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 MATE 27th Annual National Conference

Bouznika 02 - 05, April, 2007

Final Programme (PDF format)

Introduction        Venue        Registration         Fees         Preliminary Programme

 

Theme: Leadership & Values in Language Education

 

Introduction

The Moroccan Association of Teachers of English will hold its 27th Annual National Conference in Bouznika from 02 to 05 April, 2007. The Conference will feature international experiences and case studies that have proved to be successful. MATE will publish the presented papers as part of the conference proceedings. These proceedings will also be distributed on CD ROM on site by the end of the conference. The Conference will focus on the possible different effective and constructive aspects and relationships that may exist among leadership, values and language education. Presentations and workshops will target several aspects of the conference theme such as:  

  • Culture, leadership and values in education

  • Leadership and values in human development

  • Professional values in language education

  • Teacher Training towards effective leadership  and values

  • The teacher as leader

  • The learner as leader

  • Leadership and values in standards/ competency-based education

  • Leadership and values in textbooks  

The participants will be hosted in Complexe Moulay Rachid in Bouznika.
Click on this link to see pictures about the conference venue: 
http://www.secj.gov.ma/CSMyRachidB/index0.htm. 
Bouznika is a small tourist city on the Atlantic coast, not very far from Rabat 
(the capital of Morocco) and Casablanca (the biggest Moroccan city), 
about 45 km from both cities. 
Access to Bouznika is very easy by train (30 minutes max.). 
There is a train in the airport that can take people coming by plane to Bouznika (30 minutes ride). 
The conference will be held in the same place where the participants will be hosted.
 
For more information about Morocco click on this link: 
http://www.mincom.gov.ma/english/sitemap.htm
 
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Registration will be carried out on site on 2 April, 2007 from 15:00 to 18:00.

 

FEES

1. Residents

 

Studio* for 2 people

1 450 Dhs each

Chalet** for 2 people

1 600 Dhs each

Studio for 1 person

1 800 Dhs

Chalet for 4 people

1 000 Dhs each

Studio for 4 people

Studio for family

Participant  1 450 Dhs

Spouse        1 350 Dhs

Each kid  50% discount 

Rooms for CPR and ENS trainees

850 Dhs

*Studio: is an apartment-like building, with two separate rooms,

each including 2 separate beds, with a shower.

** A chalet: is an apartment-like building, with two separate rooms,

each including 2 separate beds, with 2 showers, a small kitchen,

and a sitting-hall with a TV set.

 

2. Non-residents:  250.00

3. Non-Moroccan participants: $250 including board, lodging and participation fees.

 

NB: The fees shown above do not the membership card is not included

(50Dhs for middle and secondary school teachers,

100Dhs for supervisors and tertiary education teachers).

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

 

   

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

     

15:00-18:00

 

Registration and check in

19:00

 

Opening Ceremony

Chair:

19:30

 

Reception

20:00

 

Keynote speech : Dr. Abdelilah Bedkia

Chair:

21:00

 

Dinner

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

 

 

Plenary 1

08:30

 

Announcements

08:40

 

Paper 1

Abdellatif zaki

Is it values we really need?

 Chair:

09:00

 

Paper 2

Muhammad Raji Zughoul

Globalization, the American empire and the cultural  politics  of  English   in the Arab/Muslim world     

09:20

 

Paper 3

Seddiq Ouboulahcen

Leadership and values in human development:

How can language teachers make a difference?

09:40

 

Paper 4

Ahmed Chaibi

Education leaders: what, why and how

10:00

 

Discussion

10:30

 

Coffee Break

 

 

Plenary 2

11:00

 

Paper 5

Mounia Ngote

What do we mean by “Teacher as a Leader”?

Chair:

11:20

 

Paper 6

Ahmed Kabel

Education and critique: beyond leadership

11:40

 

Paper 7

Mohammed Larouz

The requisites of educational/academic leadership

for change and development

12:00

 

Paper 8

Said Elmouhtarim

Sustainable leadership in education:

Whose responsibility is it?

12:20

 

Discussion

12:50-13:50

 

Concurrent workshops

Workshop -1- : Room:

Catharine Baldock

Fun writing activities

Reporter:

Workshop -2- : Room:

Zsuzsanna Szinger

How to use stories and articles on

Learnenglish website in YL classrooms

Reporter:

Workshop -3- : Room:

Stephanie Cole

Building student leadership skills through

model United Nations

Reporter:

Workshop -4- : Room:

Nezha Belkachla & Abdellatif Laklida

Let’s figure out effective leadership qualities!!!

Reporter:

 

 

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14:00

 

Lunch

20:30

 

Dinner

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, April 4th , 2007

 

 

Plenary 3

08:30

 

Announcements

08:40

 

Paper 9

Noureddine Bendouqi

Educational leadership: A learner perspective

                                               Chair:

09:00

 

Paper 10

Khalid Soussi

Students as media audiences and

the socialisation process         

09:20

 

Paper 11

Ilham Sadoqi  

Leadership strategies for a student-centered class

09:40

 

Paper 12

Kamal Elmouhtaker

Leadership, management, partnership, and diversity

10:00

 

Discussion

10:30

 

Coffee Break

 

 

Plenary 4

11:00

 

Paper 13

Bernard McGuigan & Michael Little

Managing teacher professional development:

A model using teacher competencies for reflective development

Chair:

11:20

 

Paper 14

Jolchieva Ainuru. Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan.

Teaching Process at the Teacher Training Courses

of Kyrgyz Academy Education in Kyrgyzstan.

11:40

 

Paper 15

Fahmi Elmadani

… the portrait of the teacher as a leader

12:00

 

Paper 16

Abderrahim Elkarfa

Shared leadership competencies and

communication in foreign language classrooms

12:20

 

Discussion

12:50-13:50

 

Concurrent workshops

Workshop -5- : Room:

Adel Bentaher

Student Leadership through Projects

Reporter:

Workshop -6- : Room:

Bernard McGuigan & Michael Little

Peer observation as a tool for dialogue,

reflection and development

Reporter:

Workshop -7- : Room:

Abdellatif Zaki

Citizenship in the language classroom

Reporter:

Workshop -8- : Room:

Mohamed Jaafari

Educational database management system:

Autonomy towards leadership

Reporter:

 

 

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14:00

 

Lunch

20:30

 

Dinner

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, April 5th , 2007

 

 

Plenary 5

08:30

 

Announcements

08:40

 

Paper 17

Hassan Belhiah, AlAkhawayn & Lahcen Ghechi

Teacher Leadership and Educational Reform

                                               Chair:

09:00

 

Paper 18

Smail Kerouad

Teacher leadership in higher education:

The case of the university  

09:20

 

Paper 19

Ahmed Makhoukh

Communication and leadership

09:40

 

Paper 20

Nezha Belkachla & Abdellatif Laklida

MATE citizenship education project:

The need for more effective leaders

10:00

 

Discussion

10:25

 

Coffee Break

10:50  

Paper 21

Elarbi Imad

Towards Effective Leadership and Governance

in the Management of NGOs

     

11:10

 

Paper 22

Mohamed Elfatihi

The Pronunciation component in Moroccan ELT

11:30

 

Paper 23

Elmahdi Oummih

Effective techniques for a successful

job interview in an international institution

11:50

 

Paper 24

Mohammed Hassim

Values and leadership in managing online networks:

MATE mailing lists as an example

12:10

 

Discussion

12:30-13:30

 

Concurrent workshops

Workshop -9- : Room:

Jamal Slimani
The teaching of vocabulary

Reporter:

Workshop -10- : Room:

Fatima Chraa

The teaching of reading

Reporter:

Workshop -11- : Room:

Aicha Barakat

The teaching of grammar

Reporter:

Workshop -12- : Room:

Rajae Zerqali

The teaching of writing

Reporter:

 

 

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13:30-14:30

 

Round Table   

Chair:

     

14:30

 

Lunch

20:30

 

Dinner + Closing Ceremony

Questions related to MATE 27th Annual National Conference may be addressed to 

matemorocco@yahoo.com           or to     mhassim2@yahoo.co.uk   

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