 MICELT stands for Malaysia
International Centre for English Language Teaching, a Centre of Excellence established within the Faculty
of Education Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. This Centre will be
involved in training in ELT, Research and Development, ELT Resource
Management, Recruitment, Publication, Conferences and other related
activities.
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MICELT will be the forum for teachers and learners to
teach themselves and others, exchange valuable experiences, provide
dynamism to all aspects of ELT and create the culture of pioneering
and adventurism in the English teacher and the learner so that the
true spirit of the borderless world can be a reality.
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The
idea of The Malaysia International Conference on English Language
Teaching (MICELT) was conceived in July 1995. Jayakaran Mukundan,
lecturer in the Faculty of Educational Studies, UPM felt the need
for a conference that would be organized by the Faculty of Educational
Studies, UPM. The Faculty of Educational Studies, UPM was the first
to initiate a true blue TESL programme, as a result of which the
country has benefited from fast-tracking the re-education of large
numbers of non-graduate teachers into graduates. This of course provided
relief to thousands of secondary schools, mostly rural, which were
finally able to acquire the services of trained English teachers.
The Malaysia International Conference on English Language Teaching (MICELT) is a biennial International conference organized by The Malaysia International Centre for English Language Teaching (also known as MICELT), Faculty of Educational Studies, founded in 1995. The conference is officiated by a cabinet minister. In 1996, 1998 and 2004, the Minister of Education opened the conference.The Malaysia International Centre for English Language Teaching is a serious provider of teacher development initiatives. Since 1995, it has run numerous courses, workshops, symposiums, national seminars and international conferences. In 2004, the Centre organized an ELT Materials Symposium, an international conference, The 5th Malaysia International Conference on English language Teaching, The 2nd Regional Creative Writing Workshops and the 1st Regional Creative Writing and Literature in the Classroom Conference. The Centre has also 4 adopted schools in Padang Temu, Melaka. These schools benefit from donations of ELT material and from seminars and conferences which are conducted for free. MICELT, together with Yayasan Salam Malaysia was also the first to conduct teacher development in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic. The Centre also publishes books and proceedings of its regional and international events. MICELT is also an associate of The SUN, and 500 copies of the SUN are distributed to students and staff through MICELT everyday. It also has a web-site for teachers, www.micelt.com.my.
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