Future Events

2010

Call for Papers

Teachers’ lived Experience and Reflection

Beijing, China 12 - 14 November 2010

Deadline for applications is: 1 October 2010

Acceptance of proposals: 8 October 2010

Organised by NAFLE (National Association of Foreign Language Education) and China Education Society supported by the British Council and IATEFL’s Young Learner and Teenagers Special Interest Group (YLT SIG)

A conference for all English Language Teaching (ELT) professionals

NAFLE, the British Council and IATEFL YLT SIG would like to invite proposals for contributions to the above conference.

Symposiums, panels and presentations will take place over Day 1 and Day 2.

The conference audience will consist of three main groups: IATEFL members (local and international), Chinese & other state school teachers, British Council and YLT SIG specialists. Papers are particularly welcome which develop links between the following strands:

1.    Confusion, Challenges & Solutions in Teaching

2.    Classroom Teaching Innovation and Reflection

3.    Curriculum Reform and Teachers’ Professional Development

4.    Teachers’ Roles in Testing and Evaluation

5.    Utilization of Teaching Resources

6.    Classroom-based Teacher Action Research

Further information can be found on the conference link at: http://www.yltsig.org or email: arnoldworld@gmail.com

Please submit your proposal to Wendy Arnold on arnoldworld@gmail.com

We ask prospective presenters to fill in all sections of the form, including providing biographical data for the conference brochure. Please fill in all parts of the form without exceeding the word limits.

Please note that:

1.      We are unable to reimburse speakers for expenses. All presenters are requested to register for the conference and pay the appropriate conference registration fee directly at the venue. The conference fee is RMB 300 and should be paid in cash in Beijing.

2.      All rooms will be equipped with PC and a data projector. Further details of available technical resources will be sent out on request.

3.      There will be slots of 45 minutes for presentations. (including 10 MINS mutual interlocution)

4.      All speakers are responsible for obtaining their own visas for China. Should your proposal be accepted, invitation letters will be organised.

DETAILS OF PRIMARY PRESENTER

Family Name:

First name:

Title: Mr/Mrs/Ms/Dr/Prof

Address:

Phone Number:

Fax No.

Email:

IATEFL Membership No:

Institution/ Place of work:

DETAILS OF PRESENTATION

Please indicate the target audience of your session

i.e. teachers of learners aged 5 to 11 / aged 7 to 9 / aged 10 to 13 etc

For teachers of learners aged from ___to ___.

Please indicate if your session will be:        

a presentation: yes / no

talk (45 minutes): yes / no

Please circle or underline if your session is for:

experienced/inexperienced teacher/education professionals

experienced /inexperienced/both (please circle)

Please circle or underline one strand of your paper:

Confusion, Challenges & Solutions in Teaching

Classroom Teaching Innovation and Reflection

Curriculum Reform and Teachers’ Professional Development

Teachers’ Roles in Testing and Evaluation

Utilization of Teaching Resources

Classroom-based Teacher Action Research

Title:

Abstract (word limit 200 words) (please attach in a separate document)

Please circle or underline if you are willing to publish your email address:

Yes          No           

Presentation Needs:

Please circle or underline

Data Projector                     

Video  

CD-player    

PC

Internet

DVD player                  ¨

Would you be interested in allowing your session to be recorded and uploaded (including your presentation / materials) onto the web to share it with a wider audience?              Yes ¨ No ¨

(This would be used in a password-protected online post-conference area)

Would you be interested in providing an article about your session in order to share it with a wider audience? 

Please circle or underline                                                                

Yes

No

(This would be used in a post-conference publication)

_________________________

Please send your abstract and this form to Wendy Arnold

by no later than Friday 1 October 2010 - arnoldworld@gmail.com

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