Dear all
I am resending my email about the ES(O)L SIG conference event in Glasgow because I got the closing date for applications wrong. It is Fri 3 March (not April). Thanks to Amos Paran for pointing this out.
Regards - Philida
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From: Philida Schellekens [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 22 February 2017 21:37
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Subject: IATEFL ES(O)L SIG conference: International Approaches to ES(O)L Teaching
Dear all
Two announcements to make in this email:
1. Conference: International Approaches to ES(O)L Teaching
We are pleased to announce that the ES(O)L SIG pre-conference event will take place on 3 April in Glasgow. Our focus this year is on ES(O)L policy and practice across different countries. Governments often have a major say in the teaching of English to migrants and refugees. Priorities, funding and methodologies come and go. We will focus on how well these initiatives promote the effectiveness of teaching and learning, how we can make them work and how best to adapt resources and approaches across different nations and cultures. We have a great line-up of speakers:
Martha Young-Scholten & Rola Naeb Professional Development for LESLLA Teachers at the International Level
Caroline Bligh tbc EAL
Mandy Watts The Scottish dimension of ESOL teaching
George Gillen tbc
Lesly Painter- Farrell The implications of Trump’s election for teaching and learning ESL in America
Pauline Blake-Johnston The use and adaptation of resources across different countries and cultures
We will get in touch with more information later but just to whet your appetite: next month we are running an e-discussion group on materials, what has worked and what not, for example if you have adapted or tried to adapt materials from another country and how that went. Pauline has offered to draw the discussion and examples of materials together and present on this in Glasgow!
2. ES(O)L SIG scholarships and travel grants
Of course all are very welcome at the ES(O)L conference in April and you can register here for the event: http://conference.iatefl.org/sig_pce_esol.html
Our good news is that our SIG celebrates its 15th birthday in 2017 and to celebrate this milestone we are offering 10 ES(O)L SIG members free access and a £100 travel grant.
In order to be eligible, you need to be an ES(O)L SIG member and be willing to write up one of the talks on the day and/ or submit an article for consideration to our newsletter. If you are a NATECLA member, you may be interested to know that IATEFL and NATECLA have a reciprocal membership scheme which brings down the cost considerably. If you register as an IATEFL member in time, you qualify for the free access and up to £100 travel grant.
If you would like to apply for one of the travel grants, please send an email to [log in to unmask] explaining why you would like to attend our PCE. Please note that receipts for travel will be needed. The closing date for applications is Fri 3 March and we will let the winners know shortly after.
We look forward to seeing you in Glasgow!
Regards - Philida
On behalf of ES(O)L SIG Committee
Philida Schellekens PhD
3 Greenwich South Street
London SE10 8NW
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