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2025 Concurrent Sessions 4

 

2025 Conference Schedule

 

All sessions will take place on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the EMU Student Center.

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         Saturday, November 8

CONCURRENT SESSIONS #4 (4:00 PM - 4:45 PM)

Session Type Title and Presenter(s) Location

Invited Speaker Session

INVITED SPEAKER: Dr. Charlene Polio

Michigan State University

Using AI to Raise Linguistic Awareness

Auditorium 

 

GOLD SPONSOR: Cambridge University Press and Assessment

GOLD SPONSOR session

Meeting the Needs of Adult Learners in Michigan

Katie Welch, Ph.D. and Anne Damiecka

Cambridge University Press and Assessment

Room 300

Panel Discussion

Teaching Through Turbulence: EL Educators’ Perspectives on Purpose, Resilience, and Joy

Zuzana Tomas, Ph.D., Eastern Michigan University

Mary Anne Jaeger, Ypsilanti Community Schools

Puja Mullins, WISD

Margita Vojtkulakova, Global Educational Excellence

Room 320
Research-Oriented Session

Building Resilience Together: Arab Refugee Women's Language Learning Stories

Amira Ashraf Eldemerdash, Western Michigan University

Room 330

Workshop

From Input to Impact: Assessing Learner Gains in Multimodal Pronunciation Instruction

Michael Pasquale, Cornerstone University

Room 350

Workshop

Empowering Educators: Leadership Strategies for Multilingual Learner Growth

Tennille Woodward, GrowLeadEmpower

Room 302

Workshop

Action Planning to Support Students Accessing College

Patrick Brown, MCAN

Room 352

Practice-Oriented Session

Adult Community ESL Field Trips as Language Development and Community Building

Mecham Sonja, Jane Deon, and Douglas Valko

Ann Arbor Public Schools Adult Education

Room 301
Workshop

AI-Powered Reading Strategies for Beginner ESL Learners

Ahmed Almosawi, Henry Ford College

Room 304

Poster Session

Publish Your Voice in the MITESOL Journal or MITESOL Messages Newsletter

Pamela Bogart, MITESOL Journal Co-Editor

Dan Brown, MITESOL Journal Co-Editor

Kristin Homuth, MITESOL Newsletter Editor

 

Exhibit Area
Poster Session

The Power of Listicles: Scaffolding Genre Knowledge and Awareness in EFL Writing Classrooms

Hendriwanto Hendriwanto, Michigan State University

Exhibit Area

 

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