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24-25 January 2009 |
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Teachers' Club, Parnell Square, Dublin |
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Title: 'Using Narrative in ELT
Strands: ESOL, EFL, EAP, Young Learners
Plenary Speakers: Melanie Cooke, Michael Hoey, Annie Hughes, Alan Maley, Hitomi Masuhara, Philip Prowse, Brian Tomlinson
MATSDA: Materials Development Association
ACELs: The Advisory Council for Language Schools in Ireland |
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To enrol for the Conference and to ask for information about accommodation, contact info@acels.ie
To join MATSDA, contact Georgie Barnes, MATSDA Secretary, georgie@nile-elt.com, telephone +44 (0) 1603 664473 |
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info@acels.ie |
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www.matsda.org.uk
www.acels.ie |
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31 January- 1 February 2009 |
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SMEX Convention Centre, Manila, Philippines SMEX Function Room 4, SM Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City, Philippines |
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Title: 'English Language in Use: Classroom and Workplace'
Organisers: the British Council in collaboration with Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, University of the Philippines, University of Sto Tomas and the British Alumni Association. Plenaries:
- Learning Teaching and Curriculum Development
- Varieties of English
- New Technologies in English Language Teaching
- English in the Workplace. (There will also be breakout sessions on related topics.) Deadline for proposals: 15 October 2008 |
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Jansen Mayor, British Council, Philippines |
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jansen.mayor@britishcouncil.org.ph |
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www.britishcouncil.org/philippines.htm |
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7-8 February 2008 |
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Heraklion, Crete |
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Topics to be addressed include: needs analysis, top-down and bottom-up approaches, content-based learning, skills development, team-teaching, input and output-based methodologies, consciousness-raising activities, fostering critical awareness, syllabus and materials design, the use of technology, testing and evaluation. Hosted by University of Crete Language Instructors |
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Kallia Katsampoxaki-Hodgetts,
Organising Committee Chairperson, ESP instructor
University of Crete,
School of Science and Technology |
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http://LSPcrete.wordpress.com |
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