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Vol. 4 Issue 17 – ELT Conference: ‘Language, Literature, and Cultural Studies in the 21st Century: Translocating / Transgressing Boundaries’ Dhaka, Bangladesh – May 25-26, 2012

We welcome both scholarly and creative submissions from the early career scholars and postgraduates including MPhil and Phd students who are studying and interested in the vibrant fields of English language, literatures in English, and cultural studies. We also offer graduate sessions to accommodate papers presented by the students in the MA and BA (Hons) programmes. There will be three WORKSHOPS and/or PLENARY SESSIONS that will address the formation of ‘boundaries’ erected by or around the academic disciplines. Confirmed plenary speakers include Prof. Fakrul Alam,University ofDhaka and Prof M Shahidullah,RajshahiUniversity.

Vol. 4 Issue 6 – Event: Second International conference for English language teacher educators, March 3-5, Hyderabad, India

This session looks at how language teachers at any level can use the broad theoretical concepts of communicative competence, sociocultural theory, and speaking principles to enhance interaction. Together, we will examine specific principles of teaching speaking and show how to adapt these principles in your classroom. Workshop led by David Chiesa, English Language Fellow.

Vol. 4 Issue 5. – National Workshop on Teaching Vocabulary and Pronunciation at the Tertiary Level, February 10, Sathyabama University, India

The Department of English conducts workshops with experts in the area of ELT to equip the teachers with changing trends in language teaching methodologies on a regular basis. Although the workshop is meant for teachers in the area of English for Science and Technology, it may be useful to the scholars and also to the students of ELT. Research scholars doing experimental studies may also benefit by learning the techniques in teaching vocabulary and pronunciation.

Vol. 4 Issue 5. – UGC National Seminar in Indore, India: ‘Voicing The Silence: Redefining English Literary Studies’, February 17-18, 2012

This conference means to address all areas of literature written in English including classical to Victorian, Edwardian, Modernist and contemporary Literature in English differently as the locus of impersonality and emotion, of autonomy and commitment, and also analyzing it in the light of ethics and responsibility and would addresse fundamental questions about ethics and literature To work on ethics is quite a challenge since various definitions of the term have been given from Aristotle, Spinoza and Kant to Levinas, Ricoeur, Derrida, Deleuze, Nussbaum, Badiou, Bouveresse or Attridge.

Vol. 4 Issue 2. – Event: eLearning Africa 2012

EDUTOPIA has posted an article titled “How Should We Measure Student Learning? The Many Forms of Assessment”.

Vol. 4 Issue 2. – Event: Exploring ICT in Education 2012, Qatar

EDUTOPIA has posted an article titled “How Should We Measure Student Learning? The Many Forms of Assessment”.

#107, Event: National Seminar on ‘English Language Education in India: Theory and Practice’, January 23-25, Hyderabad – India

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#107 | December 11 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) The Center for English Language Studies, University of Hyderabad and ELT@I Hyderabad Chapter are organizing a national seminar on ‘English Language Education in India: Theory and Practice’ on January 23-25. As is well-known, English is the primary language of education in India… Continue reading #107, Event: National Seminar on ‘English Language Education in India: Theory and Practice’, January 23-25, Hyderabad – India