This year for the first time we will be hosting a virtual Policy Dialogue alongside the face to face conference in Delhi from 18-20 November 2009.

We hope to reach a wider audience, who will be able to follow the conference, in India and internationally, via the internet. We also hope that delegates and speakers will take part in the online event by interacting with each other and the online audience. English for Progress online goes live on 4 November.

The Third Policy Dialogue aims to highlight challenges and reveal best practices in English language teaching and learning that can benefit the education system, teachers and learners in India and Sri Lanka. The dialogue will introduce ‘English Next: India’, which is being published by the British Council and written by David Graddol, a well-known UK writer, broadcaster and lecturer. The publication will highlight the status and issues in English language education in India. Read more on this and previous Policy Dialogues.

Features of English for Progress online

We will be broadcasting ten plenary sessions live over the internet and recording seven parallel sessions. The live sessions will also appear as recordings after the live stream. Viewers will be able to visit a different page for each session where they can:

			View the live stream or recording
			Download the speaker’s presentation
			Write some comments on the session
			Read the speaker’s biography and abstract

The pages will remain live for some time after the conference, so that the discussion can continue.

View the complete conference programme and click through to see each of the session pages

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