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BELTA aims to provide
a robust direction to the English Language teaching community of Bangladesh, particularly
at the grassroots level. |
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| OBJECTIVES |
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Facilitate effective communication within the English
language teaching community |
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Develop and empower English teachers at all levels (primary,
secondary, tertiary) |
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Improve the standards of learning and teaching English throughout
the country |
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| To Achieve these Objectives BELTA: |
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Organizes teacher development workshops and other ELT activities |
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Organizes international & national conferences on ELT |
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Promotes ELT activities by forming regional branches |
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Publishes quarterly Newsletters filled with interesting materials
related to ELT |
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Collaborates with public and private sector agencies for developing
teacher expertise |
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Networks with similar Teachers Associations in Asia and other
parts of the world in order to disseminate, share ideas and methodologies
appropriate for the local situation. |
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Supports research, particularly action research, by ELT practitioners |
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Targets to publish a refereed Journal annually |
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Is in the process of forming Special Interest Groups (SIGs) |
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Plans to develop contextually suitable ELT materials for use
in English teaching and learning |
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Actively supports environmental, peace and human rights issues
through its activities and published materials. |
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