Save the Date!
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SFSU MA TESOL presents
May 5, 2017
Shifting Perspectives in language, identity, and cognition
Spring 2018 MA TESOL Graduate Student Conference
Friday, May 4, 2018
San Francisco State University
Hosted by the SF State MATESOL Student Association
and the Department of English
Perspectives on Bridging
Gaps in L2 Learning
The conference is free of charge. Please register so we can monitor headcount for catering purposes.
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Friday, May 4, 2018
San Francisco State University, Humanities Building
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Schedule Overview
9:00am - 9:50am Opening Coffee & Reception (HUM 484)
10:00am - 12:15pm MA TESOL Concurrent Sessions (HUM 587)
12:15pm - 1:15pm Lunch Discussions
1:30pm - 2:30pm MA TESOL Roundtable Discussions (HUM 587)
2:45pm - 3:45pm MA TESOL Ceremony & Prize Drawing (HUM 587)
4:00pm - 4:45pm Closing Wine & Cheese Reception (HUM 485)
6:00pm MA TESOL Graduation Dinner (location TBD)
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The MA TESOL Graduate Conference is now in its 24th year! This semester, we are combining forces with the First Annual English Department Conference! Please click HERE for the department conference website.
Presenters
To view abstracts, click HERE.
AGNES HONG
What’s so Difficult? A Look at What Students Need to Know for L2 Reading
As an undergrad at U.C. Berkeley, Agnes got her first taste teaching in a citizenship class at a recreational center every Sunday over the span of three years. After a decade-plus stint as an attorney, she was finally afforded the opportunity to enroll in SFSU’s MA TESOL program, where she happily returns to working with ESL students to help them reach their academic and professional goals.
KIRA KONDRATKOVA
Reconcilable Differences: Pragmatics to Help Russian EFL Learners Bridge the Gap
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Kira Kondratkova is a Fulbright MA TESOL scholar from Volgograd, Russia. She loves teaching, singing, studying foreign languages, and cuddling cats. She aspires to open her own language school.
JIADAI LIU
Integrating Pragmatics Materials in Advanced Reading and Writing ESL Courses
A bilingual speaker of Chinese and English, Jiadai has taught English in Japan, China, and tutored reading and writing at several colleges in Bay Area.
YASKO TASHIRO
Reflections on jump-starting L2 learning: Does progress ever come to a halt?
Yasko had the good fortune to live in many countries outside her native Japan since childhood. Fascinated by the way peopled interacted, she majored in Linguistics at UCLA. Her life experiences made her eventually want to teach English to others, so that they, too, may have a chance to communicate with people from cultures outside their own.
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ROUNDTABLE PRESENTERS
Join current MA TESOL students as they facilitate discussion on issues related to L2 pedagogy or original curriculum projects.
David Cooper
Extensive Reading in L2: Investigating Student Attitudes and Practices
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Cheryl Eccles
Process Drama: An Innovative and Interactive Approach to Student Engagement in the Classroom
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Minsun Lee
Designing lesson content for mobile apps for Korean English language learners
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Vera Rapscak
ESP Curriculum for Women's Weaving Collective
in Oaxaca, Mexico
Pitchapha Saekow, Michaela Blagg, & Minaje Jeong
Curriculum Development for Thai Students Studying Academic English Abroad