Spontaneity in Language Teaching Conference, Birmingham, September 27

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 18 | July 21, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036]


On 27th September, 2014 Horizon Language Training will be putting on a one day conference for language teachers at Brasshouse Language Centre, Birmingham. The conference will feature talks and workshops on the theme of Spontaneity in language teaching from some great speakers – Adrian Underhill, Alan Maley, Luke Meddings, Nick Bilbrough and Vivian Gladwell. There will also be an ‘Open Space’ slot in the afternoon where participants will be able to enter into discussions of their own choosing, or lead their own workshops related to the theme.

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Third UAD TEFL International Conference 2014, Indonesia, September 17-18

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 18 | July 21, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036]


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The third UTIC 2014 aims to bring together innovative work and new ideas in ELT from a number of different experts in the area while providing a medium for English language teachers and practitioners in general to exchange and share ideas and experience in ELT. A special emphasis will be placed on learning material development; what are the underlying concepts and rationale for material design, what language skills it purports to teach, how it serves to promote language acquisition, and what appropriation required to address students’ cultural backdrops and classroom constraints in various teaching contexts. (more…)

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