Sessions

Teaching a Foreign Language with Computational Thinking

This presentation aims to demonstrate how to use Scratch as a tool to teach students a foreign language while enabling them to develop computational thinking. As this workshop is designed for practitioners who do not have any prior knowledge about coding and computer science, workshop participants are expected to practice Scratch activities created by the presenter to get familiar with the block-based programming tool and functions during this workshop. Participants will come away with ideas to create their own Scratch lessons while practicing with the given examples. Since Scratch was developed for children, K-12 instructors are welcome to join this session.

Scratch Coding Workshop Through Design-Based Research

This presentation aims to introduce the features of design-based research and an example design-based research project that was designed by the presenter. The example research project is about digital storytelling activities through Scratch to teach students both computational skills and a foreign language. The rationale for the Scratch coding workshop research project and research designs will be presented with literature reviews. Participants will come away with ideas of how to create design-based research while exploring the example project in the presentation. *** Part of the Graduate Student Showcase; this presentation, itself, is ~25 minutes long. ***

Graduate Student Showcase Presentations

This session will feature presentations by our cohort of graduate students: Matt French, "Mental Lexicons and Word Association: A Small-Scale Study" (sync) Nur Fitri Gebers, "Example of a Communicative Lesson for a Mixed-Ability Online English Literature Class" (sync) Gizem Genç & Antonina Nemtinova, "Identities of Turkish High School Students and Their Effects on Learners’ Perceptions of Lesson Theme" (sync) Ehean Kim, "Scratch Coding Workshop Through Design-Based Research" (sync) Kirsten Razzaq, "From SOS to Success: The Distance Learners’ Dissertation Toolkit" (sync) Charlotte Otto, "The Role That English Plays in the World Today" (async) Helmut Otto, "Language Planning: An Example from Africa" (async) Robin Maurice, "A Framework for Adapting and Exploiting Authentic Materials with Young English Learners" (async)

Graduate Student Showcase Roundtable

A roundtable discussion of issues and importance to current graduate students. Participants: Ehean Kim Matt French Fitri Gebers Gizem Genç Antonina Nemtinova Robin Maurice Charlotte Otto Otto Helmut Kirsten Razzaq Michael Berichon