The theme for this year's annual AUA/MOE Seminar for Thai Teachers of English is Teaching for Tomorrow: Preparing for Change, which will explore some 'new directions' in education.

We will present a practical survey of contemporary, student-oriented methodology and teaching practice, highlighting particularly encouraging recent developments in language teaching.

These developments include:

• an increasing emphasis on self-directed learning and self-access technology
  
• the potential of the internet for both teaching and learning
  
• the incorporation of authentic media and tasks for language instruction
  
• the development of critical thinking skills
  
• collaborative teaching and learning
  
• strategies and materials for motivating students
  
  
  

  The daily program schedule features:
  
  Plenary presentations that start out each day to establish the concepts and principles behind contemporary language teaching
  
  Morning Focus Sessions that explore teaching techniques, tasks, and strategies
  
  Afternoon Demo Lessons that feature original, student-centered lessons developed by AUA
  
  Workshops in which participants work in small groups to apply new principles and techniques in the development and presentation of their own teaching materials and activities to close each day
  
  Other features include:
  
  Opening addresses from key personnel within the Ministry of Education, the American University Alumni Association, the US State Department, and other organizations and educational institutions
  
  Daily educational exhibits by major book publishers and suppliers in Thailand
  
  Evening reception at the US Ambassador's residence for all participants
  
  Closing ceremony for participant presentations and awarding of certificates
  
  Plenary Sessions

  October 16	Dr. Dee Parker, AUA Director of Courses Preparing for Change
  October 17	Perry Roebuck, Real English Communities, Cooperation and Communication
  October 18	Steven Tait, AUA Training Supervisor Corrective Feedback: What, When and How
  October 19	Clyde Fowle, Macmillan Publishers Texts, Tasks and Topics
  October 20	Phil Chappell, AUA Deputy Director of Courses & Sonthida Keyuravong, Professor, King Mongkut Institute of Technology Introduction to I-EARN
  October 24	Ken Foster, First Secretary, Cultural Affairs, US Embassy American Culture and Values
  October 25	Gregor Smart, Cambridge University Press Teaching "REAL" English
  October 26	Alan Mackenzie, British Council How to Make your Classroom Dynamic
  October 27	Mindy Visser, Senior English Language Fellow, US Embassy The Lexical Approach

  
  
  Breakout Sessions & Trainers
  
  

  TOPIC	Focus Session	Demo & Workshop
  Motivation	Isabela Vasilu	Orapen (Lovely) Srikureja
  Authenticity	Caroline Stuckey	Tana Ebaugh
  Critical Thinking	Barry Sarelson	Apinya (Bee) Suwannawihok
  Cooperative Learning	Margorie Manley	Boojie Cowell
  Internet-based Learning	Tana Ebaugh	Peter Brennan
  The Lexical Approach	Benny White	Shaun Thorpe
  Culture	Terry Hawkins	Daniel Ringold
  Text-based Learning	David Scholz	David Jarrell