Queens’ University Belfast
Invited Speakers
Saleh Al-Busaidi Kris Van Den Branden Rod Bolitho
Annie Hughes Caroline Linse Alan Maley
Rachma Mahrooqi Hitomi Masuhara
Mike McCarthy Jaya Mukundan
Aisling O’Boyle Brian Tomlinson
Conference Fees
MATSDA, ACELS and IATEFL Members: GBP£95/Euros110 (GBP£60/Euros70 for one day)
Students: GBP65/Euros75 (GBP45/Euros55 for one day)
Non-Members: GBP£110/Euros130(GBP£70/Euros85 for one day)
All cheques made out to MATSDA
Contacts
1. To enrol for the Conference and to ask for information about accommodation and the venue contact:
Caroline Linse: c.linse@qub.ac.uk; Tel: 4428 9097-3441
2. To offer a one hour parallel presentation related to the theme of Innovation in Materials Development please send a 200 word abstract to Caroline Linse: c.linse@qub.ac.uk
3. To join MATSDA contact:
Susie Pearson: MATSDA Membership Secretary
e-mail: matsdamembershipsec@nile-elt.com; Tel: 01603 664473
Tishreen University here in Syria has asked us to promote their conference next May. I was wondering if you could pass this on to whoever is responsible to post on TE.
Tishreen University in Lattakia, Syria is organising its 3rd International Conference on Language Teaching Development in Higher Education on 4-5 May 2011 with Professor Adrian Holliday lined up as keynote speaker.
The main themes of the conference include curriculum development, evaluation and assessment, culture and language learning and technology-based language teaching. Deadline for speaker proposals is 15 January.
Please download a copy of the call for papers from http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk
In January 2011, state sector trainers, teacher educators and members of regional and international teacher associations will come together to share best practices on teacher education programmes and to connect with other practitioners for professional development and networking.
The British Council and the EFL-U (English and Foreign Languages University) are co-hosting a three-day conference on ‘Starting, Stimulating and Sustaining English Language Teacher Education and Development’ for the English Language Teacher Educators from 22-24 January 2011 in Hyderabad, India. The event is being supported by the ELTAI (English Language Teachers’ Association of India) and the IATEFL’s Young Learner Teenagers Special Interest Group (YLT SIG) and Teacher Training and Education Special Interest Group (TTEd SIG).
The objectives of the conference are:
- to provide an opportunity for English Language pre and in-service teacher educators from across South Asia to meet and share best practice and experiences
- to provide English Language pre and in-service teacher educators an opportunity for professional development and updating which will enable them to become more effective
- to establish and build a sustainable community and network of English language teacher educators
- At the conference, we will announce the winners of the India and Sri Lanka English Language Teaching Research Awards.
For more information see our web page:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/india-english-teachersandtrainers-development.htm
In 2011 the Teacher Trainer Journal will be 25 years old! We want to celebrate that quarter
of a century by bringing together readers, subscribers and contributors to the Teacher
Trainer journal, together with new and experienced teach trainers, and those soon to enter
the field, so we can share perspectives and practical ideas on teacher education.
On the agenda…..
- Plenary session on major issues in pre and in-service teacher training
- Participant presentations and practical workshops with the chance of publication as a
follow up
- ‘Writer’s Workshop’ – Tips on publishing articles on work as a trainer
- ‘People who Train People’ – A live interview with someone from a parallel field
For more information see the Teacher Trainer Journal website here or download the call for papers.
This conference offers a professional platform for teachers, research scholars and others in the field of English Language Teaching to exchange their experiences and expertise. It also aims to bring teachers of English closer to discuss best practices and share research and new ideas .The Conference will initiate a meaningful dialogue among the professionals involved in the teaching of English. Please download the attachments for more information about participating or presenting at the event.
Download conference contents here: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/conferences/national-conference-english-empowerment
IATEFL BESIG is now accepting proposals for the Summer Symposium 2011 on Teaching Business English with Digital Technologies. The symposium takes place at the University of Central Lancashire, UK, and runs from Friday 24 June 12:30 – 19:00 to Saturday 25 June 9:00 – 13:00.
Important dates
- Deadline for submission of proposals: 1 February 2011
- Notification of acceptance of proposals: 14 February 2011
For further details and to submit a proposal, go to: http://www.besig.org/events/index.htm
We look forward to receiving your proposal.
Best regards
Cornelia Kreis-Meyer (BESIG events coordinator)
Andrzej Stesik (BESIG events coordinator)
Michael Thomas (local organizer)
This session will offer innovative insights bridging the gap between linguistic and literary studies via new tools of investigation and/or updated traditional approaches.
Organized by: The European Society for the Study of English
ESSE 10 – Seminar 12 on Shakespeare’s language and style, Italy – August 24-28
English teaching conference about learning and teaching english during the first ten years in the 21 century. challenges and inovations
Organized by: department of foreign languages university of tarapaca