VenTESOL 32

nd
Annual National Convention
Examine, Support, Renew: ELT for the Next Generation
Universidad Catlica Andrs Bello, Caracas
July 18
th
& 19th, 2014

Schedule at a Glance





TIME FRI DAY J uly18
th
, 2014
7:45 - 8:45 Registration Cincuentenario building
8:50 - 9:15 Welcoming Session Aula Magna
9:15 - 10:15 Opening Plenary: Trends, Issues and Responsibilities of TESOL Educators in the Changing Global ELT Field By Dr. Yilin Sun(TESOL International Association President) - Aula Magna
10:15 - 10:45 CoffeeBreak
Sessions Room1 Room2 Room3 Room4 Room5 Room6 Room7 Room8 Sala Simn Planas
10:50 - 11:35



Educational materials
for pre-schoolers


Yusisu Fuenmayor





PE - TE
Video chats in EFL
classes at the IPC
Mirna Quintero,
Arianny Rodrguez and
Zaraid Vliz
HEAE-ALL-RS-TECH



Collaborative
Learning through
Online Comics Design

Maricarmen Gamero
and Yohimar Sivira

ALL TECH



Cloze test in
American Sign
Language and
English


Eugenio Ravelo

ALLTESTRS-TE-
AL
Blended learning in
EAP: A feasible
modality in low-tech
environments

Evelyn Izquierdo


HE RS TECH



Promoting
Students
Interaction using
Authentic
Resources

Jos Gonzlez



ALL - TE
Teacher Assessment: A
Formative Path to
Teacher Development

Jos Zapata

ALL RS - TE
Did you remember to
teach pronunciation?

Vctor Yusta

SE HE AE - TE
Connecting Institutions
To Collaboratively
Empower Access
Students and Teacher
Trainees
Luisa Cristina lvarez
and Waleska Ruiz

ALL - TE



Strategies for Deep
Reading

Julie Ciancio


ALL

11:40 - 12:25
Dictionary Skills
Boost Language
Learning

Franco Cabrera
Commercial
EE SE - TE
The Whole Brain
Teaching
Experience

Damaris Torres

PE - EE

TECHNOTEACHING
: Effective Learning
and Teaching with
Technology!

Henry Ramos

ALL - TECH
Beb vs. baby:
PronunciaCHon
Estuff

Elio Salcedo-Latouche
and Gizeph Henrquez

HE AE RS TE -
AL
Empowering
Venezuelan Very Young
Musicians Through
English Instruction

Yeidi Parra and Diorling
Medina

ALL - RS
12:25 2:00 Lunch Break
2:00 - 2:45
Go Forward in ELT
by Walking
Backwards

Cynthia Moleiro
ALL TE
Colloquium:
ESP in Venezuela:
State-of-the-art

Julie Ciancio (US
Embassy)
Noela Cartaya (USB)
Jennifer Parra (UNESR)
Nelson Curbelo (UMC)
Mary Carmen Gamero
(UNEFM)
Julio Palma (LUZ)
Evelyn Izquierdo (UCV)

HE AE - ALL
Enhancing Visual
Literacy

Andrs Casadiego
PE EE SE HE
AE ALL MW -
TECH
Tools for Learning
English Using IT
and Social
Networks

Joibel Gimnez
ALL TECH



Examine, Support
& Renew your
teaching with
Critical Thinking!

Clevia Prez,
Miguel Frontado
and Jerry Guerrero


SE HE AE- ALL
- TE
Predicting Vowel
Pronunciation in
Polysyllabic Words

Freddy Freitez
ALL
Assessing Speaking in
Public Venezuelan
High Schools

Rothsy Meneses and
Carlina Rojas
SE ALL - TEST
Education USA

Marta Garca
ALL

Cross-Media in The
Classroom Made
Possible
Andrs Ramos
ALL
TE, TECH, PA, RS
2:50 3:35
Overcoming The
Influence of Spanish
on English Language
Learners

Gabriel Carrillo
ALL - AL
Linguistic Games:
Key in vocabulary
acquisition

Miriannys Velsquez

PE EE ALL - TE
Writing Article
Reviews In English:
Corpus-Based
Research

Audy Castaeda
ALL TE
Technology, Mass
Media and
Globalization. ESLs
three wise

Alejandra Lovera
ALL TECH
Current
Methodologies in EFL

Margaret Lund
Commercial
EE SE HE TE
Education
Opportunities in the US
ngel Garca
ALL
The Language College
Egali Pacheco and Eva
Sulbarn
Commercial - ALL
3:35 4:05 CoffeeBreak

4:10 - 4:55
Am I a Leader?
Leadership in the
Classroom

Kenedy Barboza and
Emilio Surez


EE SE HE - AE
Systematization model
for English Teaching
Pronunciation

Ivelis Montilla


ALL - TE
My Victory
Collection: Analysis
at a Glance

Daniel Castillo, Evelyn
Urbina and Freddy
Vanegas

ALL
Supporting
Interactive
Teaching

Marco Hernndez


ALL TECH
Developing
Students writing
skills to Enhance
Oral Production

Adrin Rondn
ALL - TE
Incorporating
Alternative
Assessments into the
ESL Classroom

Cora Lavin


SE AE ALL TE-
TEST
Examining and
Designing Teaching
Materials in EAP
Courses

Oriana Gutirrez


HE ALL TE
English for Young
Athletes: Connecting
Language, Culture,
History

Joyce Muoz and Mara
Eugenia Daal

ALL - RS
Honeycomb of Social
Media: Engaging,
Networking,
Developing Teachers

Andrs Ramos

Commercial
ALL - TE TECH

5:05 - 6:05 PlenarySession: Who Needs English? By Mark Gregson (The British Council in Caracas) - Aula Magna
6:10 - 8:30 LI VE MUSI C AT AULA MAGNA AND VENTESOL ANNUAL TOAST





PE Preschool Education MW Materials Writers
EE Elementary Education RS Research
SE Secondary Education PA Program Administration
HE Higher Education TE Teacher Education
AE Adult Education AL Applied Linguistics
ALL All interested persons TECH Technology in ESL/EFL
TEST Testing and Assessment
TIME SATURDAY, J uly19
th
, 2014
8:30 - 9:30
PlenarySession: Memes: Witty Cultural Discourse for an ELT Blast! By AndrsRamos(Macmillan de Venezuela) - Aula Magna

9:30 - 10:00 CoffeeBreak
Sessions Room1 Room2 Room3 Room4 Room5 Room6 Room7 Room8 Sala Simn Planas

10:05 - 10:50



Bringing Interactive
Learning Tools into
the Classroom

Evelyn Urbina, Freddy
Vanegas and Daniel
Castillo


ALL - TECH



Using your Skills &
Talents in ELT:
My Experience
with Belly Dance

Diana Feliciano




ALL TE

NatGeo-Heinle
World English Series

Andrs Casadiego


Commercial
SE HE AE- ALL
PA - TECH

English Teaching
Resources Developed
by Dos

Sandra Botero


ALL - PA TE -
TECH

Teaching Tongue
Twisters to Improve
Students
Pronunciation
Adrin Rondn
ALL - TE


ELT -University Of
Oregon And
Venezuelan High
Schools

Mara Elena Silva and
Jann Mndez


SE TE
Using Google
Communities For
Teaching Online
Julio Palma
HE - TECH

Assessment in Maritime
English

Eugenia Di Bella, Nelson
Curbelo and Jenniffer
Parra


HE - AL

Effective
Vocabulary
Teaching and
Learning Strategies
Yilin Sun
PE EE SE HE
AE ALL
MW RS TE - AL


10:55 - 11:40




CEVAM, More Than
English

A.J.M. Becker de
Jauregui /Amrica
Uzctegui

ALL PA - TE
Insights into
Venezuelan ESP
Teacher Training

Marina Meza

HE - TE
Spelling Bee
Competitions in TEFL

Jos Zapata

ALL - TE
Global UGRAD: A
Life-Changing
Experience for
Undergraduate
Students!

Jerry Guerrero


HE ALL TE
Getting Mobile &
Blended in the EFL
Classroom

Johannes Rojas and
Rossaynes Solrzano


ALL TE - TECH
EFL Writing With
WORDLE
Audy Castaeda
ALL TE
Online Effectiveness:
Overcoming the
fears of Online
Teaching

Miguel Frontado

AE RS - TECH
11:50 12.50
OnlinePlenarySession: ELT Through Rhythm and Rhyme: Collocation, Critical Thinking, and the 3Rs By MA. J ason Levine(WiZiQ Ambassador, Fluency MC singer &writer, English Specialist for the U.S. Department of State)
Aula Magna
12.50 - 2:20 Lunch Break
2:20 - 3:20
ClosingPlenarySession: Asking the Right Questions to Get Students Engaged in Reading By Dr. J ulieCiancio(U.S. Embassy) Aula Magna

3:30 - 4:30 CLOSI NG CEREMONY : YOUTH ORCHESTRA SYSTEM FROM LA VI CTORI A - RAFFLES - Aula Magna
4:30 - 4:50 CertificatePick up