[etni] fwd: Symposium in Turkey

From: "susan" <holzms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Symposium in Turkey

TESOL Symposium on Dual Language Education
September 23, 2005
Bogazici University
Istanbul, Turkey.

A TESOL Symposium on Dual Language Education: Teaching and Learning Two Languages in the EFL Setting will be held September 23, 2005, at Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Dual language educational programs promote bilingualism by using both a primary, local language and English as media of instruction. This symposium will explore ways in which such programs can be developed and implemented in EFL contexts to advance

* native language proficiency=20
* academic achievement=20
* proficiency in the foreign language

This TESOL symposium offers English language teaching professionals an exciting opportunity to learn from and interact with leading experts in the field.

The featured speakers are

* Cem Alptekin, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
* Jim Cummins, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* Barbara Seidlhofer, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Husnu Enginarlar, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, will provide closing remarks.

For more information about the program, registration, and accommodation, visit TESOL' s Web site at
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=3D23&DID=3D3115

If you have any questions, please contact TESOL' s Education Programs Department at edprograms@xxxxxxxxx or +1-703-518-2528.

The TESOL Symposium on Dual Language Education is sponsored by ETS TOEFL.

TESOL also acknowledges and appreciates the assistance of Bogazici University; INGED-ELEA (English Language Teachers'
Education Association of Turkey); Aysegul Daloglu, Middle East Technical University; and the American Embassy, Ankara, Turkey.

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