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56th ACBEU SEMINAR FOR EFL TEACHER “Innovating in education. How ready are you to move into this new era?”

July 12th and 13th, 2017


July 12th and 13th, 2017

ABSTRACTS:

Plenary Sessions:

Five Frontiers of Innovation in Language Education – Aaron Royer (U.S. Embassy) To open and set the tone for the conference, the presenter will give an overview of 5 frontiers of innovation in language education: digital platforms (Kaizena, Facebook, Google Classroom, etc.), corpora, online professional development (MOOCs, PLNs, etc.), the flipped classroom, and open educational resources (OERs). After presenting a general introduction to each of these areas, he will discuss their implications for language education and some specific implementations. Attendees will be given a resource guide which contains a list of example technologies and activities in each of the five areas. The future of ELT – Jair Félix (National Geographic Learning)

English may have transformed the world, but with non-native speakers now outnumbering native speakers 3 to 1, the language – and the way it is taught and learnt – is being reshaped in return. The globalization and adaptation of English, and the impact that technology has had on it, will revolutionize the language in ways we can only begin to imagine. Is that good or bad? Depends on who’s talking… In this presentation we will explore some of the ways in which globalization and rapidly-developing technology are influencing the use of English, ELT course content and teaching methods, and the different roads our profession might follow based on current trends and possible future needs both globally and in our own Latin-American context. Getting ready to innovate in education through technology – Ronaldo Lima Jr (Macmillan) Teaching XXI century students could be an intimidating task for some, especially when it comes to students' relation with and use of technology. I believe that teachers could use technologies as allies to innovate in education, but also think that to do so, teachers need to first innovate and renovate their own attitudes towards technology. Therefore, in this talk I present strategies that are well-known to language teachers concerning second language acquisition, and show how they could be applied by teachers themselves in getting more confident and savvy about new technologies and their uses in the language classroom. Differentiated Instruction - Bjarne Z. A. Vonsild (Richmond) We all know that students are different in terms of maturity, education, interests, learning styles, special learning difficulties and we even have mixed levels within the same class. This can put a tremendous pressure on the teachers who endeavors to cater for all of their students´ likes and needs. In this plenary, I would like to discuss how we can use teaching material, on-line material and other practical ways to cater for a variety of wants, needs and mixed levels within the same group of students with the philosophy of integrating and challenging all concerned. Acolhendo a chegada do novo - um olhar sistêmico sobre a inovação - Leo Costa (ACBEU/Instituto Alegria) Inovar significa permitir que o novo chegue. E somente através do acolhimento ao novo podemos, como escolas e como indivíduos, permanecer e servir à vida através do nosso trabalho. E este é um dos grandes desafios do mundo contemporâneo. Que recursos o olhar sistêmico nos oferece para abraçarmos com alegria o novo em nossas vidas e em nossas escolas? Quais condições são necessárias para a chegada da novidade e, com ela, o futuro? Nessa plenária, faremos uma breve reflexão sobre a inovação, baseada na compreensão das


July 12th and 13th, 2017 Leis Sistêmicas descobertas pelo filósofo alemão Bert Hellinger, o criador das Constelações Familiares. Workshops:

12/07 - 2:00 to 3:30pm Principled Innovation: Back to the Basics – Aaron Royer (U.S. Embassy) In our quest for innovative language-teaching techniques and activities, it is easy to lose sight of some of the fundamental tenets on which modern language instruction is based. These include, to give just a few examples, the primacy of comprehensible input, the student-centered classroom, authentic tasks, and a precise definition of communication to inform our communicative-language teaching. In this workshop, the presenter will review these and other core tenets with an eye toward reinforcing the foundation on which other innovative ideas from this conference can be built and implemented. In addition to reviewing these core concepts, the presenter will give some concrete examples of new language-teaching technologies and techniques which are grounded in them. Spaghetti, Marshmallows, and English Language Teaching – Jair Félix (National Geographic Learning) Which student tend to do the worst? Why? Which tend to do the best? Why? What improves performance? What kills it? … These are some of the questions that teachers regularly ask themselves when reflecting on the teaching and learning process that takes place in the classroom. This workshop intends to provide answers to those questions through a remarkably fun and instructive exercise that encourages teachers to experience simple but profound lessons in collaboration, innovation and creativity – all of which lie at the heart of effective language teaching and learning. The motivational impact of teachers on language learners. - What do studies in the language teaching field have to say to us? – Julio Menochelli (Helbling Languages) Can we really positively or negatively influence our learners’ motivation to learn English? Join the presenter in this talk where he shows some research data on the teachers’ important role on language learning. Game, Game-Based Learning or Gamification? Carmen Castellani (Pearson) Our 21st century students are more visual compared to the ones in the last century, they want to try and see when they learn, they are competitive, and they expect student-centered classes. They are digital natives and multi-task. So how can we engage these students? Among the many activities we try and give them during a class, gamification is becoming more and more present nowadays. The aim of this presentation is to show what gamification is and how it can be used to enhance the learning of our students and the pleasure in our classes. Bilingual Education and The Case for Students’ Mother Tongue - Julia Landau, Milena Lickfeld, Tatiana Simas (Escola Girassol) Does bilingual education mean we have to ignore students' mother tongue? What do their "errors" and code switching reveal about their acquisition process? While past traditions in bilingual education and language learning kept students' languages strictly separated, we now know that the two can work together (Cummins, 2007 for example). This workshop explores the ways teachers can capitalize on Portuguese knowledge to better help and understand students. We will also highlight the advanced ways that young learners make use of all their


July 12th and 13th, 2017 language resources to create hypotheses and take risks in English, tracing this process from 1st grade through 5th. Using Google Apps to Optimize Your Teaching - Ana Luiza Leite & Paula Merkle (ACBEU) This workshop aims to provide participants with an overview of some Google apps such as the Drive, Docs, and Forms. Participants will explore their basic functions and also get some ideas on how to use these tools to optimize their teaching. *Participants must have a Gmail account in order to access these Google apps. 12/07 - 4:30 to 6:00pm Storytelling in the Young-Adult Classroom – Jair Félix (National Geographic Learning) Storytelling opens a world of infinite possibilities which can engage and entice students’ interest. The stories told in TED Talks reflect global issues that permeate every aspect of our lives: personal experiences, ecology, science, etc. Their content is relevant to the lives of our learners. They offer an opportunity for exploring a topic and its language. The value of listening to a story goes beyond the entertainment it might offer: exposure to stories can contribute to a person’s intellectual, emotional and moral development; it also has thought-provoking qualities which whet a student’s appetite for understanding. This workshop will share ideas and garner participants’ experiences of working with stories. It will explore how storytelling can enhance working with language skills in authentic manner. Innovating in Pronunciation Teaching – Julio Menochelli (Helbling Languages) This workshop begins with a reflection on the realistic goals of teaching pronunciation to foreign language learners. Issues such as the (impossible) division of the English-speaking world into British English and American English, the proposals within English as a Lingua Franca, the realistic goals students should have regarding their own pronunciation, and the relation between production and perception will be addressed. Then I will summarize the features of English pronunciation that are especially challenging for Brazilian learners. Finally, I will present some online tools that could be used by language teachers and learners to work on pronunciation inside and outside the language classroom. Listening: Are you teaching or just testing? – Maria Helena Meyer (ACBEU) Listening is often claimed as one of the most difficult skills to master in a FL. However, the way it is commonly approached in the classroom does not contribute to enable students to listen more effectively. The routine listen-answer exercise-listen again-check tests but does not teach listening. In this workshop, participants will have a chance to reflect on the nature of listening, experience and analyze a listening task and discuss a staged framework that will provide learners with several opportunities to learn how to listen better. Developing Speaking Competences - Anderson Leite Xavier Junior (CUP) “The goal of many second language teachers is to help their students become competent speakers of the language. But what does it mean to be a competent second language speaker?” In this workshop, we will discuss the notion of second language speaking competences and share some activities we can use in classroom to help our students to develop them. In the survival mode: How to innovate EFL classes and motivate children in Brazilian Public Schools - Amanda Ribeiro (Prefeitura de Salvador)


July 12th and 13th, 2017 The public education system in Brazilian cities is chaotic and teachers have few resources at their disposal. That's why it's essential for language educators to be creative in motivating children in order to guarantee language learning. The objective of this workshop is to share some ideas and strategies to innovate techniques and empower children from public schools to provide them an effective learning atmosphere. Gênero e Diversidade na Escola - Raquel Cardoso Guirra (ACBEU) Na busca de um processo educacional mais inclusivo, equitativo e de qualidade se faz necessário ampliarmos o debate acerca das questões relacionadas a gênero e diversidade na escola. Esta temática, ainda que pouco discutida, é parte da realidade social atual e portanto precisa também permear a formação do educador que, através de sua prática, é um importante colaborador na busca de uma sociedade mais justa, igualitária e com menos violência. Learning disabilities? Strategies for maximizing students´ executive function in a language class – Silvia Teles (Socialize / SBS) Connections between neuroscience and education have examined the role of executive function skills in learning processes and disorders. In this workshop participants will get to know more about it and analyze class activities/routines to foster students´ learning, sense of positive flow and belonging in the class. 13/07 – 2:00 to 3:30pm Inspiring Innovation: Setting Up and Maintaining a Professional Learning Network (PLN) – Aaron Royer (U.S. Embassy) Innovation generally does not happen in a vacuum, but rather in places where conversations take place, problems are discussed, and ideas are exchanged. The web provides an abundance of such places, and this workshop will expose attendees to some of the most popular among them, in the process defining the concept - and emphasizing the importance and relevance - of professional learning networks (PLNs). After defining and giving examples of PLNs, the presenter will try to make the case, through examples and personal experience, that they can be important drivers of innovation in the classroom. Innovating your EFL classes with Role Playing Games - Valdir de Souza Pinto (Escola Girassol Bilíngue, Grupo Educacional Anchieta and Colégio Integral) A role-playing game is a problem-solving set of activities that culminates with the accomplishment of objectives. RPGs are task-based activities in which students use the target language to reach proposed goals by using all the language resources available to them. Although the main focus is on speaking, it is an integrated-skills activity because students end up using all four language skills The teacher controls the development of the story and rolls the dice, determining whether solutions presented by students will be effective in overcoming obstacles. The focus of this presentation is to share the mechanics of this activity and how it helps students learn. Why gamify? - Simone Barreto Novaes & Maria Elisabeth Chaves Santos (ACBEU) How many of your students have never played computer or video games? No longer games are considered nerdy things. They are part of kids, teenagers and even adults’ daily lives. On that account, it isn't a matter of whether teachers should make technology games part their classroom, but how they are going to do it. Games have numerous elements that make them powerful vehicles for learning, they boost students’ engagement and provide successful end-results. The focus of this workshop is to discuss how classroom gamification allied with


July 12th and 13th, 2017 technology supports 21st century learning skills, makes teaching more dynamic and student- centric as well as help teachers implement the use of games in class. Boosting gentleness and self-esteem in the language classroom - Conceição Rodrigues (Escola Municipal Joir Brasileiro) & Eliane Oliveira, Denerson Mota Reis (UNEB) The workshop aims at presenting a group of activities that have been developed in the PIBID program at a public school in Salvador to enhance a better collaborative learning environment through the usage of communicative and positive language activities in order to boosting gentleness and self-esteem in any type of language classroom. English Pronunciation and ELT Class: A Multidimensional Teaching Approach - Robson Ribeiro da Silva (Academia de Línguas) L2 education is strongly driven by American and British speech patterns and oftentimes there is not so much room left to appreciate other varieties. Language educators, by their turn, have diverse opinions on what the role of English pronunciation teaching should be and about the best way to teach it. This workshop is aimed at discussing the diversity of the English language through phonology by drawing on a pronunciation teaching approach that integrates articulatory phonetics and a multidimensional focus on speech performance. In this course, ideas of hand-outs, videos and extra material for the ELT class will also be presented.

Minicourse:

Educação Sistêmica – uma introdução vivencial à abordagem do coração - Leo Costa (ACBEU/Instituto Alegria) A Educação Sistêmica é uma abordagem desenvolvida por Marianne Franke a partir do conhecimento das Leis Sistêmicas (Ordem, Pertencimento e Equilíbrio) descobertas pelo filósofo e terapeuta alemão Bert Hellinger a partir do trabalho com as Constelações Familiares. Venha participar desse encontro vivencial e aprender mais sobre essas Leis e sobre como a abordagem sistêmica tem transformado as escolas através de uma postura mais inclusiva, amorosa e voltada para a solução. Poster Session:

Positive Attitudes in the Language Classroom - Vitor Silva Macedo, Helton Evangelista, Erik Patrick Silva, Priscila Resende (UNEB) Dealing with teenage students can put fear in the heart of a language teacher for various reasons. Discipline problems such as paper ball wars, use of bad words and aggressiveness among peers are some of the dry moments we face in our daily classes. Can we have a more positive impression of teenagers? - Come and visit our poster presentation, see what PIBID has brought to you and change your mind!

Talk:

Initiative for fostering written production: The Writing Lab - Maria Zucoli, Mariana Zucoli, Pedro Santana, Rafaele Silva (ICEBU/Londrina – PR) Students often dread written production, and classroom time is usually not enough to foster this prime skill holistically. Hence, we designed a project entitled “Writing Lab” which aims at developing learner’s authorship through collaborative tasks and authentic production of language. Our goal is to create a safe environment where students feel comfortable to


July 12th and 13th, 2017 blossom to their full capacity. So far, the project has shown that the creation of a safe environment boosts students’ confidence for authoring texts, and promotes willingness to engage in authentic production of language. Our presentation aims at presenting our beliefs regarding writing and also demonstrating successful practices.

SPEAKER’S BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:

Aaron Royer is an English Language Fellow working primarily at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. Before coming to Brazil, Aaron was a Senior Instructor of English at St. John's University in New York, where he taught in and coordinated English language programs. His professional interests include assessment and instructional technology, and he regularly presents at conferences on these topics. He holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics and a Graduate Certificate in Instructional Technology from the University of South Florida. Ana Luiza Leite has been an ACBEU teacher since 1990. She holds a MA in TFL from the University of Birmingham, England, and a specialization course in Psychopedagogy from CETIS, FBDC. She is currently involved with project related to Educational Technology at ACBEU. Amanda Ribeiro is a novice educator from Salvador's public School graduated at Ufba in Foreign Languages. Anderson Leite Xavier Junior has a BA in Pedagogy and a postgraduate degree in Applied Linguistics in ELT. He is an experienced teacher and coordinator. Anderson Leite works for Cambridge University Press as an Academic Consultant. Bjarne Z. A. Vonsild is a co-owner of Target Language Services, a CELTA and FTBE teacher trainer, an E-Moderator, and an assessor of CELTA courses. He has been teaching English and training teachers in countries such as South Korea, Egypt, Estonia, Italy, Spain, the UK and Brazil for over 20 years. He holds RSA/ DELTA and he has developed EFL material for a variety of language teaching situations like an in-house course-book for “zero beginners” in Egypt, exam preparation material and has co-written a legal English vocabulary book. His particular teaching interests are exam preparation, vocabulary development and coherence and cohesion in writing. Carmen Castellani holds a B.A. in Languages (English, French and Portuguese), Teaching, Translation, and Interpreting from Unibero and a specialization certificate in School Administration and Pedagogic Coordination, from UVA, Rio de Janeiro. She has been in the ELT field as a teacher, teacher trainer, course coordinator, student adviser and administrator for more than 35 years. She currently works as an ELT academic consultant for Pearson Longman. Conceição Rodrigues is currently teaching English at a public school. Her main interests are teacher development programs and teaching adolescents at public school settings. Denerson Reis is an undergraduate student at UNEB. He has also a scholarship from CAPES / PIBID program of the Language Arts course of UNEB, through the subproject: “The Intercultural Approach in English Teaching in Public School of Salvador”. He is a professional photographer and blogger. Denerson Reis has been designing the subproject blog - PIBIDING which will be launched pretty soon.


July 12th and 13th, 2017 Eliane Oliveira is an undergraduate student at UNEB. She has also a scholarship from CAPES / PIBID program of the Language Arts course of UNEB, through the subproject: “The Intercultural Approach in English Teaching in Public School of Salvador”. She developed the “Kindness Pannel”. Eliane is graduated from Law school at UCSAL. Erik Patrick Silva is an undergraduate student at UNEB. He has also a scholarship from CAPES / PIBID program (Programa Institucional de Bolsa de Iniciação à Docência) of the Language Arts course of UNEB, through the subproject: “The Intercultural Approach in English Teaching in Public School of Salvador”. Erik is about to finish in a German course at UFBA and he is also a writer. Helton Evangelista is an undergraduate student at UNEB. He has also a scholarship from CAPES / PIBID program of the Language Arts course of UNEB, through the subproject: “The Intercultural Approach in English Teaching in Public School of Salvador”. Helton is a writer, an actor and has some experience in teaching at the public school CPM – Lobato and other private institutions. Jair Félix, National Geographic Learning Senior ELT Academic Consultant for Latin America, has a B.A. in TEFL from Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa in Mexico and a Post-Graduate Degree on Teachers' Development from The College of St. Mark & St. John, Plymouth, UK. Jair has been involved in language teaching and teacher training for over 22 years and has conducted workshops on various topics such as lesson planning, discourse analysis for language teachers, action research, educational technologies, and 21st century skills, among others. Jair holds a Diploma in Teaching English for Specific Purposes (DipTESP) and the E-Tutoring Certificate from the British Council. He is a frequent presenter at ELT conferences throughout Latin America. Julia Landau has experience teaching English to all ages, though her special interest is in bilingual education and young learners. She works at Escola Girassol's Bilingual Program. Julio Menochelli, RSA, LCCI has been involved in ELT for over 20 years. He worked at major institutions such as the Cultura Inglesa and CELLEP. He also developed the language programme at Electrolux do Brasil. He was an academic consultant, teacher trainer, field editor and marketing advisor at several publishing companies. He is now Sales & Marketing Manager at Helbling Languages. Leo Costa é Coordenador Acadêmico da ACBEU e facilitador sistêmico com formação em Educação Sistêmica e Constelações Familiares pelo IDESV. Atua há 25 anos como professor e formador de professores. Maria Elisabeth Chaves Santos is currently majoring in Pedagogy at Unifacs (EAD). She has a B.S. in Biological Sciences from UCSal, a B.A. in Portuguese and English from UFBa, and a Master degree in Science from London South Bank University. She has been teaching EFL at Acbeu since 2004. Maria Fernanda Zucoli de Oliveira is a teacher at ICBEU/Londrina – PR and has a degree in Law (UNOPAR). Maria Helena Meyer is a SIT Certified Trainer and has extensive experience as a language teacher, teacher trainer, curriculum and materials development. She developed several projects in primary and secondary schools, language schools and NGOs. Currently, she works


July 12th and 13th, 2017 as the Coordinator of Academic Development at ACBEU. Her current interests are teaching teenagers and adults and professional development. Mariana Zucoli de Oliveira is a teacher at ICBEU/Londrina – PR and has a degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management (UNOPAR). Mateus Marques is an undergraduate student at UNEB. He has also a scholarship from CAPES / PIBID program of the Language Arts course of UNEB, through the subproject: “The Intercultural Approach in English Teaching in Public School of Salvador”. Mateus is also a teacher at CNA (Cultural Norte Americano) and Unex (associação dos ex alunos da Uneb). Mateus Pereira is an undergraduate student at UNEB. He has also a scholarship from CAPES / PIBID program of the Language Arts course of UNEB, through the subproject: “The Intercultural Approach in English Teaching in Public School of Salvador”. Mateus is a free time photographer and has some experience in teaching at SESI Institution in a program of education for young and adult learners. Milena Lickfeld has experience teaching English to all ages, though her special interest is in bilingual education and young learners. She works at Escola Girassol's Bilingual Program. Paula Merkle has been an EFL teacher for 11 years. She holds a Post Graduate Degree in EFL teaching from the University of Salvador and a TEFL Certification acquired in the United States. She has been an ACBEU teacher since 2014, where she is currently involved with projects related to Educational Technology. Pedro Américo Rodrigues Santana is a teacher at ICBEU/Londrina – PR and has a degree in Modern Foreign Languages (UEL). Priscila Resende is an undergraduate student at UNEB. She has also a scholarship from CAPES / PIBID program of the Language Arts course of UNEB, through the subproject: “The Intercultural Approach in English Teaching in Public School of Salvador”. She is writing a paper using the subproject as base. Rafaele Tesser da Silva is a teacher at ICBEU/Londrina – PR and has a degree in Veterinary Medicine (UEL). Raquel Cardoso Guirra é Psicóloga, Psicopedagoga, Educadora Sistêmica e Orientadora Psicopedagógica da Acbeu. Robson Ribeiro da Silva holds a specialization degree in language teaching and pursues a Master’s in Linguistics at UFBA. He currently researches the impacts of study abroad experiences on L2 acquisition. Ronaldo Lima Jr holds a PhD in Linguistics and a Master's in Applied Linguistics. He worked at the binational center Casa Thomas Jefferson for 12 years as a teacher, teacher trainer and course supervisor, and is currently a professor of Phonetics and of English Language Teaching at the Federal University of Ceará. Silvia Teles is a psychologist with professional experience in Language Teaching Education, child development and career counseling with teenagers. Director of Socialize Consultoria and Curricular Language Program Coordinator - English and Spanish – at Colégio Cândido Portinari.


July 12th and 13th, 2017 Simone Barreto Novaes has been an EFL teacher for 16 years and has been teaching at Acbeu since 2008. She has a major in Portuguese and English from UCSal. She is post graduated in English from UNIFACS and is also a specialist in Psychopedagogy from IJBA. Tatiana Simas has experience teaching English to all ages, though her special interest is in bilingual education and young learners. She works at Escola Girassol's Bilingual Program. Valdir de Souza Pinto has been involved with teaching for twenty years, worked as an academic supervisor at ACBEU and currently works as a bilingual educator and teacher using CBI and CLIL approaches. Vitor Macedo is an undergraduate student at UNEB. He has also a scholarship from CAPES / PIBID program of the Language Arts course of UNEB, through the subproject: “The Intercultural Approach in English Teaching in Public School of Salvador”. Vitor Macedo has attended Extension Courses with emphasis on Writing and Teacher Feedback at UNEB and he is also a Substitute Teacher at UNEX.

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