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Kuwait 14-15 March 2023
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First Conference on Positive Psychology and Language Education
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 Day1: Tuesday March 14, 2023

 

 

Time

Event

Presenter

Topic

Room

Session Chair

9:00AM -10:00 AM

Registration

W6 Hall

 

10:00AM-10:25 AM

Opening

(ONLINE)

 

VPAA/Dean/HOD

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W6-500

MC- Ms.Sara Al Obaid

10:30AM-11:30 AM

 

Keynote 1

(ONLINE)

 

Prof. Jean-Pierre Thibaut

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Improving teaching: from misconceptions to teaching designs

 

W6-500

 

Prof. Thorsten Botz

 

11:30AM-11:55 AM

Coffee break

W6-hall

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sessions in W6-500

Sessions in W6-200

 

Presenter

 

Topic

Chair

 

Presenter

Topic

Chair

12:00PM-12:30 PM

1A

Prof. Thorsten Botz

Positive Psychology and Philosophy.

Dr. Marta Tryzna

1B

Dr. Angela Brunstein

 

Impact of Appealing Study Materials on Learning French

 

Dr. Florentina Halimi

12:30PM-1:00 PM

2A

Prof. Safi Eldeen Alzi'abi,

Dr.Reema Nassar

 

 

EFL Learners’ Listening Strategies: What Teachers Employ and What Learners Adopt

Prof. Thorsten Botz

2B

Dr. Florentina Halimi,

Dr. Marta Tryzna

The Cheerful Classroom: How Positive Psychology Affects English Pre-Service Teachers Achievement Goal Orientation

 

Dr. Angela Brunstein

1:00 PM -1:30 PM

3A

Dr. Chahra Beloufa

(ONLINE)

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Wearing the mask during Post-Pandemic: A solution towards inclusion of the introvert learners in the classroom

A Case Study at AOU
 

Dr. Fatma Al Hashem

3B

Prof. Ahmed Al Khateeb

 

 

The exploration of inspiration and affections among Saudi language teachers and learners in higher education

 

 

Dr. Deniz Erguvan

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Lunch

W6 Hall

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

Keynote 2

(ONLINE)

 

Prof. Jean-Marc Dewaele

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Positive emotions in the foreign language class are the key to progress

W6-500

 

Dr. Florentina Halimi

3:30 PM-4:50 PM

Workshop 1

(ONLINE)

 

Ms.Tijana Mishevska

(Cengage Learning – NG Learning)

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Promoting wellbeing in the classroom and using National Geographic Learning series “Great Writing"

W6-200

Dr. Florentina Halimi

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sessions in W6-500

Sessions in W6-200

 

Presenter

 

Topic

Chair

 

Presenter

Topic

Chair

5:00 PM-5:30 PM

4A

Ms. Laureta Seitaj

(ONLINE)

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A Confirmatory Analysis of Student Engagement Instrument among Arab Undergraduates and the Prediction of GPA

 

Dr. Deniz Erguvan

4B

Dr. Hala AlMutawa

 

Classroom Management: Perceptions, Fears, and Concerns of Pre-Service English Language Teachers

 

Dr. Marta Tryzna

5:30 PM-6:00 PM

5A

Dr. Seyyedeh Fahimeh Parsaiyan

(ONLINE)

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Flourishing “Positive Languages” by EFL Language Learners: A Qualitative Inquiry

Dr. Fatma Al Hashem

5B

Ms.Kheiriyeh Ahmadi

Peer and Self-Assessment in Writing Classrooms

 

Dr. Marta Tryzna

6:00 PM-6:15 PM

 

Conference photograph

 

W6-500

 

PR/English Club Volunteers


 

 

Day2: Wednesday March 15, 2023

 

Time

Event

Presenter

Topic

Room

Session Chair

8:30AM - 10:00 AM

Workshop 2

Dr. Deniz Erguvan How to give effective formative feedback to improve student learning. W1-010 Dr. Marta Tryzna

10:00AM - 11:00AM

Keynote 3

(ONLINE)

 

Prof. Tariq Elyasv

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Translanguaging, Translingual Practices, and Creativity in Finding Writer’s Voice

W1-010

Dr. Marta Tryzna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sessions in W1-010

Sessions in N1-012

 

Presenter

 

Topic

Chair

 

Presenter

Topic

Chair

11:00AM - 11:30AM

6A

 

 

 

6B

Mr. Abdullah AlKhalifah

 

Eliminating Automatic Negative Thoughts in the Classroom

Using Modern Methods

 

Dr. Angela Brunstein

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:30AM-1:00 PM

Workshop 3

 

 

 

Ms. Rasha Shalabi

How to Increase Student Engagement & Motivation in the Classroom

W1-010

Dr. Fatma Al Hashem

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

 

Snack & Coffee Break

In front of N1-012

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Keynote 4

(ONLINE)

Dr. Dina El-Dakhs

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Student Engagement in Language Education: Putting Key Concepts in Action

W1-010

Dr. Marta Tryzna

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sessions in W1-010

Sessions in N1-012

 

Presenter

 

Topic

Chair

 

Presenter

Topic

Chair

3:00PM-3:30 PM

7A

Dr. Ivanna Maria Shubina

(ONLINE)

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The Impact of Positive Emotions on Well-being among Students and Teachers in Language Education: a Bibliometric Analysis

 

Dr. Angela Brunstein

7B

Prof. Soonhyuck Park

 

Statistical Learning and Language Patterns in Education

 

Dr. Marta Tryzna

3:30PM-4:00 PM

8A

 

Mr. Joerg Brunstein

Practicing Gratitude Techniques During Exam Times for Reducing Students’ Stress Level

 

Prof. Thorsten Botz

8B

Dr. Maryam Almuhanna

 

How to prepare English-for-academic-purposes (EAP) students for the transfer climate of the English-medium post-secondary academic setting:EAP instructors; perspectives of the transfer climate and the role of EAP courses

Dr. Marta Tryzna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:00 PM-4:30 PM

Closing &

Conference Photograph

W1-010

Dr. Cathy Daniel, HOD