On June 7, 2013, the MA TEFL program at AUA held the Second Student Research Conference. Twenty-four graduate students from Yerevan State University, Armenian – Russian (Slavonic) University, and American University of Armenia presented their papers and posters in the field of TEFL/TESL, Linguistics, and Applied Linguistics.
AUA provost, Dr. Dennis Leavens, gave the opening address at this conference.
The event was organized by current MA TEFL students and coordinated by Gohar Goroyan, a 2-nd year student in the MA TEFL program.
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9:30-10:00 |
REGISTRATION |
Manoogian Hall |
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10:00-10:05 |
OPENING REMARKS |
Manoogian Hall |
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10:05-10:45 |
Plenary Speech: Words, Meaning, and Mind: Making Sense of The The
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Denis Leavens, AUA Provost |
Manoogian Hall |
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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11:00-11:30 |
An Insight into Linguistic Universals
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Shushanik Melik-Adamyan Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University |
PAB 413W |
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Teaching in Large Classes in an English-Medium University
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Tamar Kabassakalian American University of Armenia |
PAB 414W |
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11:45-12:15 |
Challenges EFL Learners Face while Reading Interactive Fiction
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Mane Sargsyan American University of Armenia |
PAB 413W |
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Developing Materials for Teaching Conversational English with Films
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Kristina Rshtuni American University of Armenia |
PAB 414W |
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12:15-13:45 |
LUNCH BREAK
POSTER PRESENTATIONS |
AUA Cafeteria & Artbridge Café Akian Art Gallery |
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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13:45-14:15 |
Grammatical, Linguistic and Structural Peculiarities of English Political Newspaper Articles
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Mari Gasparyan Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University |
PAB 413W |
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The Role of Games in FLT
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Tatev Gyurjyan Yerevan State University |
PAB 414W |
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14:30-15:00 |
The Relationship between Engagement in Digital Media and Armenian High Schoolers’ Motivation to Learn English
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Tamara Galoyan American University of Armenia |
PAB 413W |
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The Importance of the Knowledge of Cross-cultural Communication |
Anna Ayrapetyan Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University |
PAB 414W |
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15:00-16:00 |
COFFEE BREAK POSTER PRESENTATIONS |
Akian Art Gallery |
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CONCURRENT SESSION |
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16:00-16:30 |
Teaching English in Rural Armenia: AUA MA TEFL Graduates’ Perspectives
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Ryan McGohon American University of Armenia |
PAB 413W |
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Culture in the Translation of Phraseological Units
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Nika Mooradian Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University |
PAB 414W |
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16:30-16:45 |
CLOSING REMARKS |
Manoogian Hall |
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POSTER TOPICS:
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PRESENTERS |
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Students’ Opinions about the AUA English Enhancement Program
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Hripsime Karapetyan and Serine Sahakyan American University of Armenia |
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Use of Moodle in the AUA Academic Writing Course
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Lilit Manvelyan and Sirush Vardazaryan American University of Armenia |
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Armenian Children’s Perception of English language cartoons
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Kristina Petrosyan American University of Armenia |
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Homework in an Armenian Public Elementary School
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Sevan Sarkis Adourian and Tamar Sarkis Adourian American Universitty of Armenia |
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Attitudes Towards Group Work Among AUA Students
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Nelli Adamyan American University of Armenia |
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Using popular literature in EFL classrooms: Harry Potter and EFL
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Hripsime Balyan American University of Armenia |
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Academic Writing Course: To be or not to be?
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Arus Shahinyan, Ninel Gasparyan and Mariam Davtyan American University of Armenia |
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Oral feedback and learner uptake in EFL Intermediate-Level classrooms
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Hasmik Bisharyan and Christine Goroyan American University of Armenia |
