[etni] Fw: ETAI Newsletter 15 - December 2008

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Subject: ETAI Newsletter 15 - December 2008

ETAI is getting better and better!
Newsletter 15: December, 2008

Dear Readers,

And the year rolls on, and we're into December, with three major festivals 
on the way … Idh El Adha, Christmas, Chanuka, and corresponding disruption 
and/or enrichment (depending how you see it!) to the English teaching 
program in school!

The ETAI calendar also has some 'better and better' events this month: the 
northern mini-conference in Hatzor HaGlilit, and the annual Beer Sheva 
Winter Conference.

At Beer Sheva – too many workshops and talks to list here, but the main 
speakers are Batia Laufer on learning and teaching vocabulary, and Richard 
Curwin on motivating kids who don't learn. We have had these speakers at 
previous ETAI conferences, and have invited them back by popular demand. For 
further details see http://www.etni.org.il/etai/

And at the mini-conference the main speaker will be Elisheva Barkon on 
reading comprehension (anyone who has heard her before will be eager to hear 
her again, and anyone who hasn't heard her… here's your opportunity!). 
There will also be workshops on learning disabilities, classroom management, 
and a great new website for English teachers.  See 
http://www.etni.org.il/etai/mini_etai.html for details of the program and 
directions on how to get there.

(Note that at both Beer Sheva and Hatzor you can join ETAI at a discount: 
130 NIS instead of 175 for the year!)

I'll be at both events: hope to see many of you there!

And looking further into the future…Last month we had the first meeting of 
the convening committee of the 2010 ETAI International Conference. We are 
aware that many of our members can't get to the big international 
conferences in Europe, the USA and elsewhere, so we try to hold an 
international conference every few years to give our members the opportunity 
of hearing speakers of international renown and meeting English teachers who 
come to participate from other countries.

But it's a huge undertaking, and we need support. If anyone out there feels 
you can help us, please contact Valerie Jakar (vsjakar@xxxxxxxxx) or me 
(pennyur@xxxxxxxxx).  The areas we need help with are the following: 
planning the academic program, advance publicity, finance and sponsorship, 
online publicity, liaison with ministries, embassies, etc.

Hope to see some of you also at our January mini-conferences in the centre 
of the country: more details next newsletter!

Season's greetings to you all!

Penny Ur
ETAI Chair
Keep your eye on the ETAI website for future announcements and updates!


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