{"id":3118,"date":"2012-08-11T10:59:47","date_gmt":"2012-08-11T10:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eltweekly.com\/elt-newsletter\/?p=3118"},"modified":"2012-08-11T10:59:47","modified_gmt":"2012-08-11T10:59:47","slug":"vol-4-issue-33-international-conference-on-empowering-the-english-language-classroom-at-malaviya-national-institute-of-technology-jaipur-january-18-19-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=3118","title":{"rendered":"Vol. 4 Issue 33 \u2013 International Conference On \u2018Empowering The English Language Classroom\u2019 At Malaviya National Institute Of Technology, Jaipur, January 18-19, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#33 | August 13, 2012 |\u00a0ISSN 0975-3036<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India, invites English language teachers, professionals and research scholars to submit proposals for papers, posters and workshops for the International Conference on \u2018Empowering the English Language Classroom.\u2019 This International Conference is a part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Malaviya National Institute of Technology, an Institute of National Importance and one of the premier National Institutes of Technology in India. The conference will take place at M.N.I.T Jaipur from January 18th to 19th, 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

This Conference aims to provide a forum to the international academic community engaged in teaching English language to share their research on modern pedagogical approaches which can empower the English language classroom and enable the learner to communicate effectively in English.<\/span><\/p>\n

CONCEPT NOTE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

English Language Teaching poses many challenges to the language teacher. The diversity of the students\u2019 socio-cultural background, motivation and interest, multiple intelligences and learning styles, differing personalities and behaviour patterns, makes the language teaching task a particularly intricate one. The interests of individual learners vary: they are motivated to learn English to meet their academic, professional or personal needs and may want to focus exclusively on developing a proficiency in writing or a fluency in speech. In order to meet the needs and requirements of individual learners, language teachers need to choose between prescribed language teaching methods and alternative methods keeping in view the wider socio-cultural context in which the instruction takes place.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the modern technological age, the transformation in the teaching methodology with the adoption of online teaching resources and multimedia in the language classroom has led to the need for more careful planning and preparation on the part of the teacher. Combined with these are the academic guidelines which specify the expected level of language proficiency of students after they have taken a particular English language course, the integration of the role of English as both a social skill and as a professional requirement, and the pressure on the learner to develop all four language skills simultaneously. This conference aims to focus on the emerging trends and methodologies in English language teaching which can empower the language class room and enable the learner to use English adeptly and effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

Proposals for individual papers, individual poster presentations, and workshops by preformed panels of two or more experts are invited on the following, or related themes:<\/span><\/p>\n