Professional Presentations and Workshops Letters of reference Email contact CATESOL Conference, San Diego, CA, April 2007 Pronunciation games and playful activities to promote communication Interactive teaching and learning in a multimedia computer lab Technology-Enhanced Language Learning Interest Group (TELL-IG) Colloquium 2007: Transcending Borders with Technology - Board Sponsored Event TESOL Convention, Seattle, WA, March 2007 Speaking with Audacity Games and playful activities to promote communication Enhance learning in an interactive multimedia lab Northern Regional CATESOL Conference, Livermore, CA, November 2006 Teaching interactively in a computer lab Los Angeles/Orange County Regional CATESOL Conference, CSU Fullerton, CA, October 2006 Online assessments for online and web-enhanced classes CATESOL Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 2006 Competency-based objectives for listening and speaking Technology-Enhanced Language Learning Interest Group (TELL-IG) Colloquium 2006: Tools And Resources For Technology-Enhanced Teaching - Board Sponsored Event Multimedia classroom management software for interactive learning Speaking with Audacity Pronunciation DOs and DON’Ts - Featured Sunday Workshop TESOL Convention, Tampa Bay, FL, March 2006 Competency-based Objectives for Listening and Speaking - Discussion Group Enhance learning in an interactive multimedia lab Northern Regional CATESOL Conference, Rocklin, CA, November 2005 Pronunciation DOs and DON’Ts Using an interactive multimedia computer lab to enhance learning Los Angeles Regional CATESOL Conference, USC, Los Angeles, CA, October 2005 Language, music, rhythm, and dance Using vocabulary lists for listening and writing CATESOL Conference, Long Beach, CA, March 2005 Electronic Village: Online Distance Learning Fair CATESOL05 online DL fair.pdf Technology-Enhanced Language Learning Interest Group (TELL-IG) Colloquium: Current Practices and Trends in Technology Enhanced Language Learning. How to Approach the Learning Curve without Falling Off LabLearnCurve.pdf LabLearnCurve.ppt - Board Sponsored Event Using vocabulary lists for listening and writing Northern Regional CATESOL Conference, Cupertino, CA, October 2004 Using vocabulary lists for listening and writing Language, music, rhythm, and dance CATESOL Conference, Santa Clara, CA, April 2004 Technology-Enhanced Language Learning Interest Group (TELL-IG) Colloquium: Training Teachers to Use the New Interactive Multimedia Lab Tour and Demonstration of Mission College's State-of-the-Art ESL Lab ESL lab tour demo.pdf TESOL Convention, Long Beach, CA, March 2004 Speech, Pronunciation, and Listening Interest Section (SPLIS) Colloquium: Computer lab interaction effects on listening / speaking Improving pronunciation with video, audio and CDs TESOL Convention, Baltimore, MD, March 2003 Colloquium:Building Independence in Pronunciation Students, with Sue F Miller Principles for building monitoring skills in the classroom, sample activities; Principles for Using Technology in the Pronunciation Class, sample activities IndependencePronSs.pdf voicemailHW.pdf soundfiles.pdf Making and marketing your own ESL materials Teleperformance USA, Salt Lake City, December 2002 Train-the-Trainers Seminar. Pronunciation and accent modification training for call centers in Argentina and India TESOL Convention, Salt Lake City, UT, April 2002 Demonstration: Using Digital Sound Files for Speech/Pronunciation Post-Conference Institute: Integrating Verbal and Nonverbal Language Enhances Pronunciation, with William Acton, Maya Leon-Meis and Melody Nolls Demonstration: Improving Pronunciation With Video, Audio and CD CATESOL Conference, San Francisco, CA, March 2002 Featured Colloquium: Technology A New Era in Learning, organized by Elizabeth Hanson-Smith Technology and Teaching Oral Skills, M Chan Colloquium: Building Self-Sufficiency in Pronunciation Students, with Sue F Miller PronSelfSuf.pdf voicemailHW.pdf soundfiles.pdf CATESOL Conference, Ontario, CA, April 2001 Pre-Conference Institute: Body Movement and Drama in Language Teaching, with Janet Goodwin Demonstration: Simple Sound Files for Oral Practice By Email Electronic Village Demonstration: Creating PureVoice Sound Files TESOL Convention, St. Louis, MO, Feb-March 2001 Demonstration: Giving Students Constructive Feedback on Their Pronunciation Pro's and Con's of Self-publishing, with Elliot Glass and Martha Kendall Post-Conference Institute: Body Movement and Drama in Teaching Speaking and Pronunciation, with William Acton and Janet Goodwin Chan's Body Movement and Drama in Language Teaching: Techniques for Teaching Stress and Intonation [QuickTime movie] [PowerPoint presentation] Chan's Pronunciation Workout for Foreign Language Learners [PowerPoint presentation] CATESOL and Capital Area Pronunciation Specialists (co-sponsors) Workshop, Woodland, CA, October, 2000 Training Workshop: Energizing your Pronunciation Lessons Can“da College English Institute, Redwood City, CA June 2000 Training Workshop: Designing and Implementing an Online ESL Course Mission College Staff Development Workshops, Santa Clara, CA, May-June 2000 Enhancing your PowerPoint Presentations with Clip Art Creating Charts and Graphs for PowerPoint Animating a PowerPoint Slide Show Creating Purevoice Sound Files CATESOL1 Conference, Sacramento, CA, April 2000 Pre-Conference Institute: Pronunciation Error Analysis and Correction Community College Level Workshop: Teaching ESL Online Demonstration: Using Body Movement for Rhythm, Stress and Intonation TESOL2 Convention, Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 2000 Demonstration: Analyzing Pronunciation and Giving Students Feedback Software Fair Demonstration: Using PowerPoint with Students Faculty Development, Lake Tahoe Community College, South Lake Tahoe, CA, October 1999 All-Day Workshop: Developing a Learner-Centered Multimedia Interactive Classroom: Using Technology to Enhance Language Learning Pearson Education ESL Skills and Strategies for the New Millenium, San Francisco, CA, September 1999 Demonstration: Dramatic Techniques for Teaching Stress and Intonation ESL Technical Skills Institute, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA, August 1999 Demonstration: Pronunciation Materials for ESL students Demonstration: Issues in Online Teaching and Learning Faculty Development, Peralta Community College District, January 1999 All-Day Workshop: Introduction to the World Wide Web (College of Alameda) All-Day Workshop: Using PowerPoint in the Classroom (Laney College) Technology in Education Conference, San Jose, CA, May, 1998 Demonstration: Using Web Technology Online or On Campus: The Hidden Rewards, with Susan Adrian CATESOL1 1998 Conference, Pasadena, CA, April 1998 Pre-Conference Institute: Introduction to PowerPoint for the Macintosh Demonstration: Teaching an Online ESL Grammar and Writing Course Demonstration: Integrating Technology into the ESL Curriculum PowerPoint presentation in PDF format Mission College New Faculty Development, Santa Clara, CA, April 1998 Demonstration: Elements of an ESL Online Course TESOL2 Convention, Seattle, WA, March 1998 Software Fair Demonstration: Using PowerPoint with Students Orange County CATESOL1 Conference, Chapman University, CA, February 1998 Using Technology to Enhance Language Learning, an all-day workshop Mission College Staff Development, Santa Clara, CA, November 1997 Demonstration/Discussion: Teaching Online (Videotape available) Workplace Learning Resource Center, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA, November 1997 Demonstration: Online ESL Grammar and Editing for the Workplace Title III Showcase, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA, November 1997 Demonstration: PowerPoint Projects NC5: Northern California Community College Computer Consortium, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA, October 1997 Workshop: Homepage Jumpstart Demonstration/Discussion: Issues & Options Using Computers in the Language Arts Demonstration: Technology Integration in ESL Demonstration: Teaching ESL Grammar and Editing Online Solano Community College, Suisun City, CA, August 1997 Faculty Development Workshop: Integrating Technology into the Humanities Conference on Using the Web in the Classroom, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA, May 1997 Workshop: Putting Your Department Online Workshop: Homepage in a Hurry Technology in Education Conference, San Jose, CA, April, 1997 Panel Presentation: Integrating Technology into the Whole Educational Experience, with Jane Patton, Bruce Judd, and Pat Hudak Chan's PowerPoint presentation (pdf) CATESOL1 1997 Conference, Fresno, CA, April 1996 Pre-Conference Institute: Introduction to PowerPoint 4 for the Macintosh Demonstration: Improving Oral Intelligibility with the Stress Stretch Demonstration: Integrating Technology into the ESL Curriculum [Description] [PowerPoint pdf] TESOL2 Convention, Orlando, FL, March 1997 Software Fair: Using PowerPoint with Students AECT3 Conference, Albuquerque, NM, February 1997 Panel Presentation: Integrating Technology Across the Community College Curriculum, with Jane Patton, Mike Rao, and Lois Carroll Evergreen Valley College, San Jose, CA, 1996 Faculty Development Workshop: Using AspectsÆ Collaborative Writing Software in the Language Arts Computer Lab CATESOL1 Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 1996 Pre-Conference Institute: Introduction to PowerPoint 4 for the Macintosh Workshop: Collaborative Writing with Computers Demonstration: Put Your Hands Up: Teaching Students to Pronounce Accurately TCC-L4 Online Conference, April 1996 Paper and MOO Presentation: No Talking, Please, Just Chatting: Collaborative Writing with Computers [Description] [Paper] CATESOL1 Northern California Regional Conference, Berkeley, CA, October 1995 Demonstration: The Stress Stretch for Improved Intelligibility [Description] [Paper] TESOL2 Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, March 1994 Workshop: Providing Authentic Speaking Opportunities with Contact Assignments. Great Teaching Seminar, Boulder Creek, CA, April 1993 Paper: Cross-Cultural Contact Assignments Paper: Non-Astounding Techniques for Promoting Aural Comprehension of Lectures Report on the Great Teaching Seminar CATESOL1 Conference, Monterey, CA, March 1993 Demonstration: Oral Communication Activities to Enhance Independence, Confidence and Cultural Awareness CATESOL1 Northern California Regional Conference, Palo Alto, CA October 1992 Pre-Conference Intensive Workshop (6 hours): Teaching Pronunciation: A Holistic Approach Fifth Annual Conference on Racial and Ethnic Relations in Higher Education, San Francisco, June 1992 Paper: The Cultural Diversity Challenge: Adapting Programs for America's Future, with Gustavo Mellander, Fred Prochaska and Jody Hacker. TESOL Convention, Vancouver, British Columbia, March 1992 Demonstration: Oral Communication Activities to Enhance Independence, Confidence and Cultural Awareness CATESOL1 Conference, Santa Clara, California, April 1991 Workshop: Why Is their Speech Hard to Understand? Evaluating a Non-Native Speaker's Pronunciation TESOL2 Convention, San Francisco, California, March 1990 Demonstration: Using Your Hands to Teach Pronunciation CATESOL1 Conference, San Francisco, California, April 1988 Demonstration: Pronunciation Videotapes Demonstration: Using Your Hands to Teach Pronunciation TESOL2 Convention, Chicago, Illinois, March 1988 Video Theater: Phrase by Phrase: American English Pronunciation Videotapes Demonstration: Pronunciation Workout for Foreign Language Learners Panel Discussion: Listening to This! Prentice Hall Regents Symposium on Listening Comprehension TESOL2 Convention, Miami, Florida, April 1987 Video Theater: Marsha Chan's Pronunciation Workout for Foreign Language Learners CATESOL1 Conference, Oakland, California, April 1986 Panel Discussion: Alternative Language Teaching Jobs: Abroad (Panel Moderator and Discussant) Poster Session: Pronunciation Warm-up Exercises for Foreign Language Learners TESOL2 Convention, New York City, New York Demonstration: Pronunciation Warm-up Exercises for Foreign Language Learners CATESOL1 Bay Area Conference, San Francisco, California, October 1985 Demonstration: Communicative Activities for Teaching Pronunciation TESOL2 Convention, Houston, Texas, March 1984 Demonstration: Communicative Activities for Teaching Pronunciation Poster Session: Packing your Bags for the PRC, with Susan Lewis English NAFSA5 Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1983 Workshop: Cross-Cultural Interaction, with Susan Lewis English CATESOL1 Conference, Los Angeles, California, April 1983 Paper: Living and Working in China Workshop: Teaching Conversational Listening Skills, with Katherine Underdal TESOL2 Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 1982 Paper: Chinese Scholars Abroad: Changes in Perceived Academic Needs, with Cameron J. Beatty. Paper: Living and Working in China: Getting to Know the Ropes Footnotes 1 California Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages 2 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages 3 Association of Educational Communication and Technology 4 Teaching in the Community Colleges - List 5 National Association of Foreign Student Advisors