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ACTIVITIES
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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 | |
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First BELTA branch formed in Chittagong: May 9, 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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Second BELTA branch formed in Rajshahi: May 18, 2007 | |
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Third BELTA branch formed in Sylhet: April 24, 2009 | |
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Branches to be opened in Barisal, Bogra, Mymnesingh and other places
shortly | ||
| 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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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BELTA nominated 30 secondary school teachers
of English for a 6-week program in the USA (Summer & Fall 2007).
Selection process on-going | ||
| RECENT EVENTS | ||
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ELT Event: January 12, 2009 | |
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“Online Teaching & Learning”
Presenter: Ms
Nasreen Rahim
Chair, Staff
Development
Venue: Aman
Conference Hall,
H# 11A, R#92,
Gulshan 2,
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ELT Event: November 27, 2008 | |
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“Using Dialogue Builds – a
technique to encourage speaking practice
and to teach grammar as illustrated in a video of class 8 Bangladeshi students”
Presenter: Sara Lyons
English Language Curriculum Adviser & Teacher Trainer
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ELT Workshop: October 23, 2008 | |
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"Using
Commercials in Second Language Teaching: Facilitating Multi-skill Activities"
Presenter:
Qumrul Hasan Chowdhury
Lecturer
American
International University-Bangladesh
Venue: British Council Auditorium,
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ELT Workshop: August 21, 2008 | |
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“The Idea of Teachers’ Continuous Professional Development (CPD)”
Presenter: Goutam Roy
Teacher Trainer Venue: British Council Auditorium,
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