4th Student Research Conference – June 12, 2015

The Student Research Conference at the American University of Armenia is a unique student-led conference that showcases research and scholarship activity of current and recent students in linguistics and applied linguistics. The mission of the Student Research Conference is to acknowledge the instrumental role of research in early academic and professional development as well as to celebrate and foster scholarly research conducted by students.

Invited Speaker This year, thanks to to the TOEFL® International Speaker Grant provided by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), the invited speaker for the conference is Dr. Christine Coombe. Christine Coombe has a Ph.D in Foreign/Second Language Education from The Ohio State University. She is currently on the English faculty of Dubai Men’s College. She is the former Testing and Measurements Supervisor at UAE University and Assessment Coordinator of Zayed University. Coombe has authored and edited a number of books and articles on language assessment, teacher effectiveness, task-based learning, research methods, and life skills education.Christine Coombe has lived and worked in the Arabian Gulf for the past 21 years. In this capacity, she has served as the President and past president of TESOL Arabia and as the founder and co-chair of the TESOL Arabia Testing Special Interest Group who organize the Current Trends in English Language Testing (CTELT) Conference. Christine is also the founder and chair of the TESOL Arabia Leadership & Management SIG.

 

TIME	EVENT				LOCATION
9:30-10:00	REGISTRATION				Manoogian Hall
10:00-10:05	OPENING REMARKS				Manoogian Hall
10:05-11:05	Plenary: Ten Characteristics of Highly Effective EFL Teachers		Dr. Christine Coombe (Dubai Men’s College, United Arab Emirates)		Manoogian Hall
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
TIME	CONTENT AREA	TITLE	PRESENTER		LOCATION
11:15-11:45	Linguistics	The Language of Political Speeches	Lusine Galstyan (American University of Armenia)		PAB 113W
	Teaching & Assessment	English as a Foreign Language Teaching Methods in Primary Schools of Armenia	Klariss Kabakian (American University of Armenia)		PAB 114W
	Translation	“Fahrenheit 451” Translation Equivalence at Word Level	Hasmik Danoyan (Yerevan State University)		PAB 133W
	WORKSHOP	Building a Global Citizenship Team through English	Shoghig Keoshkerian (American University of Armenia)		PAB 215E
12:00-12:30	Linguistics	Discourse Markers in Spoken English	Narine Vlasyan (Chelyabinsk State University, Russia)		PAB 113W
	Teaching & Assessment	Teaching English on Skype	Anna Ayrapetyan (Russian-Armenian State University)		PAB 114W
	Teaching & Assessment	Test Development Project	Venera Melkonyan, Lorik Keshish Hartoun, Amalya Darbinyan (American University of Armenia)		PAB 133W
	WORKSHOP	Teaching English through Songs, Games, and Crafts	Elen Grigoryan (American University of Armenia)		PAB 215E
12:45-13:15	Linguistics	Men and Women Communication	Hasmik Nersesyan (Russian-Armenian State University)		PAB 113W
	Teaching & Assessment	Developing 21st Century Skills through EFL	Varduhi Movsisyan (American University of Armenia)		PAB 114W
	Translation	Phraseological Units with Body Parts in English and Armenian	Nazeli Abrahamyan (Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences)		PAB 133W
	WORKSHOP	Teaching Speaking through Current World Events	Tamar-Arax Bardakjian (American University of Armenia)		PAB 215E
13:30-14:15	LUNCH BREAK				AUA Cafeteria & Artbridge Café
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
TIME	CONTENT AREA	TITLE	PRESENTER		LOCATION
14:15-15:15	WORKSHOP	Personal and Professional Strategic Planning for English Language Educators	Dr. Christine Coombe (Dubai Men’s College, United Arab Emirates)		Manoogian Hall
15:30-16:00	Linguistics	Gender Differences in Mobile Talk	Nelli Aharonyan (Public Administration Academy of the Republic of Armenia)		PAB 113W
	Teaching & Assessment	The Characteristics of Effective English Teachers as Perceived by Undergraduate Students Majoring in English	Zhenya Yesayan, Tatevik Vardanyan, Shushan Mikoyan, Lili Harutyunyan (American University of Armenia)		PAB 114W
	Linguistics	Defective Names of Plural and Singular in Italian	Silva Galstyan (Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences)		PAB 133W
	WORKSHOP	Digital Storytelling for 21st Century Skills	Marine Abrahamyan (American University of Armenia)		PAB 207E
16:15-16:45	Teaching & Assessment	Reflective Teaching in EFL Settings	Narine Galoyan (American University of Armenia)		PAB 113W
	Teaching & Assessment	Digital Storytelling: Improving Armenian Learners’ Speaking Skills.	Hasmik Harutyunyan (American University of Armenia)		PAB 114W
	Teaching & Assessment	Dealing with Student Behavior	Anna Alaverdyan, Lili Movsisyan, Svetlana Tatinyan, Lyusi Arakelyan (American University of Armenia)		PAB 133W
	WORKSHOP	Test Bank: Creating Parallel Tests	Dianna Torosyan,Syuzanna Khachatryan, Gwendoline Vughose (American University of Armenia)		PAB 215E
16:45-17:15	COFFEE BREAK POSTER PRESENTATIONS				PAB 133W
TIME	CONTENT AREA	TITLE	PRESENTER		LOCATION
17:15-17:45	Linguistics	Error Analysis of L2 Academic Writing	Emma Levonyan (American University of Armenia)		PAB 113W
	Teaching & Assessment	English Private Tutoring Among Armenian Secondary School Children	Emily Hovhannisyan (American University of Armenia)		PAB 114W
	Teaching & Assessment	Effective lessons? Let’s ask the students!	Arusyak Chakhoyan (American University of Armenia)		PAB 133W
	Translation	The Author’s Ideology as the Key to the Idea of the Fiction	Amalia Meliksetyan (American University of Armenia)		PAB 215E
17:50– 18:00	CLOSING REMARKS				Manoogian Hall

 

Poster Topics

• Understanding the Meaning Underlying AUA MA TEFL Faculty Decisions (Artashes Stepanyan, American University of Armenia)
• The Integration Process of Syrian-Armenian Refugee Students in Armenian Schools (Anna Babajanyan, Setrag Hovsepian, and Khosrovadukht Mamyan, American University of Armenia)
• Armenian ESL Teachers as Researchers in the Regions of Armenia (Syuzanna Sahakyan and Svetlana Ghukasyan, American University of Armenia)
• Understanding Academic Performance of AUA Students: Relationship between Scores and GPA (Lorik Keshish Hartoun, Yana Nagoga, Varsenik Ohanyan, and Amalya Darbinyan, American University of Armenia)
• The Use of Textbooks on English Learners’ Motivation (Venera Melkonyan, Amalia Meliksetyan, Lusine Galstyan, and Mher Davtyan, American University of Armenia)
• Approaches to Teaching Vocabulary in Armenian and International Textbooks (Meline Ghonyan, Lilit Mantashyan, Ani Nersesyan, Ani Gasparyan, American University of Armenia)
• Designing Curriculum for the AUA Preschool English Program (Kristine Ghazaryan, American University of Armenia)
• Developing a Course Evaluation to Foster Effective Learning (Arpineh Yeressian-Negarchi, Anahit Harutyunyan, and Elen Grigoryan, American University of Armenia)

International Participants

Conference participants should familiarize themselves with visa requirements well in advance of the conference. The conference organizers encourage you to apply for your visa as early as possible. Complete information on how to apply for a VISA to enter Armenia can be found on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.

Conference organizers will assist participants coming from outside of Armenia in locating optimal accommodation and other logistical requests.

 

Financial Information

The Student Research Conference is free of charge for all presenters and participants. Conference participants should plan to cover lunch, travel and accommodation expenses.

 

Equipment and Supplies

• Each room is equipped with a laptop, projector. Additional equipment must be requested beforehand.
• Please bring your own photocopies.  A photocopier is not available at the venue

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AUASRC

 

Registration

• Conference attendance is free.
• To receive a Certificate of Attendance, register at http://tefl.aua.am/src2015/ by June 9^th. To register, please use the form below.