The National Association of Teachers of English (NATE Russia) and ITMO University, supported by the English Language Office at U.S. Embassy in Moscow, are pleased to invite you for the XXVth NATE Jubilee Convention and English Language Expo: 25 Years of N

Dear colleagues, 

The National Association of Teachers of English (NATE Russia) and ITMO University, supported by the English Language Office at U.S. Embassy in Moscow, are pleased to invite you for the XXVth NATE Jubilee Convention and English Language Expo: 25 Years of Navigating Through Challenges. 
The Conference will be held in St. Petersburg on April 17-19, 2019. 
During the conference participants will review the last 25 years of NATE and its role in the development and sharing of best practices and know-how in the sphere of English language teaching. 
This year’s Conference main topics are: 
• NATE Russia projects 
• CLIL, CBI & EMI: challenges and achievements 
• ESP & EAP 
• Teaching Soft Skills in the context of EL curriculum 
• Teaching Russian as a foreign language 
• Enhancement of EL level through extracurricular activities at school 
• EL level assessment (OGE, EGE, Cambridge exams, TOEFL) 
• Current trends in applied linguistics 
Call for proposals is open now. Russian and international experts are encouraged to participate in the following formats: 
• Workshop (45 mins) 
• Plenary speech (30 mins) 
• Scientific publication 
• Poster presentation 
• Presentation for one of the Special Interest Group sessions (15 mins) 
Proposals in English are to be submitted through the electronic form on the website of the Conference till February 15, 2019.

Call for proposals