7th CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching
“English for Mobility”
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 26-27 February 2011
Assistance to Attend
Various CamTESOL donors provide assistance for attendance at the conference. IDP Education underwrites the conference financially and organisationally, and also coordinates the assistance program on behalf of donors who request it.
Assistance to attend is focused on teachers in Cambodia and in the region.
Assistance for Cambodian Teachers
Cambodian teachers in government high schools in the provinces may apply through the relevant Provincial Office of Education for sponsorship to attend the conference. In 2011, there will be at least 100 sponsored places available. These sponsorships are coordinated through the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. The central point of contact for these sponsorships is the Director of the Teacher Training Department of the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport.
Assistance for Cambodian Presenters
Cambodian teachers of English are strongly encouraged to present at CamTESOL. A number of Advanced Professional Development workshops are being conducted at IDP prior to the conference to support presentations by Cambodians. Cambodian presenters pay a discounted conference registration rate of USD30. For Cambodians who present Cambodian-based TESOL research and who submit full papers for publication, limited assistance may be provided in 2011 to attend related conferences overseas.
Assistance for Teachers in Vietnam and Lao PDR
Nationals of Vietnam and Lao PDR will be able to register for the 2011 CamTESOL conference for the same rate as those coming from Cambodia i.e. USD50.
Vietnamese and Laotian teachers of English working full-time in ELT in their own countries and who have a currently valid IELTS Overall Band Score of 7.0 (no Band less than 6.0) will be able to register gratis.
Up to three grants will also be available in 2011 to support Vietnamese whose abstracts are accepted and who are chosen by the Program Committee for the relevance of their abstracts to the teaching of English in Southeast Asia.
Abstracts submitted for consideration for this financial assistance will be judged on:
- Innovative approaches to the unique educational contexts of Southeast Asia
- Relevancy to ELT internationally
- Applicability of approaches, methodology and content to countries across the region
Possible topics include providing instruction in educational contexts with limited resources, effectively instructing large classes, and developing innovative approaches to curriculum design. The CamTESOL Program Committee will assess abstracts for this financial support. Abstracts submitted for consideration should:
- Originate from citizens of Vietnam
- Include no more than two authors per abstract
- Follow the guidelines set out in the CamTESOL 2011 Call for Papers
- Be submitted no later than 30 September, 2010
Successful authors will be notified by 30 October, 2010. Recipients of this IDP:IELTS Australia-funded support will receive:
- Reimbursement of Cambodian entry visa and departure tax
- Accommodation expenses during the conference (designated hotel)
- A contribution of USD100 towards return transport from Vietnam to Cambodia
- Invitation to Conference Welcome Function / “Presenters’ Warm Up”
- Conference registration fee waiver and invitation to Conference dinner
- Invitation to Regional ELT Leadership Forum one day prior to the conference
Assistance for Teachers in Indonesia
Nationals of Indonesia will be able to register for the 2011 CamTESOL conference for the same rate as those coming from Indo-China i.e. USD50.
Indonesian teachers of English working full-time in ELT in Indonesia and who have a currently valid IELTS Overall Band Score of 7.0 (no Band less than 6.0) will be able to register gratis.
Up to three grants will also be available in 2011 to support Indonesians whose abstracts are accepted and who are chosen by the Program Committee for the relevance of their abstracts to the teaching of English in Southeast Asia.
Abstracts submitted for consideration for this financial assistance will be judged on:
- Innovative approaches to the unique educational contexts of Southeast Asia
- Relevancy to ELT internationally
- Applicability of approaches, methodology and content to countries across the region
Possible topics include providing instruction in educational contexts with limited resources, effectively instructing large classes, and developing innovative approaches to curriculum design. The CamTESOL Program Committee will assess abstracts for this financial support. Abstracts submitted for consideration should:
- Originate from citizens of Indonesia
- Include no more than two authors per abstract
- Follow the guidelines set out in the CamTESOL 2011 Call for Papers
- Be submitted no later than 30 September, 2010
Successful authors will be notified by 30 October, 2010. Recipients of this IDP:IELTS Australia-funded support will receive:
- Reimbursement of Cambodian entry visa and departure tax
- Accommodation expenses during the conference (designated hotel)
- A contribution of USD200 towards return transport from Indonesia to Cambodia
- Invitation to Conference Welcome Function / “Presenters’ Warm Up”
- Conference registration fee waiver and invitation to Conference dinner
- Invitation to Regional ELT Leadership Forum one day prior to the conference
Assistance for Presenters to Attend from Specific Countries
Limited support for presenters from other countries may be available for the 2011 conference. For further information, please e-mail wanna.net@idp.com or info@camtesol.org
If you would like to support more teachers from Cambodia and/or the region to attend this conference, please e-mail wanna.net@idp.com