Zhivka Ilieva BETA President Conference Secretary’s Address Dear colleagues and friends, This year we will hold our conference at Burgas Free University. It will be a great honour and our pleasure to welcome you to the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. I believe that the gorgeous surrounding lakes, mild weather, natural attractions and the spirit of unanimity and co-operation will motivate you further in the quest for excellence in language teaching and learning. I would like to wish you a successful conference and fruitful discussions as part of your continuing professional development. Gergana Georgieva, 27th BETA Conference Secretary 27th BETA-IATEFL Annual International Conference Promoting 21st century ELT: language, life skills and digital literacies 22nd-24th June 2018, Burgas, Bulgaria CONFERENCE TIMETABLE DAY 1 (22nd June, Friday) 11:00 – 13:00 On-site registration 12.30 – 13:30 OPENING CEREMONY 13:30 – 14:20 Plenary: Hanna Kryszewska 21st Century Skills in ELT 14:20 – 15:00 Coffee break and Exhibition opening 15:00 – 15:30 Parallel sessions (talks; forum) 15:45 – 16:15 Parallel sessions forum) 16:30 – 17:00 Parallel sessions (talks) 18:00 – Welcoming Party, Bulgaria Restaurant, 21 Aleksandrovska str. DAY 2 (23rd June, Saturday) 09:00 – 13:00 On-site registration 09:30 – 10:20 Plenary: Marjorie Rosenberg Getting unstuck – stretching out of our comfort 10:40 – 11:20 Parallel sessions (workshops) 11:20 – 12:00 Coffee break & Exhibition
12:00 – 12:30 Parallel sessions (talks; forum) 12:40 – 13:10 Parallel sessions (talks; forum) 13:10 – 14:40 Lunch break 14:40– 15:20 Parallel sessions (workshops; forum) 15:30 – 16:10 Coffee break & Exhibition 16:10 – 16:40 Parallel sessions (talks) 16:55– 17:25 Parallel sessions (talks) 17:30 – 18:30 BETA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING DAY 3 (24th June, Sunday) 09:30 – 10:20 British Council Bulgaria Event: Keneward Hill What makes us tick (boxes)? 10:30 – 11:00 Parallel sessions (talks) 11.00 – 11:30 Coffee 11:30 – 12:00 Parallel sessions (talks) 12:10 – 12:40 Parallel sessions (talks) 12:40 – 13:00 CLOSING AND PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES 13:30 Trip to SOZOPOL
DAY 2 (23rd June, Saturday) 09:00–13:00 On-site registration 09:30–10:20 Room 207 PLENARY Marjorie Rosenberg University of Graz Getting unstuck – stretching out of our comfort zones Room 207 Room 219 Room 220 Room 222 Room 218 10:40–11:20 Parallel sessions (workshops) Hanna Kryszewska Visible thinking in ELT classrooms Mariya Chankova Millennial students’ digital literacies: and reality Barbora Benesova Original ways to practice vocabulary Alla Lytvynenko Creating infomercials for developing 21st century skills Georgios Papakalodoukas meta-language in a novel and modern fashion 11:20–12:00 Book exhibition opening and Coffee break 12:00–12:30 Parallel sessions (talks/forum) Birsen Tütünis and Esma Şenel Creative writing for the development of academic writing skills Zarina Markova Thinking critically about critical thinking Gergana Georgieva Some translation issues regarding the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union Ofelia R. Nikolova Creation of an MAT program in ESOL and FLED Forum: Language studies and English language teaching Magdalena Gogalcheva Teaching negative prefixes through cognitive linguistics – un- and dis- Petranka Ruseva Binomials joined by AN and conjunction in some fairy tales Violeta Karastateva Common vocabulary errors in teaching ESP/EAP Petkova Promoting 21st century ELT in the Medical University 12:40–13:10 Parallel sessions (talks/forum) Olja Milosevic picture books in secondary EFL classroom Maria Theologidou Boosting student voice: practical steps towards creating learner-driven environments Sylvia Velikova Keep talking: promoting spoken communication skills in English Kiro Jordanov Global learning – the whole world is a classroom with Belouga 13:10–14:40 break 14:40–15:20 Parallel sessions Marjorie Rosenberg Spicing up the business English classroom (Promotional Workshop) Reneta Stoimenova Teaching through technology: Hot potatoes for wild thyme organic farm Ryan Brendzy Multilingual digital storybooks – integrated skills Svetlana Developing intercultural communicative competence - the side of the coin Forum: Current issues in foreign language teaching and learning Mariya Neykova Problem-based learning in FLT Polly Petcova Electronic aids in and outside applications of Quizlet
15:30–16:10 Coffee & Exhibition Room 218 Room 219 Room 220 16:10–16:40 Parallel sessions (talks) Marjorie Rosenberg Creating activities for different learner types Kristy Kors Teaching & learning 21st century skills through ELT Aglika Dobreva Etymology of idioms and their teaching 16:55– 17:25 Parallel sessions (talks) Popova Transformative pedagogy for ESOL in a diverse Europe Marina Samalieva The relationship between foreign language anxiety and pronunciation learning strategies among university students Linda Lin A analysis of connectors in writing by Chinese learners 17.30 AGM, room 207 DAY 3 (24th June, Sunday) 09:30 – 10:20 Room 207 British Council Bulgaria Event: “What makes us tick (boxes)?” Keneward Hill Room 218 Room 219 Room 220 Room 222 10:30 – 11:00 Parallel sessions Galya Mateva Teaching business basics through Suggestopedia Irina Ivanova, Rumyana Todorova and Penka Kozhuharova Sustainable professional development through coaching: benefits for teachers and learners Tery Lemanis English Download - an exciting new and complete multi-level course for teenagers and young adults (Promotional talk) Svetla Tashevska, Reconciling the facilitator and the assessor in a teacher trainer 11.00 – 11:30 Coffee break Room 218 Room 219 Room 220 11:30 – 12:00 Parallel sessions (talks) Kristy Kors Express DigiBooks: learning by new rules! (Promotional talk) Yordanka Nikolova “Go digital – Stay human!” Keneward Hill Should we try to tick all the boxes? 12:10 – 12:40 Parallel sessions (talks) Vanya Katsarska The three pillars of ESP Anna CRADLE: Making ideas happen! Margarita Hadjinikolova and Slava Cherpokova Maximizing learners' experience through digital 12:40 – 13:00 Conference Closing and Presentation of Certificates, room 207 13:30 Trip to SOZOPOL