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"

 

How to Access Seminar Resources

Most seminar documents are PDF files, which require Adobe Acrobat Reader

 

 

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 Facult
y

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
Assoc. Prof. Kathleen Eilers-Crandall, Ph.D.

Lecture 6
English Classroom Communication and Management
Assoc. 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

Lunch
Reception and Graduation

12:00 PM

12:30 PM

1:00 PM

Lunch

Seminar D
Evaluating English Teaching materials to Identify Factors That Maximize Deaf Students' Success
Assoc. Prof. Kathleen Eilers-Crandall, Ph.D.

Seminar E
Coding Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students’ Successful and Unsuccessful English Productions
Prof. Gerald P. Berent, Ph.D.

Seminar F
Practical Strategies for English Classroom Communication and Management
Assoc. Prof. Sid Barefoot, M.S.

Seminar G
Using Rhetorical Modes to Reinforce Deaf Students' Writing Skills at Different English Proficiency Levels
Asst. Prof. John Panara, M.A.

Seminar H
Creating a Language Rich environment for a Deaf Learner: The Experiences of Deaf Parents Raising One Hard of Hearing Child and One Deaf Child
Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz, Ed.D. And Ms. Vicki T. Hurwitz, M.S.

Seminar I
The Challenge and Strategies Involved in Aiding Deaf Students' Retention on Their English Language Learning in Their Undergraduate and Post Graduate Lives
Senior Lecturer
Joan Fleming, M.A., ToD

Evaluation Forms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 B
Practical Strategies for Teaching English to Czech Deaf Students
PhDr. Daniela Janáková, CSc.

2:30 PM

Break

Break

Break

3:00 PM

Seminar D
Evaluating English Teaching materials to Identify Factors That Maximize Deaf Students' Success
Assoc. Prof. Kathleen Eilers-Crandall, Ph.D.

Seminar E
Coding Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students’ Successful and Unsuccessful English Productions
Prof. Gerald P. Berent, Ph.D.

Seminar F
Practical Strategies for English Classroom Communication and Management
Assoc. Prof. Sid Barefoot, M.S.

Seminar G
Using Rhetorical Modes to Reinforce Deaf Students' Writing Skills at Different English Proficiency Levels
Asst. Prof. John Panara, M.A.

Seminar H
Creating a Language Rich environment for a Deaf Learner: The Experiences of Deaf Parents Raising One Hard of Hearing Child and One Deaf Child
Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz, Ed.D. And Ms. Vicki T. Hurwitz, M.S.

Seminar J
Literacy for Deaf Adults: Filling in the Gaps
David Jackson

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 C
Various Methods Used in EFL Teaching of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students in Heterogeneous Classes
Mgr. Pavla 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

7:00 PM

Optional Evening English Lab

Optional Evening English Lab

Optional Evening English Lab

Optional Evening English Lab

7:30 PM

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

 

August 16, 2004