ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#33 | August 13, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India, invites English language teachers, professionals and research scholars to submit proposals for papers, posters and workshops for the International Conference on ‘Empowering the English Language Classroom.’ This International Conference is a part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Malaviya National Institute of Technology, an Institute of National Importance and one of the premier National Institutes of Technology in India. The conference will take place at M.N.I.T Jaipur from January 18th to 19th, 2013.
This Conference aims to provide a forum to the international academic community engaged in teaching English language to share their research on modern pedagogical approaches which can empower the English language classroom and enable the learner to communicate effectively in English.
CONCEPT NOTE
English Language Teaching poses many challenges to the language teacher. The diversity of the students’ socio-cultural background, motivation and interest, multiple intelligences and learning styles, differing personalities and behaviour patterns, makes the language teaching task a particularly intricate one. The interests of individual learners vary: they are motivated to learn English to meet their academic, professional or personal needs and may want to focus exclusively on developing a proficiency in writing or a fluency in speech. In order to meet the needs and requirements of individual learners, language teachers need to choose between prescribed language teaching methods and alternative methods keeping in view the wider socio-cultural context in which the instruction takes place.
In the modern technological age, the transformation in the teaching methodology with the adoption of online teaching resources and multimedia in the language classroom has led to the need for more careful planning and preparation on the part of the teacher. Combined with these are the academic guidelines which specify the expected level of language proficiency of students after they have taken a particular English language course, the integration of the role of English as both a social skill and as a professional requirement, and the pressure on the learner to develop all four language skills simultaneously. This conference aims to focus on the emerging trends and methodologies in English language teaching which can empower the language class room and enable the learner to use English adeptly and effectively.
Proposals for individual papers, individual poster presentations, and workshops by preformed panels of two or more experts are invited on the following, or related themes:
- Multiple intelligences and learning styles
- The use of the internet and multimedia in language teaching
- Modern pedagogical approaches and methodologies
- English for fieldwork
- English for media
- English for special purposes
- Vocabulary development
- Using literature for language teaching
- English for professional purposes
- Developing learning material for the teaching of English
- Intercultural communication
- Soft skills and personality development
- Developing translation skills
- Curriculum and syllabus design
- Testing and evaluation
- Interdisciplinarity in English language programmes
- Challenges in the present-day language classroom.
There will be a time limit of 15 minutes per paper/ 90 minutes per workshop. Individual posters will be presented with other thematically relevant posters.
Please submit the Proposal (not more than 350 words) in MS Word format, Times New Roman, Font size 12, as an email attachment by August 31, 2012. Kindly include your affiliation details, contact number and email id.
All proposals should be sent to: confenglish.mnit@gmail.com
Acceptance of proposals will be conveyed by September 15, 2012.
Selected papers presented during the Conference will be compiled and published as a Conference Volume by a reputed publisher of scholarly books. Please follow MLA Handbook (Seventh Edition) guidelines when submitting the complete paper (approximate length of the article: 3500 – 4000 words). Last date for submission of complete papers: November 30th, 2012.
REGISTRATION
Early Bird Charges ( Up to October 31st, 2012 )
USD 200/- (for Participants from other countries)
Rs 2000/- (for Participants from India)
Rs 1000/- (for students/research scholars from India)
After October 31st, 2012
USD 250/- (for Participants from other countries)
Rs 2500/- (for Participants from India)
Rs 1200/- (for students/research scholars from India)
The Registration fee will include admission to all sessions, daily lunches, refreshments and conference materials.
MODE OF PAYMENT
Registration Fee should be sent only as a Demand Draft in favour of Registrar, MNIT Jaipur, payable at Jaipur. Cheques or Money Orders will not be accepted.
ACCOMMODATION
Arrangement for stay of outstation participants will be made in hostels (twin sharing) on nominal payment basis and in hotels situated near the Institute on payment basis.
Delegates may send an email to the Conveners with a request for booking a suitable accommodation. An advance payment is mandatory for confirmation.
Details about accommodation charges will be provided soon.
Last date of receiving accommodation request is September 30, 2012.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of Abstracts by August 31, 2012.
Acceptance of Abstracts by September 15, 2012.
Accommodation Requests up to September 30, 2012.
Early Bird Registration up to October 31, 2012.
Regular Registration: November 1, 2012 onwards.
Submission of complete Papers by November 30, 2012.
ADDRESS FOR CONTACT
Dr Preeti Bhatt & Mrs Nanny Tripathi
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Malaviya National Institute of Technology
JLN Marg
Jaipur – 302017
INDIA
Email: confenglish.mnit@gmail.com
For registration form, please contact Ms. Preeti Bhatt (preetibhatt123@yahoo.in / confenglish.mnit@gmail.com)