The 19th Annual MATE ConferenceCreating Opportunities for Communication in the English Classroom
Iasi, 23 May 2009
Event organised in partnership with ISJ Iasi and The British Council Centre Iasi
See bottom of page for registration documents!MATE is pleased to invite you to the annual ELT event to be held in Iasi, Romania, on 23rd May 2009. The main focus of our 19th annual conference will be on ways of enhancing communication in the target language during the English classes, offering a forum for discussion to teachers and guest ELT professionals.
We invite ELT practitioners from primary, secondary and tertiary education, and decision-makers from Romania as well as specialists from abroad to share experience, identify needs and possible solutions for future developments. Conference main themes:
enhancing communication - good practices
content-based teaching
education for a multicultural society
getting ready for national / international language exams
integrating ITC into TEFL
enhancing creativity through classroom activities Conference format:
Plenaries (45 min)
Workshops /Talks (45 min)
Poster, portfolio and other materials display
Publishers' book display and presentations
Conference venue: Colegiul National "Emil Racovita" Iasi
Speakers are invited to submit a title, the type of presentation and an abstract of maximum 50 words + specify the IT equipment they need (if any) by 1 May 2008 Registration fee:
50 RON for MATE / RATE members and 60 RON for non-members by May 1
60 RON for MATE/RATE members and 70 RON for non-members by May 15 Contact e-mail addresses for registration
mate_iasi@yahoo.co.uk
Victoria Sechelea, MATE content manager : Victoria_sechelea@yahoo.com
Ana Maria Placinschi, treasurer : aplacinschi@yahoo.com
Dana Aftene, MATE secretary: danaaftene@yahoo.com
Fees payable to Ana Maria Placinschi, treasurer, or Dana Aftene, secretary)
For bank account details please write to Ana Maria Placinschi, treasurer. To register for the conference, click here and to see the speaker's proposal form, click here.
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