Plenary Session
Plenary Speaker
We are pleased to announce our plenary speaker: Dr. Eniko Csomay! Dr. Csomay is an applied linguist from SDSU, where she is a faculty member and associate dean of the College of Arts and Letters. To read more about Dr. Csomay, click the link below, or open the PDF file at the bottom of this page. http://cal.sdsu.edu/about/biography/eniko_csomay.htm. |
Plenary Description from Dr. Csomay
Engagement: A path to success
Engagement has been defined from both disciplinary and non-disciplinary perspectives and has been interpreted in many ways. In this talk, I will focus on student engagement, identifying paths in and outside of the classroom that, in my experience, foster success.
First, I will briefly describe the literature on student engagement and how that relates to academic success. Second, I will outline aspects of the context - in and outside of the classroom – and where I believe there is a rich ground for student engagement. Third, I will look at the language of university classrooms, providing evidence where we, teachers, succeed and/or fail in providing a path for students to succeed. Finally, I will highlight the activities and (research) projects that my students and I have been involved in together that made a difference in both of our lives.
After all, we are all in it together!
Engagement has been defined from both disciplinary and non-disciplinary perspectives and has been interpreted in many ways. In this talk, I will focus on student engagement, identifying paths in and outside of the classroom that, in my experience, foster success.
First, I will briefly describe the literature on student engagement and how that relates to academic success. Second, I will outline aspects of the context - in and outside of the classroom – and where I believe there is a rich ground for student engagement. Third, I will look at the language of university classrooms, providing evidence where we, teachers, succeed and/or fail in providing a path for students to succeed. Finally, I will highlight the activities and (research) projects that my students and I have been involved in together that made a difference in both of our lives.
After all, we are all in it together!
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