SETESOL 2008 in Birmingham
September 24-27

Dr. Julia Austin at Univ of Alabama - Birmingham is the conference chair for SETESOL 2008 in Birmingham. In the past several years, the conference makeup has changed from a fairly balanced adult/higher ed/IEP and K-12 composition to heavily weighted toward K-12. So, to reverse that trend, Dr. Austin would like to have balanced conferences and encourage people from the "missing areas" (adult ed/higher ed/IEP) across the region to submit proposals. The proposal deadline is May 1, 2008 and more info can be found at http://www.amtesol.org

 

Resume Workshop

Plan Now: Creating a CV for the Career You Want  
Given by Gayle Nelson (Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL and Director, International Programs), and Cheryl Delk (Director, Intensive English Program)

Tuesday, September 30, 2008
3:00 - 4:30 PM
Conference Room, 12th Floor, 34 Peachtree Building

In this workshop you will learn what employers look for in hiring English language teachers.  We will discuss issues related to planning your graduate career so you are "marketable" when you graduate, to writing a discipline specific CV, and to looking for jobs.  It's a good idea to take this workshop at the beginning of your MA Program and essential to take it before you graduate.

Students who attend will be able to work on creating their CVs with Dr. Nelson while they are in the MA program.  Remember also that a CV is a required component of the MA Portfolio that students complete before graduating.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Audrey Roberson (audreyroberson@gmail.com or aroberson10@student.gsu.edu) by Friday, September 26.  Refreshments will be provided.

Teacher talk: what is it?
led by Debra Snell and others
Wednesday, October 29
2:00-3:00 PM
Conference Room, 12th Floor, 34 Peachtree Building

GATESOL 2008 at Jekyll Island, GA

Submit an abstract for a paper at GATESOL (November 7 and 8) at Jekyll Island, GA. Great place to go and presenting a paper is important to your professional career. Go to www.GATESOL.org for information on submitting an abstract.

International Conference on Language for Specific Purposes, University of Crete

CALL FOR PAPERS

The University of Crete Language Instructors are pleased to invite you to attend the International conference on Language for Specific Purposes in Heraklion, Crete, held on February 7th and 8th, 2009 at the premises of the University of Crete, in Heraklion.

The conference is expected to draw professionals from academic and technical universities, colleges and vocational schools in Greece as well as abroad. We encourage authors to submit papers pertaining to the scope of the conference, describing original work, reporting research results and/or indicating future directions. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference by one of the authors and published in the proceedings. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. The deadline for Abstract Submission is 29th June 2008.

Topics to be addressed include: needs analysis, top-down and bottom-up approaches, content-based learning, skills development, team-teaching, input and output-based methodologies, consciousness-raising activities, fostering critical awareness, syllabus and materials design, the use of technology, testing and evaluation.

We invite all professionals or academics who work or have an interest in Languages for Specific Academic Purposes to submit an abstract. Practicing teachers of English, French or German for Specific and/or Academic Purposes are especially invited to participate.

If you have any queries, please contact me. You may also visit the conference site http://LSPcrete.wordpress.com