Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (Asia TEFL)
Theme
Collaboration and Creativity in English Language Teaching and Learning in Asia
Content areas
* Approaches and Methodologies
* Curriculum / Materials
* Distance Education
* Education / Language Policy
* International / Intercultural Communication
* Language Acquisition
* Material Writing and Design
* Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles
* Teacher Education
* Teaching Young Learners
* Testing, Assessment and Evaluation
* The Use of IT in Language Teaching
* Using Local Literatures in English or translations for teaching English
Plenary speakers (to be announced)
Six to eight internationally renowned scholars will each give a 50-minute plenary presentation as well as a 30-minute concurrent session presentation. The conference will also feature six or eight well-known speakers from the Asian region. These featured speakers will give 40-minute presentations on topics related to the conference theme.
Concurrent session presenters
In 20-25 concurrent sessions, around 500 presenters are expected to share their ideas and the results of their research in 30-minute time slots. The conference committee is calling for submission of presentation proposals in the content areas listed above. All presenters are encouraged to submit research papers of their presentations to the Journal of Asia TEFL, the Association’s refereed scholarly journal, for consideration for publication.
