ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#8 | March 4, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036
UPALS ICL 2013 is organized by the UiTM Penang Academy of Language Studies and aims to provide a platform for presenters and participants to meet up and exchange ideas besides establishing a professional network on areas of common interest.
The conference objectives are to:
- emphasize the relevance of languages in diverse environments
- develop a more sensitive culture towards the potential of using multi languages in the context of daily
- apply and put into practice the different language skills effectively
- provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, know-how and research findings on current educational scenarios and trends related to language learning and teaching
- provide a platform to disseminate knowledge and information related to the planning, organization and management of language learning and teaching
- provide a meaningful meeting point for teachers and alike to engage in intellectual discourse in forming a discourse community with similar knowledge, language and goals
- provide an arena for identifying the challenges, needs and possible future directions of language learning and teaching