Exploring Languages and Literatures for Evolving Pedagogical Practices
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Track - 1: Multidisciplinarity and Innovations in English Studies
“The principal goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done.” — Jean Piaget
- English across Curricula
- English Language and Literature in Other Disciplines (Law, Medicine, Business, Shipping, Defense, Architecture, Engineering, Fashion, etc)
- NEP – Place of English in Education
- NEP 2020, NCF 2023 and such: Impact on Education (Policy and Education)
- Pedagogical Methods through Visual Narratives
- Assessment in the 21st Century Research Areas and Methods
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Track - 2: Language, Literature and Values in the English Classroom
A key concern of all humans in this day and age needs to be to ensure an equitable and sustainable future for all. As peace is increasingly disturbed by economic, climatic, ethnic inequities, we need to understand how Literature and Language teaching are strategizing for such issues.
- Literatures in Translation
- Developing Transformative Competencies for Global Citizenship
- Assessment Practices in English Language and Literature
- Inclusive and Differentiated Learning Pathways
- Enabling Peace through English Studies
- Building Equitable Futures through English Classrooms
- Achieving Sustainable Development Goals through English Language and Literature Teaching
- Ecological Narratives: Language, Landscape, Environmental Concerns and Sustainability
- Economic Opportunities for English Language and Literature Graduates - New and Emerging Job Markets
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Track - 3: North East Specific Themes (NEST)
It is important to shine a spotlight on this very important region that is of geo-political, biological, and economic importance. The literacy rates of the Northeast are higher than the national average. Although rich in literatures, they are yet to integrate into the mainstream.
- Incorporating Indigenous Language/s in Pedagogy
- North East Indian Literary Traditions
- Literature/s of North East India as Alter-na(rra)tives to Conventional Narratives
- Literature/s of North East and the Indian Knowledge System
- Language Endangerment in the North East and its Preservation Practice through Education
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Track - 4: Languages, Literatures and Technology (La Li T)
In a tech-driven world and when students are passionately embracing all sorts of gadgets (the moment they are found in the markets), we cannot wish they away and remain ‘stuck’ teachers.
- Digital Devices in Teaching and Learning
- The Role of Technology in Language Sustainability
- Apps for English Studies
- The Role of English Teachers in the Face of Evolving Technologies
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Track - 5: India Reads
A key initiative of ELT@I launched in the October 2023 Annual Conference hosted by Uttaranchal University in Dehradun was India Reads. ASER reports (2023) about 25% of teenagers (14-18) are unable to read std. II level texts in their mother tongues - a matter of grave concern for our community.
- Developing Reading Competencies at Different Levels
- Storytelling and English Language Learning
- Multimodality and Reading
- Cultural and Critical Literacies through Reading
- Policies around Developing Reading Initiatives to Promote the Culture of Reading
While these are the sub-themes and topics we have laid out, do remember
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Conference Theme
English for Global Citizenship: Multiple Teaching Acts and Learning Experiences
SUB-THEMES
- Varied pedagogical approaches for different literary genres.
- Multiple approaches for primary level.
- Secondary level – Should the teaching approach be different?.
- Appropriate methods in the current context.
- In-person learning Vs online learning - Differences.
- Online sources for learning English.
- NEP 2020 - the role of mother tongue.
- Variations in the learning styles of the present generation.
- Cultivating reading culture among different age groups.
- Artificial intelligence in language learning and teaching.
- Reading reluctances and strategies to overcome.
- Is it mother tongue Vs English or mother tongue + English?.
- India mass media and their use of English.
- Social media and transformations of English.
- Contemporary Indian literature.
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