Twentieth International Conference of NELTA
Kathmandu, 17-19 February, 2015
Conference Venue: DAV School, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Programme Schedule
Day One: February 17, 2014, Tuesday
7:30 - 9:00 - Registration & Refreshment
9:00 – 10:30 - Inaugural Ceremony
10:30 – 11:20 - Key Speech – Elka Todeva - Riding Waves and Scaling Mountains: Ecological Approaches to ELT
11:25 – 12:15- Key Speech - David Hayes - The Quest for Quality ELT: The Contribution of Continuing Professional Development
12:20 – 1:00 - Plenary –Vishnu S. Rai - Postmodern ELT: Whose woods are these…?
1:00 – 2:00 - Lunch
Concurrent Session - 2:00 – 2:30
Marian
Alanna Smith, Bishwa Raj
Jackie Van Christina
Vangala
Andres
Libby
Nujhat
Wang
Emily Hall &
Gautam
Tilburgh
Torres
Ravinder
Sanchez Rafferty
Nuari
Ellen
Aguilar
Islam
Gawarkiewicz
Japan
USA
Nepal
USA
USA
India
China
USA
Bangladesh
Integrating The benefits of Resource
Writing
Flipping the
Innovative Who
Simple
Using
critical
daily routines:
program and
assessment: classroom:
Teaching
said
ways to
mother
thinking
Ideas for your
opportunities Ruminating Practices for
tools in
writing
incorporate tongue in
skills into
classroom
for
rubrics
increased
ESL
can’t be
technology ELT
study
continuing
language
fun?
in low-tech classroom at
abroad
professional
learning
classrooms tertiary level
programs
development
autonomy
Room A
Room B
Stephen
DeGiulio
USA
Teaching
without
training
wheels:
The postmethod
world
Room N
Nagalingam
Prashanthan
Sri Lanka
Speaking and
listening gap
activities
Room C
Room D
Room E
Room F
Room G
Room H
Room I
Maggie
Espino
Darren
Elliott
Zakia
Sarwar
Jovan
Illic
USA
Vocabu
lary
learning
through
enactme
nt and
movem
ent
Japan
Encouraging
creativity
and
improving
pronunciatio
n with
English
Haiku
Poetry
Room K
Pakistan
Teaching
Languag
e
through
Literatur
e
UK
ET:TE+:
Evidence
for a
successfu
l cascade
project in
Nepal
Room L
Room M
Room J
Room O
Concurrent Session - 2:35 – 3:05
Shahid
Tim
Vinita
Imtiaz
Newfields
Dhondiyal
Bhatnagar
Mukibuzza
man Khan
Gavin
Farrell
Pakistan
Bangladesh
South
Korea
Japan
India
Uma
Maheshwari
Chimirala
Akinori
Seki
Faisal
Naseer
Rosa
Fagundes
Khanam
Nargis
Sultana
Binod
Luitel
India
Japan
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Nepal
Laxman
Gnawali
& Dhundi
Raj Giri
Nepal
Mabind
ra
Regmi
Nepal
Common
errors of
English
Tenses
by
Pakistani
students
Developing
Pragmatic
Competence:
Classroom
“Easification
” Strategies
Room A
Room B
David J.
D’Angelo
USA
Why who
you spend
time with
matters
Room N
Can Creative
Writing be
Taught?
Room C
Room A
Barbara
Church &
Sunita
Suri
Nepal
Five easy
strategies
for teaching
slow
learners at
Room D
The role
of
teachers’
feedback
to students
in
parliament
ary
debating
Room E
Impact of
anticipation
and peer
assessment
on oral task
performance
Room F
Fostering
global
citizens
through
intercultur
al youth
exchange
projects
Learner
autonom
y in ESL
teaching
Room G
Room H
Teaching
writing: the
value of
prewriting
activities
Use of
technology
in ELT
classroom:
An
innovative
approach
Research
findings
and
discussion
: Linking
the two in
pedagogic
context
Restructur
ing
educationa
l practices
through
activity
based
instruction
Contextu
alising
Textboo
k
Content
Room I
Room J
Room K
Room L
Room M
Part A
Irum
Shahzadi
Pakistan
HOTS as
exciting tool in
ELT
classrooms
Room O
Concurrent Session - 3:10-3:40
Tasneem
Sharmila Durga
Siraj
Sitaula
Prasad
Mahboob
Pandeya
Bangladesh
Motivating
English
Teachers:
Bridging the
gap between
Expectations
and reality
Using
English
movie
trailers in
ESL/EFL
classrooms
as
icebreakers
Nepal
Action
learning
group:
Success
of soft
skill
Nepal
The
Question
Sauce: A
flavor in
speaking
&
writing
Room B
Room C
Rebat Kumar
Dhakal &
Gopal
Bhattarai
Nepal
Making sense
of nonsense:
Improving
reading
comprehension
Kunjarm
ani
Gautam
Chetlal
Chaudha
ry
Md.
Eftekhar
Uddin
Nepal
Service
learning:
A tool for
SL
learners
Nepal
Reducing
classroom
anxiety in
TEYL
class
Bangladesh
Developing
postgraduate
ELT
students’
research
skills through
blended
learning
approach
Room F
Room D
Room E
Md. Saif
Uddin
Rashed,
Farhan
Azin, Md.
Shajedur
Rahman
Bangladesh
Exploring
reflection
of teachers’
confidence
in their
classroom
practice
Nilesh P.
Sulbhewar
Laxmi Pd.
Ojha
Homraj
Khadka
Neelima
Akhter
Mohammed
Arifuzzaman
& Shaon
Karmakar
Jagadish
Poudel
India
TBLT: An
effective
tool for
language
teaching
Nepal
Publishing
in the
journal of
NELTA
Nepal
Mobilelearning in
English
Language
Class
Bangladesh
Jing: A tool
for the
connected
classroom
Bangladesh
Breaking the
barriers:
English and
ICT for
adolescents
Nepal
Error
correction
techniques
in ELT
Room G
Room H
Room I
Room J
Room K
Room L
Room M
(Part-B)
primary
schools
Room N
Room O
3:45:-4:25 - Plenary –Marc Helgessen (NeuroELT)
4:30-5:10 – Panel Discussion – Role of Literature in English Language Development
 Prof. Abhi Subedi
 Prof. Vishnu Singh Rai

Prof. Sanjeev Upreti
Day Two, February 18, 2014, Wednesday
8:30 - 9:15 – Plenary 1 – David Hayes (Teaching, learning and context: what we can learn about innovation and quality in ELT from studying the lives and careers of English language
teachers)
9:20 – 10:05 – Plenary 2 – Elka Todeva - Tapping into the Good Learner in all of us
10:10 -10:55 Plenary 3 –Balkrishna Sharma - Whose waves and for what quality: Non-western philosophies for professional development in ELT
Concurrent session - 10:55 – 11:25
Vicky A
Allen
Todd
Squires
Anisur
Rahman
UAE
Extensive
reading, a
vital part
of L2
learning
Japan
Globalizatio
n,
masculinity
and the
desire to
acquire
English
Banglades
h
Mother
tongue
interferen
ce in
English in
the Indian
Subcontin
ent
Room A
Vaishali
Pradhan
Nepal
Room B
Room C
Soniya Irfat
Urmee
Continuing
professiona
l
developme
nt: Do our
teachers
know what
they need?
Room N
Gudrun
Ingimund
Ardottir
Malaysia
Needs
analysis
for
volunteer
teachers in
refugee
schools in
Malaysia
Room D
Nahin
Chowdhur
y & Adiba
Murtaza
Bangladesh
English
learning
experiences,
expectations
and
motivation
of students
from a
small-town
Catherine
Owens &
Robert
Burgess
Thailand
Blended
Learning:
building
critical
awareness
and
autonomy
Danielle
Fischer
Marc
Helgessen
Japan
Preparing
university
students for
a mock int’l
conference
in English
Japan
ELT & the
science of
happiness
Room E
Room F
Room G
Room H
Elsie
Love &
Lisa
Rowan
USA
Going
beyond
the
textbook
Tamatha
Roman
Room I
Room J
Japan
How
project
adventure
can be
incorporat
ed into
EFL
classroom
s
Harichand
an Kar &
Ranjit
Mandal
India
Multilingua
l education:
A tool for
language
revitalizati
on and L2
learning
Stephen
Degiulio
Isabella Perez
Gore & Sonia
Burton
USA
The magi
learning
triangle:
Knowledge,
power and
being
UK
English in
Action: Using
mobile phones
in the
classroom
Room K
Room L
Room M
Bangladesh
Continuous
assessment to
increase
motivation: A case
study in
Bangladesh
Room O
Concurrent Sessions - 11:30 – 12:00
Kiran Thapa,
Shashi
Kayastha &
Bhuban Bdr.
Rokaya
Nepal
A more
meaningful
literature:
reader
Zakia
Sarwar &
Ganga Ram
Gautam
Pakistan/Ne
pal
Empowering
EFL learners
as Confident
English
Sabina
Mohsin &
Syeda Kudsia
Hossain
Subhasis
Nanda
Shankar
Dhakal &
Chet Nath
Panta
Md. Zakir
Hossain
Talukder
Sushil
Adhikari
Bangladesh
Role of
teachers’
training in
students’
India
ESL
teachers’
perceptio
n on
Nepal
Surviving
in
disruptive
EFL
India
Nepal
Spoken
Corpus of
English
Language:
Using ICT
for
Enhancing
ELT at AMU:
Mehvish
Riaz
Pakistan
Quest for
quality in
ELT:
Improving
Umer
Farooq
Herman
Khunaivi
Sharmin
Siddique
Santosh
Ajit
Singh
Pakistan
Active,
independe
nt & lifelong
Indonesia
Using
‘Beberan’
game board
as
Bangladesh
Teaching
writing
skills in
mixed-
India
The
bilingual
approach
to
Sonia
Burton &
Isabelle
PerezGore
UK
Impact on
Learners:
English in
Action
response
pedagogy
Room A
Bashu
Wagle
Nepal
Need for
balanced
personality
in ELT
nesclasses
Room N
Users
Room B
Gyanendra
Kumar
Yadav
Nepal
Issues and
challenges in
teaching
reading in the
EFL
classrooms
Room O
progress
Room C
USE of
L1: An
explorato
ry study
Room D
classroom
A Paradigm
Shift
Urge to
Institutions
in Nepal
students’
writing
(Part A)
Room E
Room F
Room G
Room H
English
language
learning.
(PART A)
Room I
interactive
media in
teaching
speaking
Room J
ability
classes
language
learning
Room K
Room L
RoomM
Lunch 12:1:00
Concurrent Sessions – 1:00 – 1:35
Md. Motaher
Hossain
Bangladesh
Communicati
ve English
going to be
miscommunic
ative:
Challenges of
teaching
English
Baman
Kumar
Ghimire
Nalina
Singh
Nepal
Opportunities
for professional
development:
References to
abroad
experiences
India
Developin
g
successful
speaking
activities
for the
English
language
classroom
Room A
Room B
Tikaram
Poudel
Nepal
English in
Nepal:
From
colonial
legacy to
professiona
lism
Room N
ILF
1:00 – 2:30
HALL
Fatima
Farheen
Nisha
Chowdhary
Bangladesh
Form focused
instructions’
effect in EFL
learning
Rokiba
Ahmed
Humaira
Shegufta
Chowdhary
Bangladesh
Effects of
BRAC
training on
secondary
school
teacher
trainers
Bangladesh
Using pictures
to enhance
appropriate
usage of
English
descriptive
words
Dinesh Kr.
Thapa &
Tracy
Tyson
Nepal/USA
Developing
sandpaper
letters and
phonograms
Meera
Rajput
Nizara
Hazarika
India
Quest for
quality in
ELT:
Improvin
g
students’
writing
(PART
B)
India
Active,
independe
nt & lifelong
English
language
learning.
(PART B)
Gobinda
Puri
K.J.
Varghees
e
Md.
Mohib
Ullah
Banglade
sh
Integratin
g ICT in
language
education
: Teacher
attitudes
and needs
analysis
Suman
DC
Nepal
India
Nepal
How
Teaching
Digital
dramatiza of written
storytelli
tion
communi
ng: An
dramatica cation
effective
lly
skills
teaching
improves through
tool
students’ email
communi exchange
cative
program
skills
me
Room C
Room D
Room E
Room F
Room G
Room H
Room I
Room J
Room K
Room L
Room M
ILF Presenters and Topic : James Crocker (Japan)– Publish with pleasure-Writing creatively about language teaching; Tim Newsfields (Japan) Developing Pragmatic Competence: Classroom “Easification” Strategies; Ranganath Khanal (Nepal) - Action research for professional
development; Nazua Idris (Bangladesh)- Using Film to Develop Students' Critical Genre Awareness; K.J. Vargheese (India) - Orell Digital
Language Lab Software; Pranab Kanti Deb (Bangladesh)- Organized Lesson Plan: A Valuable Pathway for Effective Teaching; Priyanka Pandey
(Nepal) - Learning English Language: A Case of Nepalese EFL Learners in their Early Age; Raju Shrestha & Sudip Neupane (Nepal) - How to
Teach Language Function in EFL class? Briana Rogers (Malaysia) - English fun Fair: Making English Fun for Everyone; Hemamala Ratwatte (Sri
Lanka) - The Asian Teacher Professional Development and Altruism: Sri Lankan Experience; Soniya Irfat Urmee (Bangladesh) - Enhancing
Interaction among Tertiary Level EFL Learners in Bangladesh; Shuyu Chen (Taiwan) -Facilitative Teaching: Creative Learning in Empowered
Space; Manju Bajracharya (Nepal)- Creative Writing: Using Elements of the Story; Darren Elliott (Japan) -My Teacher is a Watering Can:
Metaphors for Learning; Hom Raj Khadka (Nepal) -M-Learning in English Language Class; Kshitiz Upadhyay-Dhungel (Nepal) -Concept of mind
and cognition in Yogasutra-of-Patanjali
Concurrent Session 1:35 – 2:05
Saroj Kr.
Mandal
Priyanka
Pandey
Nepal
Correcting
students’
written
composition
Nepal
Transformation
through
mentoring
Room A
Room B
Purna Pd.
Lamichha
ne &
Chiranjiv
i Baral
Nepal
English as
a medium
of
instruction
as
interferenc
e at
primary
level
Mahesh Pd.
Adhikari &
Surya Sigdel
Room C
Room D
Lokendra
Thapa
Rajendra Pd.
Joshi &
Chandani
Panta
Umes
Shrestha
Santona
Neupane
& Bibek
Shakya
Nepal
An
integrated
method of
teaching
EFL to
Nepalese
learners
Nepal
Blending the
genres:
teaching
stories through
drama, a coteaching
reflection
Nepal
Story
writing
through a
creative fun
game
Room E
Room F
Room G
Nepal
Utilizing
and
enhancin
g
multiple
intelligen
ce to
ensure
better
learning
Room H
Nepal
English as a
global
language
Keshab
Raj
Tiwari &
Surya Pd.
Bhusal
Nepal
Teacher’s
adaptation
in EFL
setting: A
changing
paradigm
Purna
Bahadur
Kadel
Ganga
Laxmi
Bhandar
i
Arun
Kumar
Kshetree
Nepal
Nepal
Academi
c
practices
of
university
teachers
Room I
Room J
Nepal
Teaching
grammar
using
Socratic
dialogue
in
primary
ELT
classroo
m
Room K
Miriam
Cornelli
Nepal
Pronunciation
games and
movement
Room N
Plenary – 2:10 -2:50 – Z.N. Patil - Enriching linguistic and communicative competence through literature
Plenary – 2:55 – 3:25 – Ganga Gautam & Zakia Sarwar (Learners’ Autonomy in Large Class through Innovative Project-Based Learning)
3:30 – 5:00 Panel Discussion – Policy Issues on ELT
Panelists:
 Prof. Tirtha Raj Khaniya
 Prof. Jai Raj Awasthi
 Dr. Lava Deo Awasthi
 Dr. Jovan Illic
Developi
ng
Academi
c
Writing
Room L
Dib
Sherbuja
&
Ganesh
Gnawali
Nepal
Connecti
ng texts
to life
Room M
Day Three: 19 February, 2014, Thursday
8:30 – 9:10 – Plenary –Sanjeev Upreti - From mimic men to global citizens: Interpreting EFL from post-colonial and post-modern perspectives
9:15 – 9:55 – Plenary - Laxman Gnawali -Not Just Action: Blend Activities with Content
10:00 – 10:40 – Plenary - Abhi Subedi – Writing
Concurrent Session - 10:40 – 11:10
Vicky A
Allen
Marc
Helgesen
Louise
Gittins
Chris
Fitzgerald
Rizwan
Ahmed
Asmaul
Husna
Michale
S. Young
Kazi
Tahmina
Elka
Todeva
Chiranjeev
i Jakkani
UAE
American
sign
language as
a bridge to
English
Japan
NeuroELT:
Just do it
Japan
Student
created
publication:
From
planning to
product
Bangladesh
Postcolonial
literature in
language
classroom
Bangladesh
Movies for
the English
class
USA
Active
learning
methods
for
teaching
English
Bangladesh
Using
facebook
horoscope
app and
quizzes as
teachinglearning
materials
USA
“Look, ma. I
did it”:
Reclaiming
the joy of
learning
India
Developing
critical
reading
skills
through
working in
groups
Room A
Michael
Stetson
USA
Revisualizing
reading
texts
Room B
Stephen
Degiulio
USA
What holds
out language
learners back:
The hidden
curriculum
Room O
UK
How the
synthetic
phonics
approach
can
significantl
y increase
literacy
levels
Room C
Room D
Room E
Room F
Room G
Room H
Room I
Room J
Deepak
Kumar
David
Hayes
India
Helping
teachers
talk: RELO
teachers
empowerme
nt
programme
UK
Working
with
teachers
in the
quest for
quality
ELT:
understan
ding and
controllin
g our
experienc
e
Akhilesh
Kumar
Sharma
India
L2
teachinglearning
process:
Students’
preference
Room N
Concurrent Session – 11:15 – 11:45
Nicholas
Miriam
Nazua
Dimmitt
Cornelli Idris
UAE
Developing
learner
autonomy in
the UAE:
EAP project
work
USA
Great
activities
for group
work
Bangladesh
Using films
to facilitate
teacher’s
professiona
l
developme
nt as
cultural
mediator
Rehana
Parveen
Briana
Rogers
Bangladesh
Applying
ELT games
in teaching
Bangla as a
foreign
language
Malaysia
Exploring
teachers’
beliefs for
personal and
professional
growth
Anil
Shrestha &
Narad Rijal
Nepal
EFL in
multicultural
and
multilingual
classroom
Paritosh
Chandra
Dugar
India
Role of
questioning
in thinking
and
learning in
EFL class
Angel
Figueroa
Kiran
Patil
Japan
Film
studies as
content:
Lesson in
integration
India
Developin
g logical
thinking
through
stories
Room K
Room L
Room M
Dil Nusrat
Michael
Guest
Bangladesh
Incorporati
ng literary
texts in
language
classroom
Japan
English
discourse
awareness:
Thinking
like a
profession
al
Musharraf
Hossain
Tansen
Bangladesh
Assessing
gender
representation
in primary
level English
textbook
Sajib Ghosh
Bangladesh
Information
communication
technology to
click to a new
paradigm in
ELL
Room A
Elizabeth
Lammons
Japan
Promoting
learner
autonomy
in
classroom
Room N
Room B Room C
Madhukar
Dhital
Nepal
How to
develop
presentation?
Room D
Room E
Room F
Room G
Room H
Room I
Room J
Room K
Room L
Room M
Room O
Concurrent Session - 11:50 – 12:20
Krishna Pd.
Khatiwada
& Kamal
Pd. Sapkota
Dabal Bdr.
Budha
Nepal
When should
we start
English in
Nepal?
Nepal
Teacher as a
manager in
ESL class
room
Room A
Room B
Ashok
Sapkota
Nepal
Constructin
g teacher
identity
through
differentiat
ed
instruction
Room N
Lunch - 12:20 – 1:20
Kamal
Raj
Lamsal
& Khum
Bdr.
Gurung
Nepal
Critical
thinking
activities
in the
language
classroom
Pema Kala
Bhusal
Chiranjivi
Sharma
Tirtha
Karki
Prem
Bahadur
Tumbapo
Santona
Neupane
& Pabitra
Gurung
Ganesh
Kumar
Khanal &
Manohar
Thapa
Nibedita
Sharma
& Tika
Maya Rai
Ashok
Raj Khati
& Manita
Karki
Sabeen
Hayat
Prem Prasad
Poudel
Nepal
Incorporating
team
building
activities in
English
language
classroom
Nepal
Collaborative
Approach to
Writing
Effectively’
in a large
class
Nepal
Short
stories
in EFL
classes
Nepal
Design
and use of
tasks in
ELT
classroom
with
reference
to Nepal
Nepal
Visual aids
in language
classroom
using
recycled
resources
Nepal
Addressing
multiple
intelligence
in EFL
classroom
Nepal
Use of
ICT in
ELT
classroom
Nepal
Languageineducation
policy in
Nepal:
Current
status and
challenges
Nepal
Dynamics in EFL
Classrooms:
Realities and
obligations
Room C
Room D
Room E
Room
F
Room G
Room H
Room I
Room J
Room K
Pakistan
Designing,
teaching
and
assessing
taskspecific
listening
skills: A
workshop
(Part-A)
Room L
Room M
Concurrent Session – 1:25 – 1:55
Sultana
Kaniz
Fatema
Asiqur
Rahman
Bangladesh
Critical
Pedagogy
as a
Teaching
Approach
for
Teacher’s
Professiona
l
Developme
nt
Room A
Sagun
Shrestha
Bangladesh
Teachers’
use of
Learners’
L1 in EFL
classes
Room B
Somiron
Gregory, &
Mir Md
Saifur
Rahman
Bangladesh
Teachers’
perceptions
on different
length of inservice
training in
Bangladesh
Murshida
Nishat
Man Bdr.
Khatri
Praveen
Yadav
Sanjay Kr.
Gupta
Sumana
Gupta
Eshita
Awal
Ushaki
ran
Wagle
Bangladesh
Blending
critical
thinking to
develop
writing
skills
Nepal
English
language
learners:
Leaders or
just the job
seekers?
India
Creating
enabling
environment
for continuous
professional
engagement
with teachers
Bangladesh
English in
cyber
communicati
on:
Deviations
from the
norms
Bangladesh
Effects of
internet
lingo on
students’
academic
writing
Nepal
Rubrics,
rubrics
and
rubrics!
Room C
Room D
Nepal
New
Media
Technolog
y for
English
Language
Teaching
&
Learning:
What and
How
Room F
Room G
Room H
Room I
Room J
Nepal
ICT in
policy and
practices
Room N
AGM – 2:00 – 4:30
4:30 – 5:00 Concluding Ceremony (Auditorium)
Khanam
Nargis
Sultana &
Md. Abdur
Rouf
Bangladesh
Learner role
in CLT:
Practices in
the higher
secondary
classrooms
Uma
Maheshwar
i Chimirala
Rajeev
Kumar
India
Designing,
teaching and
assessing
task-specific
listening
skills: A
workshop
(Part-B)
India
L2 teachers
and ELT at
junior
level: A
critical
study
Room K
Room L
Room M