What is CamTESOL?
CamTESOL conference was first
established in 2005 in Cambodia. It was about Practical Issues in Teaching and
it has been continued. It is a big conference for people interested in Teaching
English. There are many presentations and workshops about ELT. It is organized
and conducted on a voluntary basis but it is let and underwritten by IDP
Education (Cambodia). This international conference is not only conducted in
Cambodia but it is also conducted in many countries. It has also become a
significant international conference with over 1,500 participants from more
than 30 countries now attending annually.
Who goes to
CamTESOL?
The
participants are teacher trainees, teachers, teacher trainers, professors,
publishers, public officials, and
researchers. The participants can be both presenters and participants. The
presenters have their own individual sessions which allow the audiences to
participate in. It is a kind of parallel session that the sessions are run
around 30 classes at the same time. The participants can choose only one
session at one section. The topics are provided in the schedules, so they can
find their interesting topics.
When?
and Where?
This 10th
Annual CamTESOL Conference took place at Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) on
22-23 February 2014, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The theme is English for
Regional and International Integration. The 11th Annual CamTESOL
conference will take place on 21-22 February 2015. The theme will be English:
Building skills for regional cooperation and mobility.
What are the Aims?
The CamTESOL Conference Series
aims to:
- Provide a
forum for the exchange of ideas and dissemination of information on good
practices within English Language Teaching;
-
Strengthen and broaden the network of English language teachers and all those
involved in the ELT sector in Cambodia and the region;
- Increase
the links between the ELT communities in Southeast Asia and the
international ELT community;
- Showcase
research in the fields of language and language education.
Pay or Free?
Cost of sponsoring an individual
national from the following countries:
Cambodia US$ 70
Vietnam US$ 300
Laos/Myanmar/Philippines/Indonesia
US$ 500
How Can I participate in this
event?
I am taking Methodology
Training Course for Private School Teacher of English at National
Institute of Education (NIE). The US Embassy
sponsored provincial teacher trainees who are trained in NIE to participate in the
CamTESOL conference. Once, I am given the opportunity by US Embassy to
participate in CamTESOL.
What do I get from the
conference?
By
participating in two-day conference, I learned a lot from different presenters
who are from different countries. There are many interesting topics which they
were hard for me to decide because they were running at the same time. They are
mostly about teaching English methodology. I am proud of myself because I could
expose myself to TESOL community. I am a year-four Teaching English to Speakers
of Other Languages (TESOL) student, so I found out that the conference was very
beneficial for me. On the other hand, I could communicate with many foreign
participants; especially, I met people from our regional countries.
I am
preparing myself for ASEAN integration,
so I have to build up my strong capacity to challenge other membering countries
with future job market. I want to be a good English lecturer in order to
provide good quality to my future students. English will be medium language for
communication in our region; however, most Cambodian students do not have
enough ability in English language yet. Thus, how can we compete with our
neighboring countries? My solution is to strengthen my capacity and to
encourage people around to be ready for the upcoming integration.
