March  31st ,2018 

8:00 am – 9:30 am

Registration and Badge Collection
Location : Art Rotana Exhibition Entrance

9:30 am – 10:00 am

Opening Ceremony by
The President of the University of Bahrain H. E. Prof. Riyad Y Hamzah 
English Language Center Director : Dr Ghada Ahmed
Location : Ballroom II

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Keynote Speaker: No content without language: An academic literacies approach to the embedding of subject-specific language into specialist content teaching on Foundation/pathway programmes

Dr. Rachel Wicaksono
York St John University – UK

Location : Ballroom II

11:00 am – 11:30 am

Break / Book Exhibition
Location : Art Rotana Exhibition Entrance

11:30 am -12:00 pm

Tech-Learning

Using Meaningful Technology in the ELT Classroom
Mr. Anthony Gurr , Teacher Consultant –Turkey
(Pearson)

Location : Ballroom I

SMART objectives for smart teachers
Ms. Hemani Naran, Pearson Regional Manager (Gulf)  , South Africa

Location : Convention Center

ESP Foundation Programs

12:15 am – 12:45 pm

Integrating Academic English Teaching into Medical Foundation Curriculum
Mr. Omar N’Shea,    University of Malta – Malta

Location : Ballroom I

‘My students just don’t read’: Engaging students in extensive reading
Ms. Kate Tindle  Zayed University - UAE

Location : Convention Center

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Lunch Break
Location : Choices Terrace

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Best Practices in Foundation Programs

A case study on Bahrain Polytechnic’s Foundation Programme review
Ms. Carolyn Doyle,  Bahrain Polytechnic - Bahrain



Location : Ballroom I

Challenges Faced by Some Foundation Students at Bahrain Teachers College in Acquiring Reading and Writing Skills
Dr.Shaban Aldabbus, Bahrain Teachers College - Bahrain

Location : Convention Center

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Keynote Speaker: Learning bit by bit: Grammar Blocks

Dr. Gary Pathare
Higher Colleges of Technology – United Arab Emirates

Location: Ballroom II

April 1st  , 2018

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Keynote Speaker: Remind me why we’re doing this: Whose needs are we meeting?

Dr. Charles Hall
Alfaisal University - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Location: Ballroom II

10:15 am – 11:15 am

National Geographic Learning  Workshops

Creative Writing
Ms. Emma Pathare , NGL UAE

Location : Ballroom I

Making Authentic Material Accessible
Ms. Anna Hasper, NGL, UAE

Location : Convention Center 

11:15 am – 12:00 pm

Break /Exhibition
Location : Art Rotana Exhibition Entrance

12:00 pm – 12:30  pm

Language Teaching and Learning

The stairway from knowledge to evaluation: Integrating critical thinking skills to language instruction
Ms. Sevgi CAN , Koc University, Istanbul - Turkey


Location : Ballroom I

Critical Thinking in the ELT Classroom 

Mr. Anthony Gurr- Turkey 

Location : Convention Center 

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm

University of Bahrain Foundation Program

Microsoft Session

 Dr. Shareef Al-Eraqi

Location : Ballroom I

 The New Foundation Programme at the University of Bahrain – Connecting the Dots
Ms.Biljana Davceva & Mr. Abubaker Alhitty, University of Bahrain


Location : Convention Center 

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Lunch Break
Location : Ballroom III

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Panel Discussion
Location : Ballroom II

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Closing and Certificates