Two teachers from the district will fly to the city of Manchester in the U.K. next week to a participate in the International English Teachers’ conference being organised by the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), a forum working for linking, developing and supporting English language teaching professionals from across the world.

“We are the only two from the State to attend the conference this time, as far as we know,” said K.T. Muhammed Hashim, one of the invited teachers. While Mr. Hashim is working with the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Koyilandy, A.K. Syke, is a teacher with the Government Higher Secondary School Chorode, Vadakara.

The conference will be held from April 10 to 14.th. The teachers will be provided free admission to the conference besides food and shared accommodation. The duo was selected from many IATEFL member teachers who applied for the event after due screening process and presentation of assignments, said the teachers. “Both of us have earlier presented papers at international conferences, including the Teacher Educators’ conference (TEC) of British Council held at Hyderabad,” said Mr. Hashim.

The conference, a major English Language Teaching (ELT) event comprising pre-conference sessions, symposiums, interactive sessions and exhibitions will have over 500 talks, workshops and seminars. “

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / by Jabir Mushthari / Kozhikode – April 02nd, 2015