Please send details of ELT conferences, workshops, meetings and any other events you would like to publicise to eltecs@britishcouncil.org
Hornby Educational Trust schools
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IATEFL events
The International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) benefits English Language teachers globally by developing the profession through networking. For more details visit the IATEFL site
JANUARY 2009
5th VTTN CONFERENCE, Vietnam
Dates 16-17 January 2009Title: 'Challenges and Change in English Language Teaching'
This will be a special event marking the end of the VTTN project and we hope that you will be able to join us in celebrating English language teaching in Vietnam.
The Conference will address the following questions:
What are the challenges of ELT in Vietnam?
What changes have been happening in ELT in Vietnam and the region?
What are the implications of communicative approaches?
The conference aims to:
- explore teaching methodologies and approaches
- raise awareness of the implications and appropriateness of communicative methodologies
- provide practical ideas for the classroom
- provide an opportunity for participants to learn and share from each other
- celebrate the work of VTTN
The deadline for proposals is 22 September 2008
We will contact you by 17 October 2008 with news on acceptance of your proposal.
Send proposals to:
Nguyen Mai Hoa, ELT Development Manager
British Council, 40 Cat Linh, Hanoi, Vietnam
T +84 (0)4 843 6780
F +84 (0)4 843 4962
MATSDA/ACELS Conference, Ireland
Dates 24-25 January 2009First International English Language and Networking Conference, Philippines
Dates 31 January- 1 February 2009SMEX Convention Centre, Manila, Philippines
SMEX Function Room 4, SM Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City, Philippines
DetailsTitle: 'English Language in Use: Classroom and Workplace'
Organisers: the British Council in collaboration with Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, University of the Philippines, University of Sto Tomas and the British Alumni Association.
Plenaries:
- Learning Teaching and Curriculum Development
- Varieties of English
- New Technologies in English Language Teaching
- English in the Workplace.
(There will also be breakout sessions on related topics.)
Deadline for proposals: 15 October 2008
Contact Jansen Mayor, British Council, PhilippinesFEBRUARY 2009
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, Crete, Greece
Dates 7-8 February 2008Topics to be addressed include: needs analysis, top-down and bottom-up approaches, content-based learning, skills development, team-teaching, input and output-based methodologies, consciousness-raising activities, fostering critical awareness, syllabus and materials design, the use of technology, testing and evaluation.
Hosted by University of Crete Language Instructors
Contact Kallia Katsampoxaki-Hodgetts,NELTA 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, Nepal
Dates 21-23 February 2009Kathmandu, Nepal
DetailsTheme: English in Changing Perspectives
Key areas:
- Innovation in English language teaching
- English in Diversity
- Content based Language Teaching
- Critical Pedagogy
- Critical Literacy
- ICT in ELT
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