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”