Event

　　The 4th CamTESOL (Cambodian Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Conference on English Language Teaching

　　Dates

　　February 23-24, 2008

　　Venue

　　National Institute of Education (NIE), Phnom Penh, Cambodia

　　Organizer

　　CamTESOL

　　Theme

　　Building Bridges to the World

　　Featured speakers

　　* David Nunan, professor of applied linguistics, University of Hong Kong

　　* Charles Browne, professor of linguistics, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan

　　* Marguerite MacDonald, associate professor, department of English, Wright State University, US

　　* Hayo Reinders, language specialist, RELC (Regional Language Center), Singapore

　　* Shawn Loewen, assistant professor in Second Language Studies program, Michigan State University, US

　　Deadline for abstract submission

　　October 26, 2007

　　Abstract topics

　　* Developing supplementary materials;

　　* Teaching grammar communicatively;

　　* Using short stories to motivate learners;

　　* Teacher awareness of student attitudes;

　　* Innovative strategies for teaching reading / speaking / writing;

　　* Teaching speaking with task based approaches;

　　* Using cartoons and posters to teach young learners.

　　Aims

　　* To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and dissemination of information on good practices within English language teaching.

　　* To strengthen and broaden the network of English language teachers and all those involved in the English Language Teaching (ELT) sector in Cambodia.

　　Contact

　　For more information, go to http://www.camtesol.org