Conference Highlights
ETAI Past, Present and Future
ETAI has been around for 40 years. We like to hope that we haven't spent these 40 years in the wilderness, like our ancestors, but planted seeds and watched them bear fruit. To celebrate this significant milestone, we have invited ETAI's past and present chairs to reminisce about the past, comment on the present and look into the future. Join us for this fun evening of nostalgia, trivia and songs.
Wednesday, July 3 | 17:00 - 18:00
Pre Conference Event (PCE)
On July 2nd, the ETAI Teacher Training & Development SIG will be holding a pre-conference event at Neve Ilan. The event has been coordinated with the MOE English Inspectorate Summer School conveners and some SIG presentations will take place throughout the day. See the program for details.
July 2
Diplomacy and International Communication in English is a 5-point major taught entirely in English. Students learn and work as a team, understand and use mass media and other social platforms, develop language awareness, consensus building skills, conflict management skills, and develop abilities in critical and innovative thinking. All of these skills are integrated into an experiential course of study that emphasizes an appreciation of cultural diversity and its impact on the worlds of business and foreign relations.
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See the program for details of presentations
Diplomacy Symposium
July 3-4
These are special early morning sessions aimed at informing and supporting ETAI members and other conference participants across a range of areas they may be unfamiliar with. The 'How to' sessions are scheduled at 0900-0925 or 0930-0955 just before the start of "regular" conference talks and workshops.
Wednesday, July 3
First timers' session: how to get the most out of the conference - with Michele Ben
How to submit articles to the Etai Forum and receive gmul credit too - with Karen Guth
How to plan an English Day - with Rachelle Borenstein
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Thursday, July 4
How to convene an ETAI conference - with Mitzi Geffen
Circles of attention - with Philip Smith
How to...Track
July 3 & 4 in the morning
A forum is a special format that gives speakers the opportunity to present together on a given topic. Three - or sometimes more - speakers will present alternately on one aspect of the topic, followed by a 15 minute group Question & Answer session. The following forums will be held as part of the International ETAI 2019 conference:
Literature in the EFL Classroom
Forum leader: Lisa Leebhoff
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Learner Autonomy & 21st Century Skills
Forum leader: Michelle Korenfeld
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Games & Songs
Forum leader: Kara Aharon
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Heterogeneous Classrooms
Forum leader: Simone Duval
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Different Perspectives on Classroom Management
Forum leader: Mitzi Geffen
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See the program for details
Forums
Wednesday, July 3 | 14:15 - 15:30
Promoting Research among EFL Professionals:
Obstacles and Opportunities
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Following the tradition, this year too, ETAI is dedicating a special forum to EFL research in Israel. Join us to hear about preparing culturally and digitally-aware teachers of the future as well as about a number of classroom-based projects such as creative thought processes in writing, debates and metacognitive reading comprehension strategies.
Research Forum
Wednesday, July 3 | 14:15 - 15:45
Birthday Cake
We will celebrate ETAI's 40th anniversary with birthday cake
courtesy of Morfix - right after the lunch break.
Thursday, July 4 | 13:45 - 14:30
For special 'pre-registration only' events and activities: