Conferences

BALEAP organises a biennial conference on a theme central to English for Academic Purposes. The proceedings of the 2005 Conference at Heriot Watt University have just been published and we are working on the proceedings of the 2007 Conference at Durham University.

2009 BALEAP CONFERENCE at the University of READING

Sunday 5 - Tuesday 7 April 2009

Theme : English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP)

Integration of English into subject/course modules
Subject/course specific in-sessional support
More narrowly defined pre-masters courses
More narrowly defined pre-sessional courses
Use of technology to investigate specific language needed
Possible implications of more integration into the institution

and much more.

Plenary speakers to include Ken Hyland and Christine Feak.

Deadline for proposals : 15 December 2008.

The Conference Coordinator is :

Andy Seymour, BALEAP PIMs & Conference Coordinator
Language Resource Centre
The University of Reading
Whiteknights PO Box 241
Reading RG6 6WB

Tel : 0118 378 6760
Fax : 0118 378 8511

email : PIM@baleap.org.uk