RATIONALE LIA is celebrating its 50 years of teaching English amidst considerations that are being raised in the current context of English language teaching. LIA started out with Audio-Lingual teaching practices, which, at that time, seemed to be the most common approach. In the process, as new methods and practices came about, LIA has explored and adopted new teaching practices to optimize language learning.
Today, English has become the language for communication spoken by native and non-native speakers worldwide. The tremendous demands for the use of English in the 21st century have forced language teaching experts and professionals to look into other concerns besides language teaching and learning alone but language teaching and learning in different settings, cultures, and linguistic backgrounds. The profession of English language teaching today has to examine the pros and cons that deal with considerations of World English or World Englishes, English as an International Language, and acceptable standards that should be applied.
To keep abreast with what language teaching experts are concerned with, LIA International Conference 2010 hopes to provide a platform for language teaching experts and professionals to bring in and share new insights, current considerations and problems that impact on language teaching and learning in all of its aspects: linguistic, social, and cultural. LIA hopes that with this kind of dialog, the conference will bring about a better understanding and greater tolerance and acceptance of the differences in communication among world cultures.
AIMS LIA International Conference 2010 has the following aims:
- To deepen the understanding of current issues related to English Language teaching and learning in today’s world:
World English and World Englishes
Language Standards and Standard Language
- To provide a forum where ELT practitioners and experts share new insights and experience in ELT amidst the above streams
- To explore the impacts of the above on teaching beliefs and classroom practices
- To look into Indonesia’s position in ELT with regard to the above issues
AUDIENCE The conference will draw together:
- Experts, teachers, teacher trainers, materials & test writers, curriculum designers, school administrators, student teachers, stake holders and other interested parties in the area of English Language Teaching.
- Educators and sponsors interested in supporting language education.
- ELT related institutions (e.g. book publishers, distributors and representatives).
SPEAKERS Traditionally, LIA has been able to bring in renowned and reputable personalities as featured speakers. LIA International Conference 2010 will attempt to maintain this proud tradition. Invited speakers representing world cultures – experts, researchers, professionals – taking part in the conference, among others, include:
Andy Kirkpatrick, Hongkong |
Duong Thi Hoang Oanh, Vietnam |
Willy Renandya, |
Joseph Foley, |
Alastair Pennycook, Australia |
Chan Yue Weng, |
Jeon Jihyeon, |
Gloria Kismadi, |
Marc Helgesen, |
PROGRAM OVERVIEWThe conference will be held for two and half consecutive days. Plenary and split plenary sessions will be conducted each day prior to or followed by concurrent sessions.
Highlights of LIA International Conference include:
- Culture Class is a concurrent session in the form of cultural sessions from participating countries (represented by participants) taking place outdoors in the gardens of the hotel’s vast landscape.
- Conference World Festival, a dinner party by the beach, highlighted by unique Balinese Gong musical performance as well as world cultural performance from representatives of participating regions in Indonesia and other countries
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TOPIC AREAS Topic areas focus on the implications of World Englishes in the teaching and learning of English in different countries with various cultural background. The conference committee wishes to raise related issues such as teacher development, curriculum, syllabus and materials development, assessment, learners’ cultural background, language teaching approaches and methodologies.
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TYPES OF CONCURRENT SESSIONS1. Demonstrations
2. Dynamic Circular Discussions
3. Papers
4. Workshops
5. Culture class
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