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Cambridge ESOL Best Practice Scholarships
IATEFL 44th Annual Conference, Harrogate, 7th-11th April 2010

Call for Applications

The University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations is offering two scholarship packages for teachers to attend the IATEFL Harrogate Conference.

These two scholarships are to celebrate best practise in the areas of examinations and teacher training. The scholarships are open to teachers working in these fields and not just those with formal qualifications or roles.

Cambridge ESOL Best Practice in Language Assessment Scholarship

The award consists of:

  • registration for the Testing Evaluation and Assessment Special Interest Group (TEA SIG) pre-conference event
  • registration for the main conference
  • a year’s IATEFL membership
  • a maximum of five nights accommodation
  • travel costs including, if necessary, an economy flight to the UK
  • L50.00 per day expenses

To be considered for the scholarship:

Write a short paper, between 500 to 600 words, on how assessment has a positive impact on the development of reading skills

Cambridge ESOL Best Practice in Teacher Training Scholarship

The award consists of:

  • a registration for a pre-conference event of the winner’s choice
  • registration for the main conference
  • a year’s IATEFL membership
  • a maximum of five nights accommodation
  • travel costs including, if necessary, an economy flight to the UK
  • L50.00 per day expenses

To be considered for the scholarship complete the following task of between 500 to 600 words:

Some teachers in your school have approached you to ask for suggestions for classroom activities that would help their learners with authentic reading materials.

Give an outline of a 45-minute training session you would run with these teachers. Include:

  • a rationale for the activities you have chosen to include in the session, with an explanation of why they are particularly appropriate for your context
  • details of the approach you will take during the session
  • a procedure for one of the activities you have included

The deadline for the paper or task is 1st March 2010 and the awards will be announced by 15th March 2010

For full details of the scholarships visit www.iatefl.org/scholarships/

 

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