IJFLT:Vol.5 No.2, Winter 2009-2010 (Released February 10, 2010)

The International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching (IJFLT) is a free, on-line quarterly journal dedicated to communicating research, articles and helpful information regarding language acquisition to support teachers as they endeavor to create fluent, multilingual students.


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Topics for Research in SLA: Vivian Cook

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Linguistics Glossary

Quick glosses of some terms used in linguistics, language studies, language teaching and SLA research Based on V.J. Cook (1997), Inside Language, Arnold & V.J. Cook (2004) The English Writing System (Arnold)

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The 8th Asia TEFL International Conference

6 to 8 August 2010
Hanoi, Viet Nam

Website: http://www.asiatefl.org/2010conference/conference2.html Contact name: prof. Kim Hae-Ri

The goals of 8th Asia TEFL conference are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia and other parts of the world.

Organized by: Asia TEFL / British Council 

Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 1 March 2010 

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6th International Conference in Teacher Education: Celebrating diversity and transformative innovations in teacher education

29 to 31 July 2010
Quezon City, Philippines

Website: http://www.ictedphilippines.org Contact name: Marie Therese A.P. Bustos

The International Conference on Teacher Education is a biennial event sponsored by the University of the Philippines – College of Education. The conference serves as a venue for sharing ideas on global trends and issues in teacher education

Organized by: University of the Philippines - College of Education


Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 15 March 2010 


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The Fifth Lancaster University Conference in Linguistics and English Language

5 July 2010
Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Website: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/laelpgconference/index.htm Contact name: Sharon McCulloch

This 1 day conference is designed to give linguistics postgraduates from all research areas an opportunity to present and discuss their research in an informal and intellectually stimulating setting.

Organized by: Lancaster University


Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 21 March 2010 


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Cutting Edges: Creativity in language teaching and teacher training

2 to 3 July 2010
Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

Website: http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/arts-humanities/english-language-studies/LanguageStudiesConf.aspx Contact name: Sarn Rich

English and Language Studies Annual Conference For more information, please see the conference website.

Organized by: Canterbury Christ Church University

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Task-based syllabus design: Selecting, grading and sequencing tasks: Wilson Burgos Aroca

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Effective Use of Internet Resources in Languages Teaching and Learning

Warwick Group MFL Meeting
Wednesday, 10th June 2009
Presented by: José Picardo


I " New technologies and the new seconday curriculum
II " Young people and the Internet
III " A look at the best internet resources
IV " Evaluation


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Developing Research Skills in the Language Arts Classroom

UC Irvine Libraries SPIRIT Program
Instructor: Melanie Sellar


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