Keynote Speaker
“Re-conceptualizing Language Learning Evaluation to Cope with the Digital Era in the Social Context of Industrial Revolution 4.0 ”
Prof. Amrin Saragih, Ph.D. is a senior lecturer and the Head of Doctoral Program of English Applied Linguistics, Universitas Negeri Medan (UNIMED), Indonesia. He earned his first degree in English Language Teaching from IKIP Medan (Now known as UNIMED), his M.A. in Linguistics from the La Trobe University, Australia and his Ph.D. in Linguistics from University of Sydney, Australia. His field of interests includes Discourse Analysis, Functional Grammar, Sociolinguistic and Teacher Training, and he has facilitated various teacher-training workshops and conferences on various ELT and linguistics topics. He has published many articles and books. He is now the President of Association of Language Teachers in Southeast Asia (ALTSA).
Invited Speakers
“English Education Reform: Top-Down or Bottom-UP?”
Prof. Chiaki Iwai, Ph. D in Applied Linguistics, has been teaching at Japanese universities, both undergraduate and graduate schools, for over 30 years. He is currently a professor at Faculty of international Studies, Hiroshima City University (HCU), Japan. He joined the board of directors of the Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET) in 2016 and is currently a chair of the JACET Chugoku-Shikoku chapter. He is also a member of several domestic and international organizations such as JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching), TESOL, and Asia-TEFL. His main research interests include EFL learners’ use of communication strategies and their inter-language pragmatic abilities, and, more recently, the English education policy regarding teaching English in English (TEE).
“Evaluation of Language Teaching in Digital Era”
Sisilia Setiawati Halimi, Ph.D. is a senior lecturer in the Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia. She earned her B.A. in linguistics from Universitas Indonesia, her M.A. in English Language Teaching (ELT) from the University of Warwick, U.K. and her Ph.D. in ELT from La Trobe University, Australia. Her field of interests includes Language Assessment, English for Specific Purposes and Teacher Education, and she has facilitated various teacher-training workshops on various ELT topics. She has been an active member of the Association of Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN) since 2003 and is now the Vice President of TEFLIN
“Readability: Its Role in Language Teaching and Learning”
Dr. Rafizah Mohd Rawian is a senior lecturer at the Department of Applied Linguistics, School of Languages, Civilisation and Philosophy, Universiti Utara Malaysia. She is actively involved in research grants, paper and innovation presentations, publications, postgraduate supervision and teacher training. Her special interests include TESL/TESOL, ESL/EFL learning, Pedagogy and English Literature. She is a certified translator and also a reviewer for several international journals like Higher Education Studies, International Journal of English Linguistics, International Journal of English Language Education, Journal of Education and Learning as well as Theory and Practice in Language Studies.
