Over 1,000 register for Teacher Educator Conference in Hyderabad

Organised by the British Council in association with the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad (EFL-U), the conference will be held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Novotel, near Hi-tech City, Hyderabad. 

 

Other partners and sponsors include Cambridge University Press, Collins India, British Council IELTS, British Council Aptis, Regional English Language Office (RELO), TESS India, Oxford University Press, Brain feed and Education World. 

 

Each year the conference focuses on a certain theme. This year the theme is ‘Ensuring Quality in English Language Teacher Education’ in the belief that quality in teachers’ learning leads to better learning outcomes for learners.The theme will allow a wide-ranging exploration of teacher education in India and beyond, with a focus on quality in both pre-service education and in-service training. 

 

Says Mei-kwei Barker, Director,British Council South India:  “We are delighted to partner with EFL-U and other partners and sponsors for the fifth year of the international teacher educator conference (TEC 15). Over 5,000 delegates have been part of the conference over the last five years and there have been over 50,000 online viewers participating virtually at the international teacher educator conference. Through our ongoing English language partnership projects across India we engage with a range of stakeholders to support the improvement of teaching and learning of English and reach out to wider audiences.”

 

Over 100 experts and renowned scholars from the UK, India and other countries will speak at the conference, including practicing teacher educators from India and the region. They will discuss:

• policy and quality initiatives

• the quality of curriculum, materials and methods in English language teacher education

• monitoring and evaluation of teacher education programmes. 

 

The conference will also see the launch of the Survey of English Language Teaching (ELT) Research in India, developed by EFL University and the University of Warwick and other research initiatives. This survey, the first of its kind for ELT in India, is a free, searchable dynamic online research database of first level information on research items, developed by EFL University and the University of Warwick. The database has over 350 research items from 2005-2014, with inputs from over 50 institutions from all over India. This follows the soft launch of the database last year when the research from EFLU was showcased.