[LAP] Call for Abstracts: 1st PakTESOL International Conference

Wed Feb 5 14:55:47 UTC 2020

***** Apologies for Cross-posting*****   1st PakTESOL International
Conference on EMERGING TRENDS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN PAKISTAN:
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

*March 12-14, 2020*

*Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad*

The conference aims to provide a platform for national and international
scholars, language policy makers, professionals, researchers, academic
scientists, linguists and educationists to impart and share their
experiences in quality English language teaching and learning. Through this
forum, the participants are expected to disseminate the recent innovations,
trends and concerns, practical challenges encountered and the prospects
available for achieving best practices.

The rapid growth of communication technologies and globalization has
provided many opportunities to English language teachers and learners. It
has paved ways for multiple openings as well as created certain challenges.
The ELT practitioners face the challenge of sustaining the established
practices while integrating new methods and technologies in their
classrooms. The conference will provide an opportunity to address the
issues related to mixed-ability learners, ESP, syllabus design, assessment,
teachers training and technology in the classroom. The conference will also
provide a forum to ELT professionals to share and discuss their research
findings and experiences and generate a debate on practical and theoretical
issues related to ELT in multiple contexts of Pakistan. Thus, researchers,
trainers, and ELT experts will focus on the challenges and opportunities in
ELT in Pakistan, Asia and other related countries. It will be a unique
breakthrough for the participants to continue with their professional
development while networking and cooperating with the ELT community of the
country and abroad.

*Conference Venue*

Allama Iqbal Open University, H-8, Islamabad, Pakistan

*Major Themes of the Conference*

·         Innovations in ELT

·         ELT Practices

·         Technology and English Language Teaching

·         ELT in Pakistan

·         Teaching of Literatures Written in English

·         Learner Autonomy in ELT

·         ESP Practices in ELT

·         Bilingual and Multilingual Education

*Important Dates*

Abstract submission:                           February 15, 2020

Abstract acceptance notification:        February 21, 2020

Last date of registration:                      March 05, 2020

Conference dates:                                March 12-14, 2020

*Conference Fee*

Presenters:                   2500 PKR

Participants:                1500 PKR

*Guidelines for Abstract Submission*

Word count:                                        250-300 words

Keywords:                                           5-7 words

Font/Formatting:                                12 Times New Roman

Referencing style:
APA

Presentation time:                               15-20 minutes

Email for abstract submission:            paktesol2020 at gmail.com

Website for further detail:                   http://paktesol.aiou.edu.pk

*Keynote Speakers*

*Dr. JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall*
Co-director MA TESOL Program/Director PhD Program in Language, Literacy,
and Culture Professor Emerita, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Former
President TESOL International/American Association for Applied
Linguistics   Dr.
Ivan Eubanks Assistant Professor and Director UCCI (University College
Cayman Islands) Former Director of the Bilingual Merrill Lynch Writing and
Communication Center Editor in Chief (Pushkin Review, the International
Pushkin Society)   Dr. B. Bricklin Zeff Hokkai-Gakuen University,
Japan President
Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)   Dr.
Patricia Pashby Coordinator English Courses (for international graduate
students), the American English Institute Language Teaching Studies MA
Program, University of Oregon

*Workshops*

The conference also offers TWO pre-conference specialist workshops and
EIGHT parallel workshops with the following details:

*Pre-Conference Workshop – I (for PakTESOL Members)*

The Role of Professional Teachers’ Associations

The Role of Chapter Heads in Professional Associations

Resource persons: Dr. JoAnn Crandall and Dr. B. Bricklin Zeff

Maximum participants: 30 on first-come-first-serve basis

*Pre-Conference Workshop – II *

Academic Writing for Publication

Resource person: Dr. Ivan Eubanks

Registration fee: PKR 5000 (professionals) PKR 4000 (students)

Maximum participants: 30 on first-come-first-serve basis

*Parallel Workshop – I*

Integrating Projects into All Educational and Proficiency Levels

Resource person: Dr. JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall

*Parallel Workshop – II*

To Bow or Not to Bow: The Effectiveness of Pragmatic Instruction in the EFL
Classroom

Resource person: Dr. B. Bricklin Zeff

*Parallel Workshop – III*

Writing as a Cognitive Process

Resource person: Dr. Ivan Eubanks

*Parallel Workshop – IV*

Action Research: Professional Development for Very Busy Teachers

Resource person: Dr. Patricia Pashby

*Parallel Workshop – V*

Getting Them to Write: Activities to Engage Learners and Help to Develop
Confidence, Fluency and Accuracy

Resource person: Dr. JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall

*Parallel Workshop – VI*

Tactics to Enhance Reading Skills in the Language Classroom

Resource person: Dr. B. Bricklin Zeff

*Parallel Workshop – VII*

Giving Feedback — A Hierarchy of Concerns

Resource person: Dr. Ivan Eubanks

*Parallel Workshop – VIII*

Bringing Textbooks to Life

Resource person: Dr. Patricia Pashby

*Contact Us*

Conference Chair:

Dr. Muhammad Kamal Khan

kamal.khan at aiou.edu.pk

Conference Secretary:

Dr. Rashida Imran
rashida.imran at aiou.edu.pk

*_______*
*Muhammad Kamal Khan, PhD*
*Assistant Professor of  English and Applied Linguistics *

*Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad-Pakistan:  (Cell: 0092 320 848 411
5)*
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