Challenge
your English! welcomes proposals for workshops on all aspects
of the English Language. This innovative event is ideal for Teachers
of English who want to refine their advanced English
skills, acquire a professional specialty, or simply brush up their
own English.
It is the responsibility of the Selecting Committee
to evaluate all proposals and select a high quality variety of workshops
that will meet the needs of a diverse audience.
The Selecting Committee
will review all abstracts and will select those which...
a. have a
direct relationship to the event and are relevant to the audience. b. are new
(not delivered before) and original (not a repetition of someone else's
paper/work). c. have a
clear and precise organization. d. guarantee
the Committee that the speaker knows the subject. e. guarantee
the Committee that the presenter has extensive experience and success
in conducting teacher-training seminars. f. are complete,
edited and free of typographical mistakes. g. are not
used to promote or sell the products or services of the speaker or
others.
The standard length
for presentations will be of 90 minutes.
Before
submitting your proposal, please read the notes below:
1.
The content of the presentation should not change significantly after
the proposal is accepted. 2.
The Organizing Committee cannot guarantee a minimum
or maximum number of registered participants in any presentation.
Nor can any presentation be limited to the number of participants. 3. Upon acceptance
of the proposal, proposal owners may submit a handout if applicable.
4. Handouts
should only include practical activities or information that participants
must have at the presentation (not plain theory). 5.
Submission deadline to submit the handout: September
24, 2004. 6.
The handout should be submitted electronically only (by e-mail) according
to the specifications given upon acceptance of the proposal. 7.
All presenters and co presenters must register and must send a complete
Registration Form before September 24, 2004. 8.
Registration fee must be paid only by co-presenters. We are happy
to offer free admission to presenters. 9.
All presenters should wear business attire during their presentations.
The purpose of the dress code is to uphold the professional image
of the conference.
To submit a proposal, please use
this Submission Form.
The deadline for abstracts is September
17, 2004, 6:00 p.m.
This mega event will cover a variety
of topics such as: • Language Awareness • Accent Reduction • Language Clinics • Grammar Clinics • Idioms, Slang
and Colloquial English • Discourse Analysis • Vocabulary
Expansion • Reading and
Writing Strategies • ESP (English
For Specific Purposes) • Self-study
strategies for continuous language development ... Among other related topics of interest to the
audience.
