Online Abstract submission: (UP TO 21 AUGUST 2009)

http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/ESP2009

Introduction

The teaching of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has been seen as a separate activity within English Language Teaching. However, with the advancement of commerce, science, technology, and various disciplines in education, ESP should be opened to insight drawn from the present needs of the society. With the implementation of the Indonesian government’s education policy to design and develop Sekolah Berbasis Internasional (SBI) or Internationally Standardized School – for some Indonesian schools, the needs for appropriate ESP design and methodology for Indonesian schools is greatly felt by the school management. Based on the consideration above, the Faculty of Language and Literature in cooperation with Language Training Center, Satya Wacana Christian University will hold the third International Seminar on the key issues in ESP within the context of SBI.

Topic Areas

• ESP curriculum design
• Content language acquisition
• ESP needs analysis
• ESP materials development
• Methodology in ESP
• ESP teacher preparation
• Appropriate model of ESP
• Evaluation in ESP
• Other related subtopics

Presentations

1. Parallel Papers

These are formal lecture presentations which last thirty minutes and ten minutes for questions.

2. Workshops

A workshop lasts two hours in which the speaker does not do much lecturing. Instead, the speaker designs activities which can engage the participants throughout the session.

3. Poster/Film Presentations

This session is intended to display assessment in language learning as well as teaching and learning activities in the form of posters, pictures, photos, or films. Participants will have opportunities to see the displays and talk to the presenters during snack and lunch times.

Call for papers

Procedure for Submission of Paper/Workshop Proposals: A 250-300 word abstract with a title not exceeding twelve words and a fifty-word bio-data should be sent to the Seminar Secretariat via email or through the online submission link (http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/ESP2009) no later than August 21, 2009. Abstracts outside the word limit will not be accepted.

Accepted presenters will be notified by August 31, 2009.

A soft and hard copy of the full paper selected for the seminar must be sent to the Seminar Secretariat no later than October 19, 2009, to be included in the Conference Proceeding CDs. Should this fail, the Committee reserves the right to withdraw the paper from the presentation.

Criteria for Acceptance:

All abstracts will be evaluated by the Seminar Planning Committee. Relevance to the theme of the Seminar and freshness and originality of approach are among the major considerations in the acceptance of papers. The Committee reserves the right to decline paper/workshop proposals without assigning reasons. Proposals are encouraged within the sub-themes, but are not limited to the topic areas.

Online Abstract submission:

http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/ESP2009

Conference Fee

Information on registration will be posted here once available.

Secretariat

THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR SECRETARIAT

FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE and LANGUAGE TRAINING CENTER

SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Jl. Diponegoro 52-60

Salatiga 50711

INDONESIA

Contact persons:

TRI SUNARTI

Phone /Fax: +62 298 312120

ANISIA BUDI PRABAWANI

Phone /Fax:  +62 298 313859

Email: fbsltc@gmail.com

Web: http://ltc.uksw.edu/Events.html

Remember, the deadline is Monday, 27 April 2009 at noon (12 PM) either in my box or in my email.

Good luck!