Gearing up future-ready learners
The Centre for English Language Communication (CELC) finds itself in the forefront of preparing students to become able communicators of the future. The able communicators of the future are adaptive to the changing times—adept in using technology in their writing and communication practices and agile in responding to the constraints posed by their various audiences and communication situations. At the same time, they are committed to sustaining effectiveness as well as ethical practice in writing and communication in various contexts—whether in academic or workplace settings.
CELC’s commitment to developing able communicators of the future is a responsibility it shares with the rest of the English language and communication teaching community. English language and communication teachers and researchers inhabit a space where they can influence and shape learners to become the able communicators in the evolving present as well as in the future.
The conference invites papers that feature theorisations, conceptualisations and evidenced-based research from EL and communication teachers, practitioners and researchers specifically focusing on preparing learners to be future-ready. Papers may focus on any of the following thematic strands:
Technology-enhanced teaching and learning
Assessments and feedback
Interdisciplinary/collaborative teaching and learning
Other topics related to the symposium theme