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vre · Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 371

Wouldn't it be great to have an annual Dave's esl cafe conference held in different countires each year where posters and ESL/EFL teachers from around the world could go and listen to experts in modern issues in TEFL/TESL? A conference... with a difference? Any suggestions about the difference?

Or would we end up killing each other?

Aramas · Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 8:39 am Post subject:

Well, apart from the..er...'transience' of many posters on this board (psst - don't use the 'B' word, or the thread might be 'D' worded), there's also the issue of..uh...how shall we put it? - the somewhat less than gregarious nature of many online quasi-social butterflies?

I saw a documentary on cyberpunk once. They had an oh-so-terribly cutting-edge and hyper-cool soir� for the pierced, studded, leather-clad denizens of cyber-space, and it was, albeit unintentionaly, hilarious! I've never seen so many tense, agoraphobic, chronic paranoids in my life. I'm sure they were all sitting around staring at their cyber-booted feet thinking " Oh god, I hope no one speaks to me! Ah F*ck! Someone LOOKED at me!!! What the f*ck do I do now? OH GOD!!!! MUMMMYYY!!!!". Smile

Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

That would be so funny. I would be the first one there. No names. I wonder how long it would take to figure who's who. What a riot!

Good one Vre!

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

Oooooooooooh! Can I come? Pleasepleasepleaseplease!!!

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merlin · Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 12:22 pm Post subject:

What would such a conference have to offer that current TESOL and other ELT related conferences dont?

vre · Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 371

that's why I asked for suggestions on it being a 'conference with a difference'. Any ideas?

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

Why don't we have poster sessions on different countries and people could come and hear about countries where they are interested in teaching?

Of course, schools would line up and pay lots of money to be able to set up booths and recruit teachers. Universities with Masters programs and TEFL schools would flog their programs.

There could be workshops on resume writing and professional development.

Great food with some int'l cuisine of course.

Where should we meet? Somewhere warm and cheap.

leeroy · Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 777 Location: London UK

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

Sadken · Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 341

How about my mum's back garden? She can cook a killer roast for us all. She won't mind, I'll tell her she has to do it. Cool

valley_girl · Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 8:00 pm Post subject:

lagerlout2006 · Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 985

There is -sort of-such a thing held every year in Korea. Kotesol...Dave himself -I think-usually gives a seminar. Think it's held in the fall so there might be one coming up.

spidey · Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:10 am Post subject:

...........zzzzziiiip!

((((spider-sense tingling))))
((((Secret indentity about to be revealed))))

We could all wear masks... Razz

Later

.....tttthhhhhhiiiiiiiip!

Roger · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 9138

If there is no coffee bar where they serve decent percolated coffee, count me OUT!

merlin · Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 12:10 pm Post subject: