Dr. Itje Chodijah to Represent TEFLIN as a Featured Speaker at the 2022 AsiaTEFL — TEFLIN — iNELTAL Conference
The 2022 round of these three usually separate events happened to be held in the same place where it became a joint conference under the organisation of Universitas Negeri Malang. Dr. Itje Chodijah was invited to present a speech and material in her respective area of expertise at the conference. With the theme taken at the event, “Hindsight, Insight, and Foresight in ELT in Multilingual Asia”, she presented a speech on “New English School Curiculum: Curry with the Same Ingredients Cooked in Different Way”. The conference itself was held hybrid, meaning that the parties involved (be it presenters or participants) were able to either join the event on the spot at Universitas Negeri Malang or online via Zoom Cloud Meeting, and it was held for three days from 5 to 7 August 2022.
Prof. Joko Nurkamto Represented TEFLIN as a Featured Speaker at the 56th RELC International Conference
Prof. Joko Nurkamto was invited to the 56th RELC International Conference as a representative from TEFLIN that was held from 14 to 16 March 2022. This year’s theme was “Equitable and Inclusive Language Education: New Paradigms, Pathways, and Possibilities.” The conference was held as a hybrid event where it was both virtually and physically accessible. Meanwhile, Prof. Joko himself presented his paper on the first day of the event with a title “English Language Curriculum Reform in Indonesia: Teachers’ Perspective”.
Prof. Utami Widiati Represented TEFLIN as a Plenary Speaker at the 18th Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching
Prof. Utami Widiati was invited to the 18th Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching as a plenary speaker discussing “ELT in the Post-Pandemic: Future Challenges and Opportunities in the Region”.
It was the second plenary panel discussion of three panel discussion, and was held on the second day respectively. There were four panelists in the discussion, Prof. Shinhye Kim, PKETA President, Korea, Prof. Utami Widiati, TEFLIN President, Indonesia, Mr. Alvin Pang, RELC Director, Singapore and Prof. Nguyen Hao, VietTESOL President, Vietnam, and was moderated by Jerrold Frank (RELO, US Embassy).
The conference was held virtually via Zoom on 18th to 20th February 2022 with the theme, “Changing Approaches and Expanding Dimensions in Global ELT”. It was hosted in Cambodia by IDP Education. The conference is held annually, aiming to assess challenges and issues surrounding English Language Teaching, as well as improving existing methods and approaches on the subject. It will be followed by the 19th CamTESOL conference in February next year.
Dr. Masitowarni Siregar Represented TEFLIN as a Featured Speaker at the 18th Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching
Dr. Masitowarni Siregar attended the 18th Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching as a featured speaker presenting research findings on “Language Teacher’s Training and Assisting Program using the R2L Approach to increase students’ Literacy in Indonesia”. The conference was held virtually via Zoom on 18th to 20th February 2022 with the theme, “Changing Approaches and Expanding Dimensions in Global ELT”. It was hosted in Cambodia by IDP Education. The conference is held annually, aiming to assess challenges and issues surrounding English Language Teaching, as well as improving existing methods and approaches on the subject.
Prof. Chuzaimah Dahlan Diem represented TEFLIN to attend the 41st Thailand TESOL International Virtual Conference 2022
Prof. Chuzaimah Dahlan Diem represented TEFLIN to attend the 41st Thailand TESOL International Virtual Conference 2022 by presenting her paper on “Creating Avid Readers through Independent Reading and Engagement to Digital-Classroom Library”. The conference was held virtually on January 21-22, 2022 with the following theme: “ELT in the Digital Era and Beyond: Innovation, Engagement, and Resilience”. It aims to address a wide range of timely themes regarding innovation, engagement, and resilience for TESOL communities with regard to the digital era’s impact on English teaching and learning during these ever-changing disruptive sociocultural and educational contexts.
Utami Widiati to represent TEFLIN at the launch of PakTESOL Balochistan Chapter
Prof. Dr. Utami Widiati, the president of TEFLIN, was invited to join an international panel discussion commemorating the launch of PakTESOL Balochistan chapter. The event with a theme of “Language Teachers Associations and Professional Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Pakistani English Language Teachers” was held virtually on Google Meet on January 17, 2022. It was held in LUAWMS, Uthal Balochistan in collaboration with RELO and AIOU. The panelists invited were Dr. Kelli Odhuu (RELO), Prof. Dr. Shameem Rafik-Galea (President MAALIC, Malaysia), Prof. Dr. Andrew Lian (President of AsiaCALL, Thailand), Prof. Dr. Datin Cynthia Yolanda Doss (Vice President MELTA, Malaysia), and Prof. Dr. Utami Widiati (President of TEFLIN, Indonesia), and was moderated by Dr. Munir Khan (President of PakTESOL Balochistan chapter). They discussed possible and upcoming challenges Pakistani English language teachers would face, especially in light of the newly launched PakTESOL chapter.
Fuad Abdul Hamied to represent TEFLIN at ELTAI conference
Prof. Fuad Abdul Hamied, the Coordinator of TEFLIN Advisory Board, represented TEFLIN to attend the 15th International and 51st Annual Conference of English Language Teachers’ Association of India (ELTAI). The conference was held virtually on November 27, 2021. The virtual conference is a platform to share participants’ experiences, experiments, and insights, which would lead to shaping indigenous approaches and practices. The participants can also learn from such initiatives in other countries, especially those where English is not the native language of most people. This attempt is just the beginning in thinking aloud and concretizing alternative approaches, methods, and practices collaboratively.
The virtual conference prepares participants in ‘newer’ ways to meet the emergent and emerging scenarios. The needs of learners for learning English and acquiring a minimum global standard level of proficiency have changed, and so have the demands on teachers of English and the educational system at all levels as well as the trends in modes of learning and course delivery, especially towards online and blended learning.
Suwarsih Madya Represents TEFLIN at the 7th British Council New Directions in Language Assessment in Japan
The 7th British Council New Directions in Language Assessment was conducted successfully on 8-9/12/2019 in Yokohama, and the opening session was attended and welcomed by the United Kingdom’s Ambassador for Japan and the Yokohama city mayor. Professor Suwarsih Madya, the Coordinator of Evaluation Division of TEFLIN Board was among the 300 worldwide participants to represent TEFLIN in the conference.
Suwarsih reported that the conference presented five plenary speakers:
- Profesor Joseph Lo Bianco (University of Melbourne, Australia) gave a talk on Influencing Policy: Reflections on the different languages if ELT Research, professional practice and policymaking,
- Satoshi Hagiwara (President of National Association of Upper Secondary School Principal, The principal of Tokyo Metropolitan Nishi Senior High School, Japan): English Education Reform and Assessment: Challenges Japanese Senior High Schools Face now,
- Dr. Talia Issacs, (UCL Institute of Education, UK): Assessing “ea and tongue skills”: Standards, washback effect, and policy implications,
- Professor Yoshinori Watanabe, (Sophia University, Japan): Learning to be assessment-literate –Critically analyzing the results of 2019 nationwide English examination.
- Professor Barry O’Sullivan, (British Council, Assessment Research Group): Making a comprehensive learning system work: the case of Japan.
The conference was also presenting two panel discussions on
- Language Assessment Policy, with panelists: Professor Joseph Lo Bianco (University of Melbourne), Huu Nguyen (National Foreign Languages Project, Vietnam), Professor Yoshinori Watanabe (Sophia University, Japan); Profesor Mitsuharu Ota (Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Japan) and
- Technology and Consequences, with panelists: Alistair Van Moere (Metametrics, USA), Talia Isaacs (UCL Institute of Education, UK), Eng Han Tan (ACT, China), Aaron Elliot (Benese, Japan), dan Ruiji Fu (IFLYTEK, China). Suwarsih further reported that there are 53 speakers from many different countries.
On the occasion, Suwarsih had an opportunity to meet with the Assessment Team from the British Council and reached an initial agreement to work together in developing the Test of Teachers’ Classroom English Proficiency (TOTCEP). Further arrangements will be discussed in the near future. “I am grateful to have the opportunity to attend the conference and hopefully I can present a paper at the next Conference”, Suwarsih closed her report while informing that the next conference will be held in Singapore at the end of October 2020.
