LASTE 2018 – International Conference on Language Studies, Translation and Education
15 – 16 November, DoubleTree by Hilton Piyalepaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
Address: Kaptanpaşa Mahallesi, Piyalepaşa Blv. No:5, 34440 Beyoğlu/İstanbul
| THURSDAY, 15 of November | 9.00 – 19.00 Registration | |
| 14.00 – 15.00 Welcoming Coffee (Snacks included) | ||
| Pre-Conference Workshops | ||
| 15.00 – 16.30 Workshop “Project Management in Social Sciences, Language Studies and Education” | Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret (Turkey) | |
| 17.00 – 18.00 Workshop “Web 2.0 Tools for Integrating Technologies in Learning: Tips for Classroom Teachers” | Assis. Prof. Orhan Curaoglu (Turkey) | |
| FRIDAY, 16 of November | 8.00 – 09.00 Registration | |
| 9.00 – 9.30 Opening the Conference | Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret (Turkey) | |
| 9..30 – 10.30 Keynote Speech: Media Mindset as a Language for Learning | Prof. Piet Kommers (Netherlands) | |
| 10.30 – 11.00 Linguistic Variation as Marker of Regional Identity: A Sociolinguistic Perspective | Bushra Nawaz (Pakistan) | |
| 11.00 – 11.30 Academic Writing Challenges of EFL Learners and Teachers’ Proficiency in Pakistani Higher Education | Khalid Mahmood(Pakistan) | |
| 11.30 – 12.00 Improving Vocabulary of through Short Stories at Elementary Level: An Analysis (online presentation) | Prof. Muhammad Safdar Bhatti (Pakistan) | |
| 12.00 – 12.30 The Impact of Feedback on the Development of Multiple Draft Composition Writing at O-Level in Lahore | Ana Ramsha(Pakistan) | |
| 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch Time | ||
| 13.30 – 14.00 Changes in Uses of Salutations in British English (online presentation) | Ahdi Hassan(Pakistan) | |
| 14.00 – 14.30 The functions of code switching in the ELT classrooms: A case study of NUML Lahore | Ana Ramsha(Pakistan) | |
| 14.30 – 15.00 Realia: An Effective Tool for Improving Young Learners’ Vocabulary Skills (online presentation) | Prof. Muhammad Safdar Bhatti (Pakistan) | |
| 15.00 – 15.30 Digital ELT – An Effective Aid | Isela Coronado(Bolivia) | |
| 15.30 – 16.00 Developing English Communicative Skills: Feeling, Thinking, Analysing… | Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret (Turkey) | |
| 16.00 – 16.30 From Face-to-Face Teaching to Online Tutoring: Challenges, Solutions, Perspectives | Assist. Prof. Orhan Curaoglu (Turkey) | |
| 16.30 – 17.30 Round Table “Global Perspective Upon the Future of the Social Sciences, Language Studies, and Education” | Prof. Piet Kommers (Netherlands) | |
| 17.30 – 18.00 Closing the Conference: Conclusions and Recommendations |