Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao on the 9-11th. March, 2012

This year’s convention theme, "Plurilingualism: Promoting co-operation between communities, people and nations", emphasizes that learning a language is more than the study of linguistic forms in a classroom setting and suggests that taking a plurilinguistic approach to language learning is beneficial for all. Plurilingualism not only implies a deliberate development of linguistic awareness and skill, but also of the personal and intercultural competences that will help individuals cope successfully with the new challenges present in our culturally diverse society and ever-changing world.TESOL-SPAIN welcomes presentations which deal with the concepts of plurilingualism, integration and cooperation in education as well as those which are of wide general interest for language teachers working in different sectors and with students of all ages.

The convention offers participants a wide range of presentations by national and international speakers including plenary and keynote presentations, papers, workshops, round tables, and product presentations. It is attended by a wide variety of EFL professionals. There are teachers from infant, primary and secondary schools, from EOIs, universities, technical schools and academies, as well as teacher trainers, materials writers, and course planners. Publishers, ELT researchers, members of testing boards, national and international authors also take part in the convention.

Please visit http://www.tesol-spain.org/ for more information and to SUBMIT your Presentation Proposal Form online.

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