TEFLIN 2007

TEFLIN is a professional organization which stands for “Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia”. The members of TEFLIN are institutions and individual teachers of English in secondary and tertiary educational institutions in Indonesia as well as instructors at non-formal English courses. The objectives of TEFLIN are to provide English teachers with opportunities to share and discuss contemporary issues, trends and development in language teaching in Indonesia.

To achieve its purpose, TEFLIN conducts annual international conferences organized by its member institutions. The conference is a major event and attended by some 300 to 400 participants from institutions all over Indonesia and abroad. The speakers at the conference are invited scholars, university lecturers, and secondary school teachers.


TIME : 4-6 December 2007

THEME

Human Resources Development in English Language Teaching (ELT)

AIMS

To examine the current state of the art of teachers of English in Indonesia
To study different approaches for promoting the quality of English teachers
To examine the current policy and issues of human resources development in English Language Teaching
TOPIC AREAS:

Teacher qualifications
Learning styles and strategies
Research in English Language Learning and Teaching
The “good” language teacher
Teachers Certification
English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
English Language Teaching Materials
Autonomous Learning
Information technology in TEFL
Professionalism of the teaching profession
English Language Teachers Education
Empowering Teachers through Literature
Language Assessment