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Dear readers, colleagues, and friends,
after several months of teaching, the 'darling buds of May' are starting to show and we can see what the fruit of our hard work is going to be like. As the school year is slowly coming to an end, this is the time to reflect on our own work. The topic of this issue is therefore Teacher Development. The ELTA Conference is at the doorstep, too, reminding us of the necessity to self-develop, to learn, to share, and – to have good time in our classrooms! To quote William Faulkner: 'Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.'
Enjoy the newsletter, enjoy your work, and enjoy the spring!
on behalf of the Newsletter/Melt editorial team
Maja Hadzic
To the Editor
We would hereby like to thank all the contributors and encourage them, and all of you, to continue making our newsletter and magazine fantastic as it is!
You can take part, as well, and share your thoughts with us! Send us your comments and suggestions – here are some guidelines to help you:
1.What are your favourite sections of Newsletter / MELT and why?
2.What do you think about this issue?
3.Any further comments or ideas regarding Newsletter / MELT?
The editors are happy to receive all your suggestions and articles at melt@elta.org.yu
Read the guidelines and fill in the form.
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2008, Exeter Online
42nd Annual International IATEFL Conference & Exhibition
The British Council and IATEFL have launched the ‘Exeter Online’ website with web coverage of this year's IATEFL Annual Conference in Exeter.
Visit the Exeter Online website at http://exeteronline.britishcouncil.org
As with Aberdeen Online, there’ll be video recordings of workshops, moderated forums and photo albums and a lot more.
We look forward to meeting you online, and hope that you will share this link
http://exeteronline.britishcouncil.org with your colleagues worldwide.
10 - 11 May 2008, Sofia
17th National BETA-IATEFL Conference
BETA-IATEFL annual ELT event
BETA-IATEFL would like to remind you about the national annual ELT event of 2008 on May 10 and 11 in Sofia. The forum is co-run by BETA-IATEFL and the Department of Information and In-Service Training of Teachers (DIUU) - www.diuu.bg.
Traditionally there is no restricting theme for the Conference. A broad range of topics will be covered including Teacher Training, Teacher Development, Mentoring, Teaching Young Learners, ESP, Testing, Teaching Literature, English Across Curriculum, Cultural Studies and many others.
As usual well-known practitioners in the field of ELT are invited as plenary speakers. Phillip Kerr, Gary Anderson and Desmond Thomas are "household" names among ELT professionals worldwide.
Conference fees, application and speaker proposal forms as well as information about accommodation facilities are already available at:
www.beta-iatefl.org.
For further information about the conference please contact us at:
beta.iateflbg@gmail.com.
May 14 – 16, 2008
Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Latvia
7th International Students’ Research Conference
The Faculty of Education of the University of Latvia in Riga have a tradition of organising annual conferences for students to present their research papers in the following academic areas:
•Education
•Culture(s)
•Literature
•Teaching methods
•Linguistics
•anything else related to English and German languages
The next conference will take place between May 14th and 16th in Riga.
Applications will have to be submitted before May 1st 2008.
The participation is free of charge.
You'll only have to cover travel, accommodation and meals.
If interested, have a look at the information attached and contact the organisers:
Dr. Indra Odina: indra.odina@lu.lv
and Anna Lavrecka: anna.lavrecka@gmail.com
23 May, 2008, Fürstenfeld, Austria
1st International Conference for Theory and Practice in Education
Current Issues in Education
International Conference for Theory and Practice in Education is to be organised by the Kodolányi Janos College of Higher Education and the Association of Educational Sciences.
Proposals of papers in English and German are welcome by March 31st 2008:
office@eduscience.hu
More information and the registration form in English will be provided by the Organising Committee upon request:
Dr. Judit Torgyik (E-mail: jtorgyik@uranos.kodolanyi.hu)
Dr. Karlovitz János Tibor (E-mail: bolkarlo@uni-miskolc.hu)
September 25-29, 2008,
IATEFL China, 4th International Annual Conference
TEFL NEW TRENDS AND CHALLENGES
Members of the Culture and Literature IATEFL China will hold its 4th International Annual Conference at the English Coaching Paper Office in Tonghua, during 25 – 29 September 2008. The theme of the conference is TEFL New Trends and Challenges.
This letter is to invite you to attend or give a presentation at the Conference. IATEFL China is sure your participation will be a valuable learning and sharing experience.
E-mail: teflconference@tefl-china.net, teflconference@hotmail.com
Website: www.tefl-china.net www.iateflchina.com
24 - 26 October, 2008 in Skopje
Fifth International ELTAM - IATEFL and Research SIG Conference
Creating a Philosophy of Teaching: Linking the Personal and Professional Self
The English Language Teachers' Association of Macedonia (ELTAM) announces its 5th International Conference for ELT professionals, which will be held on 24 - 26 October, 2008 in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
The Conference opens on Friday 24 October with a pre-conference event Research In EFL: Connecting Theory and Practice, and finishes on Sunday, 26 October 2008. It will include a plenary session with some well known EFL specialists (names to be announced soon), presentations, workshops and discussions. A major ELT Book Exhibition by the publishers represented in Macedonia will accompany the conference – the latest titles will be available for inspection or purchase at special conference prices throughout the event. There will also be social events and excursions.
The theme of the conference is Creating a Philosophy of Teaching: Linking the Personal and Professional Self, which we hope is broad enough to cover a broad range of topics and will give everyone an opportunity to find something of interest.
Direct contacts:
Jagoda Trajcova
jagodatrajcova@yahoo.com
Evaluating professional development
by Tatjana Glusac
Professional development that aims at the improvement of teachers’ content knowledge, as well as of their knowledge of teaching methods seems to be more important than ever.
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ELT Methodology – an important stepping-stone to full professional competence
by Radmila Bodric
In recent years a good deal of attention has been paid to teacher education programmes which would keep pace with our changing society and its requirements.
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Teacher development - We teach who we are
by Dana Kitic
We really teach who we are, as Perker Palmer would say, and thus it seems highly important to work on “who we are”. This does not mean to work only on our professional being, i.e. strictly on our professional development, but it seems necessary to work on our whole being.
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Develop and assess - Jetset for young lerners
by Snezana Mitrovic
As a second language English is taught to young learners all over the world. It has become not only a universal means of communication but a proof that you invest in your intellectual development.
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Catching up with Canada
by Maja Hadzic
The IATEFL Hungary organized the first international methodology conference in Hungary on the teaching of Canadian culture.
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Mini seminar for English language teachers
by Katarina Ristanovic
The first Saturday of April was a great opportunity for English language teachers from Kraljevo and nearby cities to gether together, share their experience and have some fun. This opportunity was provided by ELTA regional coordinator for Raski okrug, Zeljko Andrijanic.
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Oxfordenship
by Maja Aleksic
Both in life in general and in language in particular, once established system of values, norms and ideals is very difficult to change.
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How learning has escaped from the box
by Natasa Jovanovic
Are you a heavy email user? Do you ever use snail mail in this day and age? Do you google or just goggle? You are the teacher of the present but what is the learner of the future like?
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Standardization of E-Business Terminology in the Light of Bologna Process
by Marina Katic
Facing the challenges of the new millennium, it is necessary to raise the question of terminology standardization for the purpose of transparency of meaning at international level, as requested by the Bologna process.
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From discourse structure to text summaries
by Jelisaveta Safranj
Rhetorical Structure Theory is a theory of text organization that has led to different areas of application. The concept of discourse structure and nuclearity can be used effectively in text summarisation.
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Semantic Mapping in Communicative Language Teaching
by Zorana Vasiljevic
The study assessed the effectiveness of instruction in semantic mapping in facilitating text comprehension and vocabulary growth in an advanced L2 reading class. In addition to facilitating vocabulary knowledge, semantic mapping was also found to increase students’ motivation and promote group work and collaboration.
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Tolkien’s world in a classroom - Following the footsteps of the protagonists in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
by Sonja Babic
But for the magnificence of the mind of J.R.R. Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien) the audience would never have been able to presume how impressive and inventive the newfound world might sound and look.
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My encounters with classrooms and students and my teaching endeavours
by Milenko Pecanac
I often wonder why it is that somebody chooses to become a teacher and whether there is something common among all teachers regarding their motivation for such career choice. Is there a particular psychological profile of people that need this profession as some sort of psychotherapy? Isn`t teaching some kind of therapy? To me, it has helped very much.
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What’s the Message?
by Jelena Filipovic
On walls, screens, billboards, online...written, drawn, whispering, persuading… simple but effective MESSAGES are the hip product of the modern age.
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English in Mind
by Danijela Veljkovic
“I like this course because it has interesting topics.”, “Projects are fabulous! I enjoy doing them.” These are just some of the many comments on “English in Mind” given by my students who are delighted with the course and enjoy every segment of it. And what could be a better recommendation than your students enjoying it?
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Quiz time
by Maja Hadzic
The topic can be virtually anything, from vehicles to adjectives describing character to weather conditions – as long as they use English.
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ABC QUEST
by Maja Hadzic
Revise alphabet, revise spelling!
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Simon Gill: Predestined to teach
by Maja Hadzic
Simon Gill has been in ELT since 1980. He came to what was then Czechoslovakia in Sptember 1989, just in time for the Velvet Revolution, and has been there ever since.
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School jokes
by Maja Hadzic
Teacher: You missed school yesterday didn't you? Pupil: Not very much!
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Reflective Teaching
by Julie Tice from www.teachingenelgish.co.uk
Reflective teaching means looking at what you do in the classroom, thinking about why you do it, and thinking about if it works - a process of self-observation and self-evaluation.
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Quick chocolate cake
by Maja Hadzic
For all of you who enjoy chocolate – try this one!
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Cheesecake
by Tatjana Glusac
Find out whether they really put cheese in cakes!
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