Khoa Sư phạm Tiếng Anh – Trường Đại học Ngoại ngữ – Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội

• Language planning and language policy
• Methodologies and teaching approaches
• Curriculum and syllabus design
• Materials design
• Assessment and evaluation
• Second language acquisition and literacy development
• English for academic/specific purposes
• Teacher education and professional development
• Programme management and leadership development
• Digital literacies/language learning and technology
• Intercultural communication and global competencies
• Plurilingualism and translanguaging
• World Englishes/English as a lingua franca
• Multilingual and multicultural education
• Other languages
• Identity and learner autonomy
• Discourse/genre analysis
• Creativity and critical literacies
• Teaching younger learners
• Teaching adults
• Working with special needs students
• English learning and global social developments

• Paper: 30-minute oral presentation session, of which 5 minutes are for discussion.
• Workshop: 45-minute session for presenter(s) to share practical skills, techniques or ideas in an interactive format.
• Colloquium: 90-minute panel session. A colloquium provides a platform for three to six speakers to present a related theme/topic together collaboratively. Colloquium organisers may divide the time slot allotted as they prefer, but there should be time for opening and closing remarks, presentations by individual presenters and interactions with the audience.
• Poster: 45-minute session. An all-day presentation medium for visually displaying a snapshot (e.g., enlarged text, graphics, diagrams, charts, tables) of a study. Poster presenters will be present at a designated time to engage face-to-face with conference attendees about the poster contents.

• January 31, 2018: Deadline for abstract submission
• March 15, 2018: Notification of submission acceptance
• April 1 – April 30, 2018: Early-bird registration
• May 1 – June 12, 2018: Standard registration
• June 27 – June 29, 2018: The Conference (and on-site registration starts on June 26)

• A title of up to 12 words
• An abstract of up to 200 words
• A short bio of up to 60 words

Abstracts can be submitted through the following link: www.asiatefl2018.org
Abstract submission opens: August 15, 2017
Deadline for submissions: January 31, 2018

• Keynote Speech (50 minutes, invited)
• Plenary Sessions (50 minutes each, invited)
• Featured Presentations (40 minutes each, invited)
• Colloquia (90 minutes)
• Workshops (45 minutes)
• Paper sessions (30 minutes)
• Poster presentations (45 minutes)
• Network Meetings (for Presidents of TEFL National Organizations)
• Organizational Meetings (The Asia TEFL EC meeting & the MAAL/HAAL business meeting)
• Reception and cultural dinners
• Half-day complimentary cultural tour for all participants
• Book exhibitions

The University of Macau (UM) is a leading higher education institution in Macau, with English as its working language. In recent years, the university has made great progress in various areas, gaining increasing international recognition for its teaching, research and community service. To better support higher education development in Macau and to meet society’s ever-increasing demand for high quality professionals, the university relocated in August 2014 to a beautiful campus which covers just over a square kilometre. With this state-of-the-art campus, the implementation of Asia’s largest residential college system, the establishment of new faculties and well-equipped laboratories, and the increasing numbers of students and faculty members recruited from around the world, UM possesses great potential and provides exciting new possibilities for academic achievement and professional development.

Macau is an SAR (Special Administrative Region) on the southeastern coast of China. It is a small peninsula in China, across the Pearl River Delta from Hong Kong. A Portuguese overseas territory until 1999, it reflects a mix of Portuguese and Chinese influences. It is famous worldwide for its giant casinos and extravagant malls.

The total area of Macau is 30.3 km2, or 11.6 sq miles, and the population is 643,100 (estimated in 2015), which makes it one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

Macau is a very safe place to live and visit–there are virtually no violent crimes in the city.

There are many interesting places to visit in Macau, and access to most of them is either free or quite cheap. There are many examples of interesting Portuguese colonial architecture in the city centre, such as public buildings, churches, etc. Macau is quite a small place, and you can easily walk around the centre and explore the sites and alleys of Old Macau.

For more information please go to:
http://en.macautourism.gov.mo/index.php
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/02/travel/10-things-macau
http://www.chinahighlights.com/macau

The time zone is GMT+8, and there is no daylight savings time during the summer months. For more general information, you can go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau.

For the 2018 Conference all participants will enjoy a complimentary half-day tour.

For more information, please visit
Macau International Airport
http://www.macau-airport.com/en/flight-information/flight-time-table/arrival

Hong Kong International Airport
http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/index.html

Local Transportation
During the conference, free shuttle services will be offered from the official hotels to the university. There are also local buses routes running regularly to and from the university.

Taxis are not very expensive, particularly if you are sharing with 2 or 3 friends. However, it’s not easy to get a taxi from campus, so you might consider taking a bus into town and a taxi back, if you feel tired.

Taxi prices are as follows:
First 1.600 meters at flag fall – MOP 17.00
For each 260 meters afterwards – MOP 2.00

Bus information and routes: There are plenty of bus lines in Macau, so it is not difficult to move around the city. On the bus stops there are posters showing the route and stops of each line, so you can easily see where each bus goes.

There are three bus lines that come into campus: Bus #72 goes to Taipa, while buses #71 and #73 go to the Macau side. It takes approximately 15 minutes from the University to Taipa or to Macau city centre on a normal day.

The price of a bus journey varies between MOP 3.20 and MOP 6.40 depending on the distance the bus covers. You need to pay using coins for the exact fare, as they do not give you change. To avoid the inconvenience of having the right change, you can buy a Macau Pass, and there is a reduction in the fare if you use the pass. Macau Passes are pre-paid cards that you can buy and reload in any convenience store (Circle K, 7-Eleven), on campus and in town. The initial cost is MOP 130.00, with MOP30.00 being an initial deposit.

You can also use the bus pass as a debit card in convenience shops, cake shops, some supermarkets and Food Paradise, a cafeteria on campus.

Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Cetral
https://www.sandscotaicentral.com/hotels/holiday-inn-macao.html
Inn Hotel Macao
http://macau.innhotel.com/en/

Inquiries

1. General inquiries should be directed to: asiafefl2018@gmail.com
2. Specific and/urgent inquiries should be directed to: asiatefl2018.hotel@gmail.com (hotel booking) or asiatefl2018register@gmail.com (Registration & Abstract Submission) with CC to asiatefl2018@gmail.com.

Presenters are also encouraged to submit full papers of their presentation to The Journal of Asia TEFL, the association’s refereed scholarly journal, to be considered for publication.