AFRICAN LAKE ZONE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
CONSORTIUM (ALZELC) MWANZA, TANZANIA
“Innovate, Integrate and
Connect Language Teaching”
CALL
FOR PROPOSALS
The
Conference Proposals Committee is delighted to invite you to submit a proposal
to its 1st
African Lake Zone English Language Consortium (ALZELC) to be held at Saint Augustine University (SAUT),
Mwanza, Tanzania on July 5 - 7, 2018.
Proposals for papers, panel discussions, workshops, app sharing, and teaching
ideas are expected to address the conference theme: Innovate, Integrate and Connect Language Teaching.
The Conference will address a range of critically important
issues and themes relating to the ELT. The main topics of the conference
are:
- Teaching
with minimum resources
- English as
an international language
- Web skills
teaching and learning
- Language
teacher associations
- Second Language Acquisition
- Communicative competence
- Cross-cultural communication
- Communication skills and
strategies
- Socio-cultural factors in L2
learning
- Bilingual education
- Cross-linguistic influence
- Integrative curriculum and
instruction
- Reading-writing connection
- Technology-enhanced language
learning
- Multiple language assessment
- Inter language studies
- ESP (English for Specific
Purposes)
- Translation and English learning
- Literature in English teaching
and learning
- New
trends in English language teaching and testing
- Teaching language skills
·
Innovations
in English Language Teaching
·
Language
testing and assessment
·
Syllabus
design and materials development
·
Language
teacher education
- Any
other topic that has relevance to the theme of the Conference
IMPORTANT
DATES
Proposal
deadline: May 20, 2018
Presenter
Confirmation: June 5, 2018
Conference
Dates: July 5 -7, 2018
PLENARY
SPEAKERS
*To be determined later
CONFERENCE FORMAT
The
conference is designed to provide lots of networking opportunities that will
last much longer than the conference as well as some social events/activities
allow for more informal interactions among conference attendees, organizers,
presenters, and other delegates.
Paper
Presentations include research, theory, concepts, and practices. Each is a
20-minute session that describes an innovative
idea, research, or a procedure through which the presenter has recently gained awareness
of an aspect of language, language teaching and/or learning. 10 minutes will also
be allocated for Question and Answers. It should describe what has been done in
relation to theory or practice or may focus on commercial materials or products.
Its content should be relevant to the delegates who work outside the presenter’s
local context as well.
Panel
Discussion is a forum for discussing thematic topics or other relevant topics
within a small group. The sessions are 25 minutes long with 15 minutes of Questions
and Answers.
Workshop Sessions are 50 minutes long with 10
minutes of Questions and Answers. These sessions are interactive with emphasis
on group collaborations.
Poster Sessions give a visual presentation illustrating
or summarizing a project, a research study, or a feature of language teaching
and/or learning. Each poster will be allocated wall space and there will be a
60 minute slot in the program solely for the presentation and discussion of the
posters by the presenters and delegates. There should be time for Questions and
Answers.
Teaching Tips/ Sharing
Sessions are 20 minutes with 10 minutes of Questions
and Answers. They provide useful information and ideas on teaching and
learning.
GUIDELINES
FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
1. Proposals should be submitted through
the following address; teltdm@gmail.com
2. The Title should be 10 words or less
3. The abstract must not exceed 250 and
a biography of not more than 30 words. Please include your appropriate title
and contact information
4. The language should be clear, and
precise
The
deadline for proposal submissions is May 20, 2018. The
decision of the Organizing Committee on the acceptance/rejection of submissions
will be communicated to the presenters no later than June 5, 2018.
REGISTRATION DEADLINES & CONFERENCE FEES
ALZELC Members
|
Non-Members
|
On or Before June 20, 2018 = 10 USD or Tshs.20,000
|
On or Before June 20, 2018 = 15 USD
|
After June 20, 2018 = 15 USD or Tshs.25,000
|
After June 20, 2018 = 20
USD
|
Students: Free
|
Students: Free
|
*Students
will be asked for their ID cards during registration.
*Joint
presenters must also register and pay the conference fee individually.
*
Participation fees can also be paid onsite
Full registration implies payment of
the conference fee (for non members) and submission of the registration form. All participants MUST fill in the registration
form before 15 June 2018.
The fee covers the conference folder
and the certificate of attendance for one conference participant. The fee shall
be paid into the following bank account and the name of the participant
Account
number: 20110002540
Financial Institution: National Microfinance Bank (NMB), Bank House Branch
Name
of the account:
Tanzanian English Language Teachers Association (TELTA)
Vendor's Bank Swift Code: NMIBTZTZ
Vendor's Bank Physical and Postal Addresses: NMB Bank House,
160108 Dar es Salaam
Mobile Money
Transfer: M-PESA +255 754 660 776 –
Jamal Ally
TIGO PESA +255 713 737 046 – Fatma Kisusi
The payment confirmation shall be
sent to;
REGISTRATION FORM
To register, please use the
registration form available on the conference page, on our Facebook page Tanzanian English
Language Teachers’ Association TELTA or on our blog TELTA-Tanzania.blogspot.com
and be constantly updated with the latest conference news.
VENUE
The
conference will be held at Saint Augustine University
(SAUT), Mwanza, Tanzania from
5 to 7 July 2018.
IMPORTANT
CONTACTS
For further information, please contact one of these:
Conference
Chairperson
Jamal Maringo
Phone: +255 715 660 776
TELTA Headquarters
William Mwinuka – Events Coordinator
Phone: +255 655 080 505
Fatma Kisusi – Treasurer
Phone: +255 713 737 046
TELTA – Mwanza
Chapter
Jumanne Tungu – Coordinator, Mwanza
Chapter
Phone: +255 625 803 222
Oliver Kimathi – Member
Phone: +255 788 858 276
ALZELC
Representatives
Richard Nyabigira – ATER, Rwanda
Phone: +250 788 612 198
Rodney Rugyema – UNELTA, Uganda
Phone: +256 705 372 826
Kaleba Welingene Joseph – CLASS, DRC
Phone: +243 999 664 446
Mkombe Shaame – ZAPELATO, Zanzibar
Phone: +255 772 067 671
*Travel and Accommodation
Advice
*We will send recommendations for travel
and accommodation at the same time we notify applicants of acceptance, so
please do not contact them for specifics until after that time.
Jamal Maringo – Country Coordinator
Phone: +255 715 660 776
Joseph Bulugu Badokufa – SAUT, Mwanza
Phone: +255 758 894 648
Petro Okoth – Secretary, TELTA Mwanza
Phone: +255 788 075 058
