THT in bangladesh
Teachers Helping Teachers/Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association Conference on Language Education 2024
October 31 – November 4, 2024
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Theme: Teaching in the 21st Century
The theme of this year’s program is Teaching in the 21stCentury and we, the organizers of the conference, feel your proposals will fit well with the overall program.
The conference will be held from October 31, 2024 – November 4, 2024. Our organizational host is the Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association. The venue host for the program is Independent University of Bangladesh (IUB).
Regarding the program agenda and activities, these are the dates and plans:
This will be the 18h THT/BELTA program, and we are happy as we continue our second decade of the THT/BELTA association. Our first Teachers Helping Teachers program was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, hosted by BELTA. Indeed, our existence as Teachers Helping Teachers was, in no small part, due to the enthusiasm and support of our BELTA hosts and the participants in our first conference back in 2005. Even during the pandemic, we persisted and held our programs online. In fact, the success of our online program encouraged us to continue to incorporate one day of online programing into our annual conference schedule so that teachers and THT presenters who are unable to travel to Dhaka may still take part in a segment of our program.
Presenters are expected to possess post-graduate degrees and have experience in giving presentations at academic conferences. Elementary, Junior High, High School, and University level teachers are encouraged to apply. The time structure for presentations will be 60 minutes and this can include time for Q & A. Prospective presenters are encouraged to send 1 – 3 abstracts for consideration to the THT-BELTA program chair Prof. Patrick Dougherty, pdougherty@aiu.ac.jp. When you send the proposals, please indicate if they are for the online segment or the in-person segments of the THT program.
Traditionally, our THT teacher-training conferences, seminars and workshops exhibit practical, student and teacher-friendly approaches to language education that are informed by current research in the field. Please keep this in mind when creating your proposals.
Regarding our audience, presenters can expect a mix of junior high school, high school, and university educators. We occasionally have primary school educators in attendance also. You may specify a target audience for your presentation but should expect a mix of teachers in the audience. A repeat of your Dhaka program presentation(s) might be acceptable for the external program.
Travel to Bangladesh, and lodgings in Dhaka, are paid by the THT volunteers, traditionally, travel costs within Bangladesh and lodging costs for the program outside of Dhaka are paid by BELTA. There are numerous social functions and dinners during the stay and volunteers should expect a full schedule of events during the program. Once your proposals have been received and accepted, information about accommodations and travel arrangements will be forwarded to participants.
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