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Belarusian National Association of Teachers of English

Belarus, Minsk

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Belarusian Association of Teachers of English was organized at the constituent conference of teachers of English of the Republic of Belarus which took place on June 14, 1995. It brought together ELT specialists from every region of the country. They represented all levels of education: primary, secondary, tertiary. Taking into account the dramatic situation concerning availability of teachers of English in Belarus, the participants unanimously decided to establish a national professional association of teachers which was to focus on a deeper study of English and methodology of teaching English, as well as the development of contacts with educational institutions responsible for ELT all over the world, in this way contributing to mutual understanding between nations. It also aims at updating the teachers' qualifications and developing their creative potential. BelNATE members carry on research in the field of English, literature, methodology, cultural and area studies and exchange information and expertise with their colleagues in different countries.

The work of BelNATE is organized within the framework of the following special interest groups:

English for Young Learners
Business English
Literature
Cross-Cultural Studies
Teacher Training and Teacher Development
New Technologies
Testing
CALL

During the nine years of its existence BelNATE has held four major international conferences and a number of smaller events: a conference on teaching English to young learners, a conference on teaching area studies, etc.

Regional representatives:

Brest: A. Garbalev
Grodno: L. Sereda, O.Povargo
Gomel: LBannikova, T. Gopanyuke
Mogilev: G.Swidinskaya, T.Malinovskaya, T.Andreeva
Vitebsk: N.Shalukho, E.Makarevskaya, O.Vopilova
Minsk Province: M.Budinskaya, N. Youkhnel
Minsk City: N.Gatsuro, N.Kounets, N.Voitekh

Special Interest Groups Representatives:

English for Young Learners: L.Shapovalenko, N.Venatovskaya, S.Vorontsova
Business English: L.Andreeva, T.Solonovich
Literature: Y.Stulov, O.Sudlenkova
Cross-Cultural Studies: N.Demchenko, I.Boris;
Teacher Training and Teacher Development: N.Sedunova, N.Youkhnel
New Technologies: L.Andreva, M.Bogova, N.Sedunova
Testing: N. Karaicheva, I.Borovikova, O.Melnikhova
CALL: T.Leontyeva, S.Gridyushko

Newsletter Co-editors: M.Bogova, A.Fedorov, T.Solonovich, M.Vetoshkina

TEFL Park eGroup

TEFL PARK is an electronic Mailing List for Teachers of English as a Second/Foreign Language. The purpose of TEFL PARK is to give ESL/EFL professionals interested in EFL a place to discuss EFL issues. Topics may include, but are not limited to, content area curricula, materials, activities and lesson plans; needs assessment; and cross-cultural communication issues.
It allows you to ask questions and make comments via email and get answers and opinions from other list members.This is the place where you set the agenda. Whatever you want to make a point about, this is the message forum for you !

TEFL PARK is a meeting place for teachers of English to:

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