5th
CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching
“The Globalisation of ELT: Emerging Directions”
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 21-22 February 2009
Assistance to Attend
Various CamTESOL donors provide assistance for attendance at the conference. IDP Education underwrites the conference financially and organisationally, and also coordinates the assistance program on behalf of donors who request it.
Assistance to attend is focused on teachers in Cambodia and the region.
Assistance for Cambodian Teachers
Cambodian teachers in government high schools in the provinces may apply through the relevant Provincial Education Office for sponsorship to attend the conference. In 2009, there will be at least 100 sponsored places available. These sponsorships are coordinated through the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. The central point of contact for these sponsorships is the Director, Teacher Training Department, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport.
Assistance for Cambodian Presenters
Cambodians are strongly encouraged to present at CamTESOL. A number of Advanced Professional Development workshops are being conducted at IDP prior to the conference to support presentations by Cambodians. Cambodian presenters pay a discounted conference registration rate of USD25. For Cambodians who present Cambodian-based TESOL research and who submit full papers for publication, limited assistance may be provided in 2009 to attend related conferences overseas.
Assistance for Teachers in Vietnam and Lao PDR
2009 presenters from Vietnam and Lao PDR (Vietnamese and Laotian citizens only) may apply for a CamTESOL Regional Innovation Award. Applicants for these awards need to submit an abstract before the deadline of 17 October 2008 and have no more than two authors per abstract. The CamTESOL Program Committee will judge abstracts on:
• Innovative approaches to
the unique educational contexts of the region
• Relevancy to TESOL in Vietnam, Cambodia and Lao PDR
• Applicability of approaches, methodology and content to countries across
the region
Winners of these awards will be notified by 24 October 2008.
For more information about the above support for teachers, please e-mail
piseth.pum@idp.com
or info@camtesol.org
If you would like to support more teachers from Cambodia and/or the region to attend this conference, please e-mail socheat.ou@idp.com