Essex Language Conference for TeachersStudents walking by C. Elmer [ELCT]

Essex Language Conference for Teachers Programme - 2008

The Language Day Conference for Teachers was held on Saturday 20th September 2008 in room 4SB.5.3 from 11am-3pm.

TIME SPEAKER & TITLE
  Language Day Conference for Teachers Invitation
11:00 Welcome and Registration
11:10 Prof. Roger Hawkins
“Doing it again” – research into second language acquisition
11:30 Dr. Sonja Eisenbeiss
“Watch your language” – child directed speech
11:50 Prof. Harald Clahsen
“What if something goes wrong?”
– understanding language impairments in children and adults
12:10 Coffee Break, informal discussion and displays
12:30 Dr. Claudia Felser
“Teacher strikes idle kids” – research into language comprehension
12:50 Dr. Adela Ganem
“Making it high-tech” – teaching languages with computers
13:10 Dr. Beatriz Paiva
"Learning to request" in a second language
13:30 Light lunch buffer, informal discussions and displays
14:15 Group and plenary discussion
“Bridging the gap” – transition and interface between school and university
15:00 Official close

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