CLESOL

Friday 1 October – Monday 4 October 2010
King’s High School, Dunedin, New Zealand

The 12^th National Conference for Community Languages and ESOL, brought to you by TESOLANZ (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages New Zealand) Inc. and CLANZ (Community Languages Association New Zealand), will be held in Dunedin, New Zealand from Friday 1 October to Monday 4 October 2010. Mark these dates in your diary now.

Conference Theme

Context & Communication: Mediating Language Learning

Te Horopaki me te Tuku: He Rongoā i te Ako Reo

What languages are in use in our communities?
When and where are they being learned?
How are they being learned?
What are they being used for?

These questions suggest some of the ways in which context and communication mediate language learning. We invite you to explore these and other questions relevant to language teaching and learning at the 2010 CLESOL conference in Dunedin.

Keynote Speakers

The following keynote speakers have been confirmed:

Rosemary Erlam: Senior lecturer, University of Auckland
Pauline Gibbons: Associate professor, University of Technology, Sydney
David Nunan: Vice-president for Academic Affairs at Anaheim University, California and emeritus professor at the University of Hong Kong
Merrill Swain: Professor emeritus, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada
Gary Barkhuizen: Associate Professor, University of Auckland

Key Dates

A draft conference programme will be available late May 2010
Early Bird registrations are now open

Conference Programme

We are pleased to announce the conference programme is now available. Download this from the website.

Early Bird Registration

Early bird registrations close on Monday 2 August 2010. Don’t miss out on the reduced early bird fee. All registration information is available on the CLESOL website.

Click HERE to register now!

Subsidy

TESOLANZ and CLANZ are offering financial support to members who wish to attend CLESOL 2010 (by application only). Note: delegates may receive subsidy support from only ONE of the funding sources available. Further information is available on the conference website.

Community Languages Day

The Community Languages day is on Saturday 2 October 2010. A limited number of places are available for delegates who come from the community languages sector. The fee for these delegates is $60.00. To be eligible for the community language registration fee, you must be associated with a community language group. Your registration must be accompanied by $60.00 payment in order for your registration to be processed. To apply, please complete the community languages section on the Registration Form.

Social Programme

There are a number of social programme options including the Dunedin City Tour and the Conference Dinner: Historic Dunedin. Full details are available on the Registration page of the conference website.

Accommodation

Details about accommodation arrangements for the conference are on the website.

In addition, Otago TESOL is proud to announce that a number of members are willing to open their homes to put up conference delegates from out of town. Accommodation is available for the evenings of Friday 1st, Saturday 2^nd and Sunday 3^rd October. We would especially like to welcome students and teachers who have limited funding to attend the conference to register their interest in being billeted with a local.

Please contact Frances Ross by 1 August if you would like to take up this opportunity.