I European Conference on Foreign Language Teacher Education
Published in Conference on May 27, 2021
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Event Date
24/05/2021 to 25/05/2021
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Event Time
All day
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Event Location
Web
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Event Speaker
Several
"The VIRTEACH project team organises the I European Conference on Foreign Language Teacher Education. This 2-day online conference is a meeting place and platform for researchers, teacher educators, policy makers and teachers from all over Europe. It combines inspiring keynotes, a wide variety of papers on research and practice, problems and advancements of foreign language teacher education, and active working sessions in a stimulating and friendly atmosphere. Hosted by the University of Burgos (Spain), this online conference will provide a venue for the following activities:
Presentation and discussion of the outputs of the VIRTEACH project.
Presentations by researchers and practitioners on innovative experiences in the education of foreign language teachers.
Discussion fora involving policy makers on convergent policy design for foreign language teacher training.
Identification of new issues and future directions in the training of foreign language teachers in Europe.
Practical Workshops: 21st Century Foreign Language Teacher Training Course and Interactive Digital Notepad.
Please, note that all presentations will be in English.
The conference will be of interest to:
Practitioners and researchers in the field of foreign language teacher education
University educators who are interested in virtual solutions for teacher education.
Policy makers and representatives of public authorities interested in the convergence of foreign language teacher education.
University management, including those responsible for internationalisation, virtual mobility and foreign language policy.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Dr. David Newby, B.A., M.Sc., D.Phil. “The European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages: principles, practices, prospects”.
David Newby was, until his retirement, Associate Professor of English Language Didactics and Applied Linguistics at the University of Graz, Austria and the University of Bergen, Norway. He is co-author and coordinator of the European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages and is currently consultant to the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe.
Dr. Katja Mäntylä, D.Phil.“Training foreign language teachers in Finland”.
Katja Mäntylä is currently working as Professor of English (language learning and teaching) at the University of Turku, Finland. Before joining the staff at Turku University, she worked for over 20 years at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She is also a member of Matriculation Examination Board (the national school leaving exam) as well as its Language Committee, and the chair for the English section.
Interested in participating in a thriving and committed event?
Free registration at: http://virteachproject.eu/final-conference/conference-registration-form/
Certificates will be provided to participants.
Conference committee: María Amor Barros del Río, Concetta Maria Sigona, María Simarro Vazquez, Carlos López Nozal, Alba Fenández Alonso, Aranzazu Cosido García, Lucía Muñoz.
Any enquiries can be directed to: virteachconference@virteachproject.eu