instructors and students, responses to the pedagogy of gaming, and the results of participant action research projects and other assignments. Ample time for questions and audience input will follow. McClarty K. L., Orr A., Frey P. M., Dolan R. P., Vassilev V., McVay A. (2012). A Literature Review of Gaming in Education. Pearson. Available online at http://formative.pearsonassessments.com/hai/Images/tmrs/Lit_Review_of_Gaming_in_Educatio n.pdf PANELISTS: Lisa Morgan (Moderator) Asmaa Mohammed Elsayed Mikdam Mai Ahmed Eassa El Nekhely Mayssa Muhammad Hashaad Nesreen Bahgat ElNesr

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NILETESOL SPECIAL EVENT PANEL DISCUSSION
Beyond teacher training: Innovation in professional development for EFL teachers January 29th CC P022 10:00 am
Technology can offer innovative ways to make EFL teachers’ professional growth a shared endeavour, and this panel discussion will focus on two major techniques that can be of a great help to do so, namely Electronic Portfolios and Online Teacher Learning Communities. An e-portfolio is a multimedia file that includes a variety of formats, such as audio, video, graphics, and text that a teacher can create to document aspects of his/her work. The file can be published on the world web or simply put on a flash drive for other teachers to consult, comment, and learn from. The e-portfolio is therefore a suitable instrument that can encourage the teacher to reflect on his/her own teaching experience and make it shared with distant peers for the sake of collaboration. An Online Teacher Learning Community on the other hand, is a cyber space that addresses the learning needs of its members by facilitating peer-to-peer learning as a means to support teacher professional growth. Through social networking and computer-mediated communication, teachers work as a community to achieve a shared learning objective as proposed by the participants, reflecting personal interests. In an online learning community, teachers can share knowledge via textual discussion, audio, video, or other Internet-supported media. Technology within EFL is having an increasingly large role because it provides opportunities to interact with a wide array of English content that was not achievable earlier. Thus, such techniques should enable the development of a technology-integration plan, and guide the appropriate professional development. PANELISTS: Dr Ezzeddine Saidi (Moderator) Seyfeddine Mohamed

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NILETESOL SPECIAL EVENT PANEL DISCUSSION
The Disciplined Classroom
January 29th CC P022 12:00 pm

Within the Disciplined Classroom, a dynamic environment is created in which students are aware of their duties and responsibilities. They are not passive learners who need to be “managed” but rather active learners who take responsibility for their own suc cess. Ideally, through implementing this approach, students will become masters of the self-access skills they need for autonomous learning. Creating this type of classroom requires that teachers teach students how to learn, not just what to learn. A Disciplined Classroom does not simply refer to classroom management, but requires that the teacher consider a number of factors, such as teaching style, motivation techniques, feedback strategies, and rapport-building activities. In addition, student autonomy is not just a buzzword; with the Disciplined Classroom, it is a central ingredient which helps to develop the attitude of life-long learning. This interactive panel discussion will explore the following issues:       What do we mean by the Disciplined Classroom? What does the Disciplined Classroom refer to? In what ways does it differ from a regular classroom? How can teachers apply the success criteria for such a classroom? What can teachers do to perform well in the Disciplined Classroom? Where do students fit into the Disciplined Classroom? What are some drawbacks or pitfalls to avoid?

PANELISTS: Rania Jabr (Moderator) Mariah Fairley Mariam Osman Wendy McFeely

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014
Rooms 9:009:45 10:0010:45 CP 02 (BEC) CP 03 (BEC) CP 07 (BEC) CP 08 (BEC) CP 09 (BEC) CP 13 (BEC) CP 16 (SSE) CP 17 (SSE) CP 18 (SSE) CP 19 (SSE)

WELCOME AND OPENING CEREMONY BASSILY HALL (CONFERENCE CENTER)
PLENARY: ADRIAN HOLLIDAY: WHAT IS NEW: UNDERSTANDING WHAT LANGUAGE LEARNERS BRING WITH THEM BASSILY HALL (CONFERENCE CENTER)
Raafat Mikhail & Mariam Rayan The teader: Exploring transitioning from ELT to LPA and leadership Rania K. Jabr Quality learning: Even large classes can interact and collaborate British Council Amr AbdelAty Laila Youssef Saleh Kamal & Mona El Stimulating Saady learner autonomy Language in the through apps shade of the Is technology mosque: English for Islam effective in the classroom? Moza Hamdan AlMaqbali & Mahfoudhah AlBahri The TKT: How has it contributed to Omani teachers’ CPD? Nahdet Misr: Sheri Henderson & Virginia Cambridge Robson University Press Peter Lucantoni Moving forward by looking back: A practical Innovations with approach to student reflections critical thinking Maha Hamed Problem-based learning: Bringing the real world to an EFL classroom Noha Omaya Shabana Nahdet Misr: Cambridge University Press Enjy Kamal, Dr. Maha Hosny & Dr. Hoda ElHadary
E-novating listening and speaking classroom teaching and learning

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Yasmine Salah El- Susan Esnawy Marilyn Plumlee Din AWL and online What novice Teacher burnout activities to teachers’ in an EFL context enhance reflections can tell vocabulary in us EAP

Dr. Rania Allam The Appraisal Theory: A pedagogical tool of studying English literature

Hamdi Eltantawi Shadi 1:001:45 From cross cultural curriculum to socially responsible students

Heba Fathelbab Innovative reading lessons

Using ‘clickers’ as an e-novative Peter Lucantoni tool for interactive Using video in the EFL classrooms EAP classroom

2:002:45

PLENARY: HANAN KHALIFA: TEACHING READING SKILLS OR DESIGNING A READING TEST: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BASSILY HALL (CONFERENCE CENTER)
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014
Rooms CP 02 (BEC) CP 03 (BEC) CP 07 CP 08 (BEC) (BEC) Sanaa Abdel Kamila Helmy & Hady Makhlouf Manar Shalaby Using concept Closure of classes mapping for eduring civil planning, eunrest: A blended summarizing and learning approach e-writing CP 09 (BEC) CP 13 (BEC) CP 16 (SSE) British Council APTIS for teachers CP 17 (SSE) Hoda Mahmoud Abu Hashem Writing better tests: Navigating a way forward CP 18 (SSE) CP 19 (SSE) Kevin Maher Activate!: Audience involvement during student speeches

Mahmoud Makram Hamza Abdulaal & Mahmoud Ahmed Deborah Healey Seliman 3:00-3:45 The impact of using selfassessment techniques on developing the notions of learners' autonomy 4:00-4:45 Building engagement with Trace Effects

Ola Bakri It's your body language! Peter A. Edwards Unlocking willingness to communicate creative critical Ragia Magdeldin Mona Mohamed thinking: An fMRI Moursi Ali approach Grammar tips with movie clips Using wikis and forums in creating an effective learning environment

Afaf Mishriki & Mehrez Aounallah Amani Demian Building a Data Feedback on community of transcription: A student writing: inquiry within problem and a Form and content schools through solution project work

Goma Ahmad Mosbah

Lidya Magdy Ibrahim EgyptianAmericans’ 5:00-5:45 responses to compliments as compared to Egyptians and Americans

Nahla Nadeem, Hinaz Daftedar & Noha El Sayed Student-led conferences: Getting students in charge of their learning

Rachel Sage Transformative, interactive, academic writing in 'The Cloud' (Google docs)

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014
Rooms 9:00-9:45 CP 20 (SSE) CP 21 (SSE) M. ElAlfy Hall Mary Cross Hall Shafik Gabr (P006/CC) Hall (P008/CC) P 007 (CC) P 019 (CC) P 022 (CC) Lab P 015 (CB) Lab P 016 (CB)

WELCOME AND OPENING CEREMONY BASSILY HALL (CONFERENCE CENTER)
PLENARY: ADRIAN HOLLIDAY: WHAT IS NEW: UNDERSTANDING WHAT LANGUAGE LEARNERS BRING WITH THEM BASSILY HALL (CONFERENCE CENTER)
Middle East/ Garnet AmidEast University of Cambridge John Louis Cambridge English Language Assessment International Language Bookshop (ILB) Lilika Couri Poetry writing activities in the foreign language classroom Erika Van Winden Teaching students autonomy for vocabulary learning using corpus linguistics

10:0010:45

Heba Fathelbab, Leaders Mariam Osman, Amira Erfan & Hossam Attiah & Shimaa Shawky Susanne Rizzo Rasha Halat & Compass 11:00Karen Cook Publishing Panel discussion: 11:45 Said Ahmed How can teachers The ideal EFL OLLY says "Do, Zohairy adapt textbook Reading Oceans teacher: A reflect, apply" material to declaration of Designing corpusactively engage nativeness or based activities excellence? learners? for lower-level Oxford Bita Rezaei & Sphinx/Pearson Middle East/ learners Maggie Mohammad University Press Garnet (OUP) Makhlouf Ehsan Toutiaee Peter Holly Vanessa Reis E-novating in the English teaching Esteves Professional language in primary 12:00refinement 21st century skills classroom: Using Loubna Youssef schools in 2014: 12:45 through using efor 21st century How did we get technology and portfolios generation internet in K and Using Balãgha or here, and where rhetoric in the primary are we going? Tahrir Square Lisa Morgan, Macmillan Egypt IDP Education classroom Asmaa Mikdam, IELTS Mayssa Hashaad, Mostafa ElMr Savino Nesreen Bahgat Makhzangy Sfregola & Mai El 1:00-1:45 Nekhely Gateway to Everything Success for Panel discussion: students want to E-novation in teenagers know about online EFL IELTS teacher training 2:00-2:45

PLENARY: HANAN KHALIFA: TEACHING READING SKILLS OR DESIGNING A READING TEST: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BASSILY HALL (CONFERENCE CENTER)
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014
Rooms CP 20 (SSE) Mayada Tawfik Zaki CP 21 (SSE) M. ElAlfy Hall Mary Cross Hall (P006/CC) University of Cambridge Shafik Gabr Hall (P008/CC) P 007 (CC) Sphinx/Pearson Maggie Makhlouf New trends in ELT: Blended learning with reference to My English Lab Nicky Hockly Innovation in TESOL: Digital literacies P 019 (CC) P 022 (CC) International Language Bookshop (ILB) Lilika Couri A medley. . . Lab P 015 (CB) Lab P 016 (CB) Hossam Attiah Using Google Forms to create online tests

3:00-3:45 Blogs and online forums: What kind of language is that?

20x20 Helping teachers Presentations
Rasha Halat Teaching with authentic materials from the internet develop their skills: Cambridge English teaching qualifications Jim O'Neill Dalia Helmy & Ahmad Sedky Hoda Mounir Amin Susanne Rizzo

Tim Banks

Yasmine Soheim

Johanna B.S. Pantow Ahmed Awaad Ibrahim Awaad & Ramy El Sayed Shabara Corpus linguistics: A modern tool for innovating teaching and learning

4:00-4:45

Rania K. Jabr

Teaching listening Teacher politeness in an through online in Universitas ESL classroom: A Terbuka cross-cultural comparison

Diana Van Bogaert

Nagwa Ebraheem Dawoud

Ways forward: Do or die: Using English Economical Central & 5:00-5:45 reading strategies Mapskip to for graduate innovate language students skills learning

Career Department (AUC/SCE) Mai M. Rizk Teacher training & legal English certificates orientation

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014
Rooms CP 02 (BEC) CP 03 (BEC) CP 07 (BEC) CP 08 (BEC) CP 09 (BEC) CP 13 (BEC) CP 16 (SSE) CP 17 (SSE) CP 18 (SSE) CP 19 (SSE)

9:00-9:45 Ghada Abdulmoneim Ibrahim Listen better to NSs: “Natural” Speech rate reduction techniques

PLENARY: DEBORAH HEALEY: GAMIFICATION: COMMUNICATING WITH "DIGITAL NATIVES" BASSILY HALL (CONFERENCE CENTER)
Najla Ramadan Abdulaziz AlDeeb Matching learning styles with teaching strategies Ola Bakri How can I improve my English?

Poster Session Samira M Bakr

10:0010:45

Dr. Adrian Holliday

Lisa Morgan

Breakout English teaching sessions: A forum: Top tips follow-up to the for authors plenary speech

Dalia Said Elhawary & Kariman Bahgat Free web-based Khaled El-ebyary Hager Al-Tonsi tools for enriching Maha Abd El young learners' Social media and Latif vocabulary the case of EFL Shaimaa teaching and AbdelHafez learning in Egypt Waleed Nureldeen Sanaa Khattar

Yasmine Salah El-Din Using Facebook in an EFL academic context

Oxford University Press (OUP) Vanessa Reis Esteves Teaching the synthetic phonics approach May Serag El Dine Soliman & Yasmine Ahmed Shehata Marwa Omar ElHefnawy, Nahla Nadeem & Noha El Sayed STEM projects: A chance for learners to explore real-life challenges E-Quiz Pro

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Nicky Hockly 12:0012:45 Moving with the times: Mobiles in ELT

Mariam Rayan Ramy S. Shabara, Nahdet Misr: Scholastic Ahmed Awaad Giving feedback Ibrahim & Ghada Carol Knuth on students' oral Abdel Rahman Sakoian & production: How Dahlia Fouad Ghobara does it work? Using e-content Are you a to improve professional reading: The why teacher? and the how

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Rooms CP 02 (BEC) Nicky Hockly Moving with the times: Mobiles in ELT 1:00-1:45 CP 03 (BEC) CP 07 (BEC) CP 13 CP 16 CP 17 (BEC) (SSE) (SSE) Ramy S. Shabara, Amira Salama Mohamed Ashraf Ahmed Awaad EL-Zamil Exploring ways of Ibrahim & Ghada How to write a designing fair Getting great successful Mobile assisted Abdel Rahman standardized and classroom results conference language Ghobara customized oral with spaced proposal learning: assessments repetition Are you a Principles & software professional guidelines teacher?(cont’d) CP 08 (BEC) Raafat Mikhail CP 09 (BEC) Matthew Hendershot CP 18 (SSE) CP 19 (SSE) Erika Meyer Lewko Corpus analysis of time adverbial usage in ESL student writing

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PLENARY: LOUBNA YOUSSEF: TESOL: A WAY FORWARD; ENGLISH ON THE NILE: SAME OR DIFFERENT? BASSILY HALL (CONFERENCE CENTER) NILE TESOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY BASSILY HALL (CONFERENCE CENTER) TESTING COLLOQUIUM BASSILY HALL (CONFERENCE CENTER)

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Rooms 9:00-9:45 CP 20 (SSE) CP 21 (SSE) M. ElAlfy Hall Mary Cross Hall Shafik Gabr (P006/CC) Hall (P008/CC) P 007 (CC) P 019 (CC) P 022 (CC) Lab P 015 (CB) Lab P 016 (CB)

PLENARY: DEBORAH HEALEY: GAMIFICATION: COMMUNICATING WITH "DIGITAL NATIVES" BASSILY HALL (CONFERENCE CENTER)
Leaders Sandy Mohamed & Compass Publishing General methodology of four skills Mayssa Muhammad Hashaad Middle East/ Garnet Karen Cook Video games: Navigating a way JOURNEYS towards acquiring towards a better future fluency and accuracy University of Cambridge Tim Banks British Council Macmillan Egypt Mostafa ElMakhzangy Developing essential skills for academic success Dr. Ezzeddine Saidi & Seyfeddine Moh. Panel discussion: Beyond teacher training: Innovation in professional development for EFL teachers International Language Bookshop (ILB) Lilika Couri Have we been on the 'right' track? Teaching children with learning difficulties Rania K. Jabr, Mariam Osman, Wendy McFeely & Mariah Fairley Panel discussion: The Disciplined Classroom Sophie Farag Word clouds: How to create and use them in class

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Noha Ekram Abaas, Yara Shokry Menshawy & Hossam Samy Hamam Positive discipline techniques to promote positive behavior in children

Sophie Farag Classroom walls: Padlet internet application for virtual walls

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TEA SIG

El-Hussein Ali Yehia Ali Towards a crosswalk of CEFR/ACTFL aligned-tests

Sphinx/Pearson Maggie Makhlouf Integrating elearning and learning management systems

Hossam Attiah Creating and managing virtual courses on Google +

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Online resources Supporting to support teachers national throughout their curricula careers: Cambridge English Teacher support

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Rooms CP 20 (SSE) CP 21 (SSE) Sahbi Hidri An empirical investigation of reading comprehension test validation for tertiary level students M. ElAlfy Hall Mary Cross Hall Shafik Gabr P 007 P 019 P 022 (P006/CC) Hall (P008/CC) (CC) (CC) (CC) IDP Education RELO Hend Khalil Career IELTS Department Rania El Sayed Mobile learning: Mr Savino (AUC/SCE) E-novating Sfregola U.S. Embassy teaching tools Mai M. Rizk Show me an sponsored IELTS band exchange Teacher training score 6.5: An programs & legal English insight into certificates language orientation proficiency levels Lab P 015 (CB) Lab P 016 (CB)

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PLENARY: LOUBNA YOUSSEF: TESOL: A WAY FORWARD; ENGLISH ON THE NILE: SAME OR DIFFERENT? BASSILY HALL (CONFERENCE CENTER) NILE TESOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY BASSILY HALL (CONFERENCE CENTER) TESTING COLLOQUIUM BASSILY HALL (CONFERENCE CENTER)

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Bassily Hall

Welcome and Opening Ceremony
Robert Switzer Deena Boraei Dean of Academy of Liberal Arts, AUC Dean of School of Continuing Education, AUC Chair of Department of Applied Linguistics, AUC President, NileTESOL Co-chairs, NileTESOL Conference 2014

Robert Williams

Marilyn Plumlee Amira Salama & Mariah Fairley

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What is new: Understanding what language learners bring with them
Dr Adrian Holliday Professor of Applied Linguistics Canterbury Christ Church University

This paper will explore why language learners everywhere may take so easily to elearning possibilities, but that even if this option is not available, we need to understand the human potential which is there anyway. I will explore how a new paradigm in the nature of culture indicates the massive potential contribution of home cultural realities for exploring the world and engaging with English.

2 11:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP02 The teader: Exploring transitioning from ELT to LPA and leadership Raafat Mikhail English Language Instructor SCE, AUC Mariam Rayan English Language Instructor SCE, AUC A teader is a portmanteau of teacher and leader. This task-based presentation compares ELT with language program administration (LPA) pointing out what it takes to successfully transition from ELT to LPA. Various activities help participants elicit challenges LPAs face exploring ways of meeting them and becoming leaders in LPA.

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3 11:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP07 Quality learning: Even large classes can interact and collaborate Rania K. Jabr Senior Instructor AUC By sharing carefully planned techniques to teach learners success strategies, quality learning is guaranteed. How can teachers manage large classes? This session will focus on material and skill development, technology use, collaboration, and interaction. Participants will reflect on the challenges of teaching extra-large classes and various types of learner groups. 4 11:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP09 Language in the shade of the mosque: English for Islam Amr AbdelAty Saleh Senior English Language Lecturer Faculty of Languages and Translation, AlAzhar University This session will present a curriculum as well as an example lesson, with the purpose of teaching English for Islam to the students of Al-Azhar University. The lesson will show harmonizing content, culture and language skills: “Freedom and Equality in Islam", “the Bill of Liberty” and some English language skills. 5 11:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP13 Is technology effective in the classroom? Laila Youssef Kamal English Language Senior Instructor The American University in Cairo Mona El Saady English Language Senior Instructor The American University in Cairo As a means of promoting greater autonomy in the classroom, this presentation involves several stages, enabling students to build language awareness, modify learning techniques and become actively engaged in class. Consequently, the learning environment will become student-centered rather than teacher-centered. Activities include the use of documentaries, WebQuest and Moviemaker.

6 11:00 45 minutes Presentation Stimulating learner autonomy through apps British Council Representative British Council

SSE CP16

The presenter will demonstrate a number of British Council apps designed for self-access learning and suggest ways they can be used in the classroom and/or as suggested practice tools for autonomous students.

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7 11:00 45 minutes Presentation The TKT: How has it contributed to Omani teachers’ CPD? Moza Hamdan Al-Maqbali Teacher Trainer Ministry of Education Mahfoudhah AL-Bahri SSE CP18

Teacher Trainer Minsitry of Education This presentation highlights the impact of the TKT online program on the development of CPD of Omani teachers. The content is based on a comprehensive analysis of data obtained from two surveys distributed to the teachers, in addition to focus group interviews with a number of TKT participants. 8 11:00 90 minutes Workshop SSE CP20 Designing corpus-based activities for lower-level learners Said Ahmed Zohairy Head of Professional Development Unit Tabuk University The advent of computer technology revolutionized teaching methodology and brought corpora to classrooms. Teachers might avoid using corpus-based activities in classrooms due to lack of awareness of this great resource of information. This workshop introduces attendees to basic corpus searching techniques, word-frequency and techniques for designing effective activities that challenge students’ cognition rather than overwhelm them.

9 11:00 45 minutes Presentation ElAlfy OLLY says "Do, reflect, apply" Karen Cook (for Middle East/Garnet) Teacher Trainer Hillside Press Teaching which takes place in sterile, impersonal classrooms, disconnected from the 'real world’ and employing mundane tasks leads to bored, fidgety pupils. A hands-on approach to teaching which utilises experiential learning techniques and values the diversity of learners is much more likely to result in motivated, active children. Educational material which fosters fundamental human values can be an important part of learners’ development. At the HILLSIDE PRESS educational seminar and workshop, we will discuss how we can change the old “Ho-hum!” reaction into the desired “Ah-ha!” experience.

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10 11:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P006 (Mary Cross)

How can teachers adapt textbook material to actively engage learners? Amira Erfan (for AmidEast) ECASE English Language Program Director; PCELT trainer World Learning; AmidEast Egypt Rasha Halat (for AmidEast) Instructor; PCELT Trainer Lebanese International University; AmidEast Lebanon How can teachers adapt textbook material to actively engage learners? This interactive workshop shares teachers’ experiences during two PCELT Teacher training courses in Egypt and Lebanon implementing SARS (Select, Adapt, Reject, Substitute), a framework that guides teachers in making decisions about how to use information in textbooks in a creative and well-designed way so as to meet the needs of their learners.

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Panel Discussion CC P008 (Shafik Gabr) The ideal EFL teacher: A declaration of nativeness or excellence? Heba Fathelbab (Moderator) English Language Instructor Canadian International College Mariam Osman Coordinator & Senior Instructor, IAEG AUC Hossam Attiah English Language Instructor AUC Susanne Rizzo Senior Instructor AUC The inaccurate and inequitable categorization of teachers into NESTs/NNESTs can affect students’ perception of their EFL teachers. This perception may influence students’ attitudes, learning, students’ evaluation of their teachers and the demand of a certain category of teacher resulting in unequal job opportunities in the EFL market. This interactive panel will discuss these issues, possible reasons and suggest promising approaches that might help raise awareness of the problem.

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12 11:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P007 Reading Oceans Shimaa Shawky and Lecturer from Education Consultants Compass Publishing (for Leaders) Reading Oceans focuses on providing educators and young learners with superior extensive reading programs that provides them with high quality, academically leveled progressive content to help build literacy and English language fluency. The core components: nursery rhymes, phonics, readers and Comprehensive Learning Management System (LMS).

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13 11:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P022 Cambridge English Language Assessment John Louis (for University of Cambridge) English Instructor, Master Trainer Cambridge English Language Assessment is the world’s leading provider of English exams. This presentation will give an overview of our qualifications. The presenter will concentrate on the Cambridge English for Schools exams which are designed for primary and secondary school students and come with extensive learning, teaching and assessment support. Students, parents, teachers, schools and governments throughout the world use our exams to: achieve internationally recognised standards of English; improve English language skills, step by step; and see clear external evidence of progress.The presentation will conclude with a look at how our exams are recognised internationally for university entrance, employment and ministries around the world.

14 12:00 Teacher burnout in an EFL context Yasmine Salah El-Din

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Assistant Professor, Cairo University; Senior Instructor, AUC This paper reports the results of a study that examines burnout in relation to EFL teachers. It measures three aspects: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and lack of personal accomplishment. Causes of burnout will be presented, and suggestions for avoiding/overcoming teacher burnout will be shared with the audience. 15 12:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP07 AWL and online activities to enhance vocabulary in EAP Susan Esnawy Senior Instructor, Academic English for Freshmen AUC This presentation will familiarize the audience with the Academic Word List (AWL), the available online exercises on it and a free web tool to make AWL vocabulary exercises using different passages. This can be applied in any language learning course to i mprove students’ academic vocabulary, using any text/materials. 16 12:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP08 What novice teachers’ reflections can tell us Marilyn Plumlee Associate Professor American University in Cairo This is a discourse analysis of eight novice teachers’ narratives of their classroom experiences during their teaching practicum which shows the teacher-participants’ evolution over a short but input-rich period which emphasized teacher reflection. The presentation aims to show the benefit of reflective practices as part of professional development.

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17 12:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP16 A practical approach to critical thinking Peter Lucantoni (for Nahdet Misr: Educational Consultant and Teacher Cambridge University Press) Trainer Cambridge University Press This workshop will discuss issues surrounding critical thinking in the language classroom and suggest innovative ways to help students implement critical thinking effectively. Participants will come away with practical ideas for teaching higher order and lower order thinking skills in a meaningful way.

18 12:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP17 Moving forward by looking back: Innovations with student reflections Sheri Henderson Faculty Ras Al Khaimah Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE Virginia Robson Faculty Fujairah Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE Reflecting on the process and product of learning is a valuable skill. This session presents new ways to incorporate written and spoken reflective tasks (including using digital/online tools) to teach students how to confidently and realistically examine their individual academic abilities and performance. 19 12:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP19 The Appraisal Theory: A pedagogical tool of studying English literature Dr. Rania Allam Professor of Linguistics and Translation 6th of October University The Appraisal Theory presents various tools which help understanding the writer/speaker‘s stances, attitudes and emotions. Such linguistic analytical aspects provide a profound connection between the author and his literary work. These pedagogical tools can render the students more capable of grasping the author’s underlying message, conveyed in the literary text. 20 12:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP21 Professional refinement through using e-portfolios Bita Rezaei Director of studies Hermes Institute of Science and Technology Mohammad Ehsan Toutiaee CEO Hermes Institute of Science and Technology E-portfolios have emerged as a valuable online tool that teachers can use to store and share experiential, academic and career-related information. However, they have drawbacks. The presenter will review the benefits of using an electronic portfolio and offer solutions to challenges of using one.

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21 12:00 45 minutes Presentation ElAlfy 21st century skills for 21st century generation Vanessa Reis Esteves (for Oxford Teacher University Press) Escola Superior de Educação Critical thinking skills, problem-solving, decision-making, communicating and collaborating, using technology: these are some of the areas our students need to focus on to be successful in the 21st century. This session will look at these aspects of teaching and learning in the EFL classroom. We will examine various practical classroom exercises and activities in order to see how we can encourage our students to develop these skills while we are teaching them to learn English. Sometimes all it takes is for us to look at things from a different point of view and make a few simple but effective adaptations in our teaching practices.

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CC P006 (Mary Cross) English teaching in primary schools in 2014: How did we get here, and where are we going? Peter Holly (for Middle East/Garnet) Teacher Trainer Garnet Education What are the current trends in young learner EFL methodology? Where are we going? What do our learners want? What do we, as educators, want? This interactive presentation will review the essential ingredients for the successful teaching and learning of English as a Foreign Language to young learners, with current trends in methodology illustrated using core content from Garnet Education’s ‘Gateway’ course - as approved for use in schools in Egypt.

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23 12:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P007 E-novating in the language classroom: Using technology and Internet in K and primary Maggie Makhlouf (for Sphinx: Pearson) Educational Consultant and Trainer Sayegh, Middle East It's time for a fresh approach to educating young language learners for the 21st century and a new vision and new approach that outline a set of principles for realizing this. The workshop details new techniques for educating digital natives.

24 12:00 90 minutes Workshop CC P019 Using Balãgha or rhetoric in the Tahrir Square classroom Dr Loubna Youssef Professor and Chair of the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts Cairo University When western writers use the term rhetoric to refer to balãgha and/or khatãba, this implies that the western and Arabic terms are synonymous, which is far from being true. These are two different fields of knowledge that developed in different stages. The question this workshop will discuss is: How have the two different fields of knowledge balãgha and rhetoric merged, and become counterparts on Tahrir Square?

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25 12:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P022 Poetry writing activities in the foreign language classroom Lilika Couri (for International Language Co-Director & Teacher Trainer Bookshop) Educational & Training Consultants The best way to get your students talking and using "authentic" language while developing their writing skills and becoming "sensitized" to the flexibility of the English language. Participants will try a number of poetry writing activities.

26 12:00 90 minutes Workshop CB Lab P016 Teaching students autonomy for vocabulary learning using corpus linguistics Erika Van Winden MA TESOL Fellow American University in Cairo This session will be focused on teaching students how to use a corpus as a tool for independent vocabulary acquisition. Through activities, attendees will be shown how to navigate a corpus, as well as instruct their students on how to acquire vocabulary by investigating and analyzing data in the corpus. 27 1:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP02 From cross cultural curriculum to socially responsible students Hamdi Eltantawi Shadi Expert Teacher Khedawyea Secondary School for boys In this session, the presenter will define culture and outline the goals of teaching culture as well as its importance to promote socially responsible students. Multicultural education and cross-cultural curriculum examples taught to learners of English in Egypt will be shared. Prospects of educating for social responsibility will be discussed. 28 1:00 Innovative reading lessons Heba Fathelbab 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP07

Head of English Department Canadian International College Teaching reading can be a great challenge, as maintaining student interest during reading classes can be especially difficult to accomplish. This presentation will provide teachers with innovative ideas and integrated activities that they can use to keep their students engaged while teaching reading. Handouts will be provided. 29 1:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP09 Problem-based learning: Bringing the real world to an EFL classroom Maha Hamed Teacher Assistant The Arab Academy for Science and Technology Language instruction that realizes the goal of 21st century education to produce critical thinkers faces a methodological challenge. However, Problem-Based Learning (PBL) can overcome it. The presenter will guide participants to adapt problem scenarios to different difficulty levels. Participants can then discuss suggestions to implement PBL in their own classrooms.
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30 1:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP13 Using ‘clickers’ as an e-novative tool for interactive EFL classrooms Noha Omaya Shabana English Language Instructor The German University in Cairo Having interactive classrooms presents a challenge to EFL instructors. This presentation orients teachers to “clickers” as an interactive tool for engaging students in learning. The presenter demonstrates how to use “clickers” in teaching the four language skills. This presentation is beneficial for EFL instructors who seek e-novative ways in teaching.

31 1:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP16 Using video in the EAP classroom Peter Lucantoni (for Nahdet Misr: Educational Consultant and Teacher Cambridge University Press) Trainer Camridge University Press This workshop will consider how the use of video in the ELT classroom has changed over the last 30 years. We will discuss the pedagogical advantages of using different types of video and what they can bring to the learning experience. This practical workshop will be an opportunity to share experiences and ideas for using video in the classroom.

32 1:00 45 minutes Presentation E-novating listening and speaking classroom teaching and learning Enjy Kamal Ramadan Lecturer Helwan University Dr. Maha Hosny Lecturer Helwan University

SSE CP18

Dr. Hoda ElHadary

Lecturer Helwan University The presentation aims at e-novating the way of teaching listening and speaking in EFL classes as a challenge. This will help turn teachers into facilitators and learners into being more autonomous. Introducing corpora, integrating it with the textbook used and the results achieved will be shared in the presentation.

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33 1:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P006 (Mary Cross)

Everything students want to know about IELTS Mr Savino Sfregola (for IDP Education Senior IELTS Representative IELTS) IDP Education/ IELTS – Australia When given the opportunity to ask an expert whatever questions they want about IELTS, people reveal a surprising series of information gaps about this high stakes English language test. This session presents the results of an analysis of hundreds of questions asked by intending IELTS test-takers in 12 countries. This analysis shows that test-takers request clarification of all parts of the test, but especially Writing and Speaking. Questions relating to test rules and assessment criteria are front of mind but questions about methods of preparation and test-taking skills are also frequently asked. Authoritative answers to the real concerns of test-takers will be provided in this presentation, with the aim of assisting TESOL teachers who prepare their students for this life-changing test.

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E-novation in online EFL teacher training Lisa Morgan

Regional English Language Officer (RELO) U.S. Embassy, Cairo Language Teaching Supervisor City Schools- Sohag

Asmaa Mohammed Elsayed Mikdam

Mayssa Muhammad Hashaad University Teaching Assistant Department of English, Faculty of Arts, Menoufiya University Nesreen Bahgat ElNesr English Language Supervisor, Alexandria Ministry of Education , East Directorate Supervision of English, Alexandria Mai Ahmed Eassa El Nekhely In this session, panelists discuss experiences and lessons learned while participants in a University of Oregon online course for teachers using Trace Effects, an online digital game for teenaged learners of English. Discussion includes course content and assignments, teacher-student relationship, and useful gamification techniques. Audience participation is welcome.

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35 1:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P007 Gateway to Success for teenagers Mostafa El-Makhzangy (for Macmillan Marketing Manager Egypt) Macmillan Teaching teenagers can sometimes be a challenge, both because of the students’ age and because students typically spend a lot of their time doing internal and external tests and exams. How can we successfully prepare teenagers for these exams but at the same time keep their motivation high? This session will suggest practical ways of doing this in the classroom using examples from Gateway to Success. The aims of the session will be to reflect on what we do in secondary school classes, and also to come away with some practical activities to motivate even the most reluctant teenage student.There will be special attention to vocabulary and grammar teaching, the teaching of study skills and exam strategies to train our students to become efficient language learners, ways of dealing with mixed ability, and techniques to encourage teenagers to speak English.

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Bassily Hall

Teaching reading skills or designing a reading test: What you need to know
Dr Hanan Khalifa Head of Research, Cambridge English Language Assessment University of Cambridge

In this plenary, I will take the audience through a journey of how views of the teaching and testing of L2 reading have changed over the last 50 years and what the latest trends bring to its teaching and assessment. Next, I will share a cognitive processing model of reading which shows the different mental processes that students go through in a reading classroom. In doing so, I will discuss aspects of cognition that differentiates between skilled and unskilled readers and will illustrate how readers at varying proficiency levels use different reading techniques. I will conclude by giving practical advice on developing tasks to assess students’ reading ability.

37 3:00 90 minutes Workshop BEC CP02 The impact of using self-assessment techniques on developing the notions of learners' autonomy Mahmoud Makram Hamza Abdulaal English Department Coordinator Mansoura College International Language Schools Mahmoud Ahmed Seliman Senior Teacher for Primary Stage Mansoura College International Language Schools The impact of using self assessment techniques on developing learners' autonomy is a challenging area. We will discuss peer- and self-assessment in EFL primary education. We will argue that despite the inconclusive evidence, learner involvement in language assessment has long been recognised as contributing to improved learning and the development of autonomy.
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38 3:00 90 minutes Workshop BEC CP03 Building engagement with Trace Effects Dr Deborah Healey Professor, American English Institute/Department of Linguistics University of Oregon This session will explore ways that a free computer game, Trace Effects, and its associated material can be used to engage students in English language learning. The game is supplemented with language practice exercises and supplemental games within the game itself, plus graphic novels and classroom and teacher resources.

39 3:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP07 Using concept mapping for e-planning, e-summarizing and e-writing Sanaa Abdel Hady Makhlouf Senior English Language Instructor The American University in Cairo Using the software Cmap Tools as a way of helping learners map given information is the main focus of this exploratory presentation. The presenter will show the importance of concept mapping and how it motivates learners to become better readers, writers, and organizers of any given information. 40 3:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP08 Closure of classes during civil unrest: A blended learning approach Kamila Helmy Senior English Language Instructor AUC Manar Shalaby Assistant Professor Cairo University / Arab Open University, Egypt Branch This presentation demonstrates how to sustain pre-set course calendars in case of sudden suspension of classes during political turmoil. It offers practical suggestions to resume learning via on-line means. The design is based on blended learning that combines on-line education and f2f interaction. It explores viable options of Blackboard and email.

41 3:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP16 APTIS for teachers British Council Representative British Council Globally more than 7,000 teachers have taken APTIS so far, with nearly 600K teacher-based tests in the pipeline. This session will answer questions Egyptian teachers of English have been asking: What is APTIS for Teachers? Who is APTIS for Teachers for? What does it test? Is it the same as Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT)?

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42 3:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP17 Writing better tests: Navigating a way forward Hoda Mahmoud Abu Hashem Lecturer of TEFL Workers University in Cairo This presentation acquaints participants with writing better tests. An overview will be made on a range of test items. Participants will leave the session with multiple practical suggestions and guidelines for every item. They will navigate a way forward in their ability to construct test items that work better. 43 3:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP19 Activate!: Audience involement during student speeches Kevin Maher Senior Lecturer University of Macau Student speeches are a common EFL activity in the tertiary second language classroom. This presentation will address audience involvement in this process by assigning roles such as ‘uhoh expert’, ‘eye contact guru’, ‘facial expressions gurus’, etc. Additionally, pre-speech activities and other audience involvement suggestions will be discussed: ‘expert’, ‘eye contact guru’, ‘facial expressions gurus’, etc. Additionally, pre-speech activities and other audience involvement suggestions will be discussed. 44 3:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP20 Blogs and online forums: What kind of language is that? Mayada Tawfik Zaki Assistant lecturer of English British University in Egypt Blogs and online forums have recently played a vital role in our students' entertaining, social and educational aspects of life. However, teachers are still confused about the features of language these blogs are actually reinforcing. Can these blogs be used in academic writing or for teaching oral pragmatic skills? What are the best means to use blogs in the language classroom? This presentation will review research results on the language features of blogs compared to academic writing and oral language. Finally, the presenter will review research ideas on using blogs and online forums in the classroom with regards to the different linguistic needs of the intended course. 45 3:00 90 minutes Workshop SSE CP21 Teaching with authentic materials from the internet Rasha Halat Chairperson, Education Department Lebanese International University (LIU) The purpose of this presentation is to introduce attendees to the value of using authentic materials in the EFL classroom. The workshop will start with an overview of the reasons why EFL teachers should use authentic materials and then move quickly to some guidelines for choosing such material and designing activities on material mostly drawn from the internet.

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46 CC P006 (Mary Cross) Helping teachers develop their skills: Cambridge English teaching qualifications Tim Banks (for University of Cambridge) Global Manager – Teacher Development Cambridge English Language Assessment We’ll look at the needs of English teachers, and the competencies they need to develop to work effectively in the English teaching classroom. We’ll look at the range of teaching qualifications offered by Cambridge English to help develop teachers’ skills, with a particular focus on the Teaching Knowledge Test. 3:00 45 minutes Presentation

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Special Event

CC P008 (Shafik Gabr)

Rania Jabr (Moderator)

20x20 Presentations Senior Instructor AUC Regional Quality in the Classroom Manager British Council English Instructor

Jim O'Neill

Dalia Helmy Ahmad Sedky

Hoda Mounir

Part-time Instructor AlAhram Canadian University

Susanne Rizzo

Senior Instructor AUC This is an event where speedy presentations are given by professionals in the field of education to encourage innovative professional development ideas. Presenters will be given seven minutes to speak on a subject accompanied by 20 auto-advancing slides. Each slide is displayed for 20 seconds.

48 3:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P007 New trends in ELT: Blended learning with reference to My English Lab Maggie Makhlouf (for Sphinx: Pearson) Educational Consultant and Trainer Sayegh, Middle East Want your students to continue learning outside of the classroom, but reluctant to join the digital movement? This session walks you through the Blended Learning approach. You'll hear from both teachers and students on their success with My English Lab. Understand the advantages and keys integrating this model into your program.

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49 3:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P022 A medley. . . Lilika Couri (for International Language Co-Director & Teacher Trainer Bookshop) Educational & Training Consultants Activities that work in any classroom and for teachers of children, teenagers and adults. Come prepared to participate actively, to experiment and to share. And, yes, we may even turn digital!

50 3:00 45 minutes Presentation CB Lab P016 Using Google Forms to create online tests Hossam Attiah English Language Instructor AUC This workshop aims at training teachers to use a free online tool, Google Forms©, to create and grade online tests. The purpose is to provide teachers and students with a hassle-free assessment method that they can employ to trace performance progress for either formative or summative purposes. 51 4:00 90 minutes Workshop BEC CP09 Unlocking willingness to communicate creative critical thinking: An fMRI approach Peter A. Edwards Associate Professor Kansai Gaidai University This workshop takes participants through an approach to communicating creative critical thought, inspired by recent fMRI research and using the ancient tangram puzzle. My students have accelerated their willingness to analyze everything from baseball to Shakespeare and express their ideas in English. Participants should come prepared to cross-train their brains! 52 4:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP13 It's your body language! Ola Bakri AUC Body language is important for understanding human thoughts and attitudes. A skillful teacher should interpret students' body language to know when they are bored, interested, or just want to leave the class! Teachers need to watch their body language to offer a friendlier environment to students and avoid offending them.

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53 4:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP16 Data transcription: A problem and a solution Goma Ahmad Mosbah Executive Director of all the University Required Courses October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA) This presentation focuses on how to analyze classroom or interview data more efficiently and accurately using a new technique which capitalizes on the new advancement in technology. If you are interested in classroom research, this presentation shows you an easy- to- use technique that will save both time and effort. 54 4:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP17 Feedback on student writing: Form and content Afaf Mishriki Senior Instructor The American University in Cairo Amani Demian Senior Instructor The American University in Cairo This presentation will report on a study conducted on four groups of first year ESL university student essays to determine the impact of four types of feedback on their second drafts. The insights gained in writing assessment as well as recommendations for teachers' use will be shared. 55 4:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP18 Building a community of inquiry within schools through project work Mehrez Aounallah ELT inspector Tunisia TESOL I embarked on a project with teachers under my supervision which aims at making them complete project work by focusing on topics relevant to their daily practice. In the process, I have witnessed an increase in motivation to work together, collect and analyse data, and share findings.

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Innovation in TESOL: Digital literacies
Nicky Hockly Director of Pedagogy The Consultants-E

Digital literacies, the skills needed to effectively interact with digital technologies, are key 21st century skills, and are increasingly important in educational curricula. What exactly are these literacies, and where might they have a place in the English language classroom? We look at some of the theory underpinning digital literacies, and also at some practical classroom activities for teachers to try out with their own students in the EFL classroom.

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57 4:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P019 Teacher politeness in an ESL classroom: A cross-cultural comparison Yasmine Soheim MATESOL Teaching Fellow AUC Establishing rapport with students can represent a challenge to an ESL teacher especially in a cross-cultural setting. Teacher politeness is considered as one of the most important means to achieve this goal. The presenter will compare the politeness of Egyptian teachers to NorthAmerican teachers in an ESL classroom of undergraduates. 58 4:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P022 Teaching listening online in Universitas Terbuka Johanna B.S.Pantow Lecturer Universitas Terbuka Universitas Terbuka (UT) is applying an open and distance learning system. In applying this system, UT used the Internet as the tool to communicate with its students and management. There are lots of advantages to using the internet to deliver the process of learning in UT. One of the advantages is to deliver the learning process of listening through online tutorials. 59 4:00 90 minutes Workshop CB Lab P016 Corpus linguistics: A modern tool for innovating teaching and learning Ahmed Awaad Ibrahim Awaad Instructor The American University in Cairo, ESD Ramy El Sayed Shabara ETAD Manager The American University in Cairo, SCE, ETAD The aim of this workshop is to familiarize attendees with corpus linguistics by collaboratively working with them through a variety of activities in which they use free corpora to enrich their classroom practices, and to help their learners explore different linguistic structures using these corpora. 60 5:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP02 Egyptian-Americans’ responses to compliments as compared to Egyptians and Americans Lidya Magdy Ibrahim English Language Instructor AUC, SCE This study will demonstrate differences between American, Egyptian and Egyptian-American responses to compliments. A typical compliment response in one culture could be understood as an insult in another culture. Language teachers need to be aware of these differences in order to teach culturally-appropriate compliment responses.

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61 5:00 Grammar tips with movie clips Ragia Magdeldin Youssef 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP07

ESOL Teacher/ Teacher Trainer, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Kigdom of Saudi Arabia In this presentation, participants will: discuss reasons for using movie clips in ESOL classrooms; focus on movie clip benefits for grammar based curricula; introduce, explore, and evaluate a useful internet site offering video segments, exercises, and wrap-up activities; share considerations about using videos in the classroom; and hopefully…have fun!! 62 5:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP08 Using wikis and forums in creating an effective learning environment Mona Mohamed Moursi Ali English Language teacher in Luxor Institute of Conservation and Restoration of Antiquities British Council In the 21st century technology has become a crucial part of the learning process. During the presentation the facilitator will guide participants through a number of activities that use wikis and forums to develop effective and friendly educational and social learning atmosphere. 63 5:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP17 Student-led conferences: Getting students in charge of their learning Nahla Nadeem EDucational Consultant & Trainer Green Heights International School Hinaz Daftedar Language arts Elementary School Supervisor Green Heights American International School

Noha El Sayed

IT supervisor Green Heights American International School A Student-Led Conference (SLC) is an excellent tool for students to set academic goals and practice leadership skills. Through the SLC, students in Green Heights American International School acquired the skills of developing a language arts portfolio, diagnosing their strengths and weaknesses, setting academic goals and tracking their progress. 64 5:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP19 Transformative, interactive, academic writing in 'The Cloud' (Google docs) Rachel Sage Instructor The American University of Kuwait Web 2.0 tools, particularly Google Docs, have taken collaborative writing and peer editing to a new level. My demonstration will show how this powerful tool can revolutionize the ESL academic writing classroom. Google docs allow both students and teachers to interact in realtime to improve the writing process.

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65 5:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP20 Do or die: Economical reading strategies for graduate students Diana Van Bogaert Director, Legal English Training Unit Law Department, American University in Cairo If you don’t have time to read much at least read smart! For graduate students who have fulltime jobs, families, and long commutes this strategy can save academic lives. Using graduate law students as examples, several techniques for promoting effective and economical reading strategies including harnessing Internet resources are explored. 66 5:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP21 Ways forward: Using English Central & Mapskip to innovate language skills learning Nagwa Ebraheem Dawoud English Language Instructor The Faculty of Hotels and Tourism/ The American University in Cairo This presentation is about two online tools, EnglishCentral and MapSkip, that innovate language skills learning. The presenter will show how to use them in classrooms. Participants, by the end of the session will get a clear idea on how to use them in classrooms.

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Teacher training and legal English certificates orientation Ms. Mai M. Rizk (for Career Department Program Manager of the language-based AUC/SCE) career certificates Career Development Department (AUC/SCE) Every moment and stage in a person's professional life is suitable for starting, shifting, or building up a career, only if they find the appropriate professional/academic assistance. The AUC/SCE Career Development Department is the expert that can provide such languagebased training for a career upgrade related to: teaching English or Arabic as foreign languages, teaching Math and science in English language, and practicing law in English language-based context. Educational partners, we remain!

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68 9:00 45 minutes Plenary Bassily Hall

Gamification: Communicating with "digital natives"
Dr Deborah Healey Professor, American English Institute/Department of Linguistics University of Oregon

Today's "digital natives" have grown up with the excitement and engagement of video and computer games. "Gamification" - using game elements to motivate and persuade is moving into teaching. While games have long been part of language pedagogy, teachers can benefit from using gamification to connect to today's learners.

69 10:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP02 Listen better to NSs: “Natural” speech rate reduction techniques Ghada Abdulmoneim Ibrahim Assitant Lecturer AUC The presenter reports her study conducted to explore whether and how 3-second pauses vs. deliberate articulation enhanced the comprehensibility of the recorded NS monologues from an EFL students’ perspective. Results and pedagogical implications regarding informing teachers’ choices of such techniques are discussed. Attendees will evaluate audio samples of the treatments.

70 10:00 90 minutes Workshop BEC CP03 Breakout sessions: A follow-up to the plenary speech Dr Adrian Holliday Professor of Applied Linguistics Canterbury Christ Church University Taking the theme of the plenary speech further and working with the audience to find what their students can contribute

71 10:00 90 minutes Workshop BEC CP07 English teaching forum: Top tips for authors Lisa Morgan Regional English Language Officer (RELO) U.S. Embassy, Cairo The U.S. State Department’s English Teaching Forum welcomes new authors for its quarterly journal. In this workshop, the presenter will offer encouragement and tips to new and experienced writers from around the world in generating ideas for articles and the requirements for getting them submitted and accepted.

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72 10:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP08 Matching learning styles with teaching strategies Najla Ramadan Abdulaziz Al-Deeb English Language Instructor Dar Al-Hekma College When students' learning styles are matched with appropriate approaches in teaching, their motivation, performance and achievement will increase. In this study some university students were taught in a multi-strategic way to reduce teacher-student style conflicts. The main goal is to explore strategies that promote active learning to produce more engaged and inquisitive learners, more powerful thinkers, and better debaters. 73 10:00 How can I improve my English? Ola Bakri 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP13

English Instructor AUC “How can I improve my English?” English learners usually ask their English teachers this question, and teachers often respond with same answer: “listen, read, and practice”. The presenter will offer some techniques that English teachers can share with students to improve their English. Intended audience: new teachers.

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English Instructor Spread Your English Center and Bright Minds Center Lecturer of TEFL El-Arish Faculty of Education Head of English Department Arab Academy for Training Technology Middle School Head of English Department International School of Elite Education EFL Instructor Menoufiya University, Egypt

Hager Gamal Ahmed Labib Al-Tonsi

Maha Hassan Abd El Latif

Shaimaa AbdelFattah Ismail AbdelHafez

Waleed Nureldeen

Sanaa Khattar Assistant Professor of TEFL MOE A poster session is an informal event in which presenters share research or new ideas via paper posters. The posters are accompanied by 10 minute explanations and time for questions. The session is set up in a gallery walk-through style, where posters are displayed and presentations are going on simultaneously in different parts of the room. The audience moves from poster to poster according to individual choice, gathering around each poster in small groups to hear the presentations. This allows for intimate interaction with the audience in a more casual format.
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75 10:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP18 Free web-based tools for enriching young learners' vocabulary Samira M Bakr ELT Counsellor MoE Acquiring vocabulary is a crucial part of foreign language learning and teaching. This presentation will explore three free web tools teachers can use to teach vocabulary effectively to our techy learners and provide teachers with interesting ideas and fun activities to get students to use new vocabulary in meaningful context. 76 10:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP19 Social media and the case of EFL teaching and learning in Egypt Dalia Said Elhawary Lecturer of EFL curricula & Instruction Faculty of Education, Alexandria University Khaled El-ebyary Lecturer of EFL Curricula & Instruction Faculty of Education, Damanhour University This presentation discusses the findings of a study that was conducted to examine the use of social media by EFL student teachers and instructors. It also examines the reality of using such technologies and the opportunities of and possibilities for the use of such social media for language learning/teaching purposes. 77 10:00 90 minutes Workshop SSE CP20 Positive discipline techniques to promote positive behavior in children Noha Ekram Abaas Principal Port Said International School Yara Shokry Menshawy Hossam Samy Hamam Assistant Lecturer Teacher

The type of classroom environment that a teacher creates and encourages can either increase or decrease a student's ability to learn and feel comfortable as a member of the class. The classroom environment should do as much to foster cooperation and acceptance as the teaching methods that the teacher uses. This article describes a number of methods to help teachers plan for and create a classroom that welcomes and supports all children. The presenters will describe a number of methods that help teachers plan for and create a classroom that welcomes and supports all children.

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78 10:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P006 (Mary Cross)

General methodology of four skills Sandy Mohamed and Lecturer from Education Consultants Compass Publishing (for Leaders) Teachers provide learners with opportunities to develop each skill: students listen (to the teacher using target language, to a song, to one another in a pair activity), speak (pronunciation practice, greetings, dialogue creation or recitation, songs, substitution drills, oral speed reading, role play), read (instructions, written grammar drills, cards for games,) and write (fill-in-the-blank sheets, sentences that describe a feeling, sight or experience, a dialogue script, a journal entry).

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2.5 hours Meeting CC P019 TEA SIG The purpose of this session is to bring together members of NileTESOL who have a strong interest in issues pertaining to language testing and assessment in the hopes of creating NileTESOL’s first Special Interest Group (SIG). If established, the Testing, Evaluation and Assessment (TEA) SIG will aim to contribute to developing assessment literacy among TESOL professionals in Egypt. This session provides background information about the objectives and future plans of the TEA SIG. Also, a group of assessment experts will give short presentations on assessment-related issues.

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80 10:00 45 minutes Panel Discussion CC P022 Beyond teacher training: Innovation in professional development for EFL teachers Dr Ezzeddine Saidi Lecturer Higher Institute of Languages, University of Gabes - Tunisia Seyfeddine Mohamed Assistant professor Higher Institute of Languages, University of Gabes - Tunisia This panel discussion proposes an innovative framework for collaborative EFL teacher development based on the use of modern technology. The framework seeks to prove that selfsustained professional development through the use of modern technology can replace old teacher training practices that limit effective professional growth to the faithful application of the recommendations of an outsider trainer or evaluator.

81 10:00 45 minutes Presentation CB Lab P016 Word clouds: How to create and use them in class Sophie Farag IEP Coordinator AUC Word clouds can be created using free online websites to create attractive visual representations of words and text. They can be used with all ages and for different purposes. Participants will create their own word clouds, and applications in the classroom will be discussed.
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82 11:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP09 Using Facebook in an EFL academic context Yasmine Salah El-Din English Language Instructor AUC This paper investigates Facebook as a tool that enhances students’ academic skills. It examines freshmen students’ views concerning the practices that had a positive impact on their learning and suggests strategies to improve academic reading and writing. Discussion on how to best employ Facebook in an academic context will follow.

83 11:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP16 Teaching the synthetic phonics approach Vanessa Reis Esteves (for Oxford Teacher University Press) Escola Superior de Educação in Porto Phonics has been in education for many years in various countries throughout the world. In many countries it is now becoming the latest word in schools. Teachers and parents are adding phonics to their method of teaching literacy to children. However, it is the method of Synthetic Phonics which has recently gained so much attention. Throughout the world many schools, nurseries, kindergartens and learning centres are beginning to adopt the teaching of synthetic phonics as part of their English literacy program. This session will help you better use the synthetic phonics approach to develop kids’ pronunciation.

84 11:00 E-Quiz Pro May Serag El Dine Soliman

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Assistant Lecturer and Staff Development Coordinator, English Department British University in Egypt Yasmine Ahmed Shehata Assistant Lecturer and Sub-webmaster, English Department British University in Egypt This hands-on workshop will demonstrate how to use technology in creating fast, free, and secure online quizzes. This can be useful for teachers with no access to e-learning websites. Part of the workshop will be dedicated for attendees to experience creating quizzes using some of the shared tools. All the shared web tools do not require any special software. 85 11:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP21 Video games: Navigating a way towards acquiring fluency and accuracy Mayssa Muhammad Hashaad Teaching Assistant Faculty of Arts - Menoufiya University Video games present a good example of adapting new methods of teaching language using technology in classrooms. The facilitator will guide participants in how to integrate video games in classrooms to enhance students' fluency and accuracy of the language. Participants can then implement these methods into their own classrooms.

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86 11:00 45 minutes Presentation ElAlfy JOURNEYS towards a better future Karen Cook (for Middle East/Garnet) Teacher Trainer Hillside Press What is the role of the educator in today's world of cultural, financial and political change? Should it be limited to teaching irregular verbs and lists of vocabulary? Or should we endeavour to inspire our students and instil values and ideals, thereby creating the best possible conditions for a better future of solidarity and mutual respect? At the HILLSIDE PRESS seminar and workshop, we will discuss how we can teach our students the English language while, at the same time, promoting fundamental human values.

87 11:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P007 Developing essential skills for academic success Mostafa El-Makhzangy (for Macmillan Marketing Manager Egypt) Macmillan Every student needs top class reading, writing, listening and speaking skills to succeed at an academic level. This session focuses on each of these skills to give presentation, instant practice and complete immersion in that language skill. It shows the students how to develop language skills by presenting them with ideas from today's world, while building critical thinking skills that are vital for academic success. Not only does it provide the tools for academic success but it also creates an interactive learning environment, which encourages student debate.

88 11:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P022 Have we been on the 'right' track? Teaching children with learning difficulties Lilika Couri (for International Language Co-Director & Teacher Trainer Bookshop) Educational & Training Consultants How do we teach children with learning difficulties? Are EFL teachers well equiped or totally unprepared? This has been one of the "issues" of EFL teachers for a number of years. Are we totally unprepared, however? Does ELT training provide assistance? Without attempting to "oversimplify" the issue, we will discuss basic ELT practices which enable the informed teacher to teach children with learning difficulties. Demonstrations of practical activities will be given.

89 11:00 45 minutes Presentation CB Lab P016 Classroom walls: Padlet internet application for virtual walls Sophie Farag IEP Coordinator AUC Padlet is a free website that allows the creation of online virtual “Classroom walls.” Participants can add posts, images, files, and links. The posts are immediately visible to everyone who has access to the wall. This workshop will introduce Padlet and participants will set up their own classroom wall. Applications in the classroom will be discussed.

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90 12:00 90 minutes Workshop BEC CP02 Moving with the times: Mobiles in ELT Nicky Hockly Director of Pedagogy The Consultants-E Our experiences of the world are increasingly mediated by mobile devices. In this workshop we explore a number of mobile device based projects and activities, which can enhance not only our learners' English language skills, but can also help develop mobile literacy. We also consider the challenges facing teachers wishing to work with class sets of mobile devices in the classroom (an option for primary school learners), and explore some of the thinking behind the current rise of the BYOD (bring your own device) approach - an option with secondary school learners. Bring your own devices (cellphones, tablets, laptops...) to the session!

91 12:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP09 Giving feedback on students' oral production: How does it work? Mariam Rayan English Language Instructor AUC, SCE This presentation tackles the topic of when and how to provide feedback on students' oral production in an EFL class. Some theoretical background regarding the different types of recasts will be given. This is to be followed by a discussion of which type to use and when. The presenter will also share a personal experience of providing orally-recorded feedback to AUC grad students. The structure and usefulness of this type of feedback will also be discussed. 92 12:00 Are you a professional teacher? Ramy S. Shabara 90 minutes Workshop BEC CP13

ETAD Manager School of Continuing Education, The American University in Cairo Assistant Lecturer School of Continuing Education, The American University in Cairo

Ahmed Awaad Ibrahim

Ghada Abdel Rahman Ghobara

Assistant Lecturer School of Continuing Education, The American University in Cairo This workshop aims to foster teacher professional development through connecting theory to practice. Attendees will be provided with videotaped classroom situations that require theoretical justifications. Through interactive discussions about classroom practices, teachers’ concepts will be uncovered, kept or professionally modified.

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93 12:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP16 Using e-content to improve reading: The why and the how Carol Knuth Sakoian (for Nahdet Misr: Vice President of International at Scholastic) Scholastic Inc. International at Scholastic Inc. Dahlia Fouad (for Nahdet Misr: Scholastic) Director of Educational Content and Training Nahdet Misr Publishing Group The presentation will discuss how to use e-content to help your students become successful independent English-language readers. It will cover techniques and strategies that encourage and support reading in the classroom and in everyday life.The presentation will discuss how e-learning can contribute to the four key elements in developing readers: matching students to the correct leveled texts; providing a structured path for reading in the classroom and at home; the importance of offering students a variety of engaging topics; and the role of the school and classroom library.

94 12:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP17 STEM projects: A chance for learners to explore real-life challenges Marwa Omar El-Hefnawy Head of the science department Green Heights American School Nahla Nadeem Educational consultant Cairo University

Noha El Sayed Green Heights American School The utmost goal of doing STEM projects is to extend students’ understanding of science, engineering and technology. In this session, the presenters will explain the steps for implementing a STEM education approach in Green Heights American School, display several STEM projects and discuss the impact of this approach on learners. 95 12:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP20 Towards a crosswalk of CEFR/ACTFL aligned-tests El-Hussein Ali Yehia Ali Director, Arabic and Translation Studies Division, Sschool of Continuing Education, The American University in Cairo With a view to aligning arabic tests at the School of Continuing Education to an internationally-recognized system, the study compares CEFR and ACTFL guidelines. The comparison contributes positively to the understanding of CEFR and ACTFL guidelines as well as to devising a crosswalk between the two systems.

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96 12:00 45 minutes Presentation ElAlfy Supporting teachers throughout their careers: Cambridge English Teacher support Tim Banks (for University of Cambridge) Global Manager – Teacher Development Cambridge English Language Assessment Cambridge English supports teachers throughout their careers, and helps institutions provide high quality development opportunities for teachers. We’ll look at the range of support available, and look in more detail at Cambridge English Teacher – the online professional development site for all English teachers.

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Online resources to support national curricula British Council Representative British Council The presenter will demonstrate ways in which teachers can supplement their curriculum with the free British Council online resources making links to the Ministry of Education curriculum and books.

98 12:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P007 Integrating e-learning and learning management systems Maggie Makhlouf (for Sphinx: Pearson) Educational Consultant and Trainer Sayegh, Middle East With today's growing e-learning demand, schools need resources that are easy to introduce and use, that have the widest possible application and that are measurable in terms of their impact on children's performance. Education City activities engage pupils in learning with a wide range of features. Teachers can plan and personalize the material they use to teach more effectively through interactive and engaging approaches. EducationCity.com is a learning resource for children aged between three and eleven that covers subjects such as Maths, Literacy, Science, French, Spanish and English as an additional language.

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99 12:00 The disciplined classroom Rania K. Jabr (Moderator) 45 minutes Panel Discussion CC P022

Senior Instructor AUC English Language Instructor AUC Senior Instructor AUC

Mariah Fairley

Mariam Osman

Wendy McFeely

English Language Instructor AUC A Disciplined Classroom does not simply refer to classroom management, but requires that the teacher consider a number of factors, such as teaching style, motivation techniques, feedback strategies, and rapport-building activities. In addition, student autonomy is not just a buzzword; with the Disciplined Classroom, it is a central ingredient which helps to develop the attitude of life-long learning. This interactive panel discussion will explore these issues.

100 12:00 45 minutes Presentation CB Lab P016 Creating and managing virtual courses on Google + Hossam Attiah English Language Instructor AUC This workshop aims at training teachers to create and manage a virtual class via Google +©. The purpose is to provide members with a virtual online experience where the community members can safely collaborate by sharing their work and commenting on it. Google+ also links to Google Docs, which enables both teachers and students to upload and share their documents on the Community. 101 1:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP08 Exploring ways of designing fair standardized and customized oral assessments Raafat Mikhail English Language Instructor AUC, SCE The session explores online resources for oral assessments aligned with the CEFR (Common European Framework of Referencing) and shows how ESL teachers can fairly and validly use standardized oral assessments matching their learners’ proficiency. The session also explores customizing these tests to guarantee consistency with the content and learning objectives. 102 1:00 45 minutes Presentation BEC CP09 Getting great classroom results with spaced repetition software Matthew Hendershot Rhetoric and Composition Instructor American University in Cairo A KG1 student learns 400 English sight words. A five-year old learns the math skills of a nine-year old. An adult easily learns thousands of words in a new foreign language in a few months. Learn how to see great results in your classroom using the publicly available Anki software.
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103 1:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP16 How to write a successful conference proposal Amira Salama English Instructor Arab Academy for Science and Technology Writing a good conference proposal can be a daunting task for novice and experienced teachers. In this session, NileTESOL conference reviewers will share tips and guidelines for writing a successful proposal. Examples of accepted and rejected proposals will be critiqued.

104 1:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP17 Mobile assisted language learning: Principles & guidelines Mohamed Ashraf EL-Zamil Co-ordinator of the English Language Unit Ajman University of Science and Technology,Fujairah-UAE Are you often irritated because your students are preoccupied with their cell phones during class? And even after multiple threats, they are STILL on it? Why not transform your class into a MALL by marrying cell phones and class time? Come to this session to see the most helpful guidelines. 105 1:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP19 Corpus analysis of time adverbial usage in ESL student writing Erika Meyer Lewko English Language Instructor ESL students often struggle with overuse and incorrect usage of certain time adverbials in their writing. This presentation will discuss an analysis of time adverbial usage in an academic writing corpus and a corpus of Egyptian undergraduate and graduate student writing. Suggested teaching activities will also be presented. 106 1:00 45 minutes Presentation SSE CP21 An empirical investigation of reading comprehension test validation for tertiary level students Sahbi Hidri Assistant Professor College of Applied Sciences, Rustaq, Oman Test validation has received scant attention in language assessment. This study will present guiding tips for test designers, teachers, learners and policy-makers on how to write fair tests so that the scores can reflect the actual language ability of the learners and course objectives.

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107 CC P006 (Mary Cross) Show me an IELTS band score 6.5: An insight into language proficiency levels Mr Savino Sfregola (for IDP Edcuation Senior IELTS Representative IELTS) IDP Education/ IELTS – Australia By way of example, the presenter will provide insight into the proficiency that an IELTS 6.5 band score represents, with a focus on Speaking and Writing skills. Participants will gain first hand exposure to footage of a real candidate taking IELTS. This session is designed to provide educators with an introduction to the tools to assist them with setting or reviewing English language standards for entry, and will provide a snapshot of the IELTS test format and assessment criteria. 1:00 45 minutes Presentation

108 1:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P007 U.S. embassy sponsored exchange programs Rania El Sayed (for RELO) Cultural Affairs Specialist for Exchanges US Embassy This presentation will provide information about U.S. Embassy sponsored exchange programs for high school students, undergraduates, teachers, scholars and professionals. Details on the process of applying for each of the programs will also be given along with tips on writing an effective application.

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Mobile learning: E-novating teaching tools
Dr Hend Khalil English Language Program Head, Faculty of Applied Languages The French University in Egypt

This presentation focuses on how to incorporate mobile phones into classrooms in spite of the fact that they have long been regarded as a threat against class discipline. They have always been deemed a hindrance to the teaching-learning process. Hence, teachers should turn their students’ mobile mania to their advantage.

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110 5:00 45 minutes Presentation CC P022 Teacher training and legal English certificates orientation Ms. Mai M. Rizk (for Career Department Program Manager of the language-based AUC/SCE) career certificates Career Development Department (AUC/SCE) Every moment and stage in a person's professional life is suitable for starting, shifting, or building up a career, only if they find the appropriate professional/academic assistance. The AUC/SCE Career Development Department is the expert that can provide such languagebased training for a career upgrade related to: teaching English or Arabic as foreign languages, teaching Math and science in English language, and practicing law in English language-based context. Educational partners, we remain!

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Bassily Hall

TESOL: A Way forward: English on the Nile: Same or different?
Dr Loubna Youssef Professor and Chair of the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts Cairo University

What is our purpose in teaching English in Egypt today? What are we educating our students for? At a time when the computer and mobile phones are facts of life, and communication via the Internet takes place in a femtosecond, the curricula of teaching English requires radical revision. The teaching of English to Egyptians needs to reflect the changes in society and address what linguists call “mother language interference”.

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45 minutes Meeting NileTESOL General Assembly

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113 4:00 90 minutes Special Event Bassily Hall

Testing Colloquium
Elizabeth Arrigoni (Moderator) Assessment Specialist AUC Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics AUC Professor, American English Institute/Department of Linguistics University of Oregon Dean of SCE AUC Head of Research at Cambridge English Language Assessment University of Cambridge Associate Professor AUC

Atta Gebril

Deborah Healy

Deena Boraei

Hanan Khalifa

Marilyn Plumlee

In the past two decades, the field of educational assessment has witnessed a paradigm shift in regard to the role of assessment in the learning process. Educators and educational researchers across disciplines (e.g., Shepard, Wiggins)praise effective classroom-based assessment (CBA) for its potential benefits, such as increased authenticity, better alignment with course learning outcomes, and accessibility of results (including meaningful feedback) to various stakeholders. On the other hand, some researchers are quick to point out some very important criticisms, such as a lack of objectivity of teachers as evaluators, inexperience of teachers to construct effective CBAs, and the difficulty in interpreting results and making comparisons to other student cohorts. These issues may be even more critical in the field of TESOL, as the construct of language proficiency is often difficult to define, not to mention measure. This interactive panel discussion will explore these issues.

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Presenter Afaf Mishriki Adrian Holliday Ahmed Awaad Ibrahim Amani Demian Amira Salama Amr AbdelAty Saleh Asmaa Mohammed Elsayed Mikdam Atta Gebril Bita Rezaei Dalia Helmy Ahmad Sedky Dalia Said Elhawary Deborah Healey Deena Boraei Diana Van Bogaert El-Hussein Ali Yehia Ali Elizabeth Arrigoni Enjy Kamal Ramadan Erika Meyer Lewko Erika Van Winden Ezzeddine Saidi Ghada Abdel Rahman Ghobara Ghada Abdulmoneim Ibrahim Goma Ahmad Mosbah Hager Gamal Ahmed Labib Al-Tonsi Hamdi Eltantawi Shadi Hanan Khalifa Heba Fathelbab Hend Khalil Hinaz Daftedar Hoda Mahmoud Abu Hashem Hoda Mounir Amin Hossam Attiah Jim O'Neill Johanna B.S.Pantow Kamila Helmy Kariman Mohsen Bahgat Kevin Maher Khaled El-ebyary Laila Youssef Kamal Lidya Magdy Ibrahim Lisa Morgan Loubna Youssef Maha Hamed Maha Hassan Abd El Latif Mahfoudhah AL-Bahri Mahmoud Ahmed Seliman Mahmoud Makram Hamza Abdulaal Presenter’s Email Address [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 57 Session Number 54 1, 70 59, 92 54 103 4 34 113 20 47 76 38, 68, 113 113 65 95 113 32 105 26 80 92 69 53 74 27 36, 113 11, 28 109 63 42 47 11, 50, 100 47 58 40 74 43 76 5 60 34, 71 24, 111 29 74 7 37 37

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Manar Shalaby Mariah Fairley Mariam Osman Mariam Rayan Marilyn Plumlee Marwa Omar El-Hefnawy Matthew Hendershot May Serag El Dine Soliman Mayada Tawfik Zaki Mayssa Muhammad Hashaad Mehrez Aounallah Mohamed Ashraf EL-Zamil Mohammad Ehsan Toutiaee Mona El Saady Mona Mohamed Moursi Ali Moza Hamdan Al-Maqbali Nagwa Ebraheem Dawoud Nahla Nadeem Najla Ramadan Abdulaziz Al-Deeb Nesreen Bahgat ElNesr Nicky Hockly Noha Ekram Abaas Noha El Sayed Noha Omaya Shabana Ola Bakri Peter A. Edwards Raafat Mikhail Rachel Sage Ragia Ramy El Sayed Shabara Rania Allam Rania K. Jabr Rasha Halat Sahbi Hidri Said Ahmed Zohairy Samira M Bakr Sanaa Abdel Hady Makhlouf Sanaa Khattar Seyfeddine Mohamed Shaimaa AbdelFattah Ismail AbdelHafez Sheri Henderson Sophie Farag Susan Esnawy Susanne Rizzo Virginia Robson Waleed Nureldeen Wendy McFeely Yara Shokry Menshawy [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] mehrezaounallah @hotmail.com [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 58 40 99 11, 99 2, 91 16, 113 93 102 84 44 34, 85 55 104 20 5 62 7 66 63, 94 72 34 56, 90 77 63, 94 30 52, 71 51 2, 101 64 61 59, 92 19 3, 47, 99 45 106 8 75 39 74 80 74 18 81, 89 15 11, 47 18 74 99 77

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Yasmine Ahmed Shehata Yasmine Salah El-Din Yasmine Soheim [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 84 14, 82 57

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