The Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA) will host its 18th International Conference on the theme Aligning Teaching And Learning Effective Methodologies In English Language Education at Puteri Pacific Hotel, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia from 11-13 June 2009.
The conference also promises activities and competitions for teachers and students. A special feature of the 2009 conference will be a social responsibility event. For details please visit the conference website :
http://www.melta.org.my/conference_2009/
MELTA-UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA WORKSHOP SERIES
Materials design for the promotion of greater learner autonomy in the language classroom
Date: 15 December 2008
Day: Monday
Time: 2-4pm
Place:
The University of Nottingham Teaching Centre
Level 2, Chulan Tower
No 3 Jalan Conlay
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Cost: RM50.00
Workshop description
What kinds of tasks can teachers employ in their quest to develop greater autonomy in their language learners? What are the specific design features that differentiate tasks which aim to promote greater learner responsibility and effectiveness from those which focus on language learning and practice?
This session aims to explore important aspects of task design for promoting greater learner autonomy for use in the classroom and the independent learning centre. It will consider such issues as: the extent to which tasks need to be ‘explicit’, how to write ‘learner training’ instructions and rubrics; task content and focus; and will look at specific and generic task design.
Presenter
Dr. Barbara Sinclair is Associate Professor and Director of the MA in TESOL in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham. Her research interests and publications relate to the philosophical and theoretical nature of autonomy in language learning, practical approaches to its development, including the roles of and relationships between the teacher, learner and teaching materials, approaches to curriculum and task design, and the evaluation of autonomy.
To register contact:
The Malaysian English Language Teaching Association
E-mail: melta@tm.net.my Tel. No. 03-89441027/017-6047490
The 2009 Asia TEFL Conference will be held from August 7-9, 2009 at the Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of the conference is “Collaboration and Creativity in English Language Teaching and Learning in Asia”. The deadline for submission of presentation proposals is February 20, 2009.
For further details visit: www.asiatefl.org
It is a known fact that Language Acquisition does not proceed merely with the hard-and-fast rules that students are exposed to in the language classroom. Other factors play significant roles in contributing to language learning and acquisition. Amongst these is the discourse of English language teaching and learning in the classroom. While studies on discourse analysis in English language teaching in general are readily available, we lack those that narrow it specifically to the context of the Malaysian classroom. Contributors are invited to submit chapters that focus on Discourse Analysis in Malaysian English Language Teaching. The proposed book will be useful to Malaysian English language educators as well as researchers of second language learning and acquisition as it will shed light on understanding the various processes that contribute to students’ language acquisition in the classroom. Please contact Dr. Normala Othman (meltaseries@gmail.com) for submission of abstracts and full papers.
Click on the following URL for details : http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/LearningCurve/2354327/Article
