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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Deadline for submitting proposals is  January 25th 2008.

The Organizing team of Oman International ELT Conference welcomes proposals for presentations, posters and workshops for the 2008 Conference. All professionals in ELT are invited to contribute.

The range of topics for the 8th annual conference includes:

1.  Current trends, models and approaches in the integration of skills

2. Instructional materials, textbooks, and technologies promoting integration of skills

3. Advantages and disadvantages of integrating skills in language teaching

4.  How improvement in one skill can affect the development of other skills

5.  Practical ideas for helping teachers to integrate language skill

6. The use of  multimedia and web-based resources in the integrated skills approach

7. Integrated skills and the use of experiential learning in the ELT classroom

8. Integrated skills and task-based approaches

9. The  implementation of an integrated skills approach

10. Challenges and opportunities in developing materials for integrated skills

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Integration of Skills: Creative methods &Techniques in ELT

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11. The use of authentic materials in the integrated skills approach

12. The integration of skills in the ELT classroom and its effects on student’s motivation

13. Creative methodology within integrated skills approach

14. Designing creative tasks/projects for integrated skills instruction

15. Promoting interactive learning strategies within the integrated skills approach

16. The role of independent learning centres in promoting the integration of skills

17. Teaching integrated language skills using the communicative approach

18. The place of grammar in the  integrated skills approach

19. The integrated skills approach and vocabulary acquisition

20. The integration of problem-solving activities within the integrated skills approach

21. Content-based instruction and the integration of skills

22. Methods for assessing integrated skills

23. Challenges in the assessment of integrated skills

Criteria for accepting proposals:

• The topic must have a clear focus

• The proposal must be relevant to the conference theme

• If  based on research, only proposals on completed research studies will be considered

• The material must have something new to say

• The  material will have practical use for the audience, and if theoretical, must include consideration for practical applications

• The proposal must be linguistically clear and accurate

• The proposal must be submitted within the deadline set for proposal submission. Any proposal submitted after the deadline, will not be considered.

All presenters will receive free registration for the conference which includes:

• attending all conference sessions except the certified workshops

• the conference package

• a certificate of presentation and attendance

• free lunches and refreshments for the two days of the conference

• the conference proceedings (will be sent to presenters after the conference)

Oman International ELT Conference does not provide airfares, accommodation, or transportation  for presenters: