Final plenary session & Conference closing (Friday July 3rd, 2015)

The last plenary session of our 12th ELIA Conference was presented by Dr. Prue Holmes (Durham University, UK).

After this enlightening presentation, there was a raffle of some books donated by our sponsors.

The 12th ELIA Conference Organizing Committee thanks you for your participation in our conference and hopes to see you all at the 13th ELIA conference. 

We will be in touch.

Thank you very much!!!

Invited Speakers

Among many very interesting presentations, we have enjoyed today (Thursday July 2nd, 2015) the presentations of our two invited speakers:

Dr. Miguel Peyró García, "La competencia intercultural como objetivo y como instrumento en la enseñanza de español como lengua extranjera"

Dr. Luke Plonsky, "The quantity and quality of samples in applied linguistics: Keys to improving internal and external validity"

Conference Opening & first plenary session (Wednesday July 1st, 2015)

The 12th ELIA Conference Organizing Committee introduced the 4 invited guests who opened the conference:

Dr. Jaime Ramírez, Director de CIEE en Sevilla (Council on International Educational Exchange); 

Dr. José Carlos Casillas Bueno, Director del Secretariado de Internacionalización de la US; 

Dr. Joaquín Comesaña Rincón, Director de Departamento de Lengua Inglesa; 

Dr. Francisco González Ponce, Decano de Facultad  de Filología;

On this occasion, we have 104 speakers coming from far distant places, and who will be giving 73 talks (see Program). We have speakers from all over Spain, but also from places like Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Chile, China, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Portugal, Poland, Republic of Georgia, Thailand, UK, USA, from the five continents. We will have promising opportunities for intercultural learning during the conference.

The opening was followed by the initial plenary session "Developing intercultural competence through education, personal encounters and mediated experiences", by Dr. María del Carmen Méndez García from Universidad de Jaén, Spain.

Final Program + Book of Abstracts + Conference dinner

The 12th ELIA Conference Organizing Committee has published now the final conference program.

Visit the PROGRAM section of our webpage for further information.

Last minute changes that may occur will be announced during the conference.

You can also access the Book of Abstracts here or visit our web: Presentations/Book of Abstracts

If you are interested in our Conference Dinner, you can also visit our web (Practical Information/Conference Dinner) and read the menu.

The 12th ELIA Conference Organizing Committee

12th ELIA Program draft

Responding to information requests, the 12th ELIA Conference Organizing Committee has decided to publish the initial draft of the conference program.

Although we have not included the names of presenters or their proposals, we think the information could be helpful for travel plans and hotel reservations.

Please, visit the PROGRAM section of our webpage for further information.

As you can see, the conference opening will take place on Wednesday, July 1st, at 16:00 h. and the conference closing will be on Friday, July 3rd, at 18:00 h., followed by one of the walking tours at 20:00 h. and the conference dinner at 21:45 h.

Please, remember that this is just the initial draft and changes may occur.

We hope you find this information useful.

The 12th ELIA Conference Organizing Committee  

REGISTRATION TRANSFER INFORMATION

The account for the 12th ELIA Conference registration payment belongs to the University of Seville research group HUM-397 "La lengua inglesa en el ámbito universitario" but is linked to the research group secretary Maria Dolores López Jiménez. 

Name of the bank: ING Direct (Sevilla) 

Account number is IBAN ES81 1465 071653 1720603067 

BIC/SWIFT code*: INGDESMMXXX 

Bank address: Avda. Luis Morales 32, Edificio Forum, 41018 Sevilla. 

Bank telephone number: (+34 916349222)

*The BIC/SWIFT code (INGDESMMXXX) represents the financial institution itself but it is through the IBAN (International Bank Account Number) that you can identify the specific branch.

Please, follow further intructions for registration in the following link: Fees and Registration. 

Thank you.

Regards,

The 12th ELIA Conference Organizing Committee

REDUCED REGISTRATION FEE UNTIL MAY 2

We recommend you to register before May 3, 2015 in order to benefit from our reduced registration fee available until May 2, 2015.

More information in the “Fees and Registration” section of our webpage.

Thank you very much.

The 12^th ELIA Conference Organizing Committee