ICT and Social Media in Language Education

Conference will be held on 24 September 2012 in Warsaw, building of the University of Warsaw Library.

The international conference on „ICT and Social Media in Language Education” is organized by the Foundation for the Development of the Education System (FRSE) and "Języki Obce w Szkole" (journal for language teachers) in cooperation with the Representation of the European Commission and European Parliament in Poland, Warsaw City Hall and European Union of National Institute of Culture (EUNIC) as a part of a series of events organized in Warsaw in order to celebrate the European Day of Languages.

During the conference panels and discussion groups the following issues will be discussed:

• How does the wide use of ICT in communication change language education?
• How to combine attractiveness of new technologies with the purpose of educational process?
• How to use ICT tools in language education in an effective manner?
• What are the advantages and risks of virtual language education?
• How to raise and maintain the quality as well as to widen the range of internet teaching and learning materials?
• How to maximize the potential of ICT use in primary and secondary schools as well as in tertiary education?
• How to enable individual foreign language learners to assess and record their own achievements through ICT?
• What  ICT competences  do FL teachers and learners need nowadays?
• What are the future prospects for the use of ICT in foreign languages teaching and learning?

Taking part in the conference is free of charge. Please note, however, that the Organizers do not provide accommodation nor cover the travel costs for participants.