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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 English 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
12:00 PM									Lunch Reception and Graduation
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 Productions 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 Proficiency 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 Hurwitz, 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 B1 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 Productions 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 Proficiency 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 Hurwitz, Ed.D., And Ms. Vicki T. Hurwitz	Seminar I Various Methods Used in EFL Teaching of Deaf and hard-of-Hearing Students in Heterogeneous 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 B2 Various Methods Used in EFL Teaching of Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Students in Heterogeneous Classes Mgr. Alena Machová
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	Optional Evening English Lab
7:00 PM			Optional Evening English Lab		Optional Evening English Lab		Optional Evening English Lab
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM