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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 |
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| 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 |
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BELTA joined India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia,
Maldives, Nigeria, Afghanistan
Objectives: Formulating good practice principles, local and regional
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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. |
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| Regular ELT workshops
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| Since 2004 (at British Council Auditorium & elsewhere)
- 19 held so far. 9 scheduled for 2007 at BC, more planned at other
sites. |
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| Publications |
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BELTA Quarterly (Newsletter) |
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Refereed JOURNAL – First Volume (since revival) in print.
Earlier 8 volumes. |
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| 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 |
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| RECENT EVENTS |
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EFL Teacher Training Programme: 14 – 15 Feb, 2007 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Developing Reading Skills in English
Presenter : Zakia Ahmed, Lecturer, Presidency University |
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ELT Workshop: 29 March 2007 |
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Facilitative Teaching
Presenter: Beth Trudell, US English Language Fellow at EL-PRO, Brac
University. |
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