Conference

　　19th English Australia Education Conference

　　Dates

　　September 14 to 16, 2006

　　Venue

　　Parmelia Hilton, Perth, Australia

　　Theme

　　Re-evaluating methodologies: how we teach, who we teach

　　Organizer

　　English Australia (EA)

　　Plenary Speakers

　　*Professor Andy Kirkpatrick, Department of English, Hong Kong Institute of Education, China

　　*Jeremy Harmer, General Editor of the Longman methodology list; currently an occasional lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University, UK

　　Participants

　　Classroom teachers, coordinators, curriculum developers, teacher trainers, learning support staff and marketers

　　Topic areas

　　*Learner training, learner styles, affective skills

　　*Planning, preparation and curriculum design

　　*Assessment, evaluation and testing (including IELTS, Cambridge ESOL, TOEFL, etc)

　　*Grammar, phonology, discourse, functions and lexis

　　*Reading, writing, listening and speaking

　　*Commercial and authentic materials

　　*Independent learning or self assessment

　　*Technology, multimedia, Computer Assisted Language Learning(CALL) and Online Learning and Teaching(OLT)

　　*Critical, analytical, creative and lateral thinkers

　　*Traditional methods versus new techniques

　　Organizer information

　　English Australia (EA) is the peak representative association for quality public and private English language colleges providing English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS). It is accredited by the National ELT Accreditation Scheme (NEAS). Over 80 per cent of students learning English in Australia study at an EA college.

　　The EA Education Conference is an exciting and intellectually stimulating event designed to provide practical, effective support and reinvigoration to all ELT professionals.

　　For further information, please visit students.washington.edu/slrf/.