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Host: Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Homepage: http://www.ubd.edu.bn/Conferences/icltlms/index.htm
Description:
The conference hopes to bring together theorists and
practitioners who will consider and discuss, within the
context of a multilingual society, issues facing teachers
and learners in the 21st century. It also hopes to
provide a forum where theorists and practitioners can
share their ideas and experience, and discuss the
impact as well as the educational, social and cultural
implications of these on language teaching and learning.
The conference will focus on a number of sub-themes including:
the role of a second language in a multilingual society;
the role of the mother tongue in the teaching of a second languages;
the pedagogic significance of differences between the mother tongue and a second language;
the role of a second language in content learning;
the role of a second language as a medium of education;
language learning issues for students from minority language backgrounds;
approaches, methods and strategies adopted in the teaching of a second language in multilingual contexts;
implications of the above for teacher development and education.
Date received: November 14, 2001
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