Presentations

TESOL Featured Invitational Presentation:

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• 21st Century TESOL Careers - Candid Reflections

(with fabulouses, Linda Chu and Judith Ogweno)
Wednesday, 19 March, 11:30-12:15 pm
Seaview Ballroom B, Hyatt Regency Hotel

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• Equity Language and Literacy Skills Workshop for All TESOLers 

(Vetted presentation, with fabulous Manuel Gomez-Portillo)
Thursday, 20 March, 9-10 am
Bixby Ballroom 4, Marriott Long Beach Downtown

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• Career Path Development in TESOL: Learning and Support

(Networking session, TESOL Career Path Development, Professional Learning Network)
Thursday, 20 March, 3-4:15 pm 
(with fabulouses Linda Chu, Liz England, Julie Lake, Judith Ogweno)
Seaview Ballroom B, Hyatt Regency Long Beach

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• Career Path Development Professional Learning Network

Informal Networking 
Friday, March 21, 1-2 pm
TESOL Networking Lounge

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• Career Path Development - Keynote, Nairobi Region English Language Professional Association of Kenya conference which is slated for 15 & 16 August, 2023. Infusing Professional Development in TESOL Graduate Degree Programs.

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• TESOL 2019. Atlanta, GA, USA. Professional Development in Language Teacher Associations. TESOL 2019. Atlanta, GA, USA. 

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• "Empowering Teachers to Address ESP Curriculum Design” – Moderator, TESOL Convention 2017 - with Jennifer Chang-Lo - Graduate Student, Georgetown University, Linguistics Department; Robert Engel - Senior Course Developer, ESP Curriculum, Defense Language Institute English Language Center; Heather Gregg Zitlau - Assistant Teaching Professor, Georgetown University; Lake B. Julie - Legal Writing Professor, Center for Legal English Studies, Georgetown Law School; Michelle M. Ueland - Director, Center for Legal English Studies, Georgetown University Law Center. 

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• "TESOL Skills Enrich Life Skills Throughout Our Career and Retirement" – TESOL Convention 2017 with Richard Boyum, University Partnerships Coordinator - South and Central Asia, United States Department of State; and John R. Schmidt, Academic Coordinator, Texas International Education Consortium. 

 

• English Language Assessment and Non-native English-speaking Teachers. February 28-March 7, 2017. Ministry of Education, TESOL Kuwait and Professional English Teachers Branch, Kuwait. English Language Teacher Education – Research and Practice. Keynotes, plenary, workshops and meetings. January 12-February 28, 2017 (Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka and Nepal and Nepal Association of English Language Teachers).

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• Career Path Development for English Language Teachers. Invited featured presentation and workshop, TESOL Arabia, March 7-11, 2017. 

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• English for Specific Purposes – English Language Specialist Program (Georgetown University and United States Department of State), Russia - November 29-December 15, 2016. Keynotes at three conferences, 16 workshops including those completed at three universities (Higher School of Economics, Moscow; Moldova State University, Saransk; and ITMO, St. Petersburg and United States Embassy in Russia Moscow American Center). 

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• Shenandoah University Global Citizenship Program 2016 – Designed an educational program for 12 Shenandoah University students, staff, faculty, Vice President and Trustee, visitors on a one-week trip to Botswana. 

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• “TESOL Employment Issues” – with Miles Honig and Amy Pascucci, TESOL International Convention, April 2016. 

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• “Globetrotting TESOLers Reflect Forward” – with John Schmidt, Jane Hoelker, Fife MacDuff and Steven Korman. Invited presentation, TESOL International Convention, April 2016.

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• “Teaching English in Renewed Circumstances – Prospects for Collaborations With Cuba” – with Robert Giffith and Adita Chiappy, TESOL International Convention, April 2016. 

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• “Personal and Professional Development for Teachers” – with Lydia Stack, Anne Burns, Chris Hastings and Suchada Namminnit. Forum on Retirement Redefined (founder), TESOL International Convention 2016. 

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• “NESTs and NNESTs Collaborate at Work” – with Soonhyang Kim and Yingliang Liu. Refereed presentation at TESOL International Convention 2016. 

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• “Creating Collaborative Workplaces for Native and Nonnative English-speaking Teachers: Beyond Diversity” – Featured Presentation, Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Annual Conference, Seoul. October 10, 2015. 

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• “Needs Assessment for Botswana English Language Learners” – English Language Specialist, Georgetown University and United States Department of State (Public Affairs, United States Embassy Gaborone) May 30-June 20, 2015. 

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• “Collaboration Strategies – NESTs and NNESTs,” Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Electronic Village Online (EVO) 2015. Invited presentation. January 31, 2015. https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/nativeplayback.jnlp?sid=75&psid=2015-01- 31.0722.M.7AE801FFB697DA460D4BF25AA8C21B.vcr 

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• “Partners Without Borders: Mutual NNEST/NEST Support, Development and Advocacy.” Refereed colloquium presentation with Christopher Hastings, Kyung-hee Bae, Lia Kamhi-Stein, Ali Fuad Selvi and Ahmar Mahboob TESOL 2015. 

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• “Building A Bridge to Better Employment” – Invited presentation, Employment Issues Committee, TESOL 2015. 

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• “Crossing Borders and Building Bridges” – Forum presentation, Retirement Redefined, with Mary Lou McCloskey, Jean Handscombe, Constantine Ioannou and Jodi Crandall. TESOL 2015. 

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• “Crisscross Borders, Build Cultural Bridges and Explore the World!” - Globetrotters Forum presentation with John Schmidt, Christine Coombe, Neil Anderson, Fife MacDuff and Jane Hoelker TESOL 2015. 

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• “Better Than OK – TESOL Professional Development for the 21st Century,” Invited keynote address (Oklahoma TESOL, Oct 24-25, 2014) 

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• "Little Red Riding Hood: Using Text Sets for ELL Reading Development," with Stephanie Tracy (SU MS Ed TESOL graduate), Refereed presentation at Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (WA-TESOL), October 18, 2014. 

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• “Online Language Teacher Education: Curriculum Design, Blended Models and Research” Invited consultant and speaker, Universidad Nacionale Autonoma Mexico (UNAM), May 25-June 1, 2014.

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• "TESOL Career Path Development Across the Generations," Liz England (Moderator), Jaclyn Gishbaugher, Charles Hall, Stephen Hanchey, Deirdre Hand, Retirement Redefined Forum Academic Session 
"Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam: Southeast Asian Learners of English,” featured presentation: Liz England, Suchada Nimmannit, Ngoc Nguyen 
English Language Specialist, US Department of State and Georgetown University, Costa Rica – Classroom management, English for Specific Purposes, English for Young Learners. 

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• "How to Explore, Sustain and Renew: TESOL Professionals Gone Wild!," refereed presentation: Liz England and Eran Williams – TESOL Convention 2014 

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• "Instant English Teachers: Just Add Training," refereed presentation: Tabitha Kidwell and Liz England – TESOL Convention 2014 

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• “Globetrotters Forum – Academic Session” – “Teaching in Indonesia: An ELF Sabbatical” - TESOL Convention 2014 

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• “Employment Conditions in Southeast Asia” – Forum on Fair Employment and Employment Issues Committee (Joint) Presentation – TESOL Convention 2014 

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• Learners and Language Assessment (Placement, proficiency and ESP). January 21- February 2, 2014. 

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• Teaching English to Southeast Asian Students. Washington, D. C., Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (WA-TESOL). October 2013. 

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• Special Grant, English Language Fellows Program, U. S. Department of State and Georgetown University: Keynote, MELTA (Malaysia English Language Teachers Association): May 2013, Johor Bahru. English Language Teacher Education for Southeast Asia in The 21st Century. 

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• More than 20 presentations at conferences, workshops and teacher meetings at universities and schools throughout Indonesia (Aceh, Bandung, Jakarta, Kamal, Makassar, Manado, Medan, Melang, Pontianak, Surabaya, Tomohon) as Senior English Language Fellow, Indonesia, 2012-13. 

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• "E-novation for TESOL Professional Development: Avoiding Burnout". Thai TESOL January 2013 ACCESS Camp leader (high school students) in Kendari and Ambon, Indonesia 2013. 

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• Keynote, TEFLIN (Indonesia TESOL Affiliate): 2012, Surabaya. English Language Learning and Teaching in the Digitalization Era. 

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• "Repack Your Bags to Travel as a globetrotting ELT educator" (with Rejane McCorkel). Invited presentation, TESOL 2012. 

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• TESOL In Cuba: A Collaborative exploration of teacher education programs. Refereed presentation, TESOL 2012. 

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• "Retirement redefined and job change explored" – Now! Moderator of TESOL Retirement Redefined Forum, TESOL 2012. 

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• Amigos de Cuba: Experiences of American and Cuban TESOLers. Invited presentation, TESOL 2012. In-service Professional Development. English Language Resource Center, Al Azhar University. Under auspices of Regional English Language Officer, U. S. Department of State. July 17-20, 2011.
  Professional Development Workshop: Using Technology in the ESL Classroom. WATESOL, June 2011.

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• Online Language Teacher Education: Maintaining High Standards. Colloquium presentation (refereed) with Sue Garton, Fiona Copland, David Hall, Joan Kang Shin and Leslie Opp-Beckman. TESOL 2011 Convention, New Orleans. 

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• TESOLers Young and Old Prepare for Successful Retirement. Forum presentation with John Schmidt, Richard Boyum, Neil Anderson, Sandra Briggs and Suchada Nimmanit. TESOL 2011 Convention, New Orleans. 

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• "We Are All Global Professionals". Globetrotters Forum presentation with Christine Coombe, Neil Anderson, John Schmidt, Fife MacDuff, Jane Hoelker and Martha Clark- Cummings. TESOL 2011 Convention, New Orleans. 

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• Orientation Program Design and Workshop Program Leader, English Teaching Assistant Program, Fulbright/Institute for International Education, to provide TESOL content preparation for ETA Program awardees for the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. Washington, DC. June 2010. 

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• Effective Group and Pair Work. Digital video conference, US Department of State, Bureau of Education, Office of English Language Programs. Leader and respondent on two live digitally-streamed video conferences, teachers located in Havana, Cuba, and Khartoum, Sudan, January 2011 and July 2010. 

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• English Language Specialist, U. S. Department of State, English Language Programs. Writing for International Publications for Graduate Students. With Jodi Crandall and Regional English Language Officer, Izmir, Turkey. 2010 

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• English Language Specialist, U. S. Department of State, English Language Programs, English for Academic Purposes. Chile, May 11-28, 2010. 

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• Recipient of Educational Testing Service Foundations of Language Assessment (FLA) Grant (with Drs. Christine Coombe and John R. Schmidt), to co-present a 2-day workshop for university-level English instructors, Binational Center (IGA), Guatemala City. January 2010. 

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• "A Lawyer’s Guide to Retirement Strategies for TESOL Professionals". Forum presentation (refereed, featured) with William J. Brisk, Esq. TESOL Convention, March 2010. 

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• Orientation Program Design and Workshop Program Leader, English Teaching Assistant Program, Fulbright/Institute for International Education, to provide TESOL content preparation for ETA Program awardees for the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. Washington, DC. June 2009. 

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• Recipient of US Department of State, Middle East Studies Initiative (MEPI) Grant, to present a featured plenary, “Leaders In Online TESOL,” Teacher Leadership Academy, Dubai Men’s College, United Arab Emirates. May 21-22, 2009. 

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• Project Manager Invitation, AMIDEAST, US Department of State, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education, Oman. English Language Curriculum and Instruction in the University. February 15-March 15, 2009. 

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• "New Pathways in TESOL: Online Teacher Education". Colloquium presentation (refereed) with Drs. Sue Garton, David Hall, David Nunan, Joan Shin. TESOL Convention, March 2009. 

 

• "Retirement Redefined in TESOL Style". Forum presentation. Denver, CO. TESOL Convention, March 2009.

• English Language Specialist, US Department of State, English Language Program Curriculum Reform – India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. June 19-July 19, 2008. 

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• Featured Presenter, TESOL Arabia. Finding Your Voice in Online Teacher Education (keynote) and Retiring in TESOL Style (workshop co-presenter). Dubai, March 2008. 

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• "Finding Your Voice in Online TESOL Graduate Education". Invitational featured presentation, TESOL Arabia, Dubai. March 2008. 

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• "Coming of Age in TESOL. Career Transitions Through Re-igniting, Re-tooling and Retiring" (with John Schmidt, Joy Johnson and Christine Coombe). Board-sponsored Session. TESOL 2007, Seattle, WA. 

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• "Systematic, Sustained and Intensive Professional Development. The Role of Needs Assessment". TESOL 2007, Seattle, WA. Adult Education Interest Section Academic Session. 

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• Academic Program Director, Language Village of Nabeul, Ministry of Education and US Embassy, Tunisia. July 13-August 1, 2007. 

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• Foundations of Language Testing. Cairo Egypt. American University in Cairo. Theory and Common Sense: English for Young Children in Egypt. Pre-conference workshop with Christine Coombe and Peter Davidson. January 2007. 

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• American University in Cairo, Egypt. Pre-conference workshop leader (with Dr. Christine Combe), Foundations of Language Assessment, American University in Cairo Annual English as a Foreign Language Skills Conference. Cairo, Egypt, January 2007. 

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• US Department of State, Regional English Language Office. Workshop leader for English Language Teaching Fellows in the Middle East Region. Cairo, Egypt, January 2007. 

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• English Teachers Association, Republic of China. Invited Keynote and Workshop Presenter, English Language Teachers Association, Republic of China. November 2006. English for Specific Purposes Curriculum Design. 

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• Planning Ahead – English for Specific Purposes Teacher Preparation for the 21st Century. Invited keynote, Taiwan TESOL. November 2006. 

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• Analyzing the Impact of ESP Teacher Education. Invited workshop, Taiwan TESOL. November 2006.

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• "Arabic Language Teacher Education: A Global Perspective". Invited session at One-day Seminar, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Georgetown University . September 23, 2006. 

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• U. S. Department of State, New Delhi, India. July 2006. Guest lecturer, workshop leader and external review consultant on English language programs in India and Pakistan.

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• Oral Presentations for TESOL Professionals. Invited presentation at The Forum, Fifth International Conference, Macao Polytechnical University. April 2006. 

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• ESP Teacher Education. ESP/EFL IntraSection presentation, TESOL 2006, Tampa, FL (with Jane Hoelker, Mark Freiermuth, Lise-Lotte Hujlmand and Toni Hull). 

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• TESOL Employment Issues Worldwide. Spotlight Session, TESOL 2006, Tampa, FL (with George Braine, Stephen Hanchey, Rosie Maum and Phil Quirke). 

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• Zayed University, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. January/February 2006. Consultant, English Language Writing Program and Language Education. 

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• Guest Lecturer and Workshop Leader, Department of State, Educational Specialist Program, Education Bureau, Amman, Jordan, June 2005. Guest lecturer, workshop leader and external review consultant on English language programs in the Occupied Territories, Israel, Jordan and Syria. 

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• Keynote Presentation, 2005 CDELT Conference, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Sponsored by the U. S. Department of State, US Embassy, Cairo. 

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• U. S. Department of State, Invited Presenter, Alexandria, Egypt, 2005. Workshop presentation at the American Cultural Center: “Changing Perceptions and Effective English Language Teaching.” Invited workshop/discussion leader for 30 participants (English language fellows, Regional English language officers, visitors from Department of State, Washington, D. C., and Baghdad); January 2005. 

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• Effective Professional Presentations. Leadership Development Certificate Program, TESOL Arabia 2005 Convention, Dubai (invited presentation). 

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• Innovation in English Language Teaching in the Middle East (with Mounira Soliman). Refereed paper, TESOL 2005, San Antonio, Texas. 

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• Better Trained Teachers In Communities of Mentors. Presentation (refereed) EgypTESOL, Cairo, December 2004. 

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• Technology applications in Arabic language teaching. Refereed paper (presented with Zeinab Ibrahim), First Annual Arabic Language and Linguistics Conference, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, July 2004. 

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• Teaching student teachers reflection strategies. Refereed paper (presented with Dr. Kirsten Schaetzel), Annual TESOL Convention, Long Beach, CA, April 2004. 

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• English for Specific Purposes/Teacher Education. InterSection Presentation Moderator (invited) at TESOL 2004, Long Beach, CA. With Karen Woodman and Chuang Wang. 

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• Helping Teacher Trainees Reflect. Presentation (refereed) at TESOL 2004, Long Beach, CA. With Kirsten Schaetzel. 

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• Effective EOP Program Development for Skilled Workers. Presentation (refereed) American University in Cairo English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Skills Conference. 2004. 

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• "Six Lessons to Grow On". Keynote (invited) presentation at the Annual EgypTESOL Convention 2003. Cairo. 

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• Retooling in ESL for the 21st Century. Presentation (refereed) at NAFSA 2003, Salt Lake City. With Laura Latulippe, John Schmidt, Scott Stevens, and Paul Taylor. 

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• Getting Ready for New ESP Teaching Assignments. In-service workshop (invited) for English language teachers and administrators, Center for Adult and Continuing Education. February 2003, American University in Cairo. 

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• Professional Development for Administrators and Faculty. (Invited) Academic Session, Program Administrators Interest Section. TESOL 2003, Baltimore.

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• U. S. Department of State. Academic Specialist Lecturer and Workshop Leader: ESP Teacher Education, Bangkok and Vietnam, June 2003. 

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• U. S. Department of State. Conference Keynote: Mihadol University, Bangkok, 2003: English for International Business in the 21st Century. 

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• Hearing Every Voice: Effective Assessment of Non-Native English-speaking Children’s Language and Learning Needs. Invited featured presentation, British International School of Cairo, Third Annual Educational Conference, May, 2003 

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• U. S. Department of State, Academic Specialist, Jeddah, April 2002. Plenary presentation at the Saudi Association of Teachers of English (SATE): “Technological Savvy in English Language Teaching and Learning”, teacher education workshops for the Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

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• Curriculum Consultant, American University, Washington, DC. Program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Fall 1999 - 2000. 

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• Using Community Links to Build Quality English for Business Purpose Programs. Co- presenter (refereed) with John Schmidt. NAFSA 2000. San Diego. 

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• Teachers as National Leaders in Egypt. (Invited) Guest Lecture for an AID Project with the Ministry of Education, Egypt at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Campus. December 1999, Baltimore. 

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• ATESL-COMSEC (refereed) Presentation on Intensive English Program Recruitment: Ethical Issues. 1999 NAFSA Convention, Denver. 

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• Business Language Programs. (Refereed) Co-Presenter with Ronald Cere and John Schmidt, 1999 NAFSA Convention, Denver. 

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• Building Effective ESP Teacher Education Programs. International Colloquium. (Refereed) Presenter with Vijay Bhatia, Tony Dudley-Evans and Monique Memet. 1999. International TESOL Convention, New York City. 

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• Training program design, 1999, Consultant, IELP - II (Integrative English Language Program II), Egypt. Design for the EAP/EOP component of U. S. - based English for Specific Purposes teacher training and pre-departure program workshop in Egypt. 

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• ESL - State of the Art. Opening (invited) Presentation. Invited speaker. International Visitors 1998. Meridian International, Washington, DC. 

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• ESP Teacher Education. International Colloquium (Refereed). Discussant with Maria Antonieta Celani, Mohammed Daoud, Ann Johns, Peter Master and Michel Perrin, 1998. International TESOL Convention, Seattle, Washington. 

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• The Power of Community Service Activities in Building Communicative Competence. (Refereed) Presenter with Gregory Wynn,1998. NAFSA Region VIII Conference, Pittsburgh. 

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• Promoting an International Perspective in Teaching and Learning. Invited Guest Lecture, ED 245, Foundations of Education, Marymount University, October, 1998. 

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• Reflections and Challenges for ELT. Invited Presentation - Colleagues In Arms: Native and Non-Native Speaking Teachers Working Together in EFL Environments, 1998. American University, Washington, DC. 

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• ESP Teacher Education: A Framework, 1997. Invited Speaker. Pragmatics Conference Parasession on English in the Workplace, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. 

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• Using Video for Effective Classroom Instruction, Classroom Management Issues and Teaching Pronunciation and Oral Skills, 1996-97. Invited in-service teacher training workshops at American Language Academy programs. 

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• International Business and TESOL Teacher Education. Planning for the New Century. 1996. Invited Plenary Speaker, TESOL-Moscow State University. 

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• LSP Curriculum and Teaching Qualifications: How Important is Content? With Judee Reel and Michel Drouere, 1996 (refereed). Languages for World Business and the Professions, Eastern Michigan University. Ypsilanti. 

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• In-service teacher training workshops, American Language Academy programs on Using Video for Effective Classroom Instruction; Classroom Management Issues; and Teaching Pronunciation and Oral Language Skills. Chicago, IL 1996. ​

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• Preparing to Teach Overseas. Invitational Breakfast Seminar with Omneya Kassabgy and Gayle Nelson, TESOL 1996. Chicago, IL 

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• English as an International Language in West Africa: What Does It Mean for Teachers? 

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• Opening keynote, Invitational conference on English Language Teaching in West Africa. December 10, 1995. Mbour, Senegal. 

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• Applied Linguistics Research and Social Responsibility. With Helen Aristar-Dry, Jill Bourne, Jim Cummings, Fred Davidson and Jackie Moase-Burke. (Refereed) Colloquium, American Association of Applied Linguistics, 1995. Long Beach, CA. English as an International Language in West Africa: What Does It Mean for Teachers? 

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• International Business and Teacher Education. Languages for World Business and the Professions. April 1995. Ypsilanti, Michigan. 

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• From the Ivory Tower to The Trenches: The Ultimate Collaboration. TESOL Convention 1995. Long Beach, with Cathy Day, Jackie Moase-Burke and Betsy Morgan. 

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• Mobilizing for the new millennium: Discussion Session (with Paul Angelis), ESP Interest Section. TESOL Convention, 1995. 

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• English for Specific Purposes: International Business and Teacher Education. Invited Plenary Speaker, ESP Conference, 1995. Valencia, Venezuela.

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• Instructor, TESOL Summer Institute, University of Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela, 1995. Session II: Content- based Language Instruction for K-8 Teachers. 

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• Invited plenary speaker: ESP Conference, Valencia, Venezuela, August 1995. The Future of ESP: International Business and TESOL Professionals. 

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• Developing Affiliate Partnerships. Invited presentation at the TESOL Affiliate Council, with Jana Dvorakova, TESOL Convention, 1994. Baltimore, MD. 

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• Issues in International Business Communications: A TESOL Perspective: (refereed) Presentation at InterComm Conference (Symposium on Professional Communication in an International and Multicultural Context), 1994. Iowa State University, Ames. 

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• Ready for the next decade? English for specific purposes and teacher education. MITESOL, Fall 1994. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 

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• Issues in International Business Communications: A TESOL Perspective. InterComm Conference (Symposium on Professional Communication in International and Mutlicultural Context). July 29-31, 1994. Cedar Falls, IA. 

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• Desegregating the Campus: Making Connections between Native and Non-Native Speakers. With Betsy Morgan. Refereed presentation at TESOL Convention 1993. Atlanta, GA. 

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• Developing affiliate partnerships. Presentation for the Affiliate Council, TESOL 1994, with Jana Dvorakova, Baltimore, Maryland. 

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• Cross-cultural Training in Business Language: Making ESL/EFL/FL Connections. TESOL 1994, Baltimore, Maryland. 

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• Issues and Answers for International Business Communications. MITESOL Spring 1994. Big Rapids, Michigan. (with Sandra Browne). 

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• Making Connections: University Research and Elementary School. With Donald Cruickshank and Fred Davidson (refereed). National Council of Teachers of English, Invited Presentation, ESL Seminar, 1993. Louisville, KY. 

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• AIDS Awareness in the ESL Classroom. NAFSA. San Francisco. June 1993. 

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• Freedom to speak. Oral presentation skills development for international business communications. Conference on Languages for World Business and the Professions, Ypsilanti, Michigan, April 1993 (with Jean Holther). 

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• Desegregating The Campus: Making Connections Between Native and Non-native Speakers. TESOL 1993. Atlanta, GA. (With Betsy Morgan). 

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• Ein Deutsch-Amerikanischer Austausch: Teaching Business German in English- Speaking Contexts and Learning Business English in German-Speaking Contexts. Refereed presentation with Rolf Feiffer and Sharon Robertson. American Association of Teachers of German Annual Meeting. 1992. Baden-Baden, Germany.

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• From the Ivory Tower to The Trenches: The Ultimate Collaboration. MITESOL Convention 1992. With Cathy Day, Julie Lutz and Jackie Moase-Burke.

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• Language Professionals Across National Borders: Making Connections. IATEFL – Hungary. August 1992. Pecs. 

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• Language Professionals Across Disciplines. 3rd International NELLE (Networking English Language eLearning in Europe) Conference. August 1992. Prague, Czechoslovakia.

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• U. S. Department of State, Academic Specialist, Prague and Zdar, Czech Republic, June 1992. A trinational collaborative project training teachers of English for the Czech Ministry of Education (with John Schmidt). 

 

• Non-native Speakers as Teachers of English. Joint meeting: MITESOL and London, Ontario, TESL Meeting. November 1991. With Atsuko Kurita, Fumi Itoh and Ana Patricia Munoz. 

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• Academic Issues Facing Two-year College English as a Second Language Programs. Academic Session. Higher Education Interest Section. TESOL, New York, New York. March 1991.

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• Intercultural Communication. Workshop at the First Language, Culture and Society in the Americas Conference, Merida, Venezuela. February 1991. With Ron Cere.

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• Non-native Speakers in MA TESOL Programs: Practical Training. TESOL. San Francisco, California. March 1990. With Julie Lutz, Bob Oprandy and Cathy Day.

 

• ESL Teacher Certification Endorsement in Michigan: An Update. Michigan TESOL. April 1991. Kalamazoo, Michigan. With Jackie Moase-Burke and Nancy Schewe. 

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• Cooperative Learning Activities for Adult ESL. Workshop for teachers. Oakland Public Schools, ESL/Bilingual Education, Grand Rapids, Michigan. April 1990, with Deyanira Castillo. 

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• Talk it up! Strategies to Improve Communication. Workshop for teachers, Grand Rapids Public Schools Adult Education. Grand Rapids, Michigan. April 1990. 

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• International Students in TESOL Graduate Programs. NAFSA, 1990. With Cheryl Roberts, in absentia. 

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• Teaching Business ESL. Workshop at the Languages for World Business and the Professions Conference. Ann Arbor, Michigan. March 1989.

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• Social Identity and English as a Second Language Teaching. MITESOL, Orchard Lake, October 1988. 

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• Renew your subscription now: Developing language competencies using business publications. Workshop at the Languages for World Business and the Professions Conference. Ann Arbor. 1988

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• US Trained Teachers Overseas: Ready or Not? TESOL, Chicago, Illinois. 1988. Competing with Americans. Academic Savvy for Foreign Students. MITESOL. Frankenmuth, Michigan. 1988. 

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• Communicative competence in third world contexts - An Egyptian example: Some issues and answers. Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching Colloquium. TESOL, Miami, Florida, 1987.

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• ESL Writing with a purpose. Central Southern Regional Conference, ILTESOL/BE, Belleville, Illinois. November 1986.

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• Preparation for English Teaching in the Arab World. TESOL, New York, April 1985. Motivation in English language learning. Joint meeting of the Research and Applied Linguistics Special Interest Sections. TESOL, New York, April 1985.

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• English language teaching methods: A look at tradition. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, March 1985.

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• Motivation to learn English for use. Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. April 1985.

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• The role of motivation in language learning: Integrative versus instrumental – a look at some of the evidence. TESOL, Houston, Texas. March 1984. 

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• The use of native speaker materials in university ESL writing courses. Colloquium on the Link: ESL and Native Speaker Composition. Conference on College Composition and Communication, National Council of Teachers of English. New York, March 1984. 

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• The importance of knowing why students want English. ILTESOL/BE. Springfield, Illinois. April 1982. The role of integration in ESL learning in the United States. Midwest TESOL, Indianapolis, April 1982.

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• The role of integrative motivation in ESL among a group of foreign students in the United States. Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Louisville, Kentucky. April 1982.

 

• A study of the role of attitude in ESL learning. ILTESOL/BE, Chicago, Illinois. March 1982. 

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• A look at the role of integrative motivation in ESL learning in the United States. TESOL, Honolulu, Hawai’i. March 1982.