Vol. 5 Issue 12 – Amity University’s First International ELT Conference on ‘Who’, ‘What’, ‘How’: ELT In The Global Context, May 18 & 19, 2013

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#12 | April 1, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

As the world shifts into a global society and English increasingly becomes the language of transaction across the globe; educational institutions have to play a pivotal role in equipping tomorrow’s leaders with the power of English language. As a result, the nature of English Language Teaching has to undergo a change as it meets the demands of preparing students’ for a global economy. The ‘Who’ we teach is changing as learners are learning the language for different purposes. The ‘What’ we teach is changing as we move towards ‘Global English’ and the varying demands of our learners in the new age. The ‘How’ we teach is changing as technology has revolutionized the way we teach.

These changes mean new challenges for us in the field of ELT and it has never been more important to be updated as it is today. The purpose of this conference is to create spaces around the key concepts of ELT in the Global context for mutual sharing and learning for everyone associated with ELT, from teachers to professionals to researchers to materials developers, so all are tuned in to the changing times.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CONFERENCE

• Plenary sessions by renowned ELT experts from US (RELO), UK (British Council) and India
• ELT Workshops by eminent trainers from US (RELO), UK (British Council) and India
• Paper/Poster presentations (more…)

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Vol. 5 Issue 12 – BEC Teachers’ Competition 2013

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#12 | April 1, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

Are you a teacher preparing candidates for Cambridge English Business Certificates (BEC) examinations? Do you have a practical idea on how to help candidates prepare for the exam?

By submitting your helpful ideas for exam preparation for the Cambridge English Business English Certificates (BEC) Teachers’ Competition you have the chance to win an all expenses paid trip to Cambridge with a place on a two-week residential teacher development course.

The competition runs from 7 January – 30 April 2013.

Cambridge English: Business English Certificates (BEC) examinations are celebrating their 20th anniversary during 2013. (more…)

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Vol. 5 Issue 12 – 2nd Annual International Conference on Language, Literature and Linguistics (L3 2013), Singapore, June 17

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#12 | April 1, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

CONFERENCE THEME

“To speak a language is to take on a world, a culture,” says Frantz Fanon. To undestand a culture fully, one must first be dedicated to learning its native language. Linguists well as our body of literature play a crucial role in unlocking the secrets behind the world’s multitude of languages, and helping people understand how the human mind works across time and space, from different eras and individual cultures.

Where spoken word, in its millions of years of evolution, fails to provide insights on historic and modern literature, linguists, with their uncanny curiosity, help convey messages from languages long dead and forgotten. Thus a discourse in the field of language, linguistics and literature is significant to gather and understand different perspective in our culture and the society between the past and the present.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Language and Literature:

  • Language acquisition and learning
  • Language Education
  • Intercultural Education (more…)

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