MATE 38thAnnual Conference - ‫الندوة الوطنية الثامنة والثالثون‬

Assilah, Morocco, 09-12 April, 2018 ‫ أبريل‬12-09 ،‫ المغرب‬،‫أصيلة‬

Theme: “Exploring the Millennium ELT Pedagogies.”
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Call for Proposals
Rationale
With the advent of technology and the change of values in
a globalized world, individuals and communities have
become more and more virtual, and self-actualization and
self-appraisal have taken new dimensions. Consequently,
so many elements of the educational realm have been
shaken, including the role of the teacher in the
development of individuals of the new millennium,
pedagogical competencies, methodological choices, and
what is generally happening inside (and even outside
schools). Therefore, there is an urgent need to give a
second thought and a daring exploration and redefinition
of what is happening in education in general and in
language education in particular. Teacher professional
competences, alternative methods or strategies,
curriculum evaluation and development, materials
production, learner needs and wants are but examples of
the issues that need reconsideration and further exploration
in the current educational context.
MATE 38 annual conference will accordingly address the
issue of pedagogical changes and competences that can
accommodate the millennium educational context from
different perspectives. Experts in the field of education,
educational psychology, applied linguistics, and language
education in general, are called upon to contribute to this
socio-professional debate and suggest successful
strategies and techniques to help come to terms with this
significant socio-educational change.
Conference objectives
The main objectives of this conference, among other
things, are to
 explore curriculum and syllabus design in the light of
the current changes in education and language
teaching and learning;
 redefine the concept of pedagogical competence in
accordance with the current educational challenges;
 discuss the psychological dimensions of pedagogical
competence;
 discuss teaching standards and didactic knowledge
and skills;
 revisit learners’ needs in terms of teaching materials
and the different teacher roles in this regard.
 reconsider teaching materials and activities in a
constantly changing digital world.
Conference sub-themes:
We call upon interested speakers and workshop leaders to
propose sessions to target the following areas related to
pedagogical competence:
 Educational psychology and class management;
 Teacher training and evaluation;
 Didactics of teaching English as a foreign language;
 Curriculum and syllabus design;
 Teaching materials: selection, evaluation, adaptation
and development;
 Best practices in educating digital learners.
Presentation formats
 Presentations (20 minutes)
 Workshops (60 minutes)
 Poster sessions
 Panel discussions.
Abstract submission and deadlines
 Abstract submission deadline is: 05 February, 2018
via the following online form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU8MunWKq1Mng
dIvN6gkEWgGbhrE1K08SjovpdmuN3m9cYbA/viewform
 Results of abstract reviews will be returned to authors
within 2 weeks after the deadline (20 Feb., 2018).
 Full paper submission is mandatory by 10 March, 2018.
More Information
For more information and contact about this conference:
 Email: mate.morocco79@gmail.com
 Website: www.mate.ma
 Facebook page: Al Maghreb Maters,
https://web.facebook.com/MATE.Morocco?fref=ts
 Facebook group: MATE Official Facebook Group,
https://web.facebook.com/groups/3315902305178