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Eighth Bi-Annual Conference Hildesheim/Germany, 15 - 17 June 2011

PhD-Pre-conference Tuesday, June 14



Fostering literacies: teaching and learning in heterogeneous environments



INTRODUCTION

The IAIMTE conferences, which took place every two years since 1997, are successful because of their relatively small scale, the high level of social interaction, and the diverse range of languages and educational cultures represented. The 2011 conference builds on these strengths to create a context where researchers and teacher educators meet to share their research and reflections.

We invite you to participate in this conference for specialists in the teaching & learning of language and literature. The conference aims to exchange theory, research, curricular developments, and 'best practices' in education (at all levels, ranging from early childhood to higher education), teacher education and in-service. The exchanges and interactions offer an international platform for language and education researchers and practitioners - including Ph.D. candidates - to present their research and reflections on L1 education in their particular national, educational and school contexts to a truly international audience.

CONFERENCE THEME

Fostering literacies: teaching and learning in heterogeneous environments

For the 2011 conference, we explore the current challenges of fostering literacies in language and literature classrooms and beyond. Learning in the field of language and literature is conceived of as a complex process that heavily relies on interactions - interactions in often heterogeneous contexts. Creating favourable environments is thus a demanding task - for teachers, learners and institutions. One focus of the conference will be on the teacher as a key-figure in planning and arranging the learning process. As in previous conferences, the conference will be providing a forum for L1 educators from different educational and social cultures to exchange experiences, research studies and reflections. We invite you to contribute to Paper Sessions, Symposia, Workshops or Round Tables (see below). We also encourage you to apply with a Symposium where researchers and practitioners can focus on a shared interest. The IAIMTE-team hopes that the sessions will illuminate differences and similarities of different educational cultures and contexts.

More information: IAIMTE website; http://www.ilo.uva.nl/projecten/gert/iaimte/default.asp








gert rijlaarsdam|university of amsterdam|

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