Conference Program Thursday 15th November, 2012

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1 Conference Program Thursday 15th November, Registration OMTEL Tepe Hotel, 3 rd Floor Opening Speech by Prof. Dr. Hüseyin AKAN, Rector, Ondokuz Mayıs Opening Speech by George M. CHINNERY, English Language Officer, Embassy of the USA Welcoming Remarks by Prof. Dr. Zeki KARAKAYA, Director of OMÜ School of Foreign Languages Plenary 1: Joy EGBERT, Washington State, USA Engaging students: Building a foundation for effective CALL Coffee & Tea Break (30 minutes) Concurrent Session 1 Can the Pitch Phonemes be learned by Non-Native Teachers of English? Mehmet DEMİREZEN, Hacettepe Live a New Language with a Cup of Mocha: Learning a Language Using Social Networking Sites Sibel ÇAKIROĞLU, Hilal İLHAN & Neşe ÇAKLI, Düzce Thinking-aloud Processes of Italian Learners of English Nalan KIZILTAN, Ondokuz Mayıs - of Salento A Comparative Study of the Language Used in Turkish and English Versions of Tourism Nalan KIZILTAN, Ondokuz Mayıs - of Salento The Correlation Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Foreign Language Achievement Among Prospective ELT Teachers Arif SARIÇOBAN& Bahram MOHAMMADI BEHJOO, Hacettepe The Evaluation of Writing in English Preparatory Programs: Two Universities of Turkey and Saudi Arabia William PEACHY, Düzce Gaming the Generation 2.0 English Language Learner William LITTLE, Çukurova John FULGHUM, Ankara Barosu

2 Lunch Break Main Cafeteria Plenary 2: Brendan WIGHTMAN, Cambridge Press Are tablets a sweet pill for teachers to swallow? Coffee & Tea Break (15 minutes) Concurrent Session 2 CALL Me Maybe: The Internet in Limited Technology Contexts George M. CHINNERY, US Embassy The Impact of Multiple Articulations on the Pronunciation Intelligibility of Non-native Teachers and Computational Linguistics Mehmet DEMİREZEN, Hacettepe Professional Self-Esteem as a Predictor of Teacher Burnout Across Iranian and Turkish EFL Teachers Ebrahim KHEZERLOU, Mevlana The Effect of Cognitive and Compensation Strategy Instruction on Reading Comprehension Skill İsmail YAMAN, Ondokuz Mayıs The Use of Cultural Devices in Language Learning Erman GÜNDÜZ, Ege Effects of Training EFL Students in Metacognitive Strategies for Reading Paşa Tevfik CEPHE&Sema MUHTAR, Gazi The Effect of Culture on Learning Styles A Research in Turkey Gülsüm CANLI, İstanbul Coffee& Tea Break

3 Concurrent Session 3 Distinctive Web 2.0 Tools for ELT Uğur ÜZER& Özgür Deniz YAKUT, Kemerburgaz Gradation of the course content in English language teaching İsmail Fırat ALTAY, Hacettepe Motivating Characteristics of Course Book Tasks Özgül ÖZÖNDER, İstanbul Kültür Mental Pollution may Hinder Success in Foreign Language Learning Yakup ÇETİN, Fatih Language Proficiency in Multimedia Learning Adem SORUÇ, Fatih Ayşegül NERGİS, Özyeğin Ece GENÇ, Yeditepe An Evaluation of Self-Regulated Learning in the Educational Context Ceyhun YÜKSELİR, Atatürk Through the Eyes of a Child Media Literacy in Digital Age Kathleen LYNCH, Mehmet Akif Ersoy E-Learning in Education The Experience of the TOEFL Internet-based Test: Integrated Speaking Tasks and Holistic Scoring The Effect of Gloss Type and Mode on Iranian EFL Learning Oktay AKARSU, Atatürk Tülay İMRE, ETS Global Negar AHMADI&Karim SADEGHI, of Urmia Welcoming Reception at Tepe Hotel

4 Plenary 3: Meghan BELER, Oxford Press Great Expectations: What can tech really do for us? Friday 16th November, Coffee & Tea Break Concurrent Session 1 The Relationship Between Students Use of Reading Strategies and Reading Achievement Yusuf ŞEN& Mesut KULELİ, Düzce Reader Response Theory and Its Reflections in a Reading Class Teacher as a Leader in the Classroom Hülya KÜÇÜKOĞLU, Hacettepe A Solution for Classroom Management Problems in EFL Engaging tools and techniques for CALL teachers Joy EGBERT, Washington State Online Discussions in the EFL Classroom Amilee ROBERGE, English Language Fellow Emrah EKMEKÇİ, Ondokuz Mayıs Ömer ŞEKERCİ, Süleyman Demirel Learner Autonomy: Deadly Sins in the Egyptian Classrooms Ayfer SU BERGİL, Amasya Arif SARIÇOBAN, Hacettepe Işıl ATLI, Ondokuz Mayıs The Effect of Length of Exposure to CALL Technology Ghada ABDEL KADER & Yasmine SHEHATA, The British Masoumeh DOUSTI & Karim SADEGHI, of Urmia Coffee & Tea Break

5 Concurrent Session 2 The Effect of Using Cartoons in the Classroom on Young Iranian EFL Learners Listening Skill Elaheh MOGHADAM &Karim SADEGHI, Urmia The Use of Virtual English Classrooms in Second Life Zuhal GÖKÇE, İstanbul Kemerburgaz -Middle East Technical Teaching Discrete Language Skills Through Novel Using Web 2.0 Technologies in ELT Çiğdem GÜNEŞ, Gazi The Relationship Between Problem Solving Skills and Foreign Language Achievement Arif SARIÇOBAN & Bahram MOHAMMADI BEHJOO, Hacettepe An Intercultural Outlook on the Native Speaker Instructor Factor and Its Relations on the Students Attidues Towards Speaking Junctural Ambiguity and Foreign Language Teacher Education Mehmet DEMİREZEN, Hacettepe The Role of Secondary Stress in the Teaching of English Rhythm Metin YURTBAŞI, İstanbul Adapting materials in English language teaching Travel Webquests to Motivate Turkish Hazirlik Students Russel BARCZYK, US Embassy Hülya KÜÇÜKOĞLU, Hacettepe İsmail YAMAN, Ondokuz Mayıs İsmail Fırat ALTAY, Hacettepe Lunch Break Main Cafeteria

6 Plenary 4: Teresa DOĞUELLİ, Mcmillan Education Confessions of a digital immigrant: Coming to terms with the technological tsunami Coffee & Tea Break (15 minutes) rd Floor Poster Presentations (15 minutes) Concurrent Session 3 Concordancing in Class A Case Study: Attitudes of ESP Students Towards CALL Mehmet DEMİREZEN, Hacettepe Integrating Skills with the Help of Technology (Revised) Jason PRICE, British Council Esra ERDOĞAN & Özge KUTLU, Hitit Internal Sound Changes of Vowels in Vocabulary Learning and the Demonstration of Some Difficulties for Turkish English Teachers by Computer Benjamin PELLEGROM, Mustafa Kemal Computer Assisted Language Learning Attitudes of Iranian EFL Students Prosodic Elements Mahsa ARDEBILIA& Sara JALALI, Urmia Metin YURTBAŞI, İstanbul Students Attitudes Toward Web- Based Instruction in an EFL Setting 7 Motivated and Unmotivated Turkish EFL Speaking Course Students Beliefs on Speaking Skill Gülbin ÖZDEMİR, Çukurova Ali DİNÇER, Erzincan Savaş YEŞİLYURT, Atatürk

7 Concurrent Session 4 Hi-Tech Your Curriculum Sibel Taşkın Şimşek&Evrim Uysal& Okan Bölükbaş, Sabancı Short Term Benefits of the Use of Self-Transcription Exercises in Speaking Classes Poetry as an Integrative and Supplementary Teaching Resource This might be a tree: Media literacy for English language learners Işıl Atlı, Ondokuz Mayıs Arif Sarıçoban, Ondokuz Mayıs Ayfer Su Bergil, Amasya Dalga ÖZAL & Zerrin EREN, Ondokuz Mayıs Joy EGBERT, Washington State Free online resources and e- programs Formulaic Expressions as Gateways to Academic Literacy Aycan Yaman-Esen, American Embassy How much we can rely on the methods in teaching and learning foreign languages Farzad SALAHSHOUR, Azarbaijan of Shahid Madani, Iran A Practical Way to Convert Literary Texts into Digital Stories: A Classroom Application Cengiz TOSUN Özgür KÖSE, Middle East Technical Hülya KÜÇÜKOĞLU, Hacettepe GALA DINNER

8 Plenary 5: Brentson RAMSEY, Pearson Education Google is MUCH more than just a Search Engine Saturday 17th November, 2012 Coffee& Tea Break (15 minutes) Concurrent Session 1 Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Our Students and Ourselves Meghan BELER, Oxford Press Are you Upset about your Lessons Routine? Then upset your lessons! Language learning strategies for language learning used by prospective teachers at English and German language teaching department A Best Practices Poetry Lesson Marna Broekhoff, Melikşah Alessandra NİCOLOSİ, Middle East Technical A Case Study: Clinical Supervision with an In-service Novice Teacher of English M. Naci KAYAOĞLU& M. Kerem KOBUL, Karadeniz Technical Learners Perceptions of Digital Audio Assessment Dilek ÇAKICI & Adnan OFLAZ, Ondokuz Mayıs Using Classroom Videos for Presentation Confidence Phyllis Wachob, Ankara Small but Mighty: Using Audio Recording in Teacher Development Megan CALVERT& Doğan YUKSEL, Kocaeli Erkan KÜLEKÇİ, of Warwick

9 Concurrent Session 2 Social Media and English Language Instruction Danielle CAPANO, İnönü Teresa Ann SHERMAN, Ondokuz Mayıs Learning Styles and Strategies of Effective and Less Effect Learners and Gender Differences in Strategy Preferences Gökhan ÇETİNKAYA, Düzce Prospective ELT Teachers and Learning Through Mobile Phones İsmail ÇAKIR, Erciyes Teaching English at Level Mehmet ATASAGUN, Bahçeşehir A Critical Look at the Writing Dimension of a Preparatory ELT Program Abdullah COŞKUN, Abant İzzet Baysal Effective Ways of Teaching Vocabulary İrfan TOSUNCUOĞLU, Karabük The Use of Flipped Classroom in Foreign Language Teaching Ahmet BAŞAL, Yıldız Technical The Role of Video-recording Method in EFL Listening and Speaking Classes Betül Ayşe Şahin, Başarı Lunch Break Main Cafeteria Plenary 6: David MEARNS, Richmond Publishing Adopting & Adapting ICT in ELT

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