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Friday, March 14 • 08:00 - 08:45
Motivating Reluctant Readers
The session will describe the implementation of a competitive extensive reading program utilizing two software programs with Arab male English Foundation students. The effect on the students’ intrinsic motivation levels in relation to Wigfield and Guthrie’s (1995) L1 reading motivational framework will also be discussed.

Speakers
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Helene Demirci

EFL Instructor, HCT
Helene Demirci has taught EFL at primary, secondary and tertiary levels in England, Turkey and the UAE. Her interests lie in engaging students in extensive reading and technology integration. She is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Liverpool.
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Melanie Gobert

EFL Instructor مدرسة مدربة, Higher Colleges of Technology
Melanie Gobert is on the faculty of Abu Dhabi Mens College. A past-president of TESOL Arabia, she has presented and published on assessment, reading, writing, vocabulary, and online learning.


Friday March 14, 2014 08:00 - 08:45 GMT+04
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