Event

First International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning (ICELTL1)

Dates

September 10 — 13, 2008

Venue

Faculty of Philology, the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Organizer

The University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Plenary speakers

* David Crystal, honorary professor of linguistics, Bangor University, UK

* Amos Paran, MA TESOL course leader, Institute of Education, University of London, UK

* Eddie Williams, director of postgraduate courses, School of Linguistics and English Language, Bangor University, UK

* Jeremy Harmer, author of Practice of English Language Teaching

Conference focus

* Teacher training and teacher development

* Curriculum and syllabus design and planning

* The teaching of the four skills

* The teaching of grammar

* The teaching of pronunciation

* Cultural studies and ELT

* The teaching of vocabulary

* Teaching and learning technologies

* Approaches and methods

* Translation and English language teaching

* Corpus linguistics and English language teaching

* ESP teaching and learning

* Teaching English to young learners

* Materials design and production

* ELT management

* Learner autonomy

* Testing, evaluation and assessment

* Second language acquisition and learning

* Critical ELT

* Any other topics that could be of interest in the field of English language teaching and learning

Registration period

July 1 — September 7, 2008

Registration fees

* Before July 31: 100 euros (about $156)

* After July 31: 125 euros (about $195)

* Student fee: 50 euros (about $78)

Contact

Tel: +34 981563100

E-mail: iceltl1@usc.es

For more information, go to www.usc-iceltl.es