Upcoming events: 2011 Asia Creative Writing Conference

Creating Interactive Language Classrooms through Creativity, Exploration, and Self Identity in the Asian Context”
Politeknik Negeri Jember, Jember, Indonesia
31 March – 1 April 2011 (Thursday – Friday)

The entire conference has several goals, which have significant impacts on the development of creative writing in English language teaching (ELT) and literature. Among others, such goals include:

• to build a scholarly platform for language teachers to promote creative writing in language classrooms;
• to share expertise in teaching creative writing from different perspectives, resources, and contexts;
• to enhance a solid awareness of how local cultures and self identities can be introduced to language classrooms through creative writing;
• to explore unique ideas or thoughts about creative writing instruction;
• to build a good awareness of how self expression or self discovery can be realized through creative writing;
• to build a solid awareness of how a wide range of rhetorical and linguistic inputs and resources can be introduced to language students through creative writing;
• to help language teachers gain a better understanding of creative writing in language teaching and learning; and
• to build and expand professional network or connection among language teachers in the Asian region.

more information at official website: http://2011asiacwc.polije.ac.id/