2024 LNG PRO

(Note 1: the program is organized along time slots and not according to common theme)
(Note 2: at the end of each session questions and discussions will follow)

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Monday 8 July 2024

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07.45-08.30
Registration

08:30-08:45
Opening and Welcoming Remarks:

• Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER.

08:45-11:00 Session 1
Session 1a Moderator: Irene Illina, Associate Professor, LORIA-INRIA CNRS, France.	Session 1b Moderator: Sisira Edirippulige, Director Education Digital Health Programs, Centre for Online Health – University of Queensland, Australia.
Krasimir Kabakčiev, Independent Researcher, Bulgaria. Title: On the Gigantic Fallacy that there is No Slavic-Like Aspect in the Romance Languages and Aspect Resides only in the Past Domain. Shinian Wu, Professor, Grand Valley State University, USA. Title: Pragmatics of TAM and Its Descriptive and Observational Adequacy. Mariam Nanobashvili, Associate Professor, Tbilisi State University, Georgia. Title: Traditional and Compositional Aspect in Arabic. Vesela Chergova, Associate Professor, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria. Title: Hierarchical Organization of TAM and the Model of Compositional Aspect in Portuguese and Bulgarian. Sema Kutsarova, Lecturer, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Title: An Attempt at Outlining the Major Features of Compositional Aspect in Modern Turkish. Hysnie Haxhillari, Lecturer, Fan S. Noli University of Korçë, Albania. Title: The Category of Determiner in Albanian Language.	Sue Horder, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Wrexham University, UK. Title: An Exploration of the Influence of Student-Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs on their Conceptions of Teaching and Classroom Practice. Marcia Hornung, Director, Center for Principled Business, Kansas State University, USA. Title: Building and Managing a High-Achieving Scholars Program: The Menard Family Scholars Experience. Fadi Samawi, Professor, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan. Taliy Samawi, PhD Student, Budapest Business University, Hungary. Title: Understanding the Psychological Well-being of International Students in Higher Education Institutions during Global Uncertainties. Asli Gul Oncel, Associate Professor, Galatasaray University, Türkiye. Title: Internationalization of University: Issues and Challenges. Sophie Shauli, Lecturer, Gordon Academic College, Israel. Anat Abramovich, Senior Lecturer, Gordon Academic College, Israel. Title: The Interplay of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior in Science Teachers’ Climate Literacy Levels.

 

11:00-12:30 Session 2
Session 2a Moderator: Krasimir Kabakciev, Deputy Director, Arts, Humanities and Education Division, The Athens Institute.	Session 2b Moderator: Frank Billingsley, Associate Professor, Georgetown College, USA.
Haralambos Symeonidis, Professor, University of Kentucky, USA. Title: Language Contact in Paraguay. Dahui Dong, Professor, Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan. Title: Conceptual Metaphor Use in Chinese-English Translation: Disparities and Determinants. Irene Illina, Associate Professor, LORIA-INRIA CNRS, France. Title: Challenges of Automatic Hate Speech Detection. Viktoriia Ryhovanova, Associate Professor/Visiting Researcher, Leiden University, The Netherlands. Title: Language Use and Language Attitudes among Ukrainian Refugees in The Netherlands.	Daniel Teodorescu, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Accreditation & Professor, Clark Atlanta University, USA. Title: Do Adaptive Learning Systems Help Students Pass Pre-Calculus? An Examination of Student Interactions with ALEKS. Chrisann Schiro-Geist, Professor and Director, University of Memphis Institute on Disability, USA. Title: Where Does Inclusive Higher Education Fit into Higher Education? Erik Hedlund, Associate Professor, Swedish Defence University, Sweden. Title: Exercises for Developing Civil-Military Collaboration Capability. Ali Khalil, Assistant Professor, Community College of Rhode Island/Arkansas State University, USA. Amany Saleh, Professor, Arkansas State University, USA. Title: Student Retention: International Students’ Voices and Higher Education in the U.S.

 

12:30-14:30 Session 3 Moderator: Shinian Wu, Professor, Grand Valley State University, USA.

Marija Liudvika Drazdauskiene, Professor, Wszechnica Polska, Academy of Applied Sciences, Poland. Title: Of Language, Culture and Teaching. Hsiao-Yung Wang, Distinguished Professor, Providence University, Taiwan. Title: News Representation of “Otherness” of the Renyao (The Prodigy of the Human) Tseng Chiu Huang and its Implication of “Transgender”: A Taiwan Case Study. Michal Kozdra, Assistant Professor, University of Warsaw, Poland. Title: Exploring Lexical Parallelism: A Lexicographic Approach for Language Teaching Enhancement with a Focus on Russian-Polish Lexical Parallels. Mzamani Reckson Baloyi, Lecturer, University of South Africa, South Africa. Title: Language and Communication in Vocational Colleges: Evaluating the Language Content in South African TVET Colleges. Mine Bellikli, Teacher Trainer, Atılım University, Türkiye. Title: Making Teachers’ Professional Development Effective and Engaging.  Suhair Al-Alami, Assistant Professor, Skyline University College, UAE. Title: The Impact of Utilizing Literature on Students’ Writing Skills in English.

14:30-15:30 Lunch

15:30-17:00 Session 4 Moderator: Marija Liudvika Drazdauskiene, Professor, Wszechnica Polska, Academy of Applied Sciences, Poland.

Byunghak Leem, Professor, Busan University of Foreign Studies, South Korea. Title: Enhancing Academic Achievement through AI Literacy. Sisira Edirippulige, Director Education Digital Health Programs, Centre for Online Health – University of Queensland, Australia. Title: Medical Students’ Perceptions and Expectations Regarding Digital Health Education and Training (E&T): A Qualitative Study. Chara Gkioka, PhD Candidate, Lancaster University, UK. Title: The Experience of Mentoring Students Online: Evaluating the Transition from Face-To-Face to Online Peer Mentoring. Meyran Boniel Nissim, Senior Researcher & Lecturer, The Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel, Israel. Title: Teachers’ Views on Interactions with Students’ Parents via WhatsApp in the Era of Social Media.

20:30-22:30
Athenian Early Evening Symposium (includes in order of appearance: continuous academic discussions, dinner, wine/water, music)

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Tuesday 9 July 2024

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09:00-11:00 Session 5 Moderator: John Liontas, Associate Professor, University of South Florida, USA.

Malama Tsimenis, Associate Professor, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada. Title: Enhancing Higher Education Language Outcomes with Group Learning Dynamics. Joaquin Santiago, Associate Professor, Technical University of Madrid, Spain. Title: Exploring the Concept of Sustainability in ESP Engineering Learners A Survey-Based Analysis. Vimbai Mbirimi-Hungwe, Senior Lecturer, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa. Title: Multilingualism from the Meso Level: A University Initiative in South Africa. Phablo Fellipe Oliveira Pacheco, Teacher, Secretaria de Estado de Educação de Goiás, Brazil. Title: The Pathways of (De)formation: The Teacher Subject in the Context of Postmodernity. David Orellana Araya, Student, Autonomous University of Chile, Chile. Camila Maldonado Inzulza, Student, Autonomous University of Chile, Chile. Ana Sepulveda Poblete, Professor, Autonomous University of Chile, Chile. Title: The Effects of English Songs on Students’ Intrinsic Motivation to Learn English as a Foreign Language. Xiaoyu Yuan, Graduate Student, Harbin Engineering University, China. Dan Cui, Professor, Harbin Engineering University, China. Title: A Study on the Translation of the Tao Te Ching from the Perspective of Cultural Confidence.

 

11:00-12:30 Session 6 Moderator: Ming Liu, Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.

Mary Ann Maslak, Professor, St. John’s University, USA. Jola Wysokińska, Independent Researcher, Poland. Title: Teaching Social Studies in the Teacher Education Classroom: Employing Family’s Genealogical History for Adolescents. Burcu Ates, Professor, Sam Houston State University, USA. Title: Student and Faculty Engagement and Development in a Global World. Frank Billingsley, Associate Professor, Georgetown College, USA. Title: Embracing Servant Leadership in Higher Education. Emrah Ozcan, Assistant Professor, Yildiz Technical University, Türkiye. Davut Hotaman, Associate Professor, Yildiz Technical University, Türkiye. Title: Examining the Levels of the Faculty of Education Students’ Possession of the Values in the European Living Values Education Program: YTU Case.

 

12:30-14:00 Session 7 Moderator: David Orellana Araya, Student, Autonomous University of Chile, Chile.

Koritza Subero Perez, Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, FODED Grupo de Investigación, Chile. Javiera Aspee Venegas, Student, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Chile. Title: Integrating New and Emerging Technologies in Language Education: A Case Study of ELT Training at Universidad Autónoma de Chile. Shougang Yu, Associate Professor, Harbin Engineering University, China. Title: Characterizing Adjunct Model of CLIL Instruction of College Physics Course: Examine the Effects on EFL Learning. Paulina Pizarro Laborda, Assistant Professor, University of the Americas, Chile. Title: Linguistic Sequences in Educator-Initiated Activity According to Socioeconomic Level. Zhu Hu, Graduate Student, Harbin Engineering University, China. Dianyong Zhu, Professor, Harbin Engineering University, China. Title: The Start, Process and End of Directed Motivational Currents: Taking Students Preparing Chinese Graduate Student Entrance Examination as an Example.

14:00-15:00 Lunch

15:00-17:00 Session 8 Moderator:

John Liontas, Associate Professor, University of South Florida, USA. Title: Idiomatics: The Ethos, Pathos, and Logos of Idiomatics Proper. Ming Liu, Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. Title: Blessing or Curse? Recontextualizing “996” in China’s Overwork Debate. Joanne McDowell, Principal Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire, UK. Title: Masculinity and Non-Traditional Occupations: Men’s Talk in Women’s Work. Anna Varkan, Lecturer, Higher School of Economics University, Russia. Title: The Images of American “Ladies Aboard” in the Novels by J.F.Cooper. Wang Qianyu, Teacher, Harbin Institute of Technology, China. Title: Rhetorical Employment in Chinese Comedic Sketches and their Translation. Carlos Alberto Guazmayan Ruiz, Full Professor, University of Nariño, Colombia. Title: Teaching Subjectivity and Cultural Resistance: The Possibility of Meaning as an Invention.

 

17:30-20:30 Session 9 Old and New-An Educational Urban Walk

The urban walk ticket is not included as part of your registration fee. It includes transportation costs and the cost to enter the Parthenon and the other monuments on the Acropolis Hill. The urban walk tour includes the broader area of Athens. Among other sites, it includes: Zappion, Syntagma Square, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Roman Agora and on Acropolis Hill: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and the Parthenon. The program of the tour may be adjusted, if there is a need beyond our control. This is a private event organized by ATINER exclusively for the conference participants.

20:30-22:00
Dinner

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Wednesday 10 July 2024
An Educational Visit to Selected Islands
or Mycenae Visit

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Thursday 11 July 2024
Visiting the Oracle of Delphi

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Friday 12 July 2024
Visiting the Ancient Corinth and Cape Sounion

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