15.1614, Confs: General Ling/Singapore

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-15-1614. Fri May 21 2004. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 15.1614, Confs: General Ling/Singapore

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Date:  Fri, 21 May 2004 09:21:06 -0400 (EDT)
From:  elcwla at nus.edu.sg
Subject:  1st Centre for English Language Symposium: Paradigm Shifts in English Language Teaching and Learning

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Date:  Fri, 21 May 2004 09:21:06 -0400 (EDT)
From:  elcwla at nus.edu.sg
Subject:  1st Centre for English Language Symposium: Paradigm Shifts in English Language Teaching and Learning

1st Centre for English Language Symposium: Paradigm Shifts in English
Language Teaching and Learning
Short Title: 1st CELC Symposium

Date: 03-Jun-2004 - 04-Jun-2004
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Contact: Regina So
Contact Email: symposiumsec at nus.edu.sg
Meeting URL: http://www.nus.edu.sg/celc/symposium

Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics
Call Deadline: 10-Oct-2003


Meeting Description:

The Centre for English Language Communication, National University of
Singapore invites colleagues from all over the world to participate in
an international symposium for English language teachers.  This
symposium will provide a forum for classroom-based research paper
presentations and small group discussions to give presenters and
participants an enriching professional development experience.

Paradigm Shifts in Language Teaching and Learning: Teacher Roles and
Learner Responsibilities
The First CELC Symposium for English Language Teachers
Date: 3-4 June 2004, Hilton Hotel, Singapore

Featured Speakers
Professor S. Gopinathan, National Institute of Education, Singapore
Professor Diane Larsen-Freeman, University of Michigan, USA
Professor Theodore S. Rodgers, University of Hawaii, USA

For more information, please call us at 6874-7447, email us at
elcsor at nus.edu.sg, or visit our website at
www.nus.edu.sg/celc/symposium

The Centre for English Language Communication, National University of
Singapore invites colleagues from all over the world to participate in
an international symposium for English language teachers. This
symposium will provide a forum for classroom-based research paper
presentations and small group discussions to give presenters and
participants an enriching professional development experience.

Aims:
*To encourage professional growth and development among language
teachers from schools, junior colleges and tertiary institutions.
*To provide a platform for language teachers to air and share their
views and experiences as practitioners in the classroom.
*To offer an opportunity for dialogue between language researchers and
language teachers from secondary schools, junior colleges and tertiary
institutions.

Topic Areas:
Language learning and teaching in the age of information technology
Cooperative learning methods and materials
Integrating critical and creative thinking and language teaching
Language planning and policy at the school, national, regional, and
international levels
Teaching methodology for the future
Local vs. global materials for language teaching
Learner autonomy and language learning
Classroom management
Academic and workplace literacies

Presentations:
1. Keynote Addresses: These are talks by our invited featured speakers.
2. Parallel Papers: These are lecture presentations to a formal
audience lasting thirty minutes plus ten minutes for questions.
3. Workshops: These are 90-minute hands-on sessions during which the
participants are engaged in a series of carefully structured activities.

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