Profiting from Learner and Teacher Investment in ELT – ICELT, Malaysia, November 10-11

ICELT invites papers for the following:

- Papers 40 minute presentations
- Workshops 80 minute presentations

- Research reports 15 minute presentations (MA and PhD students)

The abstract must not exceed 150 words while the bio-data must not exceed 60 words.

Deadline for proposals: 15 September 2009

Proposals

Foreign speakers are advised to send in proposals before the 20 August 2009. Foreign speakers will be notified of acceptance by the 1 September 2009.

All full papers sent in will be considered for publication.

ICELT Speakers

• Annie Hughes
• Barry Tomalin
• Brian Tomlinson
• Fatimah Hashim
• Alan Maley
• Carolyn Graham
• David Nunan
• Ghazali Mustapha
• Rahma Ibrahim Al- Mahrooqi
• Saleh Salim Al-Busaidi
• Stephen J Hall
• Lee Su Kim
• NS Prabhu
• Malachi Edwin Vethamani
• Phan Le Ha

For further details and pre-registration, please visit: http://icelt.com.my

Third CEMLL symposium - Making Multimedia work in the Digital Lab, Belfast, September 18

Building on the success of our previous symposia

in London (2007) and Nottingham (2008), the Centre for Excellence in Multimedia Language Learning is hosting a third symposium on the use of digital labs to be held in Belfast on Friday 18th September 2009.

This event aims to bring together digital lab practitioners to share examples of good practice in the use of digital labs for language teaching. With the focus on how labs are used in teaching and learning, rather than on the technology itself, delegates will have an opportunity to discuss their language teaching with peers and to share practice-based research.

Theme: Making Multimedia work in the Digital Lab
Venue: University of Ulster, York Street, Belfast
Date: 18 September 2009
Time: 09:15 – 16:00
Cost: There is no charge for attendance at this event

Registration Deadline: The deadline for registration for attendance at the symposium is Friday 11th September 2009.

Accommodation & Travel : Belfast has a range of accommodation available and is served by two airports.

For further details and pre-registration, please visit: http://www.cemll.ulster.ac.uk/site/Symposium/index

International conference on interactive media in pedagogy, Gujarat – India, January 8-10

Computers and technology play significant roles in our personal and professional lives today. In fact, they are playing dominant roles in the classroom and, whether we like it or not, are widely accessed by teachers and learners for varied purposes. The ubiquity of technology is something that can no more be denied, and therefore, needs to be addressed from a pedagogic platform. The aim of this conference is to explore, investigate, examine, evaluate and of course, critically probe the possibilities and limits of technology in the teaching of literature, language and education in general.

However, delving deeper, the conference also wishes to explore the tenuous, and yet, deeply enmeshed relationship between language and literature. That the two cannot be separated, and yet have been, is often seen as contentious and deeply ideological in nature. The questions then are: can technology play a role in bridging the gap that has been created? Could it be fruitful to teach the language to enrich literary experience and vice versa? Can technology, again, act as a buffer zone?

The conference, thus, would look into (re)defining literature, language and education vis-à-vis technological developments and how the three can be brought together into a meaningful relationship.

Details
International conference on interactive media in pedagogy: learning English in and beyond classrooms
8-10 January 2010
H M Patel Institute of English Training and Research
Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India.

For further details and pre-registration, please visit: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/conferences/international-conference-interactive-media-pedagogy

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THE 19TH ANNUAL IATEFL-H CONFERENCE, BUDAPEST, 2-4 OCTOBER 2009

The organizing committee of the 19th annual IATEFL Hungary Conference cordially invites the members of IATEFL-Hungary and all English teachers around the world to take part in their annual conference in Budapest, 2-4 October 2009.

The title of the conference is: ‘Global skills for global needs: facing challenges in 21st century classrooms’

In our globalised world English is the language which reaches across cultures. Thus, language educators cannot ignore the many various contexts in which English is used, taught and learned when thinking about the pedagogical implications that govern everyday practice. We invite you to think together with us and explore the ramifications of English as the world language and to find solutions for possible tensions between global and local issues. Are schools ready for the challenge? Find out yourself.

Plenary speakers:

• Éva Illés
• Tamás Kiss
• Gordon Lewis
• Herbert Puchta

For further details and pre-registration, please visit: http://iatefl.hu/content.php?id=017701

Language Learning in Computer Mediated Communities (LLCMC) Conference, October 11-13, 2009

Once, computers were seen as thinking machines or electronic tutors. Now the computer has become one of many devices that people use to form virtual communities of all kinds. In the field of language education, computer mediated communication (CMC) enables students to interact with one another free of space and time constraints and to participate in communities of learning with their counterparts in the target culture. The Language Learning in Computer Mediated Communities (LLCMC) Conference explores the use of computers as a medium of communication in language learning communities.

Conference highlights:

- Plenary talk by Dr. Gilberte Furstenberg (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

- Special panel showcasing online cultural exchanges based at the University of Hawai‘i

- Optional pre-conference event (free) – CULTURA: Web-based Intercultural Exchanges

Conference sponsors:

- National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC)

- National Resource Center – East Asia (NRCEA)

- Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS)

For further details and pre-registration, please visit: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/llcmc/index.html

2009 ACTFL ANNUAL CONVENTION AND WORLD LANGUAGES EXPO, San Diego, California, November 20-22

Submission Deadline: January 9th

Theme: Speaking Up for Languages… The Power of Many Voices

The Annual Convention and World Languages Expo of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) will be held Friday, November 20 through Sunday, November 22, 2009 in San Diego, CA with Pre-Convention Workshops scheduled on Thursday, November 19. The ACTFL Convention features over 500 educational sessions and events covering the whole spectrum of the foreign language profession. The entire selection of sessions is designed to provide attendees with an exciting array of sessions and events to further their knowledge and help them be better teachers or administrators. We welcome you to submit a proposal for consideration. When you login, please read carefully the Submission Guidelines before proceeding to complete your online submission.

The convention draws approximately 6,000 attendees and is the only national event bringing together all languages, levels and assignments within the profession. Please note: Presenters whose proposals are selected for presentation MUST be available to present any day during the Convention.

For further details and pre-registration, please visit: http://convention3.allacademic.com/one/actfl/actfl09/index.php?cmd=actfl09&id

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