National Conference on Sustainability and Development: Implications of ELT for Individual, Society and Ecology, April 3-4, 2015, Patna, India

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 6 | February 9, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036]


Indian Institute of Technology Patna
School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Patliputra-Kurji Road, Patna-800013

National Conference
on
Sustainability and Development: Implications of ELT for Individual,
Society and Ecology
(3-4 April, 2015)

Organized by: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Concept Note

Michael Halliday in his lecture ‘New Ways of Meaning: the Challenge to Applied Linguistics’ at the AILA conference in Saloniki in 1990 focused on the widespread metaphor of economic growth; while describing how English language has become pervaded with terms such as large, grow, tall – all of which are implicitly evaluated as positive and good, despite inevitably negative consequences for the ecology. In today’s world the focus is on sustainability and development of the individual without hampering the environment in which we live. All thoughts of development today are merely fictitious unless it annexes people of the world with the real issues they face every day. While one communicates through one’s mother tongue, it becomes mandatory for everyone to connect through a common medium and a common language in order to understand the challenges and to suggest remedies through various ways. English as a language has all over the world been a uniting force albeit its criticism from time to time. The success of the World Wide Web is because of its accessibility in English. Innovative technology has brought a remarkable change in the minds of people and the geographical boundaries are being reduced. English is at the root of all such changes. As a consequence, the teaching and learning of English today has become sine qua non. In a way,
Communication and development have become synonymous with each other. 

Development today should be one that can sustain. The Brundtland Commission, led by the former Norwegian Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland defined sustainable development as development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Sustainability is connected to the economic, social, institutional and environmental aspects of human society, as well as the non-human environment.Language learning and teaching carry us across all sorts of borders: national, cultural,
disciplinary, psychological, and of course linguistic. In modern times English has emerged as the language of the globalized world. In addition to professional skills, today’s multi-faceted professional world demands fluency and accuracy in English. Such a demand has influenced the culture and tradition of society. It not only demands
new skills in students but also affects the teaching-learning process.

In such a scenario, we aim at exploring ways in which ELT is beneficial not only for the masses but also for the environment in which we live. The conference will address various questions related to ELT, such as: Does it help in developing economy, reducing inequalities and preventing marginalization? An attempt will also be made to understandtasks/activities that can be done in an ELT classroom to foster all-round development. We welcome submissions for innovative presentations that can reflect the various possibilities within and surrounding the field of English language education.

Themes

Language, Society and Ecology

  • Ecology and ELT
  • Eco-critical Discourse Analysis
  • Environment-related Language Lessons
  • Culture and Language Communication
  • Verbal and Non-verbal Communication
  • Organizational Communication and Barriers
  • Sociolinguistics

English Language Teaching and Learning

  • ELT for the Marginalized
  • Language Learning and Teaching Strategies
  • ELT for Rural Learners
  • Teacher as Facilitator and Innovator
  • Using Role Play and case studies in ELT
  • Language Teaching Methodology
  • Classroom Practice and Language Proficiency
  • Testing and Evaluation

Language, ICT and Globalization

  • Globalization and Death of Languages
  • Multimedia and ICT in Language Education
  • Language Teaching in Digital Age
  • Machine Translation
  • English for Information Technology Enabled Services
  • Effective Communication and Global Employability
  • Cross-cultural Issues and English Language Teaching

Language and Psychology

  • Psychology for Language teachers
  • Psychology and Second Language Acquisition
  • Cognitive Study of Language
  • Emotional Intelligence and Communication

Call for Papers

Abstracts for paper presentations on the above themes/areas are invited from academicians/faculty members / research scholars and students from different colleges and institutions. The length of abstracts should not exceed 300 words excluding key words. Abstracts and filled in registration forms should be sent through e-mail (sdielt2015@iitp.ac.in) to the organizers latest by March 05, 2015.

Full papers with latest MLA style documentation should be submitted latest by March 15,2015.

Registration fee

Registration fee for faculty: Rs. 1500.00 (without accommodation)

Registration fee for research scholars: Rs. 800.00 (without accommodation)

Registration fee includes conference fee, food and kit etc.

Registration fee has to be sent in the form of DD in favor ofREGISTRAR, IIT Patna latest by March 05, 2015. Alternatively, the fee can be deposited through NEFT. The bank details are as follows:

BANK NAME: State Bank of India
BRANCH NAME WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS: Patliputra Colony, Patna ¬ 800013
IFSC CODE OF THE BRANCH: SBIN0001513
MICRCODE: 800002033
COMPLETE BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: 32899091805

Kindly email the organizers once you have transferred the registration fees electronically. Also add the details on the hard copy of the registration form.

About School of HSS, IIT Patna

An interdisciplinary organization in nature, the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences currently offers courses in Economics, English Literature, Linguistics, Sociology and Education. As an integral part of a technological institution, this unit primarily focuses on its main objective of orienting engineering graduates with the questions concerning society at large in global world and acquainting them with the implications of such question for our
immediate social setup. The department aims at preserving its unique interdisciplinary focus by strengthening doctoral programs and research.

Founded in 2008, IIT Patna is in the city of Patna itself. IIT Patna has a number of opportunities and resources with a single motto of high thinking and good living. In this era of knowledge economy, higher education is instrument for our prosperity and quality of life. IIT Patna is striving very hard to achieve this goal through quality and holistic education of our students, and our pioneering research. The website is a testimony to all these. Patna is well connected by air, rail and road.

Places to visit: One of the ancient cities of the world, Patna, the capital of Bihar has had a glorious past. Situated on the banks of the holy river Ganges, Patna is a historically rich city and has been home to some of the greatest minds of all times like Chanakya and Aryabhatta. A city of historical importance, Patna has places worth visiting like the Harmandir Sahib, Golghar, Patan Devi,The Museum etc. Maner is a historical and religious place located a few kilometers from Patna and is also famous for its laddus. Nalanda, Rajgir and Bodh Gaya are other places of historical and religious interests.

Conference Organizing Committee

Patron: Director, IIT Patna
Conveners: Dr. Binod Mishra, Dr. Smriti Singh
Members: Dr. Priyanka Tripathi, Dr. Nalin Bharti, Dr. Jyotsna Agrawal,
Dr. Aditya Raj and Dr. Papia Raj.

Accommodation

The organizers will display a list of hotels (at discounted rates) on IIT Patna website for outstation participants. The participants will have to make their own arrangements. The last date for sending the hard copy of registration form along with registration fees and abstract is March 05, 2015. Please send on the following address:

The Coordinator,
School of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Near Sai Baba Temple,
Patliputra Colony,
Patna -800013.

For any other information, please contact

Dr. Binod Mishra, Associate Professor, HSS, IIT Patna. Ph.: 9472472521
Dr. Smriti Singh, Assistant Professor, HSS, IIT Patna. Ph.: 9199202209
Emails: sdielt2015@iitp.ac.in , smriti@iitp.ac.in , binodfhss@iitp.ac.in

REGISTRATION FORM

Name:
Designation:
Gender:
Address (e-mail and with phone number):
University/College:
Nature of participation: Presenter/participant
Title of Paper:
Details of Registration:
DD No., date & amount:
Date of arrival and departure:
Request for accommodation: YES/NO
Signature

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