29.1434, Calls: English, Applied Linguistics/Tanzania

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LINGUIST List: Vol-29-1434. Mon Apr 02 2018. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 29.1434, Calls: English, Applied Linguistics/Tanzania

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Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 18:25:13
From: Jamal Maringo [jamalizer at gmail.com]
Subject: Innovate, Integrate and Connect Language Teaching

 
Full Title: Innovate, Integrate and Connect Language Teaching 
Short Title: ALZELC 

Date: 05-Jul-2018 - 07-Jul-2018
Location: Mwanza, Tanzania 
Contact Person: Jamal Maringo
Meeting Email: jamalizer at gmail.com

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 20-May-2018 

Meeting Description:

African Lake Zone English Language Consortium (ALZELC) Mwanza, Tanzania 
July 5-7, 2018
                                 
“Innovate, Integrate and Connect Language Teaching”

Tanzanian English Language Teachers Association (TELTA) in collaboration with
the other Teachers Associations ATER - Rwanda, UNELTA - Uganda, ZAPELATO -
Zanzibar and CLASS - Congo is delighted to invite you to submit a proposal to
its  1st African Lake Zone English Language Consortium (ALZELC) to be held at
Saint Augustine University (SAUT), Mwanza, Tanzania on July 5 - 7, 2018.
Proposals for papers, panel discussions, workshops, app sharing, and teaching
ideas are expected to address the conference theme: Innovate, Integrate and
Connect Language Teaching. 

The Conference will address a range of critically important issues and themes
relating to the ELT. The main topics of the conference are:

- Teaching with minimum resources
- English as an international language 
- Web skills teaching and learning 
- Language teacher associations  
- Second Language Acquisition
- Communicative competence
- Cross-cultural communication
- Communication skills and strategies
- Socio-cultural factors in L2 learning
- Bilingual education
- Cross-linguistic influence
- Integrative curriculum and instruction
- Reading-writing connection
- Technology-enhanced language learning
- Multiple language assessment
- Inter language studies
- ESP (English for Specific Purposes)
- Translation and English learning
- Literature in English teaching and learning
- New trends in English language teaching and testing 
- Teaching language skills 
- Innovations in English Language Teaching
- Language testing and assessment 
- Syllabus design and materials development 
- Language teacher education
- Any other topic that has relevance to the theme of the Conference 

Venue:

The conference will be held at Saint Augustine University (SAUT), Mwanza,
Tanzania from   5 to 7 July 2018. 

Important Contacts:

For further information, please contact one of these:
Conference Chairperson
Jamal Maringo   
Phone: +255 715 660 776 
Email: jamalizer at gmail.com

TELTA Headquarters
William Mwinuka – Events Coordinator   
Phone: +255 655 080 505 
Email: mwinukawilliam at gmail.com
  
TELTA – Mwanza Chapter
Jumanne Tungu – Coordinator, Mwanza Chapter
Phone: +255 625 803 222
Email: jumanne.tungu at yahoo.com


Call for Papers:

The conference is designed to provide lots of networking opportunities that
will last much longer than the conference as well as some social
events/activities allow for more informal interactions among conference
attendees, organizers, presenters, and other delegates. 

Paper Presentation is a research, theory, concept, and practices. It is 20
minutes long session that describes an innovative idea, research, or a
procedure through which the presenter has recently gained awareness of an
aspect of language, language teaching and/or learning. 10 minutes should be
allocated for question and answer. It should describe what has been done in
relation to theory or practice or may focus on commercial materials or
products. Its content should be relevant to the delegates who work outside the
presenter’s local context as well. 

Panel Discussion is a forum for discussing thematic topics or other relevant
topics within a small group. The sessions are 25 minutes long with 15 minutes
of Questions and answers. 

Workshop Sessions are 50 minutes long with 10 minutes of Questions and
answers. These sessions are interactive with emphasis on group collaborations.

Poster session gives a visual presentation illustrating or summarizing a
project, research study, or a feature of language teaching and/or learning.
Each poster will be allocated walls pace and there will be a 60 minutes lot in
the program solely for the presentation and discussion of the posters by the
presenters and delegates. There should be time for Questions and Answers.

Teaching Tips/ sharing Sessions are 20 minutes with 10 minutes of Questions
and answers. They provide useful information, and ideas on teaching and
learning. 

Guidelines for Proposal Submission:

1. Proposals should be submitted through the following address;
teltdm at gmail.com 
2. The proposal must not exceed 250 words. 
3. The language should be clear, and precise

Important Dates: 

Proposal deadline: May 20, 2018 
Presenter Confirmation: June 5, 2018 
Conference Dates: July 5 -7, 2018




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