18th Annual National IATEFL Ukraine Conference
Continuing Professional Development: Routes to Excellence
19 – 20 April 2013, Kyiv
Call for interest
Dear Colleagues
We
would like to invite you to participate in the 18th Annual National
IATEFL Ukraine Conference to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine on the 19-20
April 2013. The Annual National IATEFL Ukraine Conference is a
professional get together of ELT professionals from around Ukraine and
abroad to share, discuss, reflect on and develop their ideas and at the
same time foster IATEFL Ukraine activities. The conference is jointly
organised by IATEFL Ukraine, British Council Ukraine and Borys
Grinchenko Kyiv University and will be held at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv
University, 13 – b, Tymoshenko Street, Kyiv. The format of the Conference will include plenary sessions, facilitated themed sessions, interactive workshops and discussions. The conference programme will also provide networking opportunities as well as a chance for ELT professionals to get acquainted with the latest ELT publications and services at a large resources exhibition.
Guest Key Plenary Speaker
Nicky Hockly
21st century teaching: Digital Literacies. Digital
literacies, the technical skills and social practices needed to
effectively interact with digital technologies, are key 21st century
skills, and are increasingly important in educational curricula. What
exactly are these literacies, and where might they have a place in the
English language classroom? This plenary looks at some of the theory
underpinning digital literacies, and also outlines practical classroom
activities for students in the language classroom across a number of
contexts (high-tech, low tech and no tech). We also consider some of
the challenges involved in operationalising digital literacies in the
classroom.Bio. Nicky Hockly has been involved in EFL teaching and teacher training since 1987. She is Director of Pedagogy of The Consultants-E (www.theconsultants-e.com), an online teacher training and development consultancy. She is co-author of How to Teach English with Technology, Learning English as a Foreign Language for Dummies, Teaching Online and most recently of Digital Literacies (2013). She has published an e-book, Webinars: A Cookbook for Educators (the-round.com), and she maintains a blog, E-moderation Station, at www.emoderationskills.com.
We look forward to seeing you in Kyiv.
| Sasha Shalenko Partnerships and Projects Manager British Council Ukraine www.britishcouncil.org/ukraine |
Ganna Chuiko President IATEFL Ukraine www.iatefl-ukraine.org |
