LOOKING FORWARD 2011: CREATING A COMMUNITY OF LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

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We're sorry, but due to limited space and the September 15th registration deadline, we're nolonger able to accept registration requests. We plan for this to be an annual event, so if you haven't registered yet, we hope we'll see you next year.

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca (UTM) is pleased to announce the second annual language teaching conference, entitled Looking Forward 2011: Creating a Community of Language Professionals for the 21st Century. This two-day event will be held on the 22nd and 23rd of September 2011, running from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday the 22nd, and from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Friday the 23rd. The purpose of the conference is to raise the level of language instruction in southern Mexico and help build a community of language teachers from across the region.

Below is a full listing of our presenters and themes:

 Plenary, Daniel Lopez, US Embassy:
• Cross-Cultural Communication in the EFL Classroom
• Creating Opportunities for Authentic Communication

 British Council:
• To Be Determined

 Gabriel Caballero Morales, Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca:
• Los pronombres personales de TNUˈUN DAVI, variación lingüística del idioma Mixteco de Huitepec, Zaachila, Oaxaca

 Sarah Conway, The Anglo:
• Critical Thinking in the 21st Century

 Óscar Cruz, Universidad Regional del Sureste:
• Let´s Move: One Step Further with Kinesiology

 Damhnait Dennis, Universidad del Istmo:
• Code Choice in the EFL Classroom: Does the Use of the L1 Foster Effective L2 Acquisition?

 Todd Ellsworth, MacMillan Publishers:
• 21st Century Learning: An Overview
• OpenMind

 Emmanuel Flores Flores, Universidad del Valle de Puebla:
• Being Mentors and Coaches: An In-Progress Approach to Support New Teachers in their Adaptation to the “System”

 Ted Fondulas, Universidad del Istmo:
• Did They Really Hear What You Said? - Communication in the Classroom

 Sam Forter, Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca:
• Learning from Natural Language

 Lindsey Franger, Universidad del Mar, Puerto Ángel:
• Flyswatters and The Affective Filter

 Heather Gaddis, Yasar University, Izmir, Turkey:
• Observations and Their Potential Role in Teacher Development

 Teresa Gal, Universidad del Mar, Huatulco:
• Active Learning: Changing the Role of the Teacher from ‘The Sage on the Stage’ to the ‘Guide on the Side’!

 Adam Garst, Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca
• Rhythm in English Pronunciation: Stress, Intonation and Connected Speech

 Dana Horstein, Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca:
• Not Just Words – Multi-visual Ways of Teaching Writing

 Michelle Teresa Lopez, CHIPS Language Service:
• The Need to Read

 José Manuel Ortiz Velasco, MEXTESOL
• MEXTESOL

 Sean Sheriff , Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca:
• Making Multimedia Applications with JClic

 Ruth Sherman, Derek Hughes and John Howell, Universidad del Sierra Sur:
• Keeping it Simple: Creating a Dynamic Classroom with Easily Made Materials
• Watch and Learn: Teaching English through Videos

 

For your convenience, we're including links to local hotels and a map of Huajuapan.

It is our hope that Looking Forward will become an annual opportunity for teachers from all over southern Mexico to gather together, share knowledge and create a community of language professionals. Don’t wait, register now!

Kind Regards,

 

Sarah Campion

Jefa del Centro de Idiomas UTM