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Programme

Thursday 29 October 2020

9:00 – 9:30   Official opening / Welcome: Dr. M.ª Ángeles Escobar-Álvarez, Head of Department. Filologías Extranjeras y sus Lingüísticas (UNED) / GID-OLGA IP

9:30 – 10:30   Opening conference by Dr. Jim McKinley, University College London (UK)

    “The importance of ESP in English medium instruction in higher education”

10:30-11:00  Aintzane Doiz & David Lasagabaster, UPV/EHU (SPAIN).

    “The use of cognitive discourse functions in content learning via a foreign language”

                                                                     ~11:00-11:30 COFFEE BREAK~

11:30-12:00  Irina Gvelesiani, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (GEORGIA)

    “Migration and Language Teaching”

 12:00-12:30   Miguel Fernandez, UPM, Madrid (SPAIN)

    “The use of Escape rooms to foster ESP in Engineering degrees”

12:30-13:00  Eva Samaniego, Beatriz Péréz Cabello de Alba UNED (SPAIN)

    “The challenges of CBI in training law-related professions in the EU”

                                                                    ~13:00-15:00: LUNCH BREAK~

15:00-15:30  Loredana Bercuci, Ana María Pop, Madalina Chitez, West University of Timisoara (ROMANIA)

    “Navigating corpora for self-directed LSP writing: a comparative study of digital method and resource integration in L1 versus L2 language courses”

15:30-16:00  Ariel Sebastián Mercado, McGill University, Montreal (CANADA)

    “Teaching Spanish Medical Students How to Write a Case History”

 16:00-16:30  Soroush Sabbaghan, University of Calgary (CANADA)

    “In-house ESP Placement Tests: Challenges and Affordances”

16:30-17:00  Ian Robinson, University of Calabria (ITALY)

    “CLIL and ESP: practical and theoretical reflection”

Friday 30 October 2020

9:00 – 9:30 – Ana Ibáñez & M.ª Ángeles Escobar Álvarez, UNED (SPAIN) & Diego Montoto (freelance music producer, SPAIN).

    “ENVITOUR app: ENglish VIdeos for TOURism”

9:30 –10:00  Carolina Arias Contreras, The University of Qeensland (AUSTRALIA)

    “Exploring ESP in the agricultural sector: A needs analysis in the Chilean context”

10:00-10:30  Yolanda Joy Calvo Benzies, Univeristy of the Balearic Islands (SPAIN)

    “Using English-Learning Apps inside Tourism and Business Classes: Analysis and Critical Review”

10:30-11:00  Octavia Raluca Zglobiu, Babes-Bolyai Univeristy (ROMANIA)

    “A Case Study on Needs Analysis in English for Academic Environmental Purposes”

                                                                          ~11:00-11:30 COFFEE BREAK~

11:30-12:00  Eva Estebas, Mariángel Solans, UNED (SPAIN)

    “An L-MOOC on literature and pronunciation to enhance the oral skills of ESP students”

12:00-12:30  Jelena Bobkina; Elena Domínguez Romero, UPM & Mª Jose Gómez Ortiz, UCM (SPAIN)

    “Body language in video-pitch presentations: Developing non-verbal communication skills in ESP engineering undergraduate programmes”

12:30-13:00  Ourania Katsara, University of Patras (GREECE)

    “Insights from an ERASMUS teaching programme on Academic Writing: The French case”

                                                                       ~13:00-15:00: LUNCH BREAK~

15: 00 -15:30    Ana Roldán-Riejos, UPM (SPAIN)

    “Phraseological nuances of civil engineering RA titles”

15:30- 16:00   Laura González Fernández, University of Salamanca (SPAIN)

    “Translator competence in Second Foreign Language teaching: acquisition of intercultural skills”

                                                                      ~16:00-16:30: COFFEE BREAK~

16:30–17:30   Closing conference by Elena Bárcena, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (SPAIN)

    “The inclusive open online teaching of second languages for immediate needs”

17:30-18.00   Conference Closure “Call for Papers”