SEMINAR REPORT

International ESL Conference

Title: Combining the Best of English Language Teaching, Psychology, Education and Neuroscience
Date: October 11-13, 2014
Venue: Lorma Colleges, San Juan Campus, San Juan, La Union
DATE
October 11, 2014

SESSIONS TITLE
Strategies in Teaching
ESL/EFL for Asian
Students

DESCRIPTIONS
Focused on the tips and
factors to consider
when teaching different
students from various
countries considering
mainly their own
culture.

SPEAKER
Dr. Leah Corpuz

Writing Goals and

Objectives

Provided a rationale in
writing goals and
objectives for writing
lessons using the ABCD
Model and culminated
by sharing the creation
of rubrics for writing
tasks using a website.

Prof. Melda Uychoco

Introducing NeuroELT
and Mind, Brain, and
Education (MBE)
Science in English
Language Teaching
and TESOL Training
Innovations in Teaching
Viewing Skills

Discussed how
established concepts
and ideas from Mind,
Brain, and Education
Science applied to
teaching ESL and EFL
particularly clips and
online materials for
viewing can expose
students to context that
they can easily relate to
MBE concept.

Ms. Pearl Illustre

ESL: The Refugee

Experience, Basic Adult
Survival English

Learned the strategies

for dealing with new
situations to prepare
the students for the
future.

Dr. Marie Lee Anne

Castro

Internet as a Powerful
Tool in Promoting
Culture and Tourism of
Ilocanos and
Cordilleran

Presented the
communicative
functions/purpose of
Ilocos and Cordilleran
tourism campaigns
through critical analysis
of the cultural,
cybernetics, sociological
and critical components
and determines the
influence of the internet
in the tourism and
cultural factors.

Mr. Jesus Rafael Jarata

Flipped Classroom:
Enhancing Language
Teaching-Learning
through Technology

Proved learning
avenues through
educational websites
such as Edmodo, Skype,

Ms. Rebecca Manna-od

October 12-13, 2014

ELT and the Science of

Happiness: Positive
Psychology in the
Language Classroom

DIY NeuroELT: 7 keys

for making your
textbook more brainfriendly

Prepared by:
MYLENE T. CAYTAP
JENYBETH G. GALLARDO
JESUS RAFAEL B. JARATA
JOHN MARK G. LACHICA
ABELYNN T. LLARENAS
SONIA M. OBILLO
JOJI ANN F. REGACHO
APRIL J. RIVERA
LORETO B. WAGUEY

Weebly and Kidblog

and iPad education
Looked at ways
positive psychology
combined with clar
language learning
goals for active,
invested learning, It is
sharing with our
students the concrete
behaviors that happy
people engage in.
Introduced 7 quick and
easy ways to make
textbook more
appropriate for braincompatible learning.

Prof. Marc Helgesen