50th RELC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2015, SINGAPORE
Transcending Boundaries in Language Learning: Language Arts and ELT Across the Curriculum 16 – 18 March 2015
Language learning thrives in a content-rich environment. Language Arts teaching constitutes an important area in teacher education. A target language becomes more meaningfully integrated when it is learned through content and when there is a balanced emphasis on literacy and oracy. Increasingly, education systems in Asia and beyond are bringing about sustainable learning outcomes by adopting more innovative approaches to language teaching and learning as they undertake systemic reforms in language teaching practice and policy.
The current trend in English Language Teaching (ELT) and Language Arts leans towards better integration of the language skills and content used in teaching and learning. These two major strands, Language Arts and ELT across the curriculum, enrich and enhance the pedagogies in the language classroom and transcend boundaries in language learning. Language teaching invariably includes the six macro skills of the Language Arts, namely, reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and visually representing (visual literacy) which permeate the curriculum.
This Conference marks a significant milestone for RELC as a Centre of Choice for the region. It will be hosting its 50th Conference in 2015, and the Conference will bring language professionals who have come from many different countries the world over to share their findings, ideas and insights into Language Arts and ELT across the curriculum.
Paper/Workshop Proposals
Parallel Papers
These are formal lecture presentations lasting thirty minutes plus ten minutes question time.
Workshops
In these 1-hour sessions, there is little lecturing by the workshop presenters. Instead, the participants are engaged in activities that have been carefully structured by the workshop presenters.
Procedure for Submission of Paper/Workshop Proposals
- A 150-200 word abstract with a title not exceeding 12 words and a 50 word biodata should be sent no later than 15 October 2014. Abstracts outside the word limit will not be accepted.
- The Conference Planning Committee will inform proposers by 15 November 2014 whether their proposals have been accepted. Presenters are required to confirm participation with payment of registration fees by 15 January 2015 and to register for the conference.
- Deadline for submission of Proposals is extended to 25 October 2014.
Criteria for Acceptance
All abstracts will be evaluated by the Conference Planning Committee. Relevance to the theme of the Conference and freshness and originality of approach are among the major considerations in the acceptance of papers. The Committee reserves the right to decline paper/workshop proposals without providing reasons.
Submission of Proposals for Parallel Papers/Workshops
The portal for the submission of Proposals for Paper/Workshops, is available NOW at: https://iceams.relc.org.sg/seminar/
Conference Venue
SEAMEO Regional Language Centre
30 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258352
Conference Registration Fee
The conference registration fee is payable by all participants and parallel paper and workshop presenters. Registration will be confirmed only upon receipt of the Conference Registration fee which is non-refundable.
- Special 50th Anniversary Early Bird Fee: Up to 15 January 2015: S$395.00
- Fees from 16 January 2015: S$415.00
- Fees from 16 February 2015: S$450.00
The conference registration fee includes Goods and Services Tax, coffee breaks and lunches.
Registration will close when capacity is reached.
Registration as Participants
The portal for registration as participants will be available from 1 September 2014 at our website: https://iceams.relc.org.sg/seminar/participants/
Draft Conference Programme
The draft conference programme will be available at the RELC website in February 2015.
Accommodation
Participants are advised to book hotel accommodation at www.relcih.com.sg or enquiry@relcih.com.sg early as rooms are limited.
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