Sustainable Teacher Development Through Innovative Teaching and Research

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Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China

Overview

Many countries, China in particular, are experiencing a rapid pace of economic change along with growth in demand for English language teaching (ELT). Effective teacher development, achieved through high-quality, sustainable ELT programs, policies, and practices, is the most important factor in meeting the changing needs of students for improved learning outcomes. Participants will learn in-depth about key issues in ELT language policy and teacher development, including how to apply leading ELT research and innovative practice, adapted to the context and needs of China today.

Organized by TESOL, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, a Global Education Association, in partnership with the School of Foreign Languages and Literature of Beijing Normal University.

Symposium Program

Featured speakers at the symposium include Donald Freeman, Wang Qiang, David Graddol, Cai Jigang, Peter Grundy, Jun Liu, David Nunan, Cheng Xiaotang, and Christine Coombe. The complete program and final schedule for the symposium will be provided on this Web site as soon as it is available. If you have any questions, please contact jdonaldson@tesol.org.

July 8

8:00 am

9:00 am—12:00 pm

12:00 pm—2:00 pm

2:00 pm—4:30 pm

4:30 pm—4:50 pm

4:50 pm—6:00 pm

6:00 pm—7:30 pm


Registration and exhibits open

Preconference workshops (3 concurrent workshops)

Lunch/networking/exhibits

Opening Ceremony/Welcome (Yingdong Lecture Hall)
Plenary Session 1: Teacher Development, Part I

Tea break

4 concurrent sessions and discussion groups

Dinner/networking

July 9

9:00 am—10:45 am

10:45 am—11:00 am

11:00 am—12:10 pm

12:10 pm—1:30 pm

1:30 pm—3:50 pm

3:50 pm—4:10 pm

4:10 pm—5:00 pm


Plenary session 2: Language Policy (Yingdong Lecture Hall)

Tea break

4 concurrent sessions and discussion groups

Lunch/networking/exhibits

Plenary session 3: Innovative Teaching and Research (Yingdong Lecture Hall)

Tea break

Summary and closing ceremony (Yingdong Lecture Hall)



Registration Fees and Payment Options

Register early. Space is limited.

Fee includes lunches, tea breaks, dinner on July 8, and 1 year of TESOL Global Membership. (Hotel fees are not included.)

* Early registration deadline (register and pay): June 22, 2011
o 700 RMB ($105 USD)
* Late registration (pay on site): after June 22, 2011
o 800 RMB ($120 USD)

Registration payment options:

* Online registration (credit card): available on TESOL's web site only. To register by credit card, click here. If you have any questions about TESOL's online registration process, please contact edprograms@tesol.org
* Registration by post (pay in advance) OR by e-mail (pay on site at the symposium, in cash): available only through Beijing Normal University. To register by post or e-mail, please contact
TESOL_Symposium@bnu.edu.cn

Hotel Information

The following hotels located on the Beijing Normal University campus will be used for the symposium, with discounted rates for attendees: Jingshi Hotel and Lanhui Hotel

For more information about hotels, and to reserve a room, please contact TESOL_Symposium@bnu.edu.cn

For More Information

For more information about the symposium, please contact

* TESOL, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
edprograms@tesol.org or +1-703-518-2528
* Beijing Normal University
TESOL_Symposium@bnu.edu.cn


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