20.259, Confs: Applied Linguistics/India

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Date: 26-Jan-2009
From: Nirmala Vijayakumar < vijainir2000 at yahoo.co.in >
Subject: Second Language Teaching Evaluation Methods

 

	
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Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:03:33
From: Nirmala Vijayakumar [vijainir2000 at yahoo.co.in]
Subject: Second Language Teaching Evaluation Methods 

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Second Language Teaching Evaluation Methods 
Short Title: ESTEEM-09 

Date: 21-Feb-2009 - 22-Feb-2009 
Location: Chennai, India 
Contact: Dr. Nirmala Vijayakumar 
Contact Email: vijainir2000 at yahoo.co.in 
Meeting URL: http://www.rmkcet.ac.in 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Meeting Description: 

A Two Day Workshop on:
"Enhancing Second Language Teaching By Effective Evaluation Methods "
(Esteem-09)

Sponsored By:
National Testing Service - India
Centre For Testing And Evaluation
Central Institute Of Indian Languages
(Ministry Of Hrd, Government Of India)
Mysore - 570 006

February 21st  & 22nd , 2009

Organised By:
Rmk College of Engineering & Technology
Rsm Nagar, Puduvoyal
Thiruvallur Dt.
Gummudipoondi Tk
Chennai - 601 206
Website : www.rmkcet.ac.in 

Focus of the Programme

Language is not only a vehicle for communicating thoughts and ideas, but it also
forges friendships, cultural ties, and economic relationships. The Linguist
Edward Sapir has said: ''the mere fact of a common speech serves as a peculiar
potent symbol of the social solidarity of those who speak the language.'' In
short, language retention helps maintain feelings of cultural kinship.

Language, of course, is knowledge, and in our world today knowledge is one of
the key factors in competitiveness. In an advanced industrial society in an
increasingly interdependent world, the knowledge of other languages becomes
indispensable. Next to the invention of wheels, the advent of the Internet has
changed the whole world. 

There is, of course, no denying that the knowledge of the second language is one
of the most important tools available. 

The potential for Indians to learn more about other cultures and languages is,
of course, enhanced by the fact we are a multicultural nation. India's identity
has often been characterized as a multicultural mosaic. Immigrants to this
country bring a vast wealth of knowledge - not the least of which is their
knowledge of other regional languages. It is very important that this pool of
linguistic knowledge not be lost by the second- and third-generation of former
newcomers. Hence we've designed a project - ESTEEM-08 that focuses on inventing
methods and materials to facilitate teaching and learning process of a second
language. 

Mail Your Registration to:

Dr.J.R.Nirmala
Programme Coordinator (ESTEEM-09)
RMK College of Engineering & Technology
RSM Nagar, Puduvoyal
Thiruvallur District
Gummudipoondi Taluk
CHENNAI - 601 206
E:Mail- esteem09 at yahoo.co.in /  vijainir2000 at yahoo.co.in
*  TA / DA will be provided for selected participants.







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