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Marg’s Enthusiastic Audience at CamTESOL gets Involved
A lively, hilarious, interactive session on the value of using songs and rhymes to teach English, at the CamTESOL conference .
Australian Ambassador Speaks at CamTESOL
CamTESOL: The Australian Ambassador spoke about the important role of English teachers. “With English as the official language of ASEAN, professionals in the field of English language teaching play a vital role in preparing individuals and workplaces for participation in regional and international development.” This will only increase with greater movement of people within the…
Marg Covers Several Important Topics as she Presents at CamTESOL
Marg spoke to teachers and other delegates at the CamTESOL conference about developing early readers to suit their contexts. She emphasized that books and supporting materials achieve their relevance and efficacy by being situated in, and derived from, the environment, culture and lives of the learners.
Australian Ambassador Speaks at CamTESOL
CamTESOL Conference: The Australian Ambassador in Phnom Penh, Alison Burrows, expressed the view that “building English language proficiency not only opens doors for individuals, but promotes greater understanding of each other and enables more meaningful exchanges between countries. ”
HAR’s Timothy Butler Delivers Presentation on HAR ebooks
Tim Butler delivering his presentation at the CamTESOL conference on the HAR ebooks he is developing. He spoke about young children seeing computers and technology as a natural part of their lives, and their ability and willingness to use electronic media before they are able to read despite their short attention spans. He discussed the…
CamTESOL
Tim and Marg prepare to speak at the CamTESOL conference, in Phnom Penh, meeting other presenters at the first event last night. 33 countries are represented and about 1700 delegates are attending so it promises to be incredibly interesting! No air-conditioning in the rooms so we have been given fans in our conference bags –…
CamTESOL open tomorrow
The 10th CamTESOL Conference opens in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, tomorrow with a one day Regional Research Symposium followed by the main conference. The theme is “English for Regional and International Integration.” Inside the main auditorium, seating 2000. The new building at ITC (Institut de Technologie du Cambodge)
My Kite in the Orphanage Centre of Future Light, Cambodia
Marg’s little group of high achieving 14 year olds finding answers to a comprehension exercise in ‘My Kite’. The boys live in The Orphanage Centre of Future Light, which was founded by Killing Fields Survivor Nuon Phaly. The Future Light Orphanage cares for about 200 children, offering them a beautiful home in dormitories of about…