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ACTIVITIES
(since 2003) |
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English Teacher Training & Development seminars and workshops | |
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Conferences | |
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Networking with Regional Teachers Associations in South Asia, East Asia and UK | |
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Partnered Events | |
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Newsletter (3 issues annually) | |
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Refereed Journal | |
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Evaluation of major activities by participants and reports of findings | |
| Branches: | ||
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First BELTA Branch formed at Chittagong: 9 May 2006 |
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BELTA Chittagong was launched with the consent of
51 local ESL teachers after a day-long ELT teacher training workshop
jointly organized by BELTA and RELO (Regional English Language Office
Delhi, US State Dept) |
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| Based in the Department
of English, Independent University of Bangladesh, Chittagong. Coordinators: Ms Rehana Alam and Dr Golam Faruque |
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| Branches to be opened
at Sylhet, Rajshahi, Barisal, Bogra, Mymnesingh and other places
shortly |
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| South Asian Regional Teachers Association Meetings | ||
| BELTA joined India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia,
Maldives, Nigeria, Afghanistan Objectives: Formulating good practice principles, local and regional network, and regional action plan: |
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11-13 February 2004: Colombo SriLanka, sponsored by ELTECS, British Council | |
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14-16 October 2004: Karachi Pakistan, sponsored by ELTECS, British Council | |
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11 September 2006: Karachi, Pakistan, jointly hosted by the United Sates Information Service and Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers Association. | |
| Regular ELT workshops | ||
| Since 2004 (at British Council Auditorium & elsewhere) - 19 held so far. 9 scheduled for 2007 at BC, more planned at other sites. | ||
| Publications | ||
| 1. | BELTA Quarterly (Newsletter) | |
| 2. | Refereed JOURNAL – First Volume (since revival) in print. Earlier 8 volumes. | |
| Scholarships to English Teachers (in collaboration) | ||
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BELTA-JALT Scholarship for High School Teachers | |
7 awarded (out of 29 applications) –
from a grant of USD 500 from JALT (Japan Association for Language
Teachers) for ELT Teacher Training Certificate Courses to be run
with BELTA expertise |
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Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants (FLTA) program | |
BELTA has been invited by the American Cultural
Center for the last 3 years to nominate eligible English teachers
to this nine-month program in the US. |
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Global Connections Exchange Programme (GCEP), January 2006 | |
Collaborated with Bangladesh Relief International-Schools
Online (RISOL) & the American Centre to nominate secondary school
teachers of English for 3-month TEFL and Adult ESL Certificate Programme
at Hamline University, Minnesota |
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Eurasia/South Asia Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA), December 2006 | |
BELTA nominated 30 secondary school teachers
of English for a 6-week program in the USA (Summer & Fall 2007).
Selection process on-going |
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| RECENT EVENTS | ||
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EFL Teacher Training Programme: 14 – 15 Feb, 2007 | |
| Maximizing English Language Learning in Bangladesh. In-collaboration with Hamline University USA, Relief International and BIAM, with support from the US State Department. Participants: 98 secondary schools. Facilitators : 5 from Hamline University and 3 from BELTA. Venue: BIAM Foundation. |
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English Language Teacher Training Programme: 18-19 Feb, 2007 | |
| Classroom Teaching Techniques Jointly organized by BELTA and SOS Herman Gmeiner School & College, Mirpur. Participants: 22 secondary school teachers from 7 higher secondary schools in Mirpur area and from the regions. Facilitators: visiting US ELT experts & lifetime members of BELTA & 2 BELTA trainers. Venue: SOS Herman Gmeiner School & College, Mirpur. |
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ELT Workshop: 21 January 2007 | |
| Developing Reading Skills in English Presenter : Zakia Ahmed, Lecturer, Presidency University |
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ELT Workshop: 29 March 2007 | |
| Facilitative Teaching Presenter: Beth Trudell, US English Language Fellow at EL-PRO, Brac University. |
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