Tamara Jones
English Language Center, Howard Community College
About
Tamara Jones has been an ESL/EFL instructor for twenty five years and has taught in Russia, Korea, England, Belgium and the USA. She is currently the Special Projects Coordinator for the English Language Center at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland and an instructor in Notre Dame of Maryland's MATESOL program. Tamara holds a PhD in Education from the University of Sheffield.Sessions
Synchronous (Onsite) Fun and Games for Bottom-up Listening more
Sun, Apr 30, 13:00-13:50 Asia/Seoul
Researchers of second language listening contend that the use of bottom-up strategies benefits both proficient and less-skilled L2 listeners (Field, 2008 and Reed & Jones, 2022). The good news is bottom up processing practice in ESL classes can make a big difference in students’ overall listening comprehension (Siegel & Siegel, 2015). In this workshop, the speaker will demonstrate 10 interactive, engaging activities that teachers can easily incorporate into their classes with existing listening texts at every level. Session attendees will leave with practical ideas they can put into practice on Monday! Field, J. (2008). Listening in the language classroom. Cambridge University Press. Reed, M. & Jones, T. (2022). Listening in the classroom: Teaching students how to listen. TESOL Press. Siegel, J. & Siegel, A. (2015). Getting to the bottom of L2 listening instruction: Making a case for bottom-up activities. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 5(4), 637–662.
Synchronous (Onsite) A Pronunciation Toolkit for English Instructors more
Sun, Apr 30, 12:00-12:50 Asia/Seoul
Comprehensible pronunciation is an essential part of our students’ successful communication. However, it can be difficult for teachers to know what to focus on when our learners have so many challenges. As well, integrating clear and helpful instruction, along with opportunities for practice, can be a struggle in an already jam-packed curriculum. In this workshop, participants will explore the core features of pronunciation that have the most significant impact on our students’ intelligibility. The speaker will demonstrate techniques for addressing these elements of speech using everyday items that teachers can carry in their pronunciation “tool kits” to help students master core pronunciation features in a practical, fun way. In addition, the speaker will demonstrate how this practice can be seamlessly incorporated into existing lessons. Session participants will leave with "toolkits" of their own, as well as engaging ideas they can put into practice in their own classrooms immediately.