Global Perspectives, Local Initiatives: Reflections and Practices in ELT

• IT in English language learning and teaching
• Local literacies in ELT classrooms
• The teaching and learning of intercultural communication
• Critical ELT in practice
• Assessment and evaluation in diverse contexts
• Innovative language teaching methodologies
• Local-global considerations in the design of ELT materials
• Learner autonomy across cultures
• The future of English for specific purposes
• The impact of language policies on the English language classroom
• The thinking-reading-writing connection
• Management of change in ELT

Parallel Papers
These are lecture presentations to a formal audience lasting thirty minutes plus ten minutes for questions.

Workshops
These are 90-minute hands-on sessions during which the participants are engaged in a series of carefully structured activities.

• A 150-250 word abstract with a title not exceeding 12 words and a 50-word biodata should be sent to the Secretariat no later than 21 September 2009. Click here to submit online.
   
• All abstracts will be evaluated for possible acceptance. Relevance to the theme of the Symposium and originality of approach are among the main criteria for the acceptance of papers and workshops.
   
• The Secretariat will inform proposers by 17 January 2010 whether their abstracts have been accepted. The Secretariat reserves the right to decline abstracts without assigning reasons.

1. Full-length articles should not exceed 7,000 words and should not be less than 4,000 words.
2. An abstract of about 200-250 words should be included.
3. Use A4 paper, New Times Roman font and type size 12, double-spacing.
4. In the text, cite references using the author's last name and year of publication. If quotations are used, include the page numbers. The reference list should follow the guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Sample papers can be found here.
5. The editors reserve the right to make minor changes within articles prior to publication.
6. The proceedings will be internally reviewed, and selected papers will appear in the volume.
   

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