Sevgili Hocalarim,
I know I said that the last version of the Calendar would be the last – I guess the fat lady just hadn’t finished singing…
So, here we go…with a couple of updates to details and contact info…and a couple of additions, too!
Let’s look at our events across canım Turkiyem first:
MARCH 2018
EVENT: 5. Eğitim Teknolojileri Zirvesi (ETZ18)
DATE: 03 March 2018LOCATION: Radisson Blu Hotel, Şişli – İSTANBULTHEME: TBCINFO: http://www.egitimteknolojilerizirvesi.com/
EVENT: 1st ELT, DAF and FLE Conference
DATE: 03 March 2018LOCATION: Wyndham Grand Hotel – Kalamis / İSTANBULTHEME: Transform Your Classes for Lifelong LearningINFO: https://www.eli-iber.com/konferans.php and banukocas@gmail.com
EVENT: 13th GKV ELT Conference
- DATE: 17 March 2018
- LOCATION: Gaziantep College Foundation Department (GKV) – GAZIANTEP
- THEME: Effective Classroom Practices in 2018
- INFO: http://elt.gkv.k12.tr/default.asp
EVENT: 2nd GELTUS Conference
- DATE: 23 March 2018
- LOCATION: Gazi University (Beşevler Campus, Block C) – ANKARA
- THEME: New Perspectives in English Language Education
- INFO: https://www.facebook.com/GeltusCON/ and http://geltus.org/
EVENT: 5th International NTELT Conference
- LOCATION: Hilton Hotel, Kozyatağı – İSTANBUL
- DATE: 30 March 2018
- THEME:
- INFO: http://nteltistanbul.com/ and NTELTIstanbul@gmail.com
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APRIL 2018
EVENT: 4th Cukurova International ELT Conference (CUELT 2018)
- DATE: 05-06 April 2018
- LOCATION: Çukurova University, Faculty of Education – ADANA
- THEME: Generic ELT Issues
- INFO: https://www.cueltconferences.org/ (Contact: Ali Ceyhun Müftüoğlu)
EVENT: 10th International ELT Research Conference
- DATE: 25-27 April 2018
- LOCATION: Porto Bello Hotel Resort & Spa – ANTALYA
- THEME: New Perspectives in Quality Learning and Teaching in ELT
- INFO: http://eltresearchconference.com/ and eltresearchconference@gmail.com
EVENT: 2nd International Conference on Education and Learning
- DATE: 27-28 April 2018
- LOCATION: Nippon Hotel, Taksim – İSTANBUL
- THEME: Generic Education Issues
- INFO: https://www.dakamconferences.org/education (Contact: Özgur Öztürk)
EVENT: X. TED ELT Conference
- DATE: 28-29 April 2018
- LOCATION: TED Mersin College – MERSIN
- THEME: The Wonderful World of Words
- INFO: http://elt.ted.org.tr/ You can follow the livestream of this conference on YouTube (see http://elt.ted.org.tr/ for details).
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MAY 2018
EVENT: V. International Eurasian Educational Research Congress
- DATE: 02-05 May 2018
- LOCATION: Akdeniz University Campus – ANTALYA
- THEME: Changing Educational Paradigms: New Methods, Directions and Policies
- INFO: http://ejercongress.org/?en and ejercongress2017@gmail.com
EVENT: The 13th METU International ELT Convention
- DATE: 03-04 May 2018
- LOCATION: METU Convention Centre – ANKARA
- THEME: Teaching Beyond Boundaries
- INFO: http://www.dbe.metu.edu.tr/convention2018/ and https://www.facebook.com/metuelt2018/
EVENT: 32. Ulusal Dilbilim Kurultayı
- LOCATION: DEÜ Sürekli Eğitim Merkezi (DESEM) – İZMİR
- DATE: 03-04 May 2018
- THEME:
- INFO: http://udk32.deu.edu.tr/ and 32udk@deu.edu.tr
EVENT: Sabancı School of Languages Conference
- DATE: 04-05 May 2018
- LOCATION: Sabancı University SL – İSTANBUL
- THEME: Pathways That Inspire Us
- INFO: http://schooloflanguagesconference.sabanciuniv.edu
EVENT: 4th International Conference: Plagiarism across Europe and Beyond
- DATE: 9-11 May 2018
- LOCATION: Palm Wings Hotels & Resorts – EPHESUS / İZMİR
- THEME: Fostering Academic Integrity Through Consistent and Transparent Approaches
- INFO: https://plagiarism.pefka.mendelu.cz/
EVENT: 1st Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Foreign Language Education Conference
- DATE: 11-12 May 2018
- LOCATION: Bandirma 17 Eylul University – BANDIRMA/BALIKESİR
- THEME: Trends and Best Practices in Quality and Accreditation
- INFO: http://qaafl.com and dstaub@bandirma.edu.tr
EVENT: The 3rd BELL Intl. Graduate Student Conference
- DATE: 17-18 May 2018
- LOCATION: Dept. of English Language and Literature, Bülent Ecevit University – ZONGULDAK
- THEME: Generic EL and Lit. Content
- INFO: http://www.bellconference.beun.edu.tr
EVENT: 1st ScOLa ELT Conference
- DATE: 26 May 2018
- LOCATION: Özyeğin University (Çekmeköy Campus) – İSTANBUL
- THEME: How to do the ‘right things’ by doing ‘things right’.
- INFO: https://scolaconference.ozyegin.edu.tr/ and scolaconference@ozyegin.edu.tr
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JUNE 2018
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EVENT: The 15th Bilkent University (BUSEL) Conference
- LOCATION: Bilkent University – ANKARA
- DATE: 29-30 June 2018
- THEME: The Future of EAP: Provision, Standards and Practices
- INFO: buselconf@bilkent.edu.tr
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JULY 2018
SEPTEMBER 2018
EVENT: 2nd International Black Sea Conference on Language & Language Education
- DATE: 21-22 September 2018
- LOCATION: Sinop University
- THEME: Emerging Horizons in Language Teaching
- INFO: https://www.blacksealanguageconferences.com/ and blackseaconferences@gmail.com
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Then, we add some ‘sauce’ – for those of you with a half-decent ‘conference fund’ and a School operational plan that covers ‘foreign jollies’:
Please note…the rumours are indeed true – the TESOL Arabia (TACON) event for this year has been ‘postponed’ (though people are being tight-lipped as to ‘why’) the ALLT Event in March (at Zayed University) is NOT a TESOLArabia ‘replacement’ for TACON…so if you were planning a ‘shopping trip’ to Dubai (again), try that one…or consider Doha!
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FEBRUARY 2018
EVENT: ELT Ireland – 4th Annual Conference
- DATE: 17-18 February 2018
- LOCATION: Griffith College – DUBLIN
- THEME: Improving Outcomes in ELT
- INFO: https://www.elt-ireland.com/annual-conference
MARCH 2018
EVENT: Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching (ALLT) Conference
- DATE: 08-10 March 2018
- LOCATION: Zayed University – DUBAI / UAE
- THEME: Language Teaching and Learning in a Globalised World
- INFO: http://www.allt-uae.org/index.php and ALLT@mci-group.com
EVENT: The 53rd RELC International Conference
- DATE: 12-14 March 2018
- LOCATION: SINGAPORE
- THEME: 50 Years of ELT and Assessment – Reflections, Insights and Possibilities
- INFO: http://www.relc.org.sg/Conference2018/ (Contact: Dr Alvin Pang)
EVENT: TESOL 2018 – International Convention & English Language Expo
- DATE: 27-30 March 2018
- LOCATION: CHICAGO, USA
- THEME: General Issues in ELT and ESL
- INFO: http://www.tesol.org/convention-2018
APRIL 2018
EVENT: The 52nd IATEFL Conference
- DATE: 10-13 April 2018
- LOCATION: BRIGHTON, UK
- THEME: Generic Issues in ELT / EFL
- INFO: https://conference.iatefl.org/conference.html
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MAY 2018
EVENT: 5th International Language in Focus Conference
- DATE: 03-05 May 2018
- LOCATION: THESSALONİKA / GREECE
- THEME: Comtempory Means and Methods in ELT and Applied Linguistics
- INFO: http://www.languageinfocus.org (Further info: lif2018@languageinfocus.org)
EVENT: GlobELT 2018: An International Conference on Teaching and Learning English as an Additional Language
- DATE: 10-13 May 2018
- LOCATION: 88 Rooms Hotel – BELGADE / SERBIA
- THEME: Generic Issues in EAL
- INFO: http://www.globeltconference.com/
JUNE 2018
EVENT: The European Conference on Language Learning 2018
- DATE: 29June – 01 July 2018
- LOCATION: BRIGHTON, UK
- THEME: Surviving and Thriving: Education in Times of Change
- INFO: http://ecll.iafor.org (Contact: Kiyoshi Mana)
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JULY 2018
EVENT: The 8th Serious Play Conference
- LOCATION: Hylton Performing Arts Center, George Mason University – VA / USA
- DATE: 10-12 July 2018
- THEME: Serious Games
- INFO: https://www.seriousplay-dc.com/ and info@seriousplayconf.com
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OCTOBER 2018
- EVENT: 6th CEBS Sprachenforum
- DATE: 23-25 October 2018
- LOCATION: Bad Hofgastein – AUSTRIA
- THEME: (TBC)
- INFO: https://www.cebs.at/index.php?id=52 (specific website under development)
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NOVEMBER 2018
EVENT: 3rd Practical Pedagogies Training Conference
- DATE: 01-02 November 2018
- LOCATION: St. George’s English International School – COLOGNE, Germany
- THEME: REAL training for REAL classroom teachers!
- INFO: http://www.practicalpedagogies.net/ and russeltarr@practicalpedagogies.net
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Till NEXT YEAR!
allthingslearning 