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Integration: the Immigrant Experience

Adult ESOL Program is pleased to present the Virginia Institute for Lifelong Learning English to Speakers of Other Languages (VAILL-ESOL) conference. This highly-attended conference provides Virginia's adult ESOL teachers, volunteers, tutors, and administrators with a valuable professional development opportunity. Professionals from the Northern Virginia region will gather to network, share ideas, and get the most up-to-date information on adult ESOL, as well as practical teaching techniques that they will be able to take back to their classrooms.

In the course of two days, participants can choose from over 30 workshops, preview adult ESOL texts and materials at publisher exhibits, and gather information about community organizations that serve the immigrant population in Northern Virginia.

Dates/Times/Location
Monday, August 4, 2008, from 9am - 6pm
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 from 8:30am - 4:30pm

George Mason University, Student Union II
Fairfax, Virginia

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Conference Schedule

Conference Highlights

Monday, August 4, 2008

9:30am-10:30am - Keynote speaker:  Noureddine Erradi

11am - 12:30pm - Session I Workshops

The Music of American English Pronunciation
The Power of Projects:  Classrooms Using Project-Based Learning
Songs for Role Play: Models of Communicative Contexts
Fun and Games

1:45pm - 5:45pm - Session II In-Depth

Theatre for Adult ESOL Learners:  oral skills, confidence, community
Maximizing Comprehensible Input with TPR Storytelling
Vocabulary in Language Learning: Background and Methods of Instruction
"Writing Idea Tiles" - Tools for Teaching Composition Skills
Reaching Your Literacy Learners

 

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

10:45am - 12:15pm - Session III Workshops

Preparing Students for the New Citizenship Exam
Theatrical Storytelling:  Expressing a Deeper Self
English Class Anywhere, Anytime:  New Online Software

1:15pm - 2:45pm - Session IV Workshops

Three Rules and Four Keys to All English Verbs
Yes, You Can Use the Web With Beginning-Level Students
Games Students Play
How to Combine Grammar and Competencies for EXCELLENT Results

3pm - 4:30pm - Session V Workshops

Error Correction in the ESL Classroom
Teaching Multi-level Adult English Classes: Tips for Successful Learning
Immersion Works!  The Direct Method in Action

Registration
Participant: $30 registration fee includes sessions, exhibits, lunch both days, snacks, and parking. Advance registration required. Online registration is available. A fillable registration form is also available for your convenience. Participant Registration Form (fillable)

Exhibitor/Vendor: $250 table registration fee for for two tables, both days of the conference. Online registration is available. A fillable registration form is also available for your convenience. Vendor Registration Form (fillable)

Presenter: Please use the Participant Registration Form (fillable). Do not register online as the registration fee is waived for presenters. Fax or mail your registration form to: Jennifer Fadden, VAILL Conference
Coordinator, Adult and Community Education, ESOL Office, Pimmit Hills Adult Center, 7510 Lisle Ave, Ste 118,
Falls Church, VA 22043. Fax: 703-506-2210.

Keynote Speaker ~ Noureddine Erradi

Noureddine Erradi ~ has been working in the field of intercultural relations and intercultural communication for over 20 years. Currently, he is the Interculturalisation Coordinator at the Regional Training Centre in The Netherlands. He has also served as the Coordinator of European Projects during which time he worked on issues concerning immigration, integration, and intercultural dialogue.  In an effort to promote intercultural understanding and dialogue, Mr. Erradi has directed and produced three award-winning documentary films in which European teachers, administrators, and policy makers participated in simulated integration programs, giving them first-hand knowledge of what it is like to be a newcomer in a non-European country. His films are currently being used by many European universities and organizations as training tools for new language teachers and others working in the immigrant community.

This event is being supported by federal leadership funds from the Workforce Investment Act, Title II, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, administered by the Virginia Department of Education, Office of Adult Education and Literacy, and Radford University.