Keynote, talks, program
The keynote speech will be held by Prof. Eric Koenig of Nuremberg Institute of Technology (Nuremberg Tech)
Thursday, 26 October 2023
Conference Opening and Keynote Speech
Venue: Main lecture hall, Králova Výšina 3132/7, Ústí nad Labem
The keynote: Reflecting towards Professionalism - Reflecting on our profession
The speaker:
Prof. Eric Koenig of Nuremberg Institute of Technology (Nuremberg Tech)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eric Koenig is Professor of Technical and Business English and academic head of the Language Center at Technische Hochschule Nuremberg. Originally an engineer with nearly three decades of experience in industry, he has been teaching EFL and ESP at the tertiary and adult level since 2005. His research interests include learner motivation as well as multimedial methodology and content of tertiary level English for technical majors, particularly with regard to their relevance to actual practice.
Presentations will be 20 minutes in length with 10 minutes for questions and discussion.
A dedicated wifi will be up for the duration of the conference. The network name is conference, the password is challenges.
Friday, 126th October 2023
08.30 Registration starts (Králova Výšina 3132/7 8)
10.00 Opening and Keynote Speech by Eric Koenig (Nuremberg Institute of Technology): Reflecting towards Professionalism - Reflecting on our profession (Main Lecture Hall KV 213)
Disclaimer: Program is preliminary and subject to change (last change 24/10/23)
Room 418 Methodology I
Chair: Natalia Orlova
Room 403 Linguistics I
Chair: Christoph Haase
Room 404 Literary and Cultural Studies I
Chair: Jan Čapek
12.00 Jana Kamenická (UJEP) Brain-Based Aspects of TEFL
12.00 Kamila Ciepiela (University of Łódź) The sci-fi future that has come true. On changing perceptions and uses of ChatGPT in education – a linguistic analysis of Facebook posts.
12.00 Mark Andrew Brandon (UJEP & University of New York in Prague) Where was Aleš Hrdlička born? A Lesson about Original Research in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
12.30 James Wilson (University of Leeds) A corpus-based approach to training collocations for advanced learners of English
12.30 Róbert Bohát (Charles University Prague) Metaphors We Learn By: A Probe into the Depths of the Students' Metaphor
12.30 Justin Quinn (University of West Bohemia, Plzeň) Can Chinua Achebe help English Language Teacher Education?
13.00 Lenka Garshol & Line Reichelt Føreland (University of Agder, Kristiansand) Using digital games in the language classroom
13.00 Dusan Melen (1st KSPA Litomerice) English Fricatives: Some Practical Teaching Ideas
13.00 Iryna Dumchak (UJEP) Narrative Identity in Ukrainian-American literature: Teaching Strategies
13.30 Coffee break (English Department, 4th Floor)
Room 418 Methodology II
Chair: Jana Pavlíková
Room 403 Linguistics II
Chair: Kateřina Šteklová
Room 404 Literary and Cultural Studies II
Chair: Natalia Orlova
14.30 Mary Ellen Toffle (University of Messina) “Englishes” and Internationalization in Italy: Cross-Cultural Teaching and Learning Challenges
14.30 Radek Vogel (Masaryk University, Brno) The case of plant names with animal associations: Frames in specialized domains
14.30 Tomáš Mach (UJEP & Charles University Prague) Assessing the Intercultural Communicative Competence in the Czech Republic
15.00 Anežka Lengálová (Tomas Bata University, Zlín) The motivation of students at Tomas Bata University in Zlín for writing Master´s theses in English
15.00 Eva Maierová (University of Economics in Bratislava) Animal Idioms in Business English
15.00 Katya Nemtchinova (Seattle Pacific University) Developing Intercultural Competence in a Foreign Language Class
15.30 Ivana Kapralikova (University of Economics in Bratislava) Abbreviations in the EU documents and their practical usage in teaching EU jargon
15.30 Xiaofang Duan (Taiyuan Institute of Technology) Effectiveness of Task-based and Cognitive Linguistic Approaches in Teaching Vocabulary
15.30 Mark Andrew Brandon (UJEP & University of New York in Prague) “Scientific Work Sanctions Everything”: Czech Skull Hunters in Alaska
16.30 - 17.00 Closing
18.00 Conference dinner (La puerta de México, Moskevská 1351)