2024 WAESOL Annual Conference: Full Schedule

WAESOL, the Washington state affiliate of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), is a professional, non-profit organization whose purposes are to:

Promote scholarship
Disseminate information related to ESOL
Strengthen instruction, teacher training, and research in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages

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Add a Friday Pre-conference Workshop

Registration October 9th – October 24th:

$105 for WAESOL members
$145 for non-members (Become a member to save!)

Final Week Registration October 25th – November 2nd:

$120 for WAESOL members
$160 for non-members (Become a member to save!)

Registration includes morning refreshments and lunch.
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Meet our 2024 Keynote: Jessica Fagen.

We look forward to seeing you on November 2nd!

1:30pm PDT

Circumventing Plagiarism: Building Trust via Code Switching

Saturday November 2, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

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In EFL higher education classrooms, ChatGPT helps learners acquire English or circumvent acquisition. Incorporating code switching discourages ChatGPT overreliance. The presenter will describe how she incorporated code-switching to provide comprehensible input (Fatimah, 2016), build trust (Jingxia, 2010), and improve performance (Maluleke, 2019) for low-level ELLs in courses with abstract curricula.

Speakers

Jennifer Altman

Advanced Lecturer, the University of Washington

Jennifer Altman has been an EFL lecturer for nearly 30 years. She has been lecturing in the University of Washington’s International and English Language Programs since 1999. She has an MEd from Western Washington University in Adult Education and recently earned a K-8 teaching... Read More →

Saturday November 2, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
C-103

Technology, Research/Report

Target Audience Higher Ed. Intensive English, Adult Refugee/Immigrant

2:30pm PDT

Ethical AI Integration in Higher Education: Policy and Practice

Saturday November 2, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

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This session explores the ethical challenges of integrating AI tools in higher education, focusing on case study from Washington State University and the University of Washington. It discusses the need for comprehensive guidelines to balance innovation with ethical standards and offers practical recommendations for developing responsible AI policies in educational settings.

Speakers

Dini Arini

Washington State University

Dini Arini s an Associate Professor from Universitas Lambung Mangkurat, Indonesia and a Fulbright scholar pursuing a doctoral degree in LLT at WSU. She specializes in the implementation of AI in EFL classrooms, specifically in AI policies to support English teaching and learning... Read More →

Saturday November 2, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
C-103

Technology, Research/Report

Target Audience Higher Ed. Intensive English, Teacher Educators

3:30pm PDT

Assessing Pre-Service Teachers' Readiness and Self-Efficacy for Integrating Generative AI

Saturday November 2, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT

Library C-202

This study explores pre-service teachers' readiness and self-efficacy in integrating Generative AI into teaching. Through surveys and focus group interviews, it examines their familiarity and comfort with GAI tools. Findings highlight different readiness levels influenced by technology comfort and ethical concerns, emphasizing the need for improved curriculum and practical training.

Speakers

Hadir Alderaan

Washington State University

Hadir Alderaan is an English Language Instructor at the University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, and pursuing doctoral studies in the LLT program at WSU. Her research primarily explores the application of educational technology, with a focus on AI in education in the context of English... Read More →

Saturday November 2, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Library C-202

Technology, Research/Report

Target Audience k-12, Higher Ed. Intensive English, Bilingual Programs, Teacher Educators, Administrators

3:30pm PDT

ELL Students' Attitudes toward AI Integration in the Classroom

Saturday November 2, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT

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This study examines high-intermediate immigrant ELL students' attitudes toward AI tools in language learning. Survey, observation, and focus group interview findings reveal that while students appreciate AI's potential, 90% were initially unfamiliar with it. Most expressed reluctance to adopt these technologies , highlighting the need for targeted training.

Speakers

Secil Horasan Dogan

Adjunct Professor, Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Secil earned her MA and PhD in English Language Teaching in Turkiye. She has been teaching English at tertiary level since 2010 both in Turkiye and the USA. She has publications in prestigious journals such as Journal of Language, Identity, and Education and Thinking Skills and Creativity... Read More →

Saturday November 2, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
C-103

Technology, Research/Report

Target Audience Higher Ed. Intensive English, Adult Refugee/Immigrant, Teacher Educators