CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE
Faculty of Arts Language Resource Centre
Prague International Teacher-Training Seminar
"Teaching English to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students at
Secondary and Tertiary Levels of Education in the Czech Republic"
  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
  23-Aug-04 24-Aug-04 25-Aug-04 26-Aug-04 27-Aug-04
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast Continental Breakfast Continental Breakfast Continental Breakfast Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM
9:00 AM Opening Ceremonies

Welcome Speeches
Morning Announcements Morning Announcements Morning Announcements Panel Discussion A
Educational Strategies
Panel Members: Seminar Faculty
9:15 AM Lecture 3
Input-Enhancement in Teaching English to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
Prof. Gerald P. Berent, Ph.D.
Lecture 5
Addressing the Writing Needs of Deaf Students at Different English Proficiency Levels
Asst. Prof. John Panara, M.A.
Lecture 7
Practical Strategies Used for Teaching English to Deaf Students at Bauman Moscow state Technical University
Assoc. Prof. Galina Kirsanova
9:30 AM
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM Lecture 1
An Introduction to Principles of Language Learning
Prof. PhDr. Alena Macurová, CSc.
Break Break Break Break
10:30 AM Lecture 4
Reading and Writing English as a Foreign Language: Factors Leading to Success for Deaf Adolescents and Young Adults
Prof. Kathleen Eilers-Crandall, Ph.D.
Lecture 6
English Classroom Communication and Management
Prof. Sid Barefoot, M.S.
Lecture 8
Learning Strategies of Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Students in Higher Education
Prof. John Hay
Panel Discussion B
Englsih Teaching Strategies
Panel Members: Seminar Faculty
11:00 AM
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM Lecture 2
Optimizing the Teaching-Learning Experience for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Learners of English
Prof. Gerald P. Berent, Ph.D.
Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
Reception and Graduation
12:00 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Seminar C
Evaluating English Teaching materials to Identify Factors That Maximize Deaf Students' Success
Prof. Kathleen Eilers-Crandall, Ph.D.
Seminar D             Coding Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students' Successful and Unsuccessful English Producations Prof. Gerald P. Berent, Ph.D. Seminar E
Practical Strategies for English Classroom Communication and Management
Prof. Sid Barefoot, M.S.
Seminar F
Using Rhetorical Modes to Reinforce Deaf Students' Writing Skills at Different English Proficency Levels
Asst. Prof. John Panara, M.A.
Seminar G
Creating a Language Rich environment for a Deaf Learner: The Experiences of Two Deaf Parents of Deaf Children
Dr. T. Alan Hurwtiz, Ed.D,. And Ms. Vicki T. Hurwitz
Seminar H
The Challenge and Strategies Involved in Aiding Deaf Students' Retention on Their English Language Learning in Their Undergraduate and Post Graduate Lives
Ms. Joan Fleming
 
1:30 PM
2:00 PM Seminar A
Assumptions and Expectations Regarding People Who Are Deaf
Patricia A. Mudgett-DeCaro, M.S./C.A.S.
Seminar B
Practical Strategies for Teaching English to Czech Deaf Students
PhDr. Daniela Janáková, CSc.
2:30 PM Break Break Break
3:00 PM Seminar C
Evaluating English Teaching materials to Identify Factors That Maximize Deaf Students' Success
Prof. Kathleen Eilers-Crandall, Ph.D.
Seminar D             Coding Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students' Successful and Unsuccessful English Producations Prof. Gerald P. Berent, Ph.D. Seminar E
Practical Strategies for English Classroom Communication and Management
Prof. Sid Barefoot, M.S.
Seminar F
Using Rhetorical Modes to Reinforce Deaf Students' Writing Skills at Different English Proficency Levels
Asst. Prof. John Panara, M.A.
Seminar G
Creating a Language Rich environment for a Deaf Learner: The Experiences of Two Deaf Parents of Deaf Children
Dr. T. Alan Hurwtiz, Ed.D,. And Ms. Vicki T. Hurwitz
Seminar I
Various Methods Used in EFL Teaching of Deaf and hard-oh-Hearing Students in Heterogenous Classes
Mgr. Alena Machová
3:30 PM Break
4:00 PM Seminar A
Assumptions and Expectations Regarding People Who Are Deaf
Patricia A. Mudgett-DeCaro, M.S./C.A.S.
Seminar B
Practical Strategies for Teaching English to Czech Deaf Students
PhDr. Daniela Janáková, CSc.
4:30 PM Dinner/Free Time Dinner/Free Time Dinner/Free Time
5:00 PM
5:30 PM Dinner/Free Time
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
7:00 PM Optional Evening English Lab Optional Evening English Lab Optional Evening English Lab Optional Evening English Lab
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM