The British Council, in collaboration with several universities in Bogotá, a group of British publishers, the Centro Colombo Americano and ASOCOPI, is organising the NATIONAL ELT CONFERENCE 2009 with the theme: 'Perspectives in Bilingualism: Current views and trends'.

The Conference will be held in Bogotá, Colombia, from 23 to 25 April 2009 at the Universidad de La Salle, Sede Chapinero. Click here for the programme:

Thursday 23 April

Friday 24 April (Morning)

Friday 24 April (Afternoon)

Saturday 25 April

This event seeks to be a forum for researchers, teacher educators, academic coordinators, practitioners and decision makers, to share a critical and constructive assessment of current research and practice on the teaching of English. Registration for the 12th National ELT Conference is now open.

You can also watch certain plenary sessions as they are broadcasted live onto your computer via Webcast. Click here to watch the Webcasts.