Teachers helping Teachers
(THT) is a grassroots organization founded by members of the Himeji City
Chapter of JALT (the Japanese Association of Language Teachers) in 2004. THT is
dedicated to the aid and assistance of fellow educators and students in the
developing nations of the Asia Pacific region. We fulfill this mission by providing teacher-training
workshops that exhibit practical, student and teacher friendly approaches to
English education that are informed by current research in the field. Since inception, we have
given well-received seminars in Bangladesh (in 2005, 2006, and 2007) and
Vietnam (2006, 2007, and 2008) and Laos (2007 and 2008), and the Philippines (2008). We have had presenters from
Europe, North America, Australia, South America, and, Asia whose native languages have been English, German, Spanish, and
Japanese. Anyone interested in volunteering
to
present at our upcoming seminars is invited to submit proposals for evaluation
and acceptance. Applicants are expected to
possess post-graduate degrees with experience in giving presentations at
international or national conferences.
Elementary, Junior High, High School, and
University level teachers are
encouraged to apply. We currently are receiving proposals for our
2009 programs in the Philippines, Laos, and Vietnam (Bangladesh is still being arranged). The proposal submission form is on this website (see the navigation bar above left to find the
page). Proposals, questions, comments
should be addressed to Pat Dougherty at these e-mail addresses: pdougherty@shse.u-hyogo.ac.jp (and) ct180@hotmail.com.
{This website includes information culled from the Teachers Helping Teachers newsletter. If you would like to receive
a hard copy of the THT Newsletter, please contact Dr. Pat Dougherty at pdougherty@shse.u-hyogo.ac.jp or dowload a copy from
our THT Newsletter archives on this website -- find the link in the navigation bar above left.}
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Last updated October 29, 2008
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Children of the Village of Banilad welcoming THT |
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THT/the Philippines at Mindoro Oriental |
Deadline
for THT Conference Proposals:
THT/Philippines 2009: Manila Portion ~ February 20, 21, 22, 23 & Mindoro Portion ~ 24 25, 26, 27, 28,3/1, 3/2. Proposals
Due: By December 20th,
2008
THT/Lao American
College 2009: Mini-courses March 19~21/Conference
March 24~27. Proposals
Due: By January 19th,
2009
THT/University of
Hue 2009: June 12, 13, 14. Proposals
Due: By April 12th,
2009
THT/Bangladesh 2009: Being scheduled now, but will be either in late July or September
2009. Proposals Due: By May 30th, 2009
The application and application information are on this website
(see the site navigator section to the left). Or you may contact THT Coordinator Pat Dougherty at pdougherty@shse.u-hyogo.ac.jp
or ct180@hotmail.com
THT 1st Annual
Meeting
On Saturday, November 1, 2008, 2:35 p.m. - 3:35 p.m., in room 306 of the
National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Tokyo, Teachers Helping Teachers
will have its first annual meeting. The meeting will be part of the JALT
2008 conference program. The organization of the SIG will be
explained, the constitution will be ratified, the 2009 schedule of THT seminars
will be announced, and questions will be answered regarding the focus and
themes of each program. At this time, seminars are being planned for the
Philippines, Laos, Vietnam, and Bangladesh.
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