Opening
9:00-10:00
Opening Ceremony
Auditorium
Plenary
10:00-11:00
Rethinking the Architecture of the West African Classroom
Eran Williams, Regional English Language Office, US Embassy, Senegal
Auditorium
Workshops
11:15-12:00
Welcome to EducationUSA
Nina Toyo, US Embassy Abidjan
Room 1
Teaching for Success
John Simpson, British Council, Rwanda
Room 2
The Oral Interview in the Ivorian National Examinations
Koffi Kouadio, IUGB
Room 3
The Benefits of Introducing AfroFuturism into the EFL Classroom
Keino Campbell, IUGB
Room 4
Papers
12:15-13:00
Curriculum Design in Vocational Education and the Practices of Schools in Abidjan
Soro N’Gana, CBCG Cocody
Room 1
The Use of Translation within Communicative Language Teaching in an EFL Context
Appia Kouadio, IUGB
Room 2
The Place of English Clubs in English Language Teaching and Learning in a Francophone Country
N’Goran Koffi Marcos, CINELTA
Room 3
Teacher Communities of Practice: An Effective Tool for Continuing Professional Development
Tanoh N’guessan Barthelemy, Lycée Moderne Bad Ndouci
Room 4
Workshops
14:15-15:00
4 Easy Ways to Teach Vowel Sounds
Lia Hollander, American Center/Freelance
Room 1
Connecting Teaching to Learning: What is it?
Mohamed Lekrama, IUGB
Room 2
Teach Like a Coach
Lorie Mattox, IUGB
Room 3
Classroom Strategies for Promoting Gender Equality
Riah Werner, IPNETP
Room 4
Sharing Best Practices
15:15-16:00
Teaching Listening in Secondary Schools
Ebrin N’Goran Ernest, Koffi Affoue Nathalie and Konan Kouakou Youse, Lycée Technique de Abidjan
Room 1
Methods of Using Grammar to Assist the Productive Skills
Yale Toti Jean-Marc, Education and English for You
Room 2
Integration of Critical Thinking Skills for EFL Teachers
Yao Kouame Jules, American Center
Room 3
WhatsApp in Teaching and Learning English Outside the Classroom
Kouassi Adjoumani, CBCG Cocody
Room 4
Plenary
9:00-9:45
Materials Design: Creating and Using Graded Readers in
Cote d’Ivoire
Gnahore Zaddy Firmin, ENS
Auditorium
Information Session
9:45-10:00
CINELTA Projects to Develop ELT in Cote d’Ivoire
Kanga Kouassi Ernest, N’Goran Koffi Marcos and Kouassi Dieudonné Aka, CINELTA
Auditorium
Workshops
10:15-11:00
US Exchange Programs: A Unique Opportunity for Personal and Professional Development
Gnako Angele, US Embassy Abidjan
Room 1
Promoting Learner Autonomy through Use of Self-Access Resources
Julia Stanton, British Council, Ethiopia
Room 2
The Power and Beauty of Learning English through Songs in a Challenging Way
Sangare Moussa, IPNETP
Room 3
An Introduction to Exploratory Action Research
Gary Motteram and Susan Dawson, University of Manchester, UK
Room 4
Workshops
11:15-12:45
Fun Activities for Assessment and Reinforcement
Ollie Rashid, Kofi Annan University, Guinea
Room 1
Speaking and Using Conversation in the Classroom
Chris Kallio, American Language Center, Burkina Faso
Room 2
Voicing Techniques in EFL Environments
Judith Gray Royka and Jerry Royka, IUGB
Room 3
Context is Everything: Grammar Practice Activities to Create Deeper Understanding
Julie Reimer, IUGB
Room 4
Sharing Best Practices
14:00-14:45
Engaging Students to Successfully Tackle Writing Activities
Yedagne Angero Jean-Philippe, Lycée Moderne de Songon
Room 1
Grammar for Practical Life
Sana Mariam, Lycée Professionel Commercial Yopougon
Room 2
Inductive Teaching of Grammar vs. English Modals: Any Compromise?
Gnana Fabrice, Lycée Moderne Cocody Angré
Room 3
Engaging English Learners with Mind Maps
Niangoran Thierry Martial, CBCG Cocody
Room 4
Closing
15:00-16:00
Closing Ceremony and Raffle
Auditorium