Stacey Vye went to the warm and sunny Philippines to present her research thanks to two brave ERC students who volunteered for the project. The International conference was entitled, "English Changing: Implications for Policy, Teaching, and Research; ESEA2009," and was held at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines on Friday, November 27th, 2009. Stacey's presentation, "Exploring empowering moments of change in language education" was based on a study where the two students recalled an autonomous language learning moment when they felt they accomplished something by using English. First they visualized the experience metacognitively, then, they retold their event with a partner in turns, dramatized the other person's experience, and afterwards, reflected on their accomplishments. Stacey hoped that if a change occurred, the students' confidence of English came from an inspiration to make sense of the autonomy inviting experience, but the students reported to feel nostalgic about their event and got to know their counterpart and Stacey better. At any rate, Stacey was impressed with the warm hospitality of the Philippine people, however, getting around Manila was dangerous because vehicles on the street didn't necessarily follow the traffic rules, but riding on a motorized, 'tricycle' was a highlight (see photo).
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