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(Links take you to the session details and biographical sketch for each speaker.)
Plenary Speakers
Thomas S.C. Farrell
Brock University, Canada
- Opening Plenary Session
Professional Development of 21st Century Language Teachers Through Reflective Practice> - Invited Second Session (Workshop)
Standing Up for Your Principles: The Power of Reflective Practice
Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa
Harvard University Extension School, USA
- Sunday Plenary Session
You Can’t Get Apples from a Pear Tree: What Teachers Need to Know and Be Able to Do in the 21st Century - Invited Second Session (Workshop)
Creating a Personalized Professional Development Program to Enhance 21st Century Skills
Featured Speakers
Willy A. Renandya
National Institute of Education, Singapore
- Featured Session
Enhancing L2 Learning Using Simple Technology - Invited Second Session (Workshop)
Is “Dadok” (다독/ER) the Missing Link in L2 Learning?
William Littlewood
Hong Kong Baptist University
- Featured Session
Back to Basics for the 21st Century: Language Learning as Memorization - Invited Second Session
Time Past, Time Present, Time Future
Robert S. Murphy
University of Kitakyushu, Japan
- Featured Session
7 Brain-Friendly Ways to Foster Deeper Understanding and Autonomy in Your Classroom - Invited Second Session (Workshop)
Designing a Better Brain-Friendly Syllabus: 5 Major Points to Remember!
Boyoung Lee (이보영)
Ewha Womans University, Seoul
- Featured Session
Second Language Teacher Education: Enhancing Teacher Training and Professional Development in CLT
Burcu Tezcan-Unal
IATEFL TTEd-SIG & Zayed University, UAE
- Featured Session
The Demands of the 2020 Job Market, Transferable Skills, and ELT - Invited Second Session
Timeless Interplay Between Learners, Teachers, and Learning
Todd Beuckens
ELLLO & Ristumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
- Featured Session
PUSH Your Lessons Beyond the Classroom - Invited Second Session
Build Your Own LMS – For Free
Kara Mac Donald
Defense Language Institute, USA
- Featured Session
Communicative Instructional Approaches: A Framework for 21st Century Skills - Invited Second Session
Making “Gwaoe” and “Hagwon” Lessons More Collaborative
Lynda Yates
Macquarie University, Australia
- Featured Session
Teaching Language and Culture for the 21st Century
Invited Speakers
Chuck Sandy
International Teacher Development Institute (iTDi)
- Invited Session I (with Josette LeBlanc)
Answering the Call to Vocation: An (ELT) Idea Igniter - Invited Session II (with Timothy Hampson)
Teaching Life Through Stories
Whitney Mirts
Regional English Language Officer (RELO), U.S. Embassy in Manila
- Invited Session
The Role of the U.S. Department of State in Enhancing English Language Teaching and Learning in the East Asia Pacific Region - Invited Second Session
Using Games in the Classroom
Richard Waddell & William Coward
Australian Centre for Education Campus in Siem Reap / CamTESOL
- Invited Session
Developing Teachers for the Long Haul
Invited Presenter
Tim Clauson
The British Council, Seoul
- Invited Session
Becoming a Class(room)Dojo: Classroom Management Software + Young Learners
