National Association of Teachers of English
Chelyabinsk English Language Teachers Association
English Language Office
Chelyabinsk State Pedagogical University
Chelyabinsk State University
Chelyabinsk Institute of Law
"Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness"
The XVI NATE - Russia Annual Conference
Chelyabinsk
June 23-26, 2010
Welcome from the Conference Team
Dear friends and colleagues!
On behalf of the South Ural regional Association and the Conference team I am happy to send these greetings to you. Welcome to the XVI NATE-Russia Annual Conference “Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness”! I strongly believe that Higher education is no longer a once in a lifetime experience. The present day national higher education sets the most ambitious goals: to enhance innovative education and provide for its competitiveness at the world education and labor markets. Global integration into world economics requires a new type of professional. There is a growing need to master foreign languages in order to become a competitive specialist in the world market. This challenging task brings not only new opportunities for language teachers’ self-improvement but also raises important methodology questions.
I do hope that this conference will give each of you new ideas and insights, new moments of professional growth and unforgettable professional communication. We have to teach locally, but think globally.
I wish you the never-ending thirst to develop, professionally as well as personally, to share and to learn. Have a stimulating and enjoyable time at the conference!
Svetlana Sannikova