LIST OF PARTICIPANTS List of Keynote speakers Prof. Taher Labassi University of Tunis Dr. Christine Coombe HCT Dubai Chairs Mr. Mohamed Azaza ATI Abu Dhabi Prof. Abdennebi Ben Baya University of Tunis Dr. Sahbi Hidri University of Jeddah Mr. Adel Grami University of Tunis Dr. Boutheina Sayadi University of Tunis List of Panelists 1. Abderrahman Ismail Alaoui Tunisia 2. Donia Lassoued Tunisia 3. Francesca Tabloni Italy 4. Hamdi Ncir Tunisia 5. Dr. Jonathan Mason Tunisia 6. Karim Karmi Tunisia 7. Manel Bergaoui Tunisia 8. Mohamed Azaza UAE 9. Rania Zribi Tunisia 10. Rim Dhrif Turkey 11. Sabri Sghaier Tunisia 12. Sarra Romdhane Tunisia 13. Shahira Tarrash Tunisia 14. Temim Atallah Tunisia 15. Dr. Yosra Amraoui Tunisia 16. Yosri Ben Ammar Tunisia 17. Youcef Ben Cheikh Algeria 18. Dr. Zakia Djabberi Algeria

Organizing Committee MimounMelliti

Dr.YosraAmraouiAwatefBenSmidaDr.IkramArfiDr.HellaTurkiAdelHannachiHatemSebei

Dr.BoutheinaSayadiDr.AmelKallel

Special thanks go to

Scientific Committee

Prof.TaharLabassiMr.MohamedAzazaDr.SahbiHidri

Dr.ChristineCoombe

MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC

RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS and

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES OF

TUNIS

In collaboration with

Tunisian Association of Young Researchers

(TAYR)

Organize

the annual international conference

on

Change & Innovation in the MENA

Teaching/Learning Settings:

Resistance or Receptivity

FHSST: 29--30 April 2016

Venue: GUERMEDI

DAY 1

08:30-09:00: Registration 09:00-09:30: Opening speeches by

Mr. Adel Grami, Head of the English department Mr. Hmaied Ben Aziza, Rector Prof. Hayet Amamou, Dean Prof. Abdennabi Ben Beya, Director of ISEAHT Mr. Mohamed Azaza, President of TESOL Arabia Prof. Taher Labassi, Vice-Dean and director of TASB

09:30-10:10: Plenary: Prof. Tahar Labassi 10:10-10:30: Coffee break Session 1: Change in Class: Practical Case Studies Chair: Mr. Adel Grami 10:30-10:50: Mohamed Azaza: Reconceptualizing

Teacher Professional Learning. 10:50-11:10: Dr. Jonathan Mason, Yosri Ben Amar,

Sarra Romdhane & Shahira Tarrash: Receptivity and Resistance of Students and Teachers to Learner Agency in Selection of Topics and Texts.

11:10-11:30: Dr. Yosra Amraoui: Innovation in Teaching Content Courses: How Co-Teaching Improves Students’ Writing Style in Culture Studies.

11:30-12:00: Discussion Session 2: Change and Technology in the Classroom Chair: Prof. Abdennabi Ben Beya 12:00-12:20: Hamdi Ncir: Technology and Innovation:

Teachers’ Resistance: Reasons and Solutions.

12:20-12:40: Rania Zribi: Automated vs. Human Essay Scoring: a Comparative Study in EFL Context.

12:40-13:00: Abderrahman Alaoui: The Use of ICT in

Education: Implications for the Moroccan Context.

13:00-13:10: Discussion 13:10-15:00: Lunch Break

Session 3: Innovation in EFL: Special Case Studies Chair: Mr. Mohamed Azaza 15:00-15:20: Francesca Tabloni: Including Diglossia

in TASL: Suggestions and Implications from a Darija Course in Casablanca.

15:20-15:40: Youcef Ben Cheikh: Concordance-Based Instruction to Developing EFL Students’ Lexical Collocation Knowledge: The Case of Algeria.

15:40-16:00: Donia Lassoued: Designing Innovative Syllabus for PhD Students: The Case of Sup’Com.

16:00-16:10: Discussion 16:10-16:30: Coffee Break Session 4: Teaching English to Learners with Special Needs Chair: Dr. Sahbi Hidri 16:30-16:50: Rim Dhrif: Teaching English to Blind

Learners in Tunisia between the Obligation of Following the National Programme and the Lack of Adapted Books.

16:50-17:10: Manel Bergaoui: The Reasons for Change in EFL Teaching: The Deaf Community.

17:10-17:20: Discussion 17:20-17:30: Closure of Day 1 ********************************************

DAY 2

09:30-10:10: Plenary Speaker: Dr. Christine Coombe Session 5: Teacher/Learner Development for Employability Chair: Dr. Boutheina Sayadi 10:10-10:30: Dr. Zakia Djebbari: Promoting Global

Competence in Teachers’ Education: towards Globally-Oriented Classrooms.

10:30-10:50: Sabri Sghaier: Get It or Get Lost: The Inevitability of Adapting to Change and Innovation in the MENA Learning & Teaching Settings.

10:50-11:10: Temim Atallah: Entrepreneurship Skills in Business English: Promoting Self-Regulation and Social Entrepreneurship through Experiential Learning.

11:10-11:30: Karim Karmi: Adapting our Teaching Practices to Meet the Requirements of the Job Market.

11:30-11:40: Discussion 11:40-11:50: Prof. Tahar Labassi: Closure of the

Conference 11:50- : Lunch *********************************************