Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages


INTESOL 2024 Session Descriptions: 3:00

You can find session descriptions for 3:00-3:45 below

3:00 - 3:45

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Let’s Put on a Show!- International Fest

Rehab Morsi, Laura Colantonio, Mark Emmett, & Carrie Hall - PIE at Indiana University Indianapolis The Program for Intensive English at IU Indianapolis orchestrated its first international festival. In this presentation, the panel will describe the festival’s design, planning, and implications. The festival provided a platform for students to showcase their cultures, funds of knowledge, and agency while reinforcing their language skills. Intensive English Program, Teacher Education

Salon C

Exploring Languages in the Classroom

Frederick Dunn - Purdue University This Practice-Oriented presentation demonstrates classroom activities that integrate students' native languages into English learning. Participants will create and define entries for a digital, student-led dictionary featuring words without direct English equivalents. These activities promote engagement, cultural exchange, and practical language skills for speaking and writing classes. Adult/Community Programs, Secondary Schools, University/Higher Education

Salon E

Lau v. Nichols and Chinese Language Rights: Aspiring Toward Racial and Linguistic Solidarity

Trish Morita Mullaney - Purdue University ​Lau v. Nichols (1974) changed the landscape for ESL and bilingual education in the U.S. Fifty years later, how far have we come? By focusing on Asian and Latino’s contested language rights history, I propose racial and linguistic solidarity to inform the next 50 years of language access and rights. Invited

GB 1-2

Cultural Experiences and IEI

Martina Schiavo, Alicia Miller, & Susan Luo - Ball State UniversityIncorporating a course on “Cultural Experiences” in IEP curriculum is crucial to the international students’ academic, cultural, and social success in US universities. It prepares the students with ESL needs to meet the college-level academic expectations and allows them to immerse themselves in various cultural experiences. Intensive English Program

GB 3

Empowering Newcomers: Building Language and Supportive Classroom Routines

- Sponsored

Traci Vermillion - HMH Discover TPRS 2.0, a storytelling/reading-based method for developing intermediate fluency in less than 1 year! Join us to see our recent amazing results, uncover three key fluency-boosting lesson elements, a practical lesson recipe, and an interactive demo that showcases TPRS 2.0’s power to achieve fluency in the fastest way known GB 5 


Presentation Cancelled

 Summit K-12

GB 6

Science of Reading Strategies for EL/MLs

Donna Albrecht - Indiana University Southeast    Learn practical strategies to blend the Science of Reading with the Science of Second Language Acquisition. English Learners and multilingual learners have specific language development needs that differ from native speakers. Participants will learn how to blend these strategies to create successful literacy development that includes all modalities of language (listening speaking, reading and writing) and unites Els/MLs and native English speakers. K-12

GB 7-8

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