ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#43 | December 30, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036
SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
(Established under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956)
Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Road, Chennai – 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India
A one day National Conference
on
Trends in English for Science & Technology
with special focus on
Technical Writing (Download Brochure)
TEST ‘14
29th January 2014
Organised by
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
Chennai – 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India
Phone: 044-24501644 Extn: 5499 & 5320
www.sathyabamauniversity.ac.in
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY
Sathyabama University was established under Section (3) of the UGC Act, 1956, in the year 1987. It is a pioneer institute imparting knowledge in the areas of engineering, science, technology and education. The progress and contribution of the university in the field of technical education for over two decades made the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India to grant University status Under Section (3) of the UGC Act, 1956. Sathyabama University is steered towards success under the leadership of visionary Honorable Chancellor Col. Dr. JEPPIAAR, Madam Chancellor Tmt. Remibai Jeppiaar, and the able support and guidance of the Directors Dr. Marie Johnson and Dr. Mariazeena Johnson. The university has undertaken various sponsored projects funded by National organizations such as ISRO, DST, IGCAR, DRDO., MoEF, CSIR, NRSC, DBT, MWR, BRNS, CVRDE etc. The University is successfully conducting non-formal education programmes through 18 village Resource Centers all over the state.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of English is one among the established departments since the inception of the university in the year 1987. It actively involves in various research works in the area of English Language and Literature. Apart from the academics, the Department imparts verbal ability, personality development, soft skills and placement training to students at the tertiary level. The faculty members have publications in reputed National and International journals. The Third International and 39th ELTAI conference was successfully conducted by the department in 2008 besides conducting workshops, conferences and symposiums every year. The department offers Ph.D. program in ELT and English Literature.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Due to the explosion of knowledge, there is a growing demand for effective communicators especially in the area of science and technology. Hence, the conference intends to provide a common platform to English language educators, research scholars, ESL learners and material writers to focus on the changes that are taking place in various aspects of EST and on Technical Writing. The interaction among the teachers, professionals and research scholars is bound to lend a fresh look into classroom mechanisms, curriculum design and autonomous learning. The following are the sub-themes of the conference:
SUB-THEMES
ELT and Technical Writing
- Technical Communication – past, present and future
- Trends in technical writing
- Strategies and steps in teaching writing
- Assessing writing
- Technology in EST contexts
- Research and Innovations in ELT
Bridging Academia and Corporate
- Writing for the web
- Tools for technical writing
- Editing and formatting issues
- Style and tone in writing
- Avoiding errors while writing
- Business and corporate communication
Importance of Writing in Scientific Research
- Predicaments faced by scholars in writing technical documents
- Writing technical matters to get published
- Issues related to ethics in writing and plagiarism
CALL FOR PAPERS
Original and unpublished papers are invited from English language teachers, Professionals, Technical writers and Research Scholars (even from other disciplines)for presentations or workshops on the theme of the conference and other related aspects of English Language Teaching(ELT). The abstract (150 words) and the full paper (1500 words) should be sent in MS word format, Times New Roman – 12 with 1.5 line space. Include the title of the paper in bold, Times New Roman – 14, the name(s) of the author(s) and the full address with email id .
DATES TO REMEMBER
Sending of Abstracts: 30th December 2013
Full Paper Submission: 2nd January 2014 (with registration fee)
Conference Date: 29th January 2014
REGISTRATION
Paper Presenters: Rs. 1000 /-
Participation: Rs. 750 /-
DD should be drawn in favour of Sathyabama University, payable at Chennai.
* For joint presentation each author should register separately.
** Registration fee is non-refundable.
The registration form should be sent along with the DD to the address mentioned below.
ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION
Coordinator, TEST ‘14, Department of English, Sathyabama University, Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Road, Chennai 600119
E-Mail id: english.sathyabama@gmail.com
Contact Nos: +91 044 24501644/24500813 (EXTN-5499)
Mr. P. Richard Jegadeesan + 91 9940620339
Ms. JCK Evangeline + 91 9841276162
Original and unpublished papers declared to be so by the authors will be published in the conference proceedings with ISBN number
Visit the university website for details- www.sathyabamauniversity.ac.in