Alianza, Paraguay 1217,
Montevideo, Uruguay
 
 
 
 
 

The Fourteenth International Conference for Teachers of English and Administrators will have two different strands. One for English Language Programs Administrators, and one for Teachers of English.

Administrators strand: the Selecting Committe welcomes lectures and workshops on all aspects of the educational management field and professional development for Administrators, Supervisors, Coordinators, Heads of English Departments, Directors of Studies, School Managers and Entrepreneurs.
This may be your opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise with hundreds of Administrators in the English Language Teaching management field.

Teachers of English strand: The Selecting Committee welcomes proposals for lectures and workshops focusing on practical ideas, examples of best practices and how English Language Teaching common problems might be addressed.
This may be your opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise with hundreds of teachers of English in the ELT field.

Teachers of Corporate English Strand: We welcome sessions on the Teaching of English In Companies.

It is the responsibility of the Selecting Committee to evaluate all proposals and select a high quality variety of workshops that will meet the needs of a diverse audience.
 
 
  The Selecting Committee will review all abstracts and will select those which...

a. have a direct relationship to the conference and are relevant to the audience.
b. have a clear and precise organization.
c. guarantee the Committee that the speaker knows the subject.
d. guarantee the Committee that the presenter has extensive experience and success in conducting teacher-training seminars.
e. are complete, edited and free of typographical mistakes.
f. are not used to promote or sell the products or services of the speaker or others.
 
 
 

The standard length for presentations will be of 90 minutes.
While the assumption is that presentations will be largely speaker-centered, presenters are nonetheless encouraged to include and involve their audience, presenting in such a way as to stimulate the interest of the audience. For this reason we strongly discourage the reading aloud of written papers.
 
  Before submitting your proposal, please read the notes below:
 

1. Individuals may not submit or appear on more than two proposals, either as lead or co-presenters.
2. The content of the presentation should not change significantly after the proposal is accepted.
3. The Organizing Committee cannot guarantee a minimum or maximum number of registered participants in any presentation. Nor can any presentation be limited to the number of participants.
4. Upon acceptance of the proposal, proposal owners will be requested to submit a handout.
5. Pesenters and co-presenters must pay the convention fee and submit proof of payment before October 26th.
Please, check the convention fee in the registration form. You do NOT need to fill in the registration form.
After this day, if proof of payment is not received, your session may be cancelled. The registration fee is non refundable.”
6. All presenters should wear business attire during their presentations. The purpose of the dress code is to uphold the professional image of the conference.
 
   
  Deadline:
September 21st, 2012
 
Content Areas

The conference will have two main strands and will cover a variety of topics:

Strand 1: Administrators of English Language Programs
• Assessing and Testing
• Communication
• Curriculum Design
• Entrepreneurship
• Human Resources
• Leadership
• Learning Disorders
• Marketing
• Measurement & Evaluation
• Parents' involvement
• Professional Development
• Program administration
• Research
• School administration
• Teaching standards
• Technology in Education
• Training for Teacher Trainers
 

Strand 2: Teachers of English
The conference will cover
such topics as:
• Curriculum Development
• Assessment and testing
• Self assessment
• Professional Development
• Applied Linguistics
• CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning)
• CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)
• English for Specific Purposes
• ESL/EFL in Kindergarten
• ESL/EFL in Elementary & High School
• ESL/EFL in Higher Education
• Workplace and Business English
• Materials Development
• Speech/ Pronunciation
• Grammar Methodologies
• Reading Methodologies
• Speaking and Listening Methodologies
• Writing Methodologies
• Psycholinguistics/ Neurolinguistics
• Research
• Drama in the Classroom
• Video in the Classroom
• Music and Songs in the Classroom
• Games in the Classroom
• Dealing with Large Classes
• Dealing with Learning Problems
• Dealing with Misbehavior
• Dealing with Parents
• Motivating Students
• Classroom Management

Strand 3: Teachers of Corporate English
We welcome sessions on the teaching of English in Companies

...Among other related
topics of interest to the audience.
 
Laura Lewin
President
Organizing Committee
 
 
To submit a proposal, please use this Submission Form.
The deadline for abstracts is September 21st, 2012.
 
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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