The 1st National Conference on ELT and Culture
at Muria Kudus University (UMK)
July 19, 2011
“Revitalizing the Practice
of Teaching English to Young Learners in Indonesia (TEYLIN)”
Organized by English Education Department, Muria Kudus University (UMK)
Call for Papers
The dynamic world life and the strategic roles of teaching English, especially to young learners, always encourage a greater need to revitalize the practice of teaching English to Young Learners in Indonesia (TEYLIN). In response to the need, the Committee of 1st National Conference on ELT and Culture at UMK calls for presentation and workshop proposals of the conference to be held in the campus of English Education Department, Muria Kudus University at Kudus (located in the slope of Muria Mountain about 50 kilometers from Semarang, the Capital of Central Java). The presentation may include theoretical and/or empirical (research-based) papers of TEYLIN. Workshops are also welcome. English is the official language for the presentations and submissions of the conference.
Date and Venue:
The conference is conducted on July 19, 2011 (from 8 am to 4 pm) at the Conference Grand Room in the 4th Floor of Rector Building, Kampus Gondangmanis, Bae Kudus, Central Java, Indonesia
Topic Areas of the Conference
The topics of the conference include the TEYLIN-related areas such as: 1) Current Development and Implementation of TEYLIN 2) Policy, Syllabus, and Material Development of TEYLIN 3) Cultural and Linguistic Insights for TEYLIN 4) ICT, Games, Media, Methods, and Assessment/Evaluation for Practices of TEYLIN 5) Local Literature for TEYLIN 6) Psycholinguistic and Sociolinguistic Aspects of TEYLIN Speakers (Invited) for Plenary Sessions The plenary session speakers who will be presenting their views on emerging issues related to the Teaching English to Young Learners in Indonesia (TYELIN) are as follows: 1. Prof. Drs. Bambang Yudi Cahyono, M.Pd, MA, Ph.D (Unversitas Negeri Malang) 2. Itje Chodijah, MA (ELT and Education Consultant) |
Proposals for Parallel Sessions
The presentation and workshop proposals should be submitted no later than May 14, 2011. Proposals to be considered for presentation should preferably be no longer than 300 words with a biography of about 50 words. The proposal should include the title along with the name of the presenter(s) and their affiliation and present the background of the study with theoretical review, methodology, findings and conclusions. Non-Research papers and workshop are also welcome. Send the presentation or workshop proposal and biographical data via e-mail to: teylin.umk2011@gmail.com
Accepted presentation and workshop proposals will be announced on May 21, 2011. Complete papers must be submitted by participants whose proposals are accepted no later than June 21, 2011. Full papers, with an abstract with key words and references, should consist of approximately 5000 words of font size 11, Times New Roman, single spaced, with a top and left margin 1.2 inch, bottom and right margin 1 inch, and written in Letters (8,5 x 11 inch). Send the full papers and biographical data via e-mail to: teylin.umk2011@gmail.com
Conference and Workshop Sessions
Plenary sessions of paper presentation or workshop last for 75 minutes for invited speakers, while a 30-minute session is allotted to a parallel paper presentation and 50 minutes for a workshop. Presentation Papers are to be compiled to make a conference proceeding.
Registration and Conference Fee
The registration now opens. All presenters and participants must do registration and confirm their attendance in the conference via email by June 30, 2011 or earlier. For your information, the committee reserves a right to stop the registration sooner if the number of participants has reached 150 persons. The registration form is available on-line at teylinumk2011.blogspot.com
A registration fee of IDR150,000 (one hundred and fifty thousand rupiahs) will be charged for a presenter or a participant. Registration fee shall be transferred to: Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd, Account: 135-00-0739212-7 (Bank Mandiri, KCP Kudus Alun-alun). Please be informed that all participants and presenters (as well as co-presenters) must make payments by June 30, 2011 to attend the conference and that the organizing committee reserve the right to cancel the participation of individuals who have not met the stipulated payment requirements
The fee includes conference kits, certificate, one lunch, and two coffee breaks. Shuttle cars from hotels to the venue (vice versa) are available for participants on the day of the conference (July 19, 2011) only for those who stay in hotels in Kudus. For your information, the committee has made no special arrangement with the hotels regarding the rates.
Please fax or send the Conference Pre-Registration and the copy of payment slip to: 0291-437198 or email to: teylin.umk2011@gmail.com
How to Get to Kudus and Where to Stay
Travel-Service and Executive Bus Service which provide direct route to Kudus are available in nearly all main cities in Java and Bali (Jakarta, Bandung, Bogor, Cirebon, Tegal, Pekalongan, Purwokerto, Jogjakarta, Surakarta, Surabaya, Malang, Semarang, Denpasar). The nearest airports are as follows: A Yani in Semarang (about one hour by car/taxi), Adi Sumarmo in Surakarta (three to four hours), or Adi Sucipto in Yogyakarta (four to five Hours).
To stay in Kudus, there are numerous hotels of various rates available for you to choose at your convenience. Information of hotels in Kudus can be easily found in the website or by internet search engines.
Important Dates to Remember
Submission of Paper Presentation and Workshop Proposals | No later than May 14, 2011 | E-mail the proposal to: teylin.umk2011@gmail.com |
Announcement of Proposal Acceptance | May 21, 2011 | Via e-mail and website |
Submission of Full Paper | No later than June 21, 2011 | E-mail the full paper to: teylin.umk2011@gmail.com |
Registration (now opens) | No later than June 30, 2011 | The registration form is available at teylinumk2011.blogspot.com |
Payment of Registration Fee of IDR 150,000 (One hundred and fifty thousand rupiahs) | No later than June 30, 2011 | Transfer to Ms. Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd (Account: 135-00-0739212-7 Bank Mandiri, KCP Kudus Alun-alun). Fax the copy of payment slip to: 0291-437198 or e-mail it to: teylin.umk2011@gmail.com |
The D-Day of the Conference | Tuesday, July 19, 2011 (8 am to 4 pm) | Venue: Conference Grand Room (the 4th Floor) of Rector Building, Kampus UMK Gondangmanis, Bae, Kudus, Central Java, Indonesia |
Important Contact Persons and Addresses:
Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd (Registration), Atik Rohkayani, S.Pd, M.Pd (Registration Fee), Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd (Paper, Presentation/workshop, and Schedule) , Farid Romadlon, S.Pd (Sponsorship), Junaidi, S.Pd (Hotel and Transportation).
English Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Muria Kudus University (EED UMK), Kampus Gondangmanis, Bae , Kudus 59321, Central Java, Indonesia. Po Box 53.
Phone: 0291-438229. Fax: 0291-437198.
E-mail Address: teylin.umk2011@gmail.com Website: teylinumk2011.blogspot.com , www.umk.ac.id
You are kindly requested to visit the website regularly for important information regarding the Conference updates. Please don’t hesitate to contact us in case you have inquiries regarding to the conference. See you in the Conference.
