[EDLING:310] TESOL Peace Fora

[Francis M Hult]

http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=250&DID=2563

About the 2004 TESOL Peace Fora

Pace University, New York, New York USA
Friday, October 8, 2004

Truman College, Chicago, Illinois USA
Saturday, November 6, 2004

TESOLers Building A Culture of Peace:
Integrating Language Teaching and Learning with Social Responsibility

The United Nations' 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that
"education should strengthen respect for human rights and promote
understanding, tolerance and friendship among all groups and nations."
Today, amid a climate of war, terrorism, and insecurity worldwide, many
educators may ask, "How can ESOL professionals promote a culture of peace,
global understanding, and social responsibility in the classroom?"

Sponsored by TESOL, a global association of English language educators,
this forum will help teachers and students cultivate essential
intercultural and peace-building skills in the classroom that will promote
cooperation, global awareness, and social responsibility in the world.

Purpose

TESOLers Building a Culture of Peace: Integrating Language Teaching and
Learning with Social Responsibility, a professional development forum,
will provide participants with innovative language teaching content and an
opportunity to exchange effective teaching practices. Plenary sessions and
interactive workshops will introduce age-appropriate curricular
activities, educational resources, and teaching methodologies.

Critical to this forum are self-awareness and intercultural understanding.
Participants will learn about informative educational initiatives and
projects, teaching methods, and language learning processes that build,
enhance, and sustain understanding between persons, groups, cultures, and
nations.

Who should attend?

K-12 teachers and administrators
ESOL professionals in higher education and adult education programs
Teacher trainers
TESOL thanks the Pace University English Language Institute & English
Department and Truman College for their support and collaboration.