JUNE 11, 2016
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION | |||
| 9:25-9:55 | REGISTRATION | Manoogian Hall | |||
| 10:00-10:05 | OPENING REMARKS | Manoogian Hall | |||
| 10:00-10:30 | Plenary: Social Justice in English Language Teaching: Exploring our Dispositions | Dr. Raichle Farrelly
St. Michael’s College, the United States of America |
Manoogian Hall | ||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||||
| TIME | CONTENT AREA | TITLE | PRESENTER | LOCATION | |
| 10:40-11:10 | Linguistics | The Linguistic Means of Expressing Humour in Jerome K. Jerome’s Comic Masterpiece “Three Men in a Boat” | Maria Semerjyan
Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences |
PAB 113W | |
| Teaching & Assessment | A case study: Academic English refresher course for army returnee AUA undergraduate students | Amalia Meliksetyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 114W | ||
| Translation | Translation Transformations in “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” novel | Amalya Geovshanyan
Yerevan State University of Languages and Social Sciences |
PAB 133W | ||
| Workshop | Games Used in the English Language Classroom | Naira Grigoryan
Yerevan State University |
PAB 213W | ||
| 11:20-11:50 | Linguistics | Fallacies of Argumentation in Oratory Speeches | Eva Gevorgyan
Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute |
PAB 113W | |
| Teaching & Assessment | Learning English via Listening; Developing Listening Skills | Marina Mirzakhanyan
Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences |
PAB 114W | ||
| Teaching & Assessment | In-service EFL Teacher Training Programs in Armenia | Svetlana Ghukasyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 133W | ||
| Workshop | Character Building through Teaching English | Khosrovadukht Mamyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 213W | ||
| 12:00-12:30 | Linguistics | On Metonymic Nature of Symbols | Ofelia Avetisyan
Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute |
PAB 113W | |
| Teaching & Assessment | Unethical Purchase of Academic Papers in Public Universities of Armenia | Kristine Goroyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 114W | ||
| Translation | Implementation of Translation Shifts | Nane Nersisyan
Armenian State Pedagogical University |
PAB 133W | ||
| Workshop | Ongoing Professional Development: Teaching Speaking | Syuzanna Khachatryan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 213W | ||
| 12:30-13:30 | LUNCH BREAK | AUA Cafeteria, The Green Bean Coffee Shop, & Newbury Street Café | |||
| CAREER FAIR
TEACH FOR ARMENIA & GLOBAL BRIDGE |
PAB 113W | ||||
| CAREER FAIR
AYB SCHOOL & INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF BUSINESS (IAB) |
PAB 114W | ||||
|
CAREER FAIR CHILDREN OF ARMENIA FUND (COAF) & INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF LANGUAGES AND TRAINING (ICLT) |
PAB 133W | ||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||||
| TIME | CONTENT AREA | TITLE | PRESENTER | LOCATION | |
| 13:30-14:00 | Professional Workshops | An American Interactive Cultural Exchange: Teaching English with Children’s Folk Songs and Barn Dancing | Lorrie Wilkes
Peace Corps Armenia volunteer together with Andrea Grant, Bryan Jacobsen, Brian Leopold and Steven Greenberg |
Manoogian Hall | |
| Professional Workshops | Experimenting with Dogme | Lilit Bekaryan
Adjunct Lecturer, Yerevan State University |
PAB 114W | ||
| Professional Workshops | IELTS: THE TEST THAT SETS THE STANDARD | Addeh Hovassapian
ELT Projects Manager, British Council Armenia |
PAB 113W | ||
| 14:10-14:40 | Teaching & Assessment | Solving Environmental Problems through Teaching English | Anna Alaverdyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 113W | |
| Teaching & Assessment | Uniting Armenians and Ethnic Minorities through Teaching English | Mane Khachatryan
Vanadzor State University |
PAB 114W | ||
| Teaching & Assessment | Teaching English through Geography | Venera Melkonyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 133W | ||
| Translation | Linguistic Means of Expressing Emotions and the Problems of their Translations into Armenian | Lilit Gasparyan
Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences |
PAB 213W | ||
| 14:50-15:20 | Linguistics | The Language Peculiarities of Teenspeak | Ani Simonyan
Yerevan State University |
PAB 113W | |
| Teaching & Assessment | Teaching English through Drama | Ani Nersisyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 114W | ||
| Teaching & Assessment | Enhancing Communicative Skills through Literary texts | Syuzanna Sahakyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 133W | ||
| Workshop | Thinglink: Interact with Everything with a Single Image | Mher Davtyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 213W | ||
| 15:20-15:50 | COFFEE BREAK
POSTER PRESENTATIONS |
PAB 133W | |||
| TIME | CONTENT AREA | TITLE | PRESENTER | LOCATION | |
| 15:50-16:20 | Linguistics | Interpretation of Symbols in Harry Potter | Mariam Hayrapetyan
Armenian State Pedagogical University |
PAB 113W | |
| Teaching & Assessment | Teaching English Tenses in Armenian Public Schools | Svetlana Tatinyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 114W | ||
| Teaching & Assessment | Teaching English through Armenian Culture | Meline Ghonyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 133W | ||
| Translation | “The Raven”: Armenian Translations: Comparison | Mane Nersisyan
Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences |
PAB 213W | ||
| 16:30-17:00 | Linguistics | Translation Strategies | Hasmik Nersesyan
Russian – Armenian (Slavonic) University |
PAB 113W | |
| Teaching & Assessment | Teaching English through Authentic Games and Sports | Lilit Mantashyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 114W | ||
| Teaching & Assessment | Technology-assisted Instruction and Learners’ Attitude, Engagement and Achievement in English | Lusine Galstyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 133W | ||
| Workshop | Learning about Environmental Issues through English | Dianna Torosyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 213W | ||
| 17:10-17:40 | Translation | Translation of Idioms in Shakespeare’s Hamlet | Satenik Tepanyan
Russian – Armenian (Slavonic) University |
PAB 113W | |
| Teaching & Assessment | Empowering Women through Learning English Language | Lorik Keshish-Hartoun
American University of Armenia |
PAB 114W | ||
| Teaching & Assessment | Classroom Distractions among AUA Undergraduate Students | Ruzanna Pilosyan, Anna Avetisyan, Arevik Khachatryan, & Nazeli Gevorgyan
American University of Armenia |
PAB 133W | ||
| 17:45 | CLOSING REMARKS | Manoogian Hall | |||
Poster Topics
- Blogging at a Yerevan-based Achool (Arus Khcheyan, Adena Deh Bashian, Milena Hovhannisyan, and Elizabeth Sargis; American University of Armenia)
- Instructors’ Impact on Students’ Motivation (Inga Gasparyan, Inesa Petrosyan, Tatevik Harutyunyan, and Anahit Hakobyan; American University of Armenia)
- Students’ Attitudes and Preferences towards IELTS & TOEFL iBT Tests (Alvard Karapetyan; American University of Armenia)
- Designing Course Evaluations for EEC Students (Anna Mkrtchyan, Lilit Arshakyan, Mariam Yeghiazaryan, Seda Arakelyan; American University of Armenia)
International Participants
Conference participants should familiarize themselves with visa requirements well in advance of the conference. The conference organizers encourage you to apply for your visa as early as possible. Complete information on how to apply for a VISA to enter Armenia can be found on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
Conference organizers will assist participants coming from outside of Armenia in locating optimal accommodation and other logistical requests.
Financial Information
The Student Research Conference is free of charge for all presenters and participants. Conference participants should plan to cover lunch, travel and accommodation expenses.
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES:
- Each room is equipped with a laptop, projector. Additional equipment must be requested beforehand.
- Please bring your own photocopies. A photocopier is not available at the venue.
For questions, please contact the conference organizers:
- Lusine Galstyan [email protected] , 091161613
- Amalia Meliksetyan [email protected], 055099493
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