FEELTA 2006: Best Practice in ELT

 

Date (revised): June 22 (Thursday) - 24 (Saturday), 2006 Place: Birobidjan State Pedagogical Institute, Birobidjan, Jewish Autonomous Region Deadline for proposals: March 1, 2006

Main Speakers:

Lance Knowles, DynEd International
Maria Lebedko, Far Eastern National University
Zoya Proshina, Far Eastern National University
Boris Reznik, Far Eastern National University
Mario Rinvolucri, Pilgrims English Language Courses, UK
Stephen Ryan, Eichi University, Japan
Nelly Serkova, Far Eastern State University of Humanities

 

Over 100 other presentations on:

Teaching Methods
Teacher Training & Professional Development
Assessment and Evaluation
CALL, Technology and Multimedia
Culture in ELT
English in the Pacific Rim Countries
Interpreting and Translating
Materials Writing
ELT Management
Global Issues in Language Education
Learning Styles
Linguistics
ESP/EAP
Young Learners
Teaching Literature and Arts

and a social programme including a City Tour, Cheese and Wine reception and Farewell Party.

For information about the history of Birobidjan, see: http://www.swarthmore.edu/Home/News/biro/
For views around the city, see: http://www.eao.ru/eng/?p=420
For current weather conditions, see: http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/31713.html

A message from the local chair, Larisa Belichenko

Welcome to Birobidjan!
The 6th FEELTA Conference will be held in Birobidjan, capital of the Jewish Autonomous Region (JAR). The conference will take place from June 24-26, 2006 at Birobidjan State Pedagogical Institute.
Here is some general information about the venue of the conference.The Jewish Autonomous Region celebrated the 70th anniversary of its foundation last year. You may learn more about the JAR and its capital, and enjoy pictures of this beautiful place at http://www.eao.ru.
Birobidjan State Pedagogical Institute (BSPI) is the first, and so far the only, higher education institution in the JAR. It was opened in 1989 with two departments - Philological and Pedagogical. Now we have nine departments, 6,375 full-time and extra-mural students, 252 teachers and branches in eight cities throughout the country.
The Foreign Language Department was opened in 1990 with only one Chair, which trained teachers of English and Yiddish. BSPI is still the only Russian higher education institution that trains teachers of Yiddish. We now train 300 students in English, Chinese, Yiddish, Hebrew and French.
The FEELTA conference is your unique opportunity to network with professional colleagues, to share your experience in promoting and achieving excellence in teaching in the quiet and cozy atmosphere of a beautiful and somewhat unusual provincial city. We know you have a lot to offer our local teachers in terms of professional development. So, if you are willing to share generously innovative and practical ideas to take back to the classroom, if you feel somewhat tired of the strains and stresses of big cities, and if you are not afraid of mosquitoes, come and enjoy the friendly atmosphere, hospitality, and wonderful nature of Birobidjan!