Future Events

Call for Papers

Starting, Stimulating and Sustaining English Language

Teacher Education and Development

A conference for English Language Teacher Educators

Hyderabad, India 

22 - 24 January 2011

Deadline for applications: 1 November 2010

Potential speakers are encouraged to submit proposals as soon as possible but no later than 1 November 2010

Acceptance of proposals: 15 November, 2010

Organised by the British Council, EFL-U (The English and Foreign Language University), ELTAI (English Language Teachers Association India) and supported by IATEFL’s Young Learner Teenagers Special Interest Group (YLT SIG) and Teacher Training and Education Special Interest Group (TTEd SIG)

Plenaries, workshops, panels and paper presentations will take place over Days 1, 2 and 3.

Target audience

The conference audience will consist of the following groups:

• State sector trainers and teacher educators from India and South Asia
• British Council, EFLU, ELTAI and YLT SIG and TTEd SIG specialists
• Teacher association members (regional and international)

Conference themes

Proposals are invited for presentations on the following themes:

1. Developing English language primary teachers
2. Teacher education in difficult and rural contexts
3. Curriculum and materials development for teacher education
4. The role of technology (radio, Edusat, mobiles, ICT) in teacher education
5. Distance teacher education
6. CPD for teachers and teacher educators
7. Challenges of evolving and implementing EL teacher education policy

Further information, call for papers and registration forms: http://www.britishcouncil.org/india-english-teachersandtrainers-development.htm and http://ttedsig.iatefl.org/.

Submitting proposals

Please submit your proposals to:

• International: Wendy Arnold, Conference Advisor on arnoldworld@gmail.com
• National: Sam Prasanthkumar Manager State Partnerships, British Council on sam.prasanthkumar@in.britishcouncil.org

Fees

Fee includes registration, conference pack, refreshments and lunch. Accommodation is not included but a list of accommodation will be available from 1 December 2010.

Please note that:

1. We are unable to reimburse speakers for expenses. All speakers are required to register for the conference and pay the appropriate conference registration fee by demand draft  - please refer to the registration form for more details.
2. All speakers are responsible for obtaining their own visas for India. Should your proposal be accepted, invitation letters will be organised.
3. All speakers and delegates will be issued with a certificate of participation.
4. The deadline for applications for speakers: 1 November 2010.
5. Deadline proposals accepted: 15 November 2010.
6. Deadline for speakers registration: 25 November 2010 (if registration is not received then proposal is not accepted)
7. The deadline for registrations for delegates: 10 January 2010. 
8. Registrations for the conference will be accepted on a first come first served basis.

Please contact YLT SIG (yltsig@iatefl.org), our events coordinators, or our events advisor Wendy Arnold (arnoldworld@gmail.com) if you are planning an event and need some support