Attendance free, limited to 100 participants
Online registration from 6th March at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PHCSFHR
Conference schedule:
09:30 Welcome and opening remarks
David Bowskill (Language Centre, Humboldt University Berlin)
Anne Hodgson (Events Co-ordinator of the English Language Teachers’ Association Berlin-Brandenburg)
09:45 Plenary lecture
Martin Hewings (English for International Students Unit -University of Birmingham, UK/Cambridge University Press) Applications of corpus analysis in EAP research, learning, and teaching.
10:45 Coffee break
11:15 Parallel workshops
- Assessment: mod. Annette Stemmerich (Language Centre, Free University Berlin)
- English for Teaching: mod. Martin Bradbeer (Technical University Wildau) and David Bowskill (Language Centre, Humboldt University Berlin)
- Task-based Language Learning: mod. Mat Plews (Language Centre, Humboldt University Berlin)
- Writing for Research: mod. Jeffrey Verhey (Language Centre, Humboldt University Berlin)
12:45 Lunch
13:45 – 14:25 Afternoon presentation 1st session
- Gary Anderson (Cambridge University Press): English Profile
- Tom Ottway (International Study Centre, University of Sussex/Oxford University Press): Critical thinking in EAP—The Hero’s Journey
- Steve Kirk (Durham University): Can EAP be good for your ELF?
- Evan Frendo (Cambridge English Language Assessment): Analysing corpora to teach financial English
14:35 – 15:15 Afternoon presentation 2nd session
- Judith Mader (Frankfurt School of Finance and Management): Issues involved in teaching culturally mixed groups and the way forward
- Dale Coulter (Berlin School of English): Lexical Approach and lexical notebooks in EAP
- Conrad Heyns (University of the Arts, London): Training for EAP Teachers – Successfully spinning plates…
- Ed Hackett (Oxford University Press): Placement Testing – What can it tell us about the communicative competence of students?
15:15 Coffee break
15:45 Panel discussion: The future of EAP
Nick Byrne — Director of Language Centre. London School of Economics
Nicky Owtram — Director of Language Centre, European University institute Florence
Tom Ottway — Head of English at the International Study Centre, University of Sussex
Thomas Vogel — Director of Language Centre, Viadrina University Frankfurt/Oder
Chair: David Bowskill
16:45 Closing remarks
17:00 End
