Somebody sent me this useful list of upcoming conferences.
2007 (9th) International Conference and Workshop on TEFL and Applied Linguistics
March 15-17, 2007
Ming Chuan University
Gweishan, Taoyuan County, Taiwan ae.mcu.edu.tw/conference/200 … tracts.htm
2007 National Conference on Linguistics
June 2-3, 2007
National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, Taiwan conf.ncku.edu.tw/ncl2007/
16th International Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching
November 9-11, 2007
Chien Tan Overseas Youth Activity Center
Taipei, Taiwan eta.org.tw/eta/16th_english/INDEX.HTM
Stephen Krashen will speak at Ming Chuan University in March. Seems like it will be a good one to attend. The topic will be a discussion of extensive reading using the Internet. Could “surfing the net” really be a beneficial language learning method?
I lectured at this conference 2 years ago. Biggest group of people I’ve spoken before since my theatre days. Lots of interesting lectures and workshops. If you are serious about your craft, you can derive a great deal of benefit from this conference.
And yes, reading the internet is an excellent way to develop all 6 skills. Particulary if the student uses a site like wikipedia. Then they can search for topics specific to their lives, thereby learning vocab focused on their experience.
[quote=“Namahottie”]Excellent post joe. I wish this had been done while I was there. If anyone goes to these, can you report back?[/quote]I was just passing on the information.
Here are the tentative program pages (without frames) for the conferences in Tainan. conf.ncku.edu.tw/mdall07/2007_MD … le5-02.htm conf.ncku.edu.tw/ncl2007/NCL_Ten … m_0501.htm
From a quick glance through there’s nothing that jumps out and grabs me there. Seems fairly theoretical: not too much about classroom SLA research or about practical activities/techniques.
2007 International Conference on Applied Linguistics and Foreign Language Instruction
December 7, 2007
National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology (NKFUST)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan http://www.eng.nkfust.edu.tw/96conferences/12_7/index.htm
Here’s another conference coming up later this year:
2007 International Conference on ESP (English for Special Purposes)
Special Issues on ESP
November 22nd, 2007
Southern Taiwan University of Technology, Tainan, Taiwan edu.tpc.edu.tw/edu/ftproot/B/21396.pdf
2008 International Conference on Applied Linguistics
October 23-26, 2008
National Chiayi University, Minhsiung Campus
Minhsiung (Chiayi County), Taiwan web.ncyu.edu.tw/~chaochih/ncyu2008ical.htm
1st International Conference on Innovative Approaches to the Teaching of English at Taiwanese Universities
October 25, 2007
Mingdao University
Peetow (Changhua County), Taiwan
Contact Vicky at: shuju@mdu.edu.tw
Mingdao University, Department of Applied English Website: mdu.edu.tw/%7Edae/
which according to the first posting of this thread, is the link to information about the 16th International Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching. Nothing there. The eta.org.tw link doesn’t go anywhere either.
which according to the first posting of this thread, is the link to information about the 16th International Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching. Nothing there. The eta.org.tw link doesn’t go anywhere either.[/quote]Looks like they didn’t pay their hosting fees. Or maybe they’re redesigning the site. Worth keeping an eye on it to see whether it will be back up after a while.
By the way, I’ve created a new sticky thread for ELT-related conferences in 2008, using a post you made. The new thread’s here: forumosa.com/taiwan/viewtopi … 519#772519