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MATE : General Information

Moroccan Association of Teachers of English

 Contacts        History        Objectives        Publications        Activities

Contacts

q       Moroccan Association of Teachers of English

515A, Quartier Al-Wifaq, Bensergao, Agadir

q       Email: matemorocco@yahoo.com

q       Website: www.mate.org.ma

History

q       Created in Rabat , 1979

q       Organised its first annual conference, 1980

q       Has regularly organised an annual conference since its creation

q       Has been awarded the patron of His Majesty the King since 1989

q       Has run national as well as international events

q       Won the Worldaware Business Award, 2004.

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Objectives

MATE aims to:  

q       contribute to the improvement of the teaching of English in Morocco .

q       encourage contacts among teachers in Morocco on the one hand, 

      and between these teachers and teachers of English in other countries on the other hand.

q       encourage research in the field of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) in Morocco.

Publications

q       MATE Newsletter (quarterly)

q       MATE Proceedings

q       ESP Newsletter (bi-annual)

q       Teacher Training and Supervision Newsletter (bi-annual)

q       Website: www.mate.org.ma

q       Books and other publications

q       Mail lists (e-groups)

q       MATE Proceedings CDROM.

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Activities

q       MATE study days (all over the country)

q       Annual conference (yearly)

q       Regional mini-conferences (mainly by local branches)

q       SIG (special interest group) colloquia

q       Colloquia on NGO management, quality of services etc.

q       Conferences on language planning, translation, etc.

q       Participation in regional and international conferences.

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