Introduction

Aga Khan University Centre of English Language invites you to the 5th International Seminar on Teaching English in Multilingual Contexts: Current Challenges, Future Directions to be held on April 18-19, 2009 at Aga Khan University Auditorium, Stadium Road Campus, Karachi, Pakistan.

The seminar will bring together English Language Teaching professionals from around the world to discuss, reflect on and develop their ideas, and the programme will offer many opportunities for professional contact and development. It will involve two days of talks, poster presentations, workshops, and panel discussions on the following major themes of the seminar.

• English for Specific Purposes
• English for Academic Purposes
• Business English
• Learner Autonomy
• Learning Technologies
• English in the Wider Community
• Teacher Training and Development
• Innovative Materials Design
• Critical Thinking and Language Development
• Testing and Evaluation

It will also give delegates a chance to meet leading theorists and writers, and exchange ideas with fellow professionals from all sectors of ELT, as well as enabling them to browse through the latest ELT publications in the resources exhibition.