1.0 Introduction
This guide is intended to help presenters in the writing of their full paper for publication. Papers which meet the requirements will become chapters in a book which will be published by UPM Press.

2.0 Language
The paper should be written either in standard British or American English. There should be consistency in the use of the language throughout the paper.

3.0 Technical Specification
3.1 Typing should be done on a word processor.

3.2 Paper size should be of A4 (210mm x 297mm).

3.3 The text should be written in Portrait layout. Landscape layout may be used for Figures and Tables.

3.4 The left margin should be at least 40mm and the right, top and bottom margins are to be at least 25 mm. Margin specifications are meant to facilitate binding and trimming. All information (text headings, footnotes, and figures), including page numbers, must be within the text area.

3.5 The entire text of the paper, including headings and page numbers, must be produced with the same font or typeface. The font size should be Times New Roman 12-point, and should not be scripted or italicized except for scientific names and terms in a different language. Bold print may be used for headings. Footnotes and text in tables should not be less than 8-point.

3.6 The paper should be typed double-spaced and four spaces between paragraphs and sections. The following, however, should be single-spaced:
i) explanatory footnotes (if absolutely necessary);
ii) quotations longer than three lines set in a block;
iii) references or bibliography (except between entries);
iv) multi-line captions (tables, figures);
v) appendices, such as questionnaires, letters; and
vi) headings and subheadings.

3.7 All pages should be numbered centrally at the bottom margin. Page numbered should appear on their own and not placed in brackets, hyphenated or accompanied by other decorative devices. Pages should be numbered consecutively throughout the paper, including pages for tables, figures and appendices. Each appendix should be identified separately using an uppercase letter beginning with A. The pages of the appendices should also be numbered accordingly.

4.0 Format of the Paper
A paper generally consists of three main parts:
i) The preliminary page.
This page includes the title of the paper and an abstract in English. The abstract is a digest of the entire paper and should be given the same careful attention as the main text. The abstract should not normally exceed 150 words.

ii) The main body.
This part, usually divided into sections and sub-sections, will be the text of the paper presented at MICELT 2006. The length of the paper should not be less than 7 pages and must not exceed 15 pages.

iii) The ending page.
The ending pages must include a bibliography or references, appendices and a 30-words bio-data of the presenter.

5.0 Citations
The author is responsible for choosing the style of citation that is appropriate to the field of ELT and use this style correctly and consistently.

Sample Reference format for source from:

Journals:
Biber, D. (1990). A typology of English texts. Linguistics, 27, 3-43.

Monographs:
Nunan, D. (1991). Language Teaching Methodology: A Text Book for
Teachers. London: Prentice-Hall.

Book Chapter:
Maley, A. (1998). Squaring the circle – reconciling materials as
constraint with materials as empowerment. In B. Tomlinson (Ed.),
Materials Development in Language Teaching. (pp.279-294).
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Webpage:
Gabrielatos, C. (2000). The coursebook as a flexible tool: Materials
evaluation and adaptation.
http://www.gabrielatos.com/CB-Use.htm . Accessed on 15 July
2003.

Thesis:
Shameem, Mohd Rafik Khan. (1997). The Development of a Materials
Training Framework for English for Academic Purposes
(Doctoral dissertation). University of Leicester, United
Kingdom.

Reports:
Country / Ministry / State / Institution / (Year). The title of the report.

Newspaper:
Writer / (Year, Month, Date). This is the title of the newspaper article. The
name of the daily, page number.

6.0 Date of Submission of full paper.
The full paper should be submitted before 2nd May 2008. The submission must be in the form of a hard copy as well as a soft one (Diskette and email to arshad@educ.upm.edu.my and micelt@educ.upm.edu.my).

ALL papers can be sent via attachment: arshad@educ.upm.edu.my and copied to(cc) and micelt@educ.upm.edu.my.
Mailing address: MICELT, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Last update: 21st Apr. 2008