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ITMELT 2003 Conference
With sponsorship from Clarity Language Consultants, Longman, and with kind support from the British Council, Hong Kong.

CANCELLED

Due to the outbreak of the SARS virus in Hong Kong the ITMELT 2003 conference was cancelled.

Link to Hong Kong Polytechnic University Home Page

Information Technology & Multimedia in English Language Teaching

We still intend to publish a book of selected papers, and we will send out more details later.

Conference Themes

What's New
23 April - Conference Cancelled
4 Feb - Search Page
23 Jan - Abstracts now online
22 Jan - Schedule now online
21 Jan - British Council
invited speaker - Motteram


The main theme, in relation to ELT in secondary or tertiary learning environments, will be as follows.
With reference to IT and multimedia in general, and with a specific focus on CALL, and web-based learning and teaching:

Main Theme

Computer-Enhanced Language Learning: secondary & tertiary environments, processes and products

Sub-themes:

  • practical English language learning and teaching classroom applications
  • IT-facilitated learning outside the classroom (i.e. distance and self-access learning)
  • the development of multimedia English language learning environments in secondary schools
  • teacher education issues
  • computerised assessment and feedback
  • integration of IT and multimedia into the ELT curriculum
  • evaluation of IT and multimedia
  • management of IT and multimedia for English language learning and teaching
  • new directions


Plenary Speaker
Professor Carol Chapelle
Professor of TESL and Applied Linguistics
Iowa State University
Professor Chapelle will present via video conference from America on Saturday 7 June (to be confirmed).

Featured Speakers
Dr Ken Beatty
City University of Hong Kong

Professor Thomas Cobb
Université du Quebec á Montreal, Canada.

Dr Robert Debski
University of Melbourne, Australia.

Dr Debra Hoven
University of Queensland, Australia.

Dr John Milton
HK University of Science and Technology

Gary Motteram (British Council sponsored speaker)
Director of the Centre for English Language Studies in Education at Manchester University.

 

Contact Details
ITMELT 2001 Conference
c/o Ms. S. Fitzgerald
English Language Centre
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom
Kowloon
Hong Kong

Fax: 2766 7576
E-mail: itmelt2003@elc.polyu.edu.hk