English Language Center (ELC) lecturers Dr. Joseph Dayag and Dr. Kalyana Chakravarthi Thirunagari presented their academic outputs during the TESOL Arabia 22^nd International Conference and Exhibition held at Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on March 10-12, 2016.

Dr. Dayag presented a paper titled “Reaching Out: Facilitating EFL Learning through Edmodo.”  His research paper dwelt on how EFL lecturers can reach out to their students through the use of Edmodo, a social networking site used in education.

Dr. Dayag’s paper posited that Edmodo facilitates EFL learning as it promotes learner autonomy, communication and participation in a virtual learning environment.

Meanwhile, Dr. Thirunagari facilitated a workshop on Teaching ESP in Oman: Technical Writing Analysis. His workshop suggested practical ways to analyze students’ technical writing outputs.

Dr. Chakravarti also discussed his conceptualizations on enhancing Omani students’ technical writing outputs.

Eminent English Language Teaching practitioners like Norbert Schmitt, Claire Kramsch, Constantine Loannou, Andy Curtis, Ernesto Macaro, Dianne Schmitt, Averil Coxhead, Simon Borg, Randi Reppen and Christel Broady graced the annual international conference with their presentations on the theme: “Language, Culture and Communication.”