Hope to see you in MELTA conference this May! I will be presenting a paper on digital writing, a classroom project I conducted with two classes in my former school. Incidentally this will my third MELTA and my 9th international presentation. Some time back I posted on why continuous professional development (CPD) is important to me and how I've grown through it. This is an opportunity to make many new friends and learn innovative teaching ideas :)
(courtesy of http://www.melta.org.my)
28-29 May 2012 . Venue: Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
7-8 June 2012. Venue: Four Points by Sheraton Kuching
Reframing English Language Education:
New Environments, New Needs, New Solutions
The goal of the 21st
MELTA International Conference is to deliberate on the need to
construct new epistemologies and frameworks for English language
education by taking into cognisance the changing nature of the English
language, its varying purpose and use, the value ascribed to English by
individuals and communities and its role in shaping transnational
communication. The thought that shapes the focus of the conference is
the idea that teaching and learning goals should target not only the
development of linguistic knowledge but also the nurturing of
appropriate learning abilities and the competencies to think and
function independently framed by the learners’ expanding awareness of
identity, culture and the needs of society – national and global.
Sub-themes
We
invite papers, workshops, panel discussions, poster presentations and
demonstrations in the area of English language education that engage
with the issues of reframing:
· teaching of reading, writing listening
and speaking
· methodologies
· assessment and evaluation
· teacher education
· language arts and literature
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· curriculum
· linguistics and language awareness
· content and literacies
· modes of teaching and learning
· special education needs
· programmes and design
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The Thinking Teacher
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