PIM: Challenges and Tensions in Materials Design for English for Academic Purposes

The University of Portsmouth invites you to attend our November 2024 PIM that will focus on the  Challenges and Tensions in Materials Design for English for Academic Purposes. This PIM will be held on our university campus in the beautiful south, in the historic seaside city of Portsmouth.

At our PIM we will look to explore the challenges and tensions faced by practitioners  in designing effective and appropriate materials for English for Academic Purposes programmes. Challenges faced by materials designers include the tension between disciplinary authenticity of the content and accessibility not only to students, but also to tutors, some of whom may have to ‘switch gears’ from general EFL to EAP in a short period of time. Resolving tensions such as these requires a fine balance and careful decision making.

Proposals for 30-minute talks (20-minute presentation + 10-minute Q & A) OR 60-minute workshops (50-minute presentation + 10-minute participant reflection) are welcomed on themes relevant to materials use, design, development.

Themes of concern to EAP professionals that could be addressed at the meeting may include:

• Critical reflections on the process of EAP materials design and development for a particular cohort, context, or learning and assessment objective;
• Evaluations of the effectiveness or impact of EAP materials;
• Reports or recounts of progress or findings of current or recently completed research projects on an aspect of EAP materials design;
• Provocative challenges to (perceived) orthodoxies in EAP materials;
• Arguments for new directions in the design of EAP materials;
• Sharing of best practice for the integration of learning or other technologies into EAP materials design;
• Approaches and strategies to collaboration with or inclusion of students or content and subject specialists in EAP materials design and development;
• Critical comparisons of EAP materials design in two or more contexts;
• Historical perspectives on the evolution of materials design for

How to submit

The deadline for proposals is Friday 20 September, 2024, by 12:00 noon.

To submit a proposal, please click on the link HERE to complete the Proposal Submission Form for BALEAP PIM November 2024.

BALEAP will fund up to three speakers who are first time speakers and /or are on a precarious contract by: (i) waiving the PIM registration fee and (ii) funding travel and accommodation up to £200 in total.

Please indicate if you would like to be considered for this funding and briefly state how you fit this brief.

The BALEAP Executive will then review your request provided you meet the initial deadline for submitting applications.

Registration

Monday 3rd June 2024 (09:00) – Friday 18th Oct 2024 (17:00)

In-person tickets: £100 (£75 for members – discount applied at checkout)

Please note: this is a face-to-face event only.

Refunds are possible up to two weeks prior to an event, however, an administration charge of £5.00 will be deducted from all refunds to cover our costs.