SUSL :: Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

Center for Research and Knowledge Dissemination (CRKD - SUSL)

Sponsored by the US Embassy, Sri Lanka

30th June - 1st July, 2011				Brochure
				Schedule
Workshop Theme:

"Innovative Pedagogical Practices in the Twenty-First Century: English in Practice"

Objectives:

The primary goal of the Two-Day Workshop is to get ELT (i.e. English Language Teaching) practitioners to examine the "best practices in the field" and suggest new ways to teach English effectively. A secondary goal is to help those instructors who use English as the medium of instruction (i.e. to teach content in other fields of expertise, for example, in the social sciences, applied sciences, management, agricultural science, etc.) to explore the possibility of being involved in innovative pedagogical practices in the context of ESP (i.e. English for Specific Purposes). Thus, the objective of this conference is to bring both ELT and non-ELT professionals closer to meeting international standards by raising their awareness of the current issues in classroom teaching where English is used as the medium of instruction.

Poster Session:

The conference will attempt to enhance the knowledge and experience of teachers/educators by addressing the following areas in our Poster Session:

Research-based classroom practices
Teacher and learner autonomy
Communicative language learning in the L2 classroom
Using technology in the classroom to enhance the learning experience
The learner-centered classroom
Innovative methods/practices in the classroom
English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
Teacher involvement in the school curriculum/syllabus design
Language policy and its ramifications for a changing world
Varieties of “World English” in a global context
Theory, practice, and evaluation
Multiculturalism and teacher education
Standards-based testing
Teacher education
Teachers’ Associations (TAs) and professional development

National and International Specialists:

Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha
Senior Professor in English.
Dr. Sunimal Fernando
Adviser to the President and Coordinator of the Presidential Initiative on English and IT.
Dr. Nihal Dayawansa
National Coordinator, Pre-Orientation Programme for New University Entrants
Dr. Dilkushi Senaratne
Head– ELTU, University of Kelaniya.
Ms. Dinali Fernando
Freelance Consultant in ELT.
Mr. Fife MacDuff
Regional English Language Officer, US Embassy, Nepal.

Audience:

We are planning to work with the following target groups:

University ELT practitioners and English medium instructors
Secondary School ELT teachers and English medium teachers
Educators and Administrators in educational establishments

Location:

Auditorium:
The Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages
Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka - Belihuloya

The dates of the workshop: June 30 - July 1, 2011

Registration

Participants can get registered at the following places:

Teaching Center (TC), Balangoda
Regional English Support Center, Eheliyagoda
The Center for Research and Knowledge Dissemination (CRKD), SUSL

Deadline: On or before 22nd June 2011 by paying LKR 200.00

Registration fee includes lunch and refreshments for both days and the participants will be offered a certificate of participation together with the proceedings of the workshop.

Coordination and Consultation

Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (SUSL) will host the Two-Day Workshop. The Center for Research and Knowledge Dissemination (CRKD) of SUSL will organize the workshop in consultation with Dr. Vino Reardon, Senior English Language Fellow sponsored by the US Embassy, currently attached to the Department of ELT, SUSL and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages, SUSL.

We sincerely hope that the Post-Workshop outcome will be characterized by the following:

For the Scholarly Community: Getting acquainted with all the current teaching practices in the following way:

For ELT teachers and those teaching in English (i.e., using English as the medium of instruction to teach content) by commencing a local chapter of "SLELTA" (NGO) in Belihuloya.