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IATEFL POLAND ESP SIG and the University of Life Sciences in Lublin have the pleasure of inviting you to the 5th International IATEFL Poland ESP SIG & BESIG Conference – 12th\/13th January 2018. <\/strong> Conference Programme with Abstracts:<\/p>\n Friday, January 12th 13.00 \u2013 14:30 Pre-Conference Event 2 – Dr Agnieszka Dzi\u0119cio\u0142-P\u0119dich, University of Bia\u0142ystok – Room 233-234 16.10 \u2013 16.55 \u2013 \u0141ukasz Olesiak, Macmillan – Room 102 18.00 \u2013 18.45 Lucyna Wiercioch-Samburska, Accent for Professionals – Room 233-234 18.45 \u2013 19.00 Prof. dr hab. in\u017c. Krzysztof Go\u0142acki, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Joanna R\u0105czkiewicz ESP SIG Coordinator, IATEFL Poland \u2013 Room 233-234 19.30 \u2013 22.00 Dinner\/Evening Entertainment 09.00 \u2013 09.45 Marjorie Rosenberg, Pearson – Room 102 10.00 \u2013 11.00 Plenary Speech – Ian Badger, Bristol, UK – Room 102 Ian Badger is a partner in Business and Medical English Services (BMES). He is based in Bristol, UK but travels widely to deliver multicultural communication training to companies in Europe. A specialty is helping international supply chains to become more efficient by overcoming communication barriers. Ian is the award-winning author of Collins English for Business: Listening and the B1 and B2 levels of Collins English for Life: Listening. He has also published with NGL\/Cengage, Pearson and Macmillan. His most recent titles are Flash on English for Business Conversations (Eli Publishing) and Business English Phrases with Polish translations (BMES Books).<\/p>\n 11.00 \u2013 11.30 Coffee Break 12.25 \u2013 13.10 Grzegorz Fidala, Oxford University Press – Room 102 12.25 \u2013 13.10 Peter Gee, Warsaw University of Technology \u2013 Room 233-234 13.10 \u2013 13.50 Lunch Break 13.50 \u2013 14.35 Syed Adnan Zafar, University of Maria Curie-Sk\u0142odowska, Lublin \u2013 Room 233-234 14.45 \u2013 15.30 Konrad Dejko, Konrad Dejko School of English – Room 102 14.45 \u2013 15.15 Renata \u0141ukiewcz-Kostro, University of Maria Curie-Sk\u0142odowska, Lublin – Room 233-234 15.30 \u2013 15.45 Closing Ceremony \u2013 Drinks and snacks – Room 102 <\/p>\n The Conference is sponsored by IATEFL POLAND ESP SIG and the University of Life Sciences in Lublin have the pleasure of inviting you to the 5th International IATEFL Poland ESP SIG & BESIG Conference – 12th\/13th January 2018. Venue: Lublin, G\u0142\u0119boka 28, CIW Building A (Room 102, 1st Floor and room 233-234, 2nd Floor). Conference Programme with Abstracts: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[199],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/up.lublin.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7997"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/up.lublin.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/up.lublin.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/up.lublin.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/up.lublin.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7997"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/up.lublin.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127489,"href":"https:\/\/up.lublin.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7997\/revisions\/127489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/up.lublin.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/up.lublin.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/up.lublin.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nVenue: Lublin, G\u0142\u0119boka 28, CIW Building A (Room 102, 1st Floor and room 233-234, 2nd Floor).
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\n12:00 \u2013 13:00 Registration and Welcoming Coffee
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\n13.00 \u2013 14:30 Pre-Conference Event 1 – Geoff Tranter, Technical University, Dortmund – Room 102
\n\u2018Dealing with Diversity\u2019 A Practical Approach to ESP\/BE<\/strong>
\nTeaching English for Specific Purposes is becoming a more and more difficult area to teach because of the increasing degree of specialisation on the one hand, and the growing diversity in terms of the students\u2019 background on the other. This producing many new challenges for the teacher in respect of methods and materials. This practical workshop will look at ways to \u2018square the circle\u2019 allowing the teacher to meet the needs and interests of all the students in the course.<\/p>\n
\n\u2018Students with Special Educational Needs in Tertiary Language Courses – How much should we know?\u2019<\/strong>
\nStudents have special educational needs (SEN) if they have significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of students of the same age, and special educational provisions have to be made for them. About 1 in 20 people, irrespective of their gender or country of birth, will have dyslexia, dyspraxia or ADHA. A student who is identified as having one of these conditions frequently has traits of others.
\nThe aim of the workshop is to present the main categories of SEN, their common characteristics and ways of teaching to address students with SEN in tertiary language courses.
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\n14.30 \u2013 15.10 Lunch Break
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\n15.15 \u2013 15.30 Official Opening of the Conference and Welcoming Speeches – Room 102
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\n15.30 \u2013 16:10 Keynote Speech 1 \u2013 Geoff Tranter, TU Dortmund, BESIG Coordinator for IATEFL Poland – Room 102
\n\u2018ESP \u2013 EAP \u2013 EBP \u2013 E4W \u2013 ESA \u2013 EOP \u2013 …… What Next?\u2019<\/strong>
\n Geoff Tranter is the acting Coordinator for Business English in IATEFL Poland. He regularly attends IATEFL Conferences in Poland and other countries offering a number of workshops and plenaries on a range of topics relating to testing and teaching methodology. He teaches Technical English at the Technical University in Dortmund \/ Germany taking students of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineers from B2 to C1 to C2. He is also a free-lance consultant for a wide range of educational institutions and ministries including Ministries of Education and the German Federal Civil Aviation Authority.<\/p>\n
\n\u2018Maximizing Return on Investment in ESP through Task & Content Based Instruction\u2019<\/strong>
\nEnglish for Specific Purposes and Business English courses should always aim at satisfying learners\u2019 immediate work-specific language needs. However, a successful ESP\/BE user does not only know the right vocabulary and grammar, but is rather able to efficiently perform at profession-related tasks, be it closing a sale\u2019s deal, making a pitch, negotiating a contract or planning a procurement strategy. Thus, the real challenge for ESP\/BE teachers is to deliver the right ESP\/BE language input, and also to provide ample and adequate opportunity for ESP\/BE use through practice of profession-related, content-based tasks.
\nIn this session, I intend to show how Content-Based Instruction goes hand in hand with Task-Based Language Learning to guide your learners along the most efficient path to ESP\/BE mastery and help them cover it without trespassing on quality. You will find out how the right blend of CBI and TBLL provides a seamless transfer from in-class exercises to relevant profession-related tasks. The session will help you maximize your students\u2019 Return On Investment in your classes by demonstrating that what they learn and do in class directly benefits their professional competency.
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\n16.10 \u2013 16.55 Oksana Hera, Ukraine – Room 233-234
\n\u2018Meet Your Clients Halfway\u2019<\/strong>
\nWorking with learners from one industry, the trainer may gain a wealth of insights that give them a competitive advantage. However, the trainer must be alert not to miss the client\u2019s real needs as based on their previous experience and work patterns transferred to a new context.
\nIn this talk, I am going to present the ways of tackling the challenges of working with IT professionals, and share activities aimed at enhancing their everyday workplace communication, both face-to-face and virtually.
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\n17.05 \u2013 17.50 Rob Howard, Business Language Training Institute – Room 102
\n\u2018PRESENT PERFECT(ly): Rethinking the Image on the Screen\u2018<\/strong>
\nThe proper use of words, images and videos is essential in producing engaging classes, presentations and meetings. The overuse and abuse of technology has been causing Sensory Overload resulting in a lack of attention, engagement and learning. Examples, tips and skills to overcome this will be shown during the presentation. We all know that using imagery is an effective tool towards communication and engagement, as well as to elicit production and interest. The mistakes we make though are causing our audience to lose focus and miss the point(s), not only failing their objective, but hindering the outcome.
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\n17.05 \u2013 17.50 Ma\u0142gorzata Mazurek, Monika W\u0105sowska-Polak, Military Art Academy – Room 233-234
\n\u2018Who is Afraid of Military English?\u2019 <\/strong>
\nWho can teach military English? Who are military English exams for? How do military English courses differ from general or other ESP curricula? In this practical workshop, participants will have a chance to see typical military English tasks and activities, have a look at the speakers\u2019 original teaching materials, learn what the role of the teacher is in such a course, find out if it really is as specialised as it seems, and compare military English exams to other popular ESP tests.
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\n18.00 \u2013 18.45 Agnieszka Burda, Maciej Maciejowski, Polish Air Force Academy, D\u0119blin – Room 102
\n\u2018English in Aeronautical Communication, Simple is not Always Easy\u2019<\/strong>
\nOne of the most important applications of English in aviation, crucial to flight safety, is radiotelephony communication between pilots and air traffic controllers frequently coming from multiple and varied ethnic, linguistic and cultural backgrounds. In order to minimize miscommunication-related safety hazards, standard aviation English phraseology was introduced as a coded language deliberately simplified on a lexical and grammatical level. Is that equal, however, to its being easy? The aim of the presentation will be to discuss several case studies (videos) showing the importance of using standard phraseology, as well as to present the significance of using plain English in non-routine situations, and discuss the skills to be taught to aviation personnel in order to prepare them for taking professional certification examinations.<\/p>\n
\n\u2018BE or ESP – What to Teach Corporate Students?\u2019<\/strong>
\nThis talk is based on over 10 years of experience of cooperating and teaching at corporations in Krak\u00f3w and also Tricity, Katowice, etc. To give it a bit more academic perspective, selected data from the research Accent for Professionals conducted in 2017 will be presented. This talk will show the status quo of the language courses we run, and address the situation from the methodological approach. An attempt to define what BE means for our clients and our students and to answer the question whether there is a future for ESP in the service sector in Krakow, is my goal here. A discussion with the participants on their views and experiences is an indispensable element here.<\/p>\n
\n\u2018Implementing a Project-Based Learning Approach into Technical Courses in English\u2018<\/strong>
\nProject-Based Learning is an effective strategy implemented in engineering courses. In such an approach, instruction starts with specifics instead of beginning with general principles . Our presentation exemplifies this approach with a complex real-world problem, i.e. Failure Modes and Effects Analysis applied to a simplified reactor with an emergency cooling system.
\nThe feedback from this experiment is presented from the point of view of the students, the language teacher and a specialist in this field.<\/p>\n
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\n\u2018Working with Business Students on the Threshold of their Careers\u2019<\/strong>
\nUniversity students studying business in today\u2019s globalized world need specialized preparation to provide a smooth transition at the beginning of their careers. This can be a challenge for language instructors who need to provide business skills along with the necessary language needed to enter the world of work. For this reason, a partner who can support teachers with background information and topics their students can relate to can help to fill the gap. This talk will look at ways to help teachers who need realistic, engaging and supportive materials.
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\n09.00 \u2013 09.45 Anna Lipi\u0144ska, Sylwia Wi\u015bniewska-Le\u015bk\u00f3w, K. Marcinkowski Medical University – Room 233-234
\n\u2018Teaching Grammar via Language Functions. An Example of English for Medical Purposes.\u2019<\/strong>
\nLanguage is a means of communication in a variety of social situations. The structure of a language is a unique combination of expressive words, of which each is ascribed to a certain function. In other words, functions can be easily identified through structures. Thus teaching functions means training students how to communicate in different conversational contexts and letting them do so right from the very first moment of language instruction. It is also true for ESP, especially in the area of medicine.<\/p>\n
\n\u2018The Joy of Authentic Listening!\u2019 <\/strong>
\nAuthentic listening materials are a rich and demanding resource for developing our learners’ language and intercultural skills. By using such materials, learners gain sensitivity to the different accents, cultures and diversity of language usage they encounter in their working lives. They also learn to improve their active listening and clear speaking skills. In this plenary, Ian Badger will discuss how the use of authentic listening materials should be fundamental to many ESP and business English teaching situations. To illustrate this, he will draw from his experience of using authentic listening materials in the medical and business English sectors, where listening materials are often the backbone of his training programmes.
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\n11.30 \u2013 12.15 Kamil Petryk, Pearson – Room 102
\n\u2018Can a GP Treat Appendicitis? What Specific Skills a Business English Teacher Needs\u2019 <\/strong>
\nWould you expect your GP to treat your appendicitis? They might be of some help but most probably you would prefer a surgeon to take care of it – a surgeon who has specialised knowledge, skills and expertise to keep you alive.
\nThat\u2019s exactly the same way with General English teachers. They might be of some help when you want to run a Business English course, but wouldn\u2019t you expect some specialised knowledge, skills and expertise?
\nThis short workshop is going to highlight the specificity of Business English teaching. We will discuss the skills and knowledge necessary in this \u201cbusiness\u201d. We will also look at some tools that might be useful for those who want to enhance or embark on their Business English adventure.
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\n11.30 \u2013 12.15 Magdalena Ko\u017cuch, Lublin University of Technology – Room 233-234
\n\u2018Activities for Students of Architecture\u2019 <\/strong>
\nThis workshop will focus on different tried-and-tested activities for students of architecture. The activities are meant to appeal to your students\u2019 visual needs and get them involved in the lesson. I hope you will leave the session with some practical ideas that you can incorporate into your teaching.<\/p>\n
\n\u2018To Teach or Not to Teach (Grammar in ESP). That is the Question\u2019<\/strong>
\nESP courses, unlike \u201ctraditional\u201d General English courses are usually topic \u2013 driven and based much more on vocabulary than grammar syllabi. Yet it is vital for students to cultivate their grammar competence in order to facilitate the process of learning. In this presentation we will look at different approaches and strategies when teaching grammar in ESP, and also show some practical examples of applying them in the classroom, including paper and online sources.
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\n\u2018ESAP Materials to Support the Development of Historical Literacy of International Relations Undergraduates\u2019<\/strong>
\nInternational Relations (IR) is comprised of competing paradigms’ interpretation of historical events. It is therefore important that students develop historical literacy. This presentation presents practical ways for achieving this aim. I developed materials from A\/AS level textbooks and short YouTube films to “teach” history. I also developed materials from a popular IR course book to develop the students\u2019 awareness of IR specific vocabulary. Having established an understanding of the key chronology of historical events and IR lexis, I used an approach based on systemic functional linguistics and Bernstein’s Sociology to analyse extracts from<\/p>\n
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\n13.50 \u2013 14.35 Dr Agnieszka Dzi\u0119cio\u0142-P\u0119dich, University of Bia\u0142ystok – Room 102
\n\u2018Communicating with Students with Special Educational Needs in the Language Classroom\u2019<\/strong>
\nAccording to Grant (2017), five percent of the population will be dyslexic, dyspraxic or have ADHD. This means that almost every language teacher will teach at least one learner with special educational needs in most groups. The aim of the workshop is to present teaching techniques, ways of adapting materials, and the use of selected IT tools that enable students with special educational needs to participate in language lessons as fully as possible.
\nGrant, D. (2017). That\u2019s the Way I Think. Dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD and dyscalculia explained. London: Routledge.<\/p>\n
\n\u2018An Exploratory Study to Analyze the Impact of Social Network Sites on EAP, Second Language Learners\u2019 Academic Writing Competencies\u2019<\/strong>
\nThe key purpose of this research is to offer an insight into a varied range of elements pertaining to EAP, adult learners and social technologies within the context of language acquisition via SNSs. This research aims to examine and exhibit a study executed to explore whether Polish undergraduate ESP learners\u2019 writing competencies can be developed and or enhanced after the one academic year of instruction through the use of SNSs as supplementary tools for instruction.
\nThe study entails the comprehensive of the design of the research including a battery of tests, interviews, questionnaires, class observations and the examination of the writing performances of learners. The outcomes of the study and its related pedagogical influence on EAP writing are summarised, and the proposals for additional research are also discussed.<\/p>\n
\n\u2018Do Scientists Need Specialist English Coursebooks or will General Materials Do?\u2019<\/strong>
\nThe presentation aims to juxtapose the pros and cons of using specialist and general English materials utilised to improve Polish scientists\u2019 English language competence. Writing and speaking skills are prioritised as these will be necessary to present and publish scientists\u2019 work and achievements.
\nThe presentation will be based on examples and case studies of local scientists\u2019 scholarships at the Natural History Museum in London, papers I helped them publish in English-language periodicals, my experience as the language editor of Polish Gerontology, and my experience as a reviewer of new editions of Pearson\u2019s Speakout series and Roadmap (a new course by Pearson).<\/p>\n
\n\u2018Can we let it go a bit more? On Empowering ESP Students\u2019<\/strong>
\nWHAT do we really need in language ESP education in the constantly changing social reality and the GLOBAL labour market? Teaching, instruction, development, guidance, coaching, knowing cultures, or empowering and more freedom? Maybe a bit of everything? Some very practical reflections from an English teacher, academic trainer, coach, innovator, course designer, etc.
\nI would like to re-consider and reflect upon my own EXPERIENCE on all possible levels of language education, recently mostly ESP – after nearly 40 years on the job! Just a few months with retirement ahead and\u2026 starting a NEW LIFE! Also professional.<\/p>\n
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\nTHE UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS and PEARSON.
\nThe Conference will be streamed thanks to the University of Life Sciences in Lublin.
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