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<div>With apologies for cross-postings:</div>
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</font><font size="+1" color="#000000">The Centre for the Study of<br>
<b>Professional Discourse and Development<br>
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Locating TESOL in an Age of Empire</b></font></div>
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<div><font face="Palatino" size="+1" color="#000000">This two-day
symposium will be held at<b> Aston University</b>, in Birmingham,
England, on<b> Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 December 2003</b>.<br>
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The symposium sets out to formulate a professional response to the
perception that the invasion and occupation of Iraq may have
signalled a historic shift in contemporary international
relations. That is to say, where the pressures of hegemony do
not suffice, military force will be overtly employed. In this
context, it is impossible not to notice that the leading players in
the invasion of Iraq were also the major TESOL providers worldwide:
the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and
Australia. If English is now to become the language of Empire,
or of neo-imperialism, as well as the lingua franca of commerce and
culture, what difference does this make to the profession of English
language teaching, or to the lives of English language teachers?<br>
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<b>Keynote Speakers</b> will be:<br>
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Professor<b> Sarah Benesch</b>, City University of New York<br>
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Professor<b> Christopher Brumfit</b>, University of Southampton<br>
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Christopher Brumfit will examine the implications of the dominance of
English for both old and new speakers and ELT Professionals.
Sarah Benesch will explore the use of critical pedagogy and critical
media awareness in English for academic purposes to respond to the
new imperialism.<br>
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Presentations (30 minutes + 10) are invited that address the issues
involved with an eye to specific implications for TESOL, whether in
terms of pedagogy, materials, the language itself, language policy,
educational planning, the lives of teachers, teacher development,
research, or any other aspect of the field. Please send
proposals (title + 200 words) to the address below. Alternative
fora will also be arranged. We intend the symposium to be a
high-intensity, small-scale event for not more than 30
participants. <br>
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A series of seminars on the theme will be held during academic year
2003/04, and a second symposium is intended for July 2004. For
more information, please contact Julian Edge:<u>
j.edge@aston.ac.uk</u></font></div>
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