Friday, November 22
8:15 AM — 10:00 AM EST
Kick Off Breakfast
QFI
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Independence Ballroom
11:30 AM — 11:45 AM EST
Teaching Arabic Through Storytelling & Play - A Sociocultural Approach
Aya Isaac
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Room 105A
11:30 AM — 11:45 AM EST
Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Scaffolding Students’ Peer Teaching
Raghda El-Essawi
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Room 110B
11:30 AM — 11:45 AM EST
ACTFL Sidebar: The Power of Ungrading
Heather Sweetser
Pennsylvania Convention Center: ACTFL Sidebar, Exhibit Halls CDE
1:30 PM — 2:15 PM EST
Empowering 21st Century Learners through Language and STEM Integration via
Project-Based Language Learning
Rolla Elsaiary
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Room 105B
2:00 PM — 2:15 PM EST
Audio Recording Technology in Arabic Language Instruction
Jaouad Elbakili, Dr. Hamdi Echkaou Echkaou
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Room 106B
2:30 PM — 3:15 PM EST
Artificial Intelligence and Multimodal Mastery in Arabic Language Classes
Mimi Melkonian
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Room 105A
3:30 PM — 4:15 PM EST
Diversity as Opportunity: Cross-Linguistic Experiences in Heritage Learners
Min-Min Liang, Javier Barroso, Ms. Muna Bruce
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Room 104B
3:30 PM — 4:15 PM EST
QFI Exhibitor Workshop: Mother Tongue Language Classes and Social Emotion Learning
Manar Mayalah, Rasha Elomeri
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Exhibitor Workshop Room #6
4:30 PM — 5:15 PM EST
QFI Exhibitor Workshop: Building a Sustainable Teacher Council Network
Kamilia Rahmouni, Laila Lamani
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Exhibitor Workshop Room #6
5:30 PM — 6:15 PM EST
Linguistic Diversity Through AI and Translanguaging
Dalal Abo El Seoud
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Room 107A
Saturday, November 23
8:00 AM — 8:45 AM EST
AI for the Rest of Us: Chatbots in the Language Classroom
Heather Sweetser, Abdullah Serag
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Room 103A
8:00 AM — 8:45 AM EST
Teaching for All: Adapting to Diverse Learning Styles
Rima Mekdashi, Maria Kouli, Bayan Naamani
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Room 105A
8:15 AM — 8:45 AM EST
QFI Exhibitor Workshop: Celebrating Arabic in an Innovative Environment
Sara Mallo, Manal Mahjoub
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Exhibitor Workshop Room #6
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM EST
Pronunciation Teaching Practices in Less Commonly Taught Languages
Amanda Huensch, Dustin Crowther
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Electronic Posters, Exhibit Halls CDE
10:00 AM — 10:45 AM EST
Seven Important Elements of Effective Feedback
Samira Dani
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Room 118C
11:00 AM — 11:45 AM EST
ACTFL Practice-Oriented Papers: AI and Pedagogical Practices for Arabic
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Room 106A
- Three Plus One: A Practical Approach for Arabic Language Instruction, Saad Yousef
- AI Powered Integration of Folktales, Proverbs, Graphic Novels, and Films, Gisele El Khoury
- Utilizing AI, an Arabic Content Course: Instructor and Students Perspective, Hebatalla Salem
1:30 PM — 2:15 PM EST
Teaching Arabic Grammar Using PACE Model
Ghadah Al Saadi
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Room 105A
2:30 PM — 2:45 PM EST
Mapping the Landscape of Research on Learning and Teaching Arabic
Dr. Robert Woore
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Room 110A
2:45 PM — 3:00 PM EST
Collocation Use in Arabic Learners’ and Native Speakers’ Writings
Dr. Attia Youseif, Muhammad Abdo
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Room 110A
3:30 PM — 4:30 PM EST
Unveiling Learner Beliefs about Corrective Feedback in Arabic Pronunciation
Asmaa Shehata
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Electronic Posters, Exhibit Halls CDE
3:30 PM — 4:30 PM EST
QFI Exhibitor Workshop: Building and Supporting Student Pipelines
Samir Gibrial, Kirk Belnap, Fadi Abughoush
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Exhibitor Workshop Room #6
6:00 PM — 7:00 PM EST
SIG Fair
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
Grand Ballroom, Salon H
Sunday, November 24
8:00 AM — 8:45 AM EST
Increasing Students’ Output in the Arabic Language
Bayan Naamani
Pennsylvania Convention Center:
Room 111AB
