The 24th Annual National TESOL-Spain Convention will be held at the University of Seville in the Facultad de Filología with one entrance on c/ San Fernando, 4, and another on c/ Palos de la Frontera. The first entrance may be closed on Sunday.

The university is in the center of town and there are shops, banks, restaurants, bars, etc. within easy reach. It also sits between two major bus stops, one in the Puerta de Jerez and the other in the Prado.

You must be a member of TESOL-Spain in order to attend the conference and if you haven't already signed up, you may do this at the same time you register for the conference. Click here for a registration form. A photocopiable registration form is included on the inside back cover of this preliminary program. You are welcomed to register on-site (registration will open at 15:00 on the Friday of the convention), but we encourage you to take advantage of our cheaper pre-registration rates by sending in your form before March 15th. This form must be sent to the address at the BOTTOM of the registration form. If you choose to pre-register, you must also check in at the pre-registration desk at 15:00 on Friday, where your badge, final program and conference pack will be waiting for you. If your colleagues are not members of TESOL-Spain, but would like to join, they might like to look into the possibility of getting a group of five people together (all must be from the same institution) to take advantage of our reduced institutional membership offer. For more information refer to the form itself on the inside back cover. On receipt of the pre-registration form, our registration secretary will send out receipts of registration (and to all new members, she will include this preprogram). Everyone will also receive information about the opening cocktail on Friday evening and the Saturday evening informal dinner this time.

Esta actividad está siendo gestionada para obtener la homologación por el CEP de Sevilla para los profesores en activa. Hemos solicitado 2,5 puntos. / This event has been proposed to be approved for accreditation through the CEP of Seville. We have solicited 2.5 points.

The theme of the 24th Annual Convention is 2001: A Quest for Teacher Development. This year we are honored to have Penny Ur as our opening plenary speaker and Adrian Underhill as our closing plenary speaker. We are also fortunate to have Adrian, Jane Arnold, Herbert Puchta, and Scott Thornbury as our keynote speakers, on Saturday. We have over 130 presentations from speakers based in the Israel, Scotland, Turkey, Hungary, Lebanon, England, Greece, Portugal, Japan, Cyprus, Poland, as well as many locals from our own country. The presentations cover topics specifically relating to our theme, such as Effective Teacher-Training Sessions and Classroom Research for Teacher Development as well as many general topics. We are working on opening the Faculty’s computer room for a few hours for participants to wander in and out experimenting with using the Internet as another teaching tool.

There will be a wealth of presentations with a practical slant: talks, demonstrations, and workshops on techniques and methodology for infants, primary, secondary, university and adult learners in general. In answer to previous years' feedback, calling for more practical ideas and activities to be taken into the classroom, this year there is a wide variety of hands-on workshops on teaching pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary, as well as on using pop songs, drama, video, dictionaries, advertising, games and stories.

Additionally, there are presentations that consider skills development (reading, listening, speaking and writing) with both a practical and theoretical focus. We also have presentations on peer assessment, visualization, NLP, dyslexia, stress management for teachers, mind maps, memory strategies, correction and more.

There will be a number of talks on a range of ESP courses, for example, Business English, English for Academic Purposes and English for Social Work.

More than 45 exhibits will offer an excellent opportunity to examine a variety of the latest materials for both the teacher and the classroom. Many publishing and educational organizations continue their support of TESOL-Spain members by displaying their products and services as well as by sponsoring presentations and other aspects of the convention program. This exhibit will be open at 15:00 Friday.

There are a number a ways you may become a more active member of this VOLUNTEER organization. The first and probably easiest avenue to take would simply be to cast your vote for board members at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 13.30 – 14.30 on Saturday before lunch. The AGM is a forum for TESOL-Spain members to make contact with their Board members. It is your opportunity to find out what the association does behind the scenes as well as what direction it may be going in the future. It is a time for any and all members to voice their opinion towards the betterment of the association and, perhaps a time for members to get involved to make this volunteer association function in the most effective manner. Other possibilities would be to attend your area’s Regional Meeting (RM) to get more involved on a regional level or to participate in the Special Interest Group (SIG) sessions to meet others with similar interests. Look for your RM or SIG meeting woven into the timetable.

There will be many chances to meet colleagues and look for professional contacts. We are planning a Friday evening welcoming cocktail for all participants. In addition, a special effort will be made to offer a more informal get-together on Saturday night. Reservations for this event can be made directly through the registration form (inside back cover of this preprogram). There will also be coffee and refreshments available on site.

1. Write up your lesson plan or teaching idea in a clear, user-friendly format. The heading should include your name, school, lesson title, the instructional level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) and age group (Primary, Secondary, Adults, General, etc.) for which the materials are most appropriate. All submissions must be typed and the maximum length is one page, back and front.

2. Prepare 40 copies of your materials. There will be photocopying facilities on-site although each participant is responsible for his/her own copying costs.

3. Take your copies to the Swap Shop table no later than lunchtime on Saturday. You will receive an entrance ticket to the Swap Shop (only the first 40 activities will be accepted).

4. After lunch on Saturday, you may stop by the table again and exchange your ticket for all the activities that have been submitted.

Certificates of attendance will be available to registrants after lunch on Sunday evening in the reception area.

A raffle will be held during the closing of the convention and you can participate by filling out the convention evaluation form available in your convention packet.

The Hotel Pasarela is the convention hotel and is a 6-minute walk from the University. To take advantage of special reduced rates for TESOL-Spain participants, you should make your reservations through our TESOL-Spain travel agent, Jenny Brown, who speaks Spanish and English. (See below for contact details). Due to extraordinarily high hotel rates in Seville at this time, we are only working with this hotel, as it is by far the most economical, yet it has very nice accommodations. Allocation is limited and Jenny will be strictly working on a first come, first serve basis and she requires a deposit of 50% to secure the reservation with the balance to be paid three weeks in advance. Jenny can also be contacted for information on travel arrangements, tours and sightseeing. Ask her about possible discounts for RENFE, the train lines.

We are also offering student housing at very economical rates and for more information, contact Concha Julian de Vega by e-mail only!!! Information will not be given by phone or post. You may contact Concha at: tsantana@arrakis.es or tammiyale@ hotmail.com .Please DO NOT contact Jenny Brown for student housing.

Universidad de Sevilla
Facultad de Filología
c/ San Fernando,4
41071 SEVILLA

Traveling around Seville by public transport is relatively easy. The bus system is regular and there are two major stops on either side of the university. A one-way bus ticket is 125 pesetas and can be purchased directly from the driver. There are also 10-ride tickets that can be purchased at almost any newsstand. Taxis are relatively inexpensive and available. This is a good option for those touring at the late hours. To arrive to the convention site or the convention hotel (only a 6-minute walk between the two) for the first time, refer to the following information for details:

A taxi from the airport will cost about 1.800-2.500 pts* and this should include baggage charges. There is an airport bus, which leaves the airport every half hour. It has three stops and finalizes at the Hotel Alfonso XIII, which is right next to the University. A one-way ticket is 350 pts.

A taxi from Santa Justa Train Station will cost about 500-800 pts*. There is bus #C2, which can be picked up very near the taxi stop as you walk out of the station and it stops a few blocks from the Hotel Pasarela. Ask for the Avenida de la Borbolla bus stop, near the Plaza de España.

*All prices are approximate.

There will be information about local facilities around the convention site available at the conference information desk

15.00 17.00 Registration

17.00 17.30 Official Opening Ceremony

17.30 18.30 Opening Plenary – Penny Ur

18.30 19.00 Publishers’ Exhibits / Break / RM* and/or SIG** Meetings

19.00 20.30 Presentations / Workshops

20.30 21.15 Opening Cocktail

08.00 09.00 Registration

09.00 10.30 Presentations / Workshops

10.30 11.00 Publishers’ Exhibits / Break / RM* and/or SIG** Meetings

11.00 12.00 Presentations

12.00 12.15 Break

12.15 13.15 Keynote Sessions

13.15 13.30 Break

13.30 14.30 TESOL-Spain Annual General Meeting

14.30 16.00 Lunch

16.00 17.00 Presentations

17.00 17.15 Break

17.15 17.45 Research / Product Presentations

17.45 18.15 Publishers’ Exhibits / Break / RM* and/or SIG** Meetings

18.15 19.45 Presentations / Workshops

09.30 11.00 Presentations / Workshops

11.00 11.30 Publishers’ Exhibits / Break / RM* and/or SIG** Meetings

11.30 12.30 Presentations

12.30 13.00 Publishers’ Exhibits / Break / RM* and/or SIG** Meetings

13.00 14.00 Presentations

14.00 15.30 Lunch

15.30 16.30 Presentations

16.30 17.00 Publishers’ Exhibits / Break / RM* and/or SIG** Meetings

17.00 18.00 Closing Plenary – Adrian Underhill

18.00 18.15 Official Closing Ceremony

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