Signposts 2011

ELT SIGNPOSTS 2011

Brno, 9 - 11 September 2011

The deadline for registration has been extended until July 14th.

Conference Schedule

A copy of the conference schedule is now available.

CONFERENCE CALL

The Conference will be held in Brno from 9 to 11 September 2011. The host institution will be the Faculty of Education of Masaryk University.

The organizing committee wants to link to the successful tradition of previous Signposts Conferences and wants to attract ELT professionals from the Czech Republic as well as from abroad.

The Conference will offer a varied programme of

• talks

• workshops

• demonstrations

• research-oriented presentations

• poster sessions

The range of topics to be discussed is wide enough for everybody to participate and contribute to the success of the conference. We would like to encourage the presentations by both non-native and native speakers of English.

Presentations will include a number of varied topics which will be divided into the following strands:

• ELT for Young Learners (pre-primary, primary) YL ELT

• ELT for Secondary Schools (lower and upper secondary) SS ELT

• ELT for Language Schools LS ELT

• ELT Teacher Education ELTE

• ESP (vocational and university) ESP

As in previous years, it is expected that a number of distinguished plenary speakers will attend. A major resources exhibition will also be open throughout the conference. There will be a range of social events and entertainment, which will help to renew acquaintances made at earlier conferences.

The Conference has been accredited by MŠMT, accreditation number c.j.:32812/2010-25-781.

If you wish to attend the conference without making a presentation, please complete the online Registration Form.

If you would like to offer a presentation, please complete the online Speaker Proposal and Registration Form.

Registration Deadlines:

Presenters and Publishers: 10 June 2011

Participants: 14 July 2011

Presenters will be notified about the acceptance of their proposal by: 25 June 2011

General information

Number of Participants: max. 300

Conference Fees

Participants 1100 CZK

Members of AMATE, MSSUA, ATECR 850 CZK

Conference Accommodation

You can find more information about accommodation on the Conference Accommodation page.

Contact Address

If you have any problems, please contact us for support.

Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury PdF MU, Porící 9, 603 00 Brno, Czech Republic

tel.:+420 549 49 5029

fax +420 549 49 1620

You can also reach us through our forum for this conference or through email at eltsignposts2011@gmail.com

Pre-conference event (in-service teacher training)

Organized by AMATE, contact person: Jana Jílková, email: jajilkova@gmail.com

Round Table with the representatives of institutions involved in language education, the British Council and the members of AMATE