INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR

CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING ENGLISH

English Department Semarang State University 6 June 2009

INTRODUCTION
New ideas and thoughts in English language teaching and learning have inspired many of us to rethink and re-evaluate the current practices in the delivery and presentation of materials to the students in the classroom. In addition, the introduction of the genre-based approach, within the realm of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) to the teaching of English in Indonesia especially in the English curriculum for Junior and Senior High Schools have also encouraged us to explore various strategies and techniques that will engage the learners in communication in order to allow them to develop their communicative competence. The principles of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) apply equally to face-to-face oral communication, reading and writing activities that involve readers and writers engaged in the interpretation, expression, and negotiation of meaning. To achieve the goals of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), it is important for the teachers to find various new, innovative, and creative techniques and strategies for English language teaching both inside and outside the classroom. In this way, teachers will be able to facilitate the students to acquire their communicative competence.

OBJECTIVES
To explore various innovative strategies for teaching English To share creative techniques for teaching various skills and materials to classroom contexts To discuss and find new ideas on activities, exercises, and suggestions in the teaching of English in EFL setting in Indonesia. To explore ways of using authentic materials for classroom activities in ELT in Indonesia.

SPEAKERS
Jeffrey Kealing, Ph.D (Regional English Language Office, American Embassy, Jakarta) Susannah M. Schoff, M.A. (English Language Fellow, California, USA) David Budi Mulia Hinsa Tama (Senior Editor Disney Editorial Department, Kompas-Gramedia, Jakarta) Issy Yuliasri, M.Pd (Doctoral candidate & Lecturer, UNNES) Intan Permata Hapsari, M.Pd (Lecturer, English Department, UNNES)

DATE AND VENUE

Day/Date Time Venue

: Saturday, 6 June 2009 : 08.00 - 16.00 : Hotel Pandanaran Jl. Pandanaran 58 Semarang

PARTICIPANTS
Participants will include: University lecturers English teachers from Primary Schools, Junior & Senior High Schools, Vocational Schools Students & Tutors from English Courses .

REGISTRATION
Participants should register and pay the registration fee by 30 May 2009. The registration fee is Rp. 150,000. The registration will close when it reaches 100 participants.

ACCOMPANYING PAPERS
Accompanying papers are welcome for distribution only to seminar participants. No time is allocated for the presentation of these papers. Papers should be 7-12 pages, with font size 12, Times New Roman, single spaced, 250 word-abstract with key words, and references. The soft copy of the paper should be typed in Microsoft Word format and sent as an attachment to sofwan1589@yahoo.com or issyuliasri@yahoo.com or Pak_Yan@unnes.ac.id. Participants who wish to submit their papers should pay an additional fee of Rp. 150,000 and to be paid in conjunction the with registration fee.

METHOD OF PAYMENT
Payment via account no. 0031178920; account name: Ahmad Sofwan, BNI Semarang Branch; Fax a copy of the bank slip to 024 8508071 Direct payment to the Seminar Secretariat at the English Department, FBS, UNNES, Gd. B3, Kampus Sekaran, Gunungpati, Semarang

REGISTRATION FORM
Name Address : .......................... : .......................... .. Institution Tel/Mobile Amount of Payment : .............................. :.......................... :

Registration fee Additional Paper fee Method of Payment:

Rp. 150,000 Rp. 150,000

Direct payment to Seminar Secretariat Payment via account no. 0031178920; account name: Ahmad Sofwan, Bank: BNI Semarang Branch. Fax a copy of the bank slip to 024 8508071 Semarang, .. May 2009

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is available for participants from out of Semarang. Hotel Pandanaran provides a special offer price of Rp. 390, 000 (per room per night shared by two people) for seminar participants. Those who wish to reserve hotel accommodation with a special price should contact the Seminar Committee.

SECRETARIAT
Jurusan Bahasa & Sastra Inggris, FBS, UNNES Gedung B3, Kampus Sekaran, Gunungpati, Semarang 50229 Telp/Fax: 024 8508071 Email: sofwan1589@yahoo.com issyuliasri@yahoo.com Pak_Yan@unnes.ic.id CONTACT PERSON Pratikto Telp. 024 8508071 Rini Telp. 024 8508071 Novia Trisanti, Mob. 08156542716 Issy Yuliasri, Mob. 081325851362 Ahmad Sofwan, Mob. 08122501589