We review all submissions to ensure that we maintain the highest quality and include the key research, practice and policy themes which will be of interest to our conference audience. Each proposal will be reviewed by tertiary education experts prior to being presented to the New Perspectives Steering Committee who will decide on the content going forward into the conference programme.
If you have any questions regarding your proposal please contact the New Perspectives team.
2021 Conference Themes and Sub-Themes
Theme
Exploring the future evolution of English language teaching and learning and its implications
Sub-themes
- Technology as disrupter and enabler
- The future of English in the curriculum
- Teacher training: Getting ready for the future
- English proficiency expectations for the next decade
- General Strand
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Session Formats
- Presentations (30 minutes, 1-2 presenters)
- Workshops (30 minutes / 1 hour, 1-6 presenters)
- A participant led session where attendees are ‘hands-on’ and fully involved in the learning process. Delegates who attend should be; discussing, working, thinking, doing, processing, and creating through interactive activities.
Target Audience
With a focus on English language teaching and learning, this inaugural New Perspectives conference is aimed at a mixed audience of academics, policy makers and practitioners from Hong Kong, the UK and East Asia, as well as other stakeholders with an interest in the role of English language teaching and learning in education.
Criteria for Submission of Proposals
Proposals should be:
- 250 words or fewer in length
- Reflective of at least one of the themes or sub-themes of the conference
- Relevant to the target audience
- Relevant to the Hong Kong context, East Asia region or including a regional perspective on an international theme
- Original and insightful
- Submitted in English
- The Call for Proposals will open later in 2020