School of Languages and Area Studies (SLAS)

2011 BALEAP Biennial Conference and pre-conference event

Theme: 'EAP within the HE Garden: Cross Pollination between Disciplines, Departments, Research & Teaching'

Location: University of Portsmouth

Date: 10th - 12th April 2011

The provisional programme is available in the programme section. The programme is still provisional and is, therefore, subject to change. Should you spot any errors or have any queries, please contact Richard Hitchcock at richard.hitchcock@port.ac.uk as soon as possible.

If you need information on how to get to Portsmouth or require a map of the university campus, please go to the how to get here section.

Please click on the link below to see the conference poster:

Following on from the very successful conference at the University of Reading, we are pleased to announce the 2011 BALEAP Biennial Conference is to be held at the University of Portsmouth between 10th to 12th April 2011.

Cross pollination welcome from:

• Materials Design
• eLearning and Technology
• Teacher Training & Competencies
• Second Language Acquisition
• Academic Literacies
• Discourse Analysis
• Cross-Cultural Studies
• Tests and Testing
• The Internationalization of HE
• English for Specific Academic Purposes
• Writing for Home Students

Plenary Speakers

Plenary speakers include:

• Ian Bruce. University of Waikato, New Zealand
• Janette Ryan. Director of the Higher Education Academy Teaching International Students Project
• Dominic Scott. Chief Executive, UKCISA
• John Swales. University of Michigan, USA

Enquiries

For informal enquiries please get in touch with Richard Hitchcock (Richard.Hitchcock@port.ac.uk) or John Wrigglesworth (John.Wrigglesworth@port.ac.uk)

Call for papers

Tim Johns Fund

Tim Johns Fund: In memory of Tim Johns, who was an active teacher and researcher in corpus studies and other aspects of IT in EAP contexts, BALEAP are offering an award of up to £500 (to cover Conference fees and associated expenses) to a presenter who would otherwise be unable to attend the Conference. Should you wish to be considered for this award, your proposed presentation should be on 'IT in an EAP context'. Please add TIM JOHNS FUND after your presentation title when submitting an abstract

Bursaries

BALEAP is committed to both the professional development of EAP practitioners and the research base of our field. In furthering this important objective, we are proud to offer five bursaries, financial support, towards the expenses of PhD students who are offering a conference presentation. If you are a PhD student and wish to be considered, please note this when you submit your abstract.

Conference Dinner (Sunday)

The Conference Dinner, on Sunday evening, is being held on board the HMS Warrior. Details of this famous ship, which will be ours for the evening, are to be found at: http://www.hmswarrior.org/

'Cambridge ESOL, makers of Cambridge English: Advanced, are proud sponsors of the BALEAP 2011 Conference Dinner'