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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Prof. David Nunan delivers a key note address

Anaheim university VP, staff and Prof Rod Ellis listen to
Prof. David Nunan

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June 2009
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11-12. (Central and South America) Instituto Cultural Dominico Americano, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, “ELTing in a Hi-Tech World: Adapting New Tools to your Teaching Style,” Web site: http://www.icda.edu.do/english/enlaces/conferencia.asp#intro.

11-13. (Asia and Oceania) MELTA 2009: The 18th International Conference, “Aligning Teaching and Learning: Effective Methodologies in English Language Education” Puteri Pacific Hotel, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Website: http://www.melta.org.my/conference_2009/

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July 2009
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2-3. (Central and South America) MATE-TESOL Haiti 5th Annual Coference, "ELT: New Trends and Developments," Haitian-American Institute, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. E-mail jeanfranois_vilmenay@yahoo.com

3-4. (Asia and Oceania) The Korea Association of Teachers of English (KATE), KATE 2009 International Conference, "Across the Borders: Content-based Instruction in the EFL Contexts," Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea. E-mail: kate2008-2010@hanmail.net . Website: http://www.kate.or.kr .

4-5. (Asia and Oceania) Japanese Society for Language Sciences 11th Annual International Conference. Tokyo Denki University, Hatoyama Campus, Saitana, Japan.
Call for Papers: January 31, 2009. Website: http://aimee.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/jsls2009/wiki.cgi?page=JSLS2009English 

6-7. (Africa and the Middle East) "Diversity in the Classroom," Himmelfarb School, Jerusalem, Irael. E-mail: rlewen@yahoo.com

8-10. (Central and South America) ACPI-TESOL, "How to Learn a Language Successfully Through the Connection of Listening and Speaking," Universidad de La Salle, San Jose, Costa Rica. E-mail amadririmo@hotmail.com.

31-August 2. (Central and South America) PERU TESOL , Seventeenth Annual Convention, San Martìn de Tarapoto (in the Peruvian Jungle in the Mid East of Peru).
E-mail nefdy@yahoo.com .

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August 2009
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3-12. (North America) The 60th Workshop for Asian-Pacific Teachers of English. The Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange ,University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA. Website: http://www.cape.edu/programs/teachers/index.html

The Philippines Cebu
August 8
Inaugural Grand Conference: Philippines ESL Journal,
Key speakers: Professor Rod Ellis ~ Professor Phyllis Chew
Call for Papers open til June 30th
Sponsored by the Asian EFL Journal
Schedule

7-9. (Asia and Oceania) The 4th International and 40th Annual ELTAI Conference, English Language Teachers Association of India: Managing Mixed-Ability Classes. Chennai (Tamilnadu), India. Website: http://www.eltai.org/  E-mail: eltai_india@yahoo.co.in

21-23. (Asia and Oceania) English Language Teacher's Association of India, "Managing Mixed-Ability Classes." E-mail eltai_india@yahoo.co.in . Web site http://www.eltai.org

28-29. (Central and South America) Argentina TESOL, "Expanding Our Professional Horizons in the Argentine Pampa," Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina. E-mail: artesol@bcl.edu.ar . Web site http://www.artesol.bcl.edu.ar.

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September 2009
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4-6. (Asia and Oceania) 2009 JACET 48th Convention, “College English Curriculum Innovation in the "New" Age of International Exchange”. Hokkai-Gakuen University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Website: http://www.jacet.org/

9-12. (Europe and Eurasia) EUROCALL 2009, "New Trends in CALL: Working Together," Escuela Politécnica Superior de Gandía. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Gandía (Valencia), Spain E-mail: Margaret.Gammell@ul.ie  Website: http://www.eurocall-languages.org

13-16. (Europe and Eurasia)  TBLT 2009: The 3rd Biennial International Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching Tasks: Context, Purpose and Use. Lancaster, UK. Website: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/tblt2009/  E-mail: tblt2009@gmail.com
                    
15-18 (Europe and Eurasia) 12th IADA conference will take place at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. This year’s special theme is Polyphony and Intertextuality in dialogue. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended until 31 December 2008. For enquiries, please contact: Cornelia Ilie cornelia.ilie@gmail.com  Website: http://www.upf.edu/dtf/activita/IADA2009/index.html

17-19. (North America) Southeast TESOL Conference, "A Passion for Language and Teaching," Hilton Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. E-mail: rarb4@msn.com  Website: http://www.gatesol.org

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October 2009
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1-4. (North America) ANUPI-TESOL/MEXICO, "Fostering Cultural Awareness and Learning Competencies in EFL/ESL," El Dorado Pacific Hotel, Ixtapa-Zyhuatanjeo, Guerrero, Mexico. E-mail: asociacion@anupi.org.mx . Web site:  http://anupi.org.mx .

3. (North America) Virginia TESOL, "ESL Newcomers: Mainstream Teachers & Students," Tidewater Community College - Virginia Beach Campus, Virginia Beach, Virginia USA. E-mail: jkuchno@gmail.com . Website: http://www.vatesol.cloverpad.org .

8-11. (Central and South America) ASOCOPI, "The Symbolic Power of English: Implications for Colombian Educational Settings," Universidad Pontifica Bolivariana, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia. E-mail: asocopi@yahoo.com . Web site: http://www.asocopi.org

9-10. (North America) Michigan TESOL, "Transforming Learning: Teaching and Advocacy," Grand Valley State University's Eberhard Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan USA. E-mail: CaseyGordon@kentisd.org . Website: http://www.mitesol.org .

Turkey October 14-17

October 14-15-16-17 2009 Izmir Turkey
The English as an International Language Journal, supported by the Asian EFL Journal and Dokuz Eylül University announce the inaugural International EIL Conference to be held in Izmir Turkey in October 2009
Call for papers

22-25. (North America) MexTESOL, "Social Echoes of ELT," Cintermex Convention Center, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Contact Natalia Aguirre Benavides, E-mail: naguirreb@yahoo.com.mx . Website: http://www.mextesol.org.mx .

23-25. (Europe and Eurasia) INGED - ELEA, "13th International INGED Conference," Gazi University, Ankara, Ankara - Turkey. E-mail: akinci@metu-edu.tr . Website: http://inged.org.tr .

24-25. (Asia and Oceania) Korea TESOL, "Pursuing Professional Excellence in ELT," Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea. E-mail: kotesol.2009@yahoo.com . Website: http://www.kotesol.org .

29-1 (North America) 2009 Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), “Diverse contributions to SLA: Integrating the parts of a great whole”. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA Deadline for abstracts: May 1, 2009. E-mail: slrf2009@msu.edu Website: http://sls.msu.edu/slrf09/index.php

30-31. (North America) Ohio TESOL, "Language: A Global Link," Hilton Easton, Columbus, Ohio, USA. E-mail: ohiatesol@gmail.com . Website: http://ohiotesol.org .

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November 2009
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5-7. (North America) Symposium on Second Language Writing, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona USA. E-mail: sslw@asu.edu. Website: http://sslw.asu.edu/2009/.

5-6-7
India - Udaipur
Co Hosted - Asian EFL Journal &
Rajasthan Association of Studies in English
ELT in India Today and Tomorrow :Decolonising English Studies
contact - asian_efl_journal@yahoo.com

The First International EFL ESL Conference will be held at in Udaipur in November 2009. Call for papers

6-7. (Europe and Eurasia) TESOL France, "28th TESOL France Annual Conference," TELECOM Paris-Tech, 46 rue Barrault, 75013 Paris France. E-mail: tesol@enst.fr . Website: http://www.tesol-france.org .

13-14. (North America) Colorado TESOL, "Lost in Translation: Local Practice Versus Global Trends," Red Lion Hotel Denver Southeast, Denver, Colorado USA. E-mail: Larry.Fisher@colorado.edu . Website: http://www.colorado.edu/iec/cotesol .

13-15. (Asia and Oceania) English Teachers' Association-Republic of China, "Internet- and Corpus-based English Instruction," Taipei, Taiwan. E-mail: etaroc2002@yahoo.com.tw . Website: http://www.eta.org.tw .

19-20 (Africa and the Middle East) Teaching and Learning of English in Asia (TLEiA3), “Embracing Change”. Orchid Garden Hotel, Berakas, Brunei Darussalam.  Co-organized by the Brunei English Teachers Association (BELTA) and Universiti Utara Malaysia.  E-mail: Rdnah@spinfinder.com , rafeah69@yahoo.com , awina@brunet.bn , joanna.kwan@gmail.com    

20-21. (Europe and Eurasia) TESOL Italy, SGM Conference Center, Rome, Italy. Website: http://tesol.it .

20-21. (Central and South America) Puerto Rico TESOL, "Winds of Change: Teaching for Tomorrow," Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort, Ponce, Puerto Rico. E-mail: camachoprtesol@gmail.com . Website: http://www.puertoricotesol.org .

21-23. (Asia and Oceania) JALT 35th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Expo, Granship, Shizuoka, Japan. Presentation submissions deadline is April 24th. Website: http://jalt.org/conference

26-28. (Asia and Oceania) The 14th English in South East Asia (ESEA) Conference English Changing: Implications for Policy, Teaching, and Research. Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. Website: http://www.ateneo.edu/

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December 2009
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8-11. (Asia and Oceania) Globalization and Localization in Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Lotus Hotel Pang Suan Kaew, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Deadline for proposal submissions June 15. E-mail: sonjb@usq.edu.au Website: http://glocall.org/ 

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March 2010
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12-14. (Europe and Eurasia) TESOL-Spain, "Building Bridges: New Competences in the EFL Classroom," Universitat de Lleida, Campus de Cappont, Edifici Polivalent. E-mail: convention2010@tesol-spain.org . Website: http://www.tesol-spain.org/convention2010 .

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July 2010
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31-August 2. (Central and South America) Peru TESOL, "An Intercultural Approach to the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language," Universidad Catolica Santa Maria, Arequipa, Peru. E-mail: perutesoler162@yahoo.com . Website: http://www.perutesol.com .