Asian EFL Journal: English Language Teaching and Research Articles

28-29 April 2006
Dongseo University, Busan
S.Korea

Directions to Conference

Friday April 28
Tour and class demonstration in Government High Schools

Saturday 29th.
"Task Based Language Teaching. A superior teaching approach - or temporary trend?"

08:00 09:30	Registration	Coffee & Networking
09:30	Opening Ceremony	Mc: Prof. Rob Dickey

10.00 10:55		Professor Rod Ellis University of Auckland "Principles of Task Based Teaching." Abstract
11:00 11:55		Dr. Francis Mangubhai University Southern Queensland "What do we know about learning and teaching second languages: Implications for teaching." Abstract

Lunch 12.00 -1.00

Visit the Publishers' displays - EFL Recruiter; Birmingham University Ma display: USQ Ma display & others

Afternoon Plenaries

1:00
1:50

Mr. Huw Jarvis
Salford University
U.K.
Abstract

Parallel Sessions
2:00 - 2:30

1	Mr. Theron Muller USA/Japan Researching TBL and Language Agendas: To what extent do they influence focus on fluency and form in the classroom???	2	Dr. Pornsiri Muangsamai Thailand Electronic tasks: does it work for writing development?
3	Dr. Ahmet Acar Turkey Models, goals and norms for EIL pedagogy and task based language teaching and learning	4	Drs. Yafu Gong and Shaoqian Luo China Exploring cultural factors in task difficulty in task-based assessment
5	Drs. Gitoshree Deb & Meena Lochana India/Oman Task-based Teaching: Learning without tears	6	Dr. Ming Cheung Hong Kong Training teachers to integrate multimedia in language teaching: can task-based learning help?
7	Dr. Rob Dickey Korea/USA Content-Tasks in Asian English Language Learning	8	Dr. Joseph Jung Korea Task based teaching and the Korean classroom
9	Birmingham University Masters Program Presentation	10	EFL-Law 1st Session

Parallel Sessions
2:45 -3:15

1	Ms. Naoki Fujimoto-Adamson Japan Globalization and history of English education in Japan	2	Dr. Kourosh Lachini University Qatar The impact of Metadiscourse Markers conscious-raising on EFLersf writing skill
3	University of Southern Queensland Masters Program Presentation	4	Ms. Lily I-wen Su Taiwan A CBLI for Civil Education in Taiwan
5	Jeffrey Mok Miyazaki International College Japan Using situation-based learning for EFL classes	6	Hye-ryeong Hahn Seowon University, S. Korea & Yonghong Jiang Shenzhen University, PRChina Topic Management in E-mail Exchanges Between Non-Native Speakers of English
7	Dr. Elza Tsang Hong Kong Do we hear what they say: Reflective practice in pronunciation learning	8	EFL-Law 2nd Session

Parallel Sessions
3:30 - 4:20

1	Dr. Roger Nunn UAE Designing holistic tasks as task-based units	2	Mr. Todd Vercoe Canada/Korea Taking advantage of cognitive differences of Asians and westerners in the teaching of English
3	Darren Lingley Canada/Japan A task-based approach to teaching Canadian culture	4	Dr. Neil Heffernan Japan An integrated approach to teaching academic writing instruction
5	Mr Greg Birch Japan Manipulating students' performance on task	6	Associate Prof. Mariko Eguchi Japan An English magazine project to encourage genuine communication in the foreign language classroom
7	Lisa Barrett Macquarie University Australia "Using Information Technology to facilitate learning"	8	Dr. Benedict Lin Nagoya University Japan Vygotskian Principles in a Genre-based Approach to teaching Writing
9	Dr. In-Jae Jeon Mokpo National University Korea Exploring EFL Teachers Perceptions of task-based language teaching: a case study of Korean secondary school classroom practice

Displays & Information Tables

	Oxford University Press Displays
	Houghton Mifflin Displays
	EPIK dispaly
	Birmingham University TESOL Masters Display
	University Southern Queensland TESOL Ma display
	Registered Licenced EFL Recruiter

4:30 - 5:00
Panel Discussion Wrap Up

The future of Task based/Content based teaching

Dongseo University, Pusan, S. Korea.
e-mail (Dr. John Adamson)