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Vol. 5 Issue 32 – Conference: ‘4th International Conference on Foreign Language and Applied Linguistics’, Bosnia, May 2014

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ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#32 | September 2, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

FLTAL 2014 intends to remain open to linguistic and cross-cultural education-related topics broadly defined, looking more closely into the current dynamics in the world between old and new trends, local and global tendencies, progressive and conservative views, stabilization and destabilization patterns, national and global identities. In that context, the special focus theme proposed for the conference this time is universal vs. culture specific in the teaching foreign language and applied linguistics.

It is expected that FLTAL will attract a significant number of front-ranking academics, professionals and policy makers working in the broad area of language education, linguistic and intercultural education. The main aim of the conference is to promote the values of multilingualism and intercultural cooperation in a rapidly changing and communication-driven society with cross-border and culture-convergent encounters. Our task is to re-examine and re-define key questions on our existing agenda, as well as to identify new collaborative and networking opportunities, both of which will inform future directions of research and development. (more…)

Vol. 5 Issue 32 – Conference: ‘Education and Development Conference 2014’, Thailand, March 2014

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ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#32 | September 2, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

This three-day program is unlike most academic conferences. It aims to bring scholars and students together as well as experienced professionals willing to learn, share their ideas and their great achievements, while addressing the importance of education and its strong correlation with development.

The Ninth Annual Education and Development Conference provides a comprehensive and interactive program in which participants cultivate their cross-cultural, and communication skills and learn about different educational systems, the importance of education and many ways to develop and implement it.

This program is specifically designed and targeted for graduate students, scholars, NGO representatives and community members:
Graduate students will have the opportunity to develop their studies greatly after being able to interact with scholars and other prominent figures;

Scholars will be exchanging their ideas, learning new approaches in the field and passing on their knowledge to other participants while simultaneously expanding on their knowledge, leadership skills and communication skills.; (more…)

Vol. 5 Issue 32 – Book Review: ‘How to Teach English with Technology’ by Gavin Dudeney and Nicky Hockley

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The book "How to teach English with technology" written by Gavin Dudeney and Nicky Hockley is utilizing technology in language teaching. Gavin Dudeney has worked in education for the past 24 years as a teacher, material developer, IT manager and Web/user interface designer. Nicky Hockley is director of pedagogy of the consultants and has worked in the field of face-to-face and distance education since 1987, as a teacher, teacher trainer and consultant. The book is useful for both novice and experienced teachers on how to use ICT tools in the classrooms. It has 12 chapters, each chapter containing introduction as well as theoretical background of each topic which is followed by introducing different software and hardware and further activities to be used in classrooms. Each chapter is ended up with a summary of the whole chapter. Furthermore, the book has an Audio CD_ROM which contains interviews with teachers around the world explaining their experiences of using technology in their teaching. There are also useful tutorials on topics such as how to set up a blog.