RLP 1.302B

9:00-9:10

Welcoming remarks: Ercan Balci, Brown University;

Karen Grumberg, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at UT-Austin

9:10-9:45

Thomas Garza, Director of the Texas Language Center, UT-Austin

Recruiting Students and Building Successful Language Programs

9:45-9:55

Welcoming remarks: Jeannette Okur, UT-Austin

9:55-10:00

Short Break 

10:00-11:30

Session I

RLP 1.301B

Session I.A. Chair:

Nilay Sevinc, University of Michigan

I.A.1

Özge Evcen, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Understanding Language Practices through Teachers’ Perspective at a Turkish Heritage Language School in the USA

I.A.2 

Lale Javanshir, University of Toronto

Teaching and Learning a Language through Culture

RLP 1.302E

Session I.B Chair:

Ercan Balci, Brown University

*Skype presentation

I.B.1

*Aslı Altan, Gülçin (Üge) Akyol, Hacettepe University

A Case Study on the Use of Speech Acts through Refusal Strategies by L2 Turkish Learners

I.B.2 

*Burcu Ocak, Istanbul University;

Tuğba Konal Memiş, MEB;

Ayşe Merve Kurtulan Baynal, Istanbul Medeniyet University

Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language Using Task-Based Approach

           I.B.3

*Kerami Unal, Egyptian Cultural and Friendship Association

On Some Features of Turkic-Turkish Borrowings in Russian

11:40-1:00

Lunch

 12:40-2:10

Session II

RLP 1.302B

Session II.A Chair:

Elif Sayar, Istanbul Technical University

II.A.1

Elif SAYAR, Istanbul Technical University, 

Zeynep Selin Dürer, Bursa Technical University

Corpus-based Activities to Teach Vocabulary: A 21st Century Skill Update

II.A.2

Yermek Adayeva, Nazarbayev University

New Methodological Approaches in Teaching Kazakh Literature: Experiences at Nazarbayev University

II.A.3  

Secil Horasan Dogan

Incorporating Creative Drama into Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language

RLP 1.302E

Session II.B Chair:

Tugba Yildirim, Ozyegin University

II.B.1 

Tugba Yildirim, Ozyegin University

At the Intersection of Technology and Pedagogy: Enhancing Learners’ Motivation for Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language

II.B.2 

*Havva Reyhan Kasırga, TED Ankara College

A Text ≠ 1 Text

New Approaches in Turkish Language and Literature: Critical Reading and Text Analysis

II.B.3

*Jason Rodriguez Vivrette,University of California, Berkeley

Literatures of Migration as a Transnational Approach to the Teaching of Turkish

2:10-2:30

Coffee Break

2:30-4:00

Session III

RLP 1.302B

Session III.A Chair:

Roberta Micallef, Boston University

III.A.1 

Nalan Erbil Erkan, University of Wisconsin- Madison

What is in a Context? Challenging Stereotypes in Turkish Textbooks and Authentic Materials

III.A.2

Meiramgul Kussainova, Nazarbayev University 

Folk Music in Kazakh Language Teaching

III.A.3

Orazaliyeva Elmira Nurlanovna, Nazarbayev University

A Key to Successful Kazakh Language Programs: Needs Identification

RLP 1.302E

Session III.B Chair:

Erika Gilson, University of Pennsylvania

            III.B.1 

Yigit Savuran, Anadolu University

Developing Performance Descriptors for Four Skills in Turkish as a Foreign Language Education

III.B.2 

Banu Ozer Griffin, Cornell University 

Zeynep Elbasan Bozdogan, Indiana University

The Case of Turkish Heritage Learners in Mixed/Heterogeneous Classrooms

III.B.3

 Zeynep Selin Dürer, Bursa Technical University; Elif Sayar, İstanbul Technical University

A Corpus-Based Investigation into the Target Wordlists of Turkish Coursebooks: Do We Really Need to Teach ‘pergel’ in A1?

RLP 1.302B

4:00-5:30

Curricular Framework meeting 

6:00-8:00

Conference dinner for the presenters 

November 15th

RLP 1.302B

8:30-9:00

Coffee and Conversation

9:00-9:15

2nd Day Opening: Carl Blythe, Director of the UT Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL)

9:20-10:50

Session IV

RLP 1.302B

Session IV Chair:

Orazaliyeva Elmira Nurlanovna, Nazarbayev University

IV.1

Amin Mahini Khodavirdinia, Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran, Saleh Yousefian, University of Applied Science and Technology of Tabriz

The role of Literature in Developing Iran’s Azerbaijani Turks' Language Skills

IV.2

Gulnara Omarbekova, Nazarbayev University

Implementation of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) at the University Level

IV.3

Fauziya Orazbayeva, Nazarbayev University

Teaching of the Kazakh language: innovations in educational programs

11:00-12:00

RLP 1.302B

Session V Chair: 

Jeannette Okur, UT-Austin

V.1

Zhanar Abdigapbarova, Nazarbayev University

The Role of Alash Literature in Modernization of Historical Consciousness

V.2

Gulzhamilya Shalabayeva, Nazarbayev University

Teaching Kazakh Language through Reading: A Problem Based Approach

RLP 1.302B

12:00:12:30

Closing Remarks: Roberta Micallef, Boston University

12:30-2:00

Lunch

RLP 1.302B

2:00-3:30

AATT Business Meeting 

9:00-9:05

Opening: Ercan Balci

9:05-9:50

AATT Panel: Collaboration with other LCTLs

Ercan Balcı, Sylvia Önder, Uli Schamiloglu

9:50-10:00

Break

10:00-11:30

Use of Technology in Teaching Turkish

Session I Chair:

Sylvia Onder

I.1

Turkish Global Simulation: A Modern Strategy For Teaching Language And Culture Using Web Technologies

AHMET OKAL

I.2

The Practice Of Flipped Classroom Model In Turkish As A Foreign Language Class

EZGİ ALTINTAŞ

ZEYNEP ÇAĞLAYAN

I.3

Distance Learning: A Challenge Or An Opportunity?

CEM KAYA

SAADET EBRU ERGUL

11:40-12:40

Lunch

12:40-2:10

Curriculum Development and Textbook Writing in Turkic Languages

Session II.A Chair:

Erika Gilson

II.A.1

A Comparative Look At German Speakers Learning Turkish: Textbooks, Challenges And Outlook 

MAFALDA ADE

II.A.2

Guideline/Standards For Writing Textbook Of Kazakh Language

ZEINEKHAN KUZEKOVA

ZEINEP ZHUMATAYEVA

II.A.3

Her Şey bir Merhaba ile Başlar: Effective Spiraling of Vocabulary and Grammatical Structures in an Intermediate-Mid to Advanced-Mid Turkish Language Textbook 

JEANNETTE E OKUR

Session II.B Chair:

Nilay Sevinc

II.B.1

Designing Tasks To Teach Turkish To Young Learners

SEDA BÜTÜN

II.B.2

Integrating Comparisons Into The Curriculum 

ESRA PREDOLAC

II.B.3

A Case Study On Integrating Circumlocution Into Turkish Language Curricula As A Learning Strategy

ILKNUR LIDER

2:10-2:20

Break

2:20-3:50

Approaches to Teaching Turkic Languages

Session III.A Chair:

Ebru Ergul

III.A.1

Teaching Language And Culture?

ROBERTA MICALLEF

III.A.2

Resolving Tensions Between The Classroom And Beyond: An Identity Approach To Teaching L2 Learners Of Turkish 

ŞEYMA TOKER

III.A.3

Exploring L2 Learners' Perceptions of the Use of Smartphone for Turkish Language Learning Purposes

GÜLÇİN ÜGE AKYOL

Session III.B Chair:

SEDA BÜTÜN

III.B.1

Art Uplifts! Promote Creativity And Motivation Through Arts Integration

TUĞBA YILDIRIM

III.B.2

The role of the Kazakh Language teacher at Nazarbayev University: needs identification and professional competitiveness.

ORAZALIYEVA ELMIRA
OMARBEKOVA GULNARA  
AGABEKOVA ZHAZIRA

III.B.3

Using Drama-Oriented Activities In Teaching Turkish To Develop Students' Communicative Competence

SEDA BÜTÜN

3:50-4:10

Coffee Break

4:10-5:40

Challenges and Opportunities in Teaching Turkic Languages and Literatures

Session IV.A Chair:

Roberta Micallef

IV.A.1

Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language: Motives-Challenges-Remedies (Djibouti Case) 

ELİF SAYAR

IV.A.2

Language Choices Of Turkish Heritage Speakers And Parents’ Attitude At Home In The Community Of Urbana-Champaign

ÖZGE EVCEN

IV.A.3

Using The News To Teach Uzbek – What Corpus Analysis Software Reveals 

WILLIAM DIRKS

Session IV.B Chair:

Uli Schamiloglu

IV.B.1

Teaching Turkish Through Literature 

EDA SARAÇ

IV.B.2

Teaching Ottoman Turkish Through Literature

BEYZA LORENZ

IV.B.3

Beyond “The” Culture: Creating A Socially Critical Pedagogy for Teaching and Learning Turkish 

NALAN ERBİL ERKAN

5:40-6:00

Closing: Roberta Micallef