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Preparations are underway for the Bahrain English Language Teaching (ELT) Professionals Network’s sixth annual conference which will take place on Saturday at Bahrain Polytechnic.
The conference, which attracts more than 300 teaching professionals in Bahrain, will be held under the theme ELT: Teachers as Learners. This event provides a platform that brings together English teachers and educators to share experiences and enhance their teaching skills.
The conference is sponsored by the British Council, the American Embassy, Dar Al Ma’rifa English Language Centre, CrediMax, and Ahlia University as well as Tamkeen; this year’s conference strategic partner.
Alan Rutt, the director of the British Council, said: “This conference is a wonderful opportunity for English teachers in Bahrain to come together and share their experiences and to take away new ideas that will help them to develop professionally. This professional development will result in improved quality of English language teaching in the classroom which will enable thousands of learners to achieve their goals and ambitions.”
Keynote speakers for the conference are Adrian Tennant, a freelance teacher trainer, writer and consultant from the UK, and Nicky Hockly, director of pedagogy of The Consultants-E, ELT consultant and trainer and author from Spain. Additionally, the conference will have 15 speakers in total.
Dr Hussain Dhaif, ELT Professional Network Steering Committee chairman explained: “It is thrilling to see that this annual conference has become a landmark on the ELT scene in Bahrain. We are also confident that this conference will be a valuable opportunity for all of us to take a fresh look at our classroom methodology and techniques in order to enhance our classroom performance”.
For more information contact the British Council on 17266166.
