Hyderabad, January 21: An international conference for English language educators will be hosted by the British Council in association with EFL-U (English and Foreign Languages University) at the Novotel and HICC Complex in the city from January 22 to 24.
Various dignitaries including Alison Barrett, head of State partnerships, British Council, Hyderabad, professor Maya Pandit from EFL-U and Rajeevan Karal, vice president, publishing, Cambridge University Press were present at the announcemnet of the conference on Thursday.
The upcoming conference is part of British Council’s ‘Project English’ initiative.
“One of the main purposes of this conference is to build strong partnership between India and the UK,” said Barrett, continuing, “This is a part of our ‘Project English’ initiative to increase the standards of English teaching and learning.” The conference is expected to be attended by around 600 teachers across the world. “We already have 450 confirmed registrations, and are expecting more in the coming days prior to the conference.
Also, on-the-spot registration will be available on the day of the conference,” said Alison. According to the British Council, the standards of English teaching need to be improved and the upcoming conference is one of the ways to work towards achieving it.
With teachers well-versed in the nuances of the English language, the students will naturally follow suit, believes the Council.
–Agencies