Conference Advertising

Cambridge University Press are now advertising the event too.

ELTS to Host Inaugural Learn English in Wales Conference

“Swansea University English Language Training Services is pleased to announce its hosting of the inaugural Learn English in Wales Consortium’s English Language Teaching Conference “Promoting Best Practice in English Language Learning and Teaching”.

The conference to be held in Swansea University’s  Emily Phipps Building at Hendrefoelan Student Village will welcome over 100 delegates and speakers on November 10^th 2012 and is sponsored by Cambridge University Press and supported by the British Council.

Learn English in Wales and Swansea University  are  very proud to report that it’s Keynote speaker will be the internationally acclaimed linguist David Crystal, who will also hold a 30 minute ‘Language Clinic’. 

Another esteemed guest will be Dr Martin Hewings from The University of Birmingham.

The conference will be the first of Its kind in Wales in as far as it will be hosted by Wales based English language providers and papers will be presented by professional practitioners from across  the Welsh  private and public sectors on topics relevant to current English language learning and teaching themes.”

This a really exciting event for us, not only as we’ll be the first hosts for what will hopefully become a regular activity but also because David Crystal will be our honoured Key Note Speaker , he has the event listed under forthcoming lectures on his blog. 

For many of us who have worked in English language teaching and training many of David Crystal’s publications have  been and continue to be  works that have guided our professional development and absolutely  essential reading , for professional practitioners.

For many of us he is the guru! I am really looking forward to meeting him.