Presentations

Professional presentations

Eaton, S. E. (2008, October). The plight of the ESL program director. Paper presented at the Faculty of Education, University of Prince Edward Island.

Eaton, S. E. (2008, July 4). Towards a theory for the study of responsible business practices in higher education. Paper presented at the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS), Birmingham, U.K.

Eaton, S.E. & Goddard, J. T. (2008, May) Revenue-generating language programs at Canadian post-secondary institutions , Paper presented at the annual Congress for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Vancouver, BC.

Eaton, S. E., & Goddard, J. T. (2007, May 28). How marketing practices affect education: A comparative case study of Canada, the United States and Australia. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, Saskatoon, SK.

Eaton, S. E. (2006, July 18). Business with words: Language programs that generate revenue and impact communities. Paper presented at the Faculty of Education Research Forum, University of Calgary, Canada.

Roy, S., & Eaton, S. E. (2006, Jan. 24). Strategies to promote second language learning in the classroom. Paper presented at the Language Research Centre, University of Calgary.

Eaton, S. E. (1999, March). Embracing and engendering: The Body Politics of Pairs Dancing. Paper presented at the 1999 Gender Research Symposium, University of Calgary.

Eaton, S. E. (1997, April). Female stereotypes in Isabel Allende’s short story ‘Clarissa. Paper presented at the Western Canadian Graduate Student Conference on Hispanic Literature, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

Eaton, S. E. (1997). Argentina’s Silent Heroes: Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. Paper presented at the 1997 Gender Research Symposium, University of Calgary. 

Eaton, S. E. (1996). Silence and the New Science: Isabel Allende in a Quantum Age. Paper presented at the 1996 Gender Research Symposium, University of Calgary.

Eaton, S. E. (1996). Silence and the New Science: Isabel Allende in a Quantum Age. Paper presented at the Departmental Series on Teaching and Research, Department of French, Italian and Spanish, University of Calgary.

Eaton, S. E. (1995). Silence in the Discourse of Female Characters in Isabel Allende’s La casa de los espíritus. Paper presented at the Learned Societies Conference, Université de Montréal.

Eaton, S. E. (1995). The Poetry of Claribel Alegría: (Re)Telling the Salvadorian Story. Paper presented at the 1995 Gender Research Symposium, University of Calgary.

Eaton, S. E. (1994). ‘Los empeños de una casa’: Social Commentary Underlying the Comedy in Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz’ play. Paper presented at the Learned Societies Conference, University of Calgary.

Dodge, K. and Eaton, S. (2008, May). Bilingual Education: Sharing ideas, understanding context: Experiences from Alberta. Ministry of Education, Jalisco. Guadalajara, Mexico.

Eaton, S. E. (2002). Inmigración y multiculturalismo en Canadá: décadas de tradición. Paper presented at the CSI-CSIF: Central Sindical Independiente y de funcionarios (Valencia, Spain).

Eaton, S.E. (2000, January). Setting up a second language program. Universidad Católica de Honduras. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Eaton, S.E. (2000, January). Address to the graduating class of 2000, Universidad Católica de Honduras. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Alberta Centre for International Education (ACIE) (1999, October). Eaton was selected to be one among a team of seven people from Alberta invited to take part in a provincial educational trade mission to Mexico, serving as the unofficial translator for the mission, including a presentation at the Canadian Embassy in Mexico City.

Eaton, S. E. (1998, April 15). La enseñanza de idiomas. Paper presented at the Taller de la enseñanza de idiomas, Universidad de Pinar del Rio, Cuba

Eaton, S.E. (1998, April.) Canadian English: Not just a hybrid of British and American English. Paper presented at the WEFLA / 98 (I International Workshop on Foreign Language Teaching) University of Holguín “Oscar Lucero Moya”.  Holguín, Cuba.

Scholarly and research presentations

Eaton, S.E., Beeston, J. & Dressler, R.H. (2010, January 14). Overview of the iCCAN Project. Faculty of Education, University of Calgary. Calgary, AB.

Eaton, S.E. (2009, October 23). How technology can enhance the non-profit organization: What it can do for you and how to make it happen. Literacy and Learning Symposium “Inspiring Leadership”. Red Deer, AB.

Eaton, S. E. (2009, February 10). How global and economic factors affect the marketing of ESL programs. Paper presented at the Languages Canada / Langues Canada Conference. Calgary, AB.

Eaton, S. E. (2006, February 17). School Marketing 101: How to help your school shine its brightest. Paper presented at the Calgary City Teachers' Convention Association: Learning from the Past, Teaching for the Future.

Eaton, S. E. (2005). Marketing Matters for Language Schools. Tips and tricks for generating interest in your language courses. A webinar presented by Horizon Wimba.

Eaton, S. E. (2004, Nov. 7). Selling words: Promoting your second language program. Paper presented at the Intercultural and Second Language Council (ISLC) conference. Edmonton, AB.

Eaton, S. E. (2004, July 21 and 22). ESL Marketing and Recruiting Workshop. Paper presented at the Kamloops Immigrant Services.

Eaton, S. E. (2004, April 1). Getting down to business: Marketing ESL programs. Paper presented at the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) conference, Long Beach, California, U.S.A.

Eaton, S. E. (2003, November 14-15). Marketing your ESL programs successfully: Tips and tricks. Paper presented at the TESL Canada conference, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Eaton, S. E. (2003, October 25). The problem with contract teachers: Can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ‘em. Paper presented at the Alberta Teachers of English as a Second Language (ATESL) Conference, 2003, Mount Royal College.

Douglas, G. J., & Eaton, S. E. (2003, October). Technical Translations: Assuring Quality. Paper presented at the 2003 STC Region 7 Conference “New Heights: From base camp to summit”.

Eaton, S. E. (2003, June 25). Make Money Not a Mess: Small Business Seminar. Small Business Calgary Networking Session. Calgary, AB

Eaton, S. E. (2003, April 12). Getting down to business: Marketing and promoting of ESL programs. Paper presented at the California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL), 34th Annual State Conference, “Making Changes – Making a Difference”.

Eaton, S. E. (2002, October 28). Diversity and the On-line Classroom. Paper presented at the Cultural Diversity Institute's Catalyst for Change Conference.

Eaton, S. E. (2002, October 25). Cross-cultural communications. Paper presented at the Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA)'s 2nd Annual Conference.

Eaton, S. E. (2002, October 19). Getting down to business: Marketing and promoting of ESL programs. Paper presented at the Alberta Teachers of English as a Second Language (ATESL) Conference, 2002 “Getting Connected”.

Eaton, S. E. (2002, October 12). Los complementos directos e indirectos: simplificando lo difícil. Paper presented at the Taller para profesores de español: La enseñanza del español mediante tareas comunicativas - Spanish Teachers’ Association of Alberta and Mount Royal College.

Eaton, S. E. (2002). Inmigración y multiculturalismo en Canadá: décadas de tradición. Paper presented at the CSI-CSIF: Central Sindical Independiente y de funcionarios (Valencia, Spain).

Eaton, S. E. (2002, June). Cita de Baile (Radio Interview in Spanish. Show host: Concha Silván.) Station 97.7. Valencia, Spain.

Eaton, S. E., & Hovey, R. (2002, May). Online ESL – Is it all it’s chalked up to be? Paper presented at the Catch the Dream, Teachers of English as a Second Language (TESL) Canada 2002, 16th Conference.

Eaton, S. E. (2002, May). How learning Spanish shaped my life. Presentation to Grade 11 and 12 classes of Teresa Monaghan, John G. Diefenbaker High School, Calgary.

Eaton, S. E. (2005). To market, to market to be a great school. Paper presented at the ACIFA Conference.

Eaton, S. E. Eaton, S. E. (2002). The benefits of being a graduate student in the department of French, Italian and Spanish at the University of Calgary. Paper presented at the Recruitment reception hosted by the department of French, Italian and Spanish, University of Calgary.

Eaton, S. E. (2001, October). Online ESL – Is it all it’s chalked up to be? Paper presented at the Alberta Teachers of English as a Second Language  (ATESL) Conference.

Eaton, S. E. (2001). World Class Business: The basics of cross-cultural awareness. Talk given at the Calgary Women's Network, 400 Club, Calgary.

Eaton, S. E. (1998). 14 things we can do to eliminate violence in our society. Paper presented at the December 6 Memorial Service for the 14 women killed at L’école Polytechnique in Montreal. University of Calgary.

Eaton, S. E. (1997, October). Education as Industry: Non-credit ESL in University Continuing Education. Paper presented at the Alberta Teachers of English as a Second Language (ATESL) Annual Conference.

Eaton, S. E. (1997, May). Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: Spanish in Adult (Continuing) Education. Paper presented at the Western Canadian Conference: The Romance Language Classroom of the XXI Century, University of Calgary.

Invited international presentations, workshops and collaborations