The 63rd TEFLIN International conference was hosted by University of PGRI Adi Buana Surabaya. It was held on September 8, 9, 10 2016. The conference invited a keynote speaker from University of Sydney, Australia: Prof. Jack C. Richards , and several plenary speakers: Prof. Kathleen Graves (University of Michigan, USA), Dr. Lindsay Miller (City University of Hong Kong), Christine C.M. Goh, Ph.D (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Dr. John Walsh (University of Adelaide, Australia), Dr. Nigel Hardwood (University of Sheffield, UK), Handoyo Puji Widodo, Ph.D (State Polytechnic of Jember, Indonesia), Joseph Ernest Mambu, Ph.D (Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga), Made Hery Santosa, Ph.D (Ganesha University of Education, Bali), Dra. Wahju Bandjarjani, M.Pd., (University of PGRI Adi Buana Surabaya).
The conference takes on the theme “Creativity and Innovation in Language Materials Development and Language Teaching Methodology in Asia and Beyond” with the following key issues:
- What theoretical orientation do language teachers use when designing language materials for general purposes or language materials for specific purposes?
- How do language teachers design and use these materials?
- How do language learners benefit from using these materials?
- What theoretical orientation informs language teacher’s pedagogical practices?
- In what ways do these pedagogical practices help language learners develop their language ability?
- What sort of technological tool does a language teacher use to facilitate language learning?
- How do language learners make use of particular technological tools to make their learning meaningful?
Detailed information can be obtained from the conference website
