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Editorial Board of Journal of NELTA invites submissions for Journal of NELTA 2019. 

Important Dates

Article abstract submission (200 words)                                                 May 1, 2019

Manuscript Submission                                                                         June 30, 2019

Notification of Peer Review Reports/Editorial decision  First week of August 2019

Final (Revised) Manuscript Submission                      First week of September 2019

Please Note: THE DEADLINE FOR ARTICLE SUBMISSION for the 2019 issue of Journal of NELTA is June 30, 2019. PLEASE FIND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES at the Journal of NELTA website.

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Submission types for Journal of NELTA and Guildelines for Submission

Theme focus: Ecological Approaches to English Language Teaching: Prospects and Challenges

Submissions are open but not limited to the following subtopics:

• Theory and practice of ecological English language teaching
• Teaching and Researching English as a global Language
• Evolving global Theories and Innovative Practices in ELT
• Global Issues in 21^st century English language pedagogy
• Blended ELT: Prospects and Promises
• Learner Engagement in EFL Classroom
• Mobile Technology and English Language Classroom
• Moving Forward: Digital ELT for the New Generation
• Reflective Pedagogy: Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners
• Multilingual English: New Innovations in ELT
• Re-conceptualizing ELT: Possibilities and Opportunities
• Globalization, Multiculturalism and Language Teaching
• Content, Curriculum and Connectivism
• Englishes in Classrooms
• Input and Interaction in Language Teaching
• Classroom Management
• Teaching English in Difficult Circumstances
• English as a Medium of Instruction
• Innovations in Teaching and Learning
• Literature in Language Teaching
• The Methods and Post-method in ELT
• ICT in an EFL Classroom
• Critical Pedagogy in the Language Classroom
• Learner Autonomy
• Differentiated Instruction in an EFL Classroom
• Making English Language Learning Communicative
• Teacher Professional Development
• Authenticity in Teaching Learning Materials
• Alternative Assessment in EFL Classrooms
• Developing 21st Century Skills in ESL/EFL learners
• Contextualization of  Foreign Language Teaching
• Home-grown Materials in ELT
• Native vs. non-native Teacher: Who is Native Anyway?
• Learning beyond the Classroom: Responding to Learning Strategies
• Celebrating Variety in a Language Classroom
• Linking Research and Classroom Teaching
• ELT in Disaster Recovery
• Creativity in the Language Classroom
• Improving Language Learning: Style-and Strategy-Based Instruction
• Culture as the Core in the Second Language Classroom
• Developing Materials for Language Teaching
• Social Justice in English Language Teaching
• Language and Policy
• Language and Globalization
• "Excellence" in English Language Teaching
• English to Prepare for Lives
• Multilingually, Marginality and ELT

All enquiries and communication related to contributions to the Journal of NELTA should be made to: neltaeditorialboard@gmail.com

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Journal of NELTA

The 2^nd phase of 12-Day Basic English Language training for the government attorney and staff of the Office of Attorney General, Singhadarbar in collaboration with NELTA completed on March 19, 2019. Previously, 1^st Phase trainings for both basic and advanced level were conducted with the support of Attorney General Office and the RELO US Embassy.

The 2^nd phase training was formally opened by Deputy Attorney General Mr. Khagaraj Poudel, while the closing was chaired by Deputy Attorney General Mr. Padam Prasad Pandey. With a positive note of collaboration with NELTA, both had expressed their happiness and gratitude towards NELTA for providing the training to the staff of the Attorney General’s Office. There were 25 participants from different departments and levels of the Attorney General’s office.

Like the previous one, the training was conducted for two hours every morning from 7:30 to 9:30 am. Ms. Motikala Subba Dewan, the President, Ms. Sarita Dewan, Training Coordinator, and Mr. Kunjarmani Gautam, Access Coordinator from the Nepal English Language Teachers Association (NELTA) facilitated the training successfully. The feedback given by the participants was very positive and enthusiastic, they have appreciated the training and shared that they are looking forward to getting advanced level training as well with the support of NELTA.

Conference Brief: National Conference of NELTA 2019, Hetauda, Nepal

With an aim of partaking professional discourse and enhancing professional development of English language teachers, NELTA the province no. 3, successfully organized national conference on 2-3 March, 2019 at Solidarity International Academy, Hetauda, Nepal.  The main theme of the conference was “Transformations in ELT Methods: Addressing the 21^st Century Classroom Contexts”. The conference was inaugurated by Hon. Dormani Poudel, Chief Minister of Province no. 3, Nepal. In the program, other important dignitaries of Hetauda district were present. The program was chaired by Mr. Ganesh Prasad Humagain,President, NELTA Province no. 3 cum Central Committee Member.

In the conference, Prof. Dr. Jai Raj Awasthi, advisor to NELTA, presented a keynote on “ELT in Post-method Era”, and another keynote speech was delivered on “Expanding Sphere of English: Challenges and Choices for ELT” by Prof. Dr. Abhi Subedi.Similarly, Prof. Dr. Vishnu S. Rai, Prof. Dr. Laxman Gnawali, Mrs. Motikala Subba Dewan, Mr. Ganga Ram Gautam, Mr. Hemanta Raj Dahal, Dr. Hari Adhikari, Mr. Bishwa Raj Gautam, Mrs. Vaishali Pradhan, Mr. Narayan Prasad Tiwari and Mr. Gunaraj Nepal gave plenary talks on various ELT issues.              

The conference was attended by representatives of different district branch committee members, life members, American Embassy, British Council, Kathmandu University, Pokhara University, Mid-western University, Far-western University, Tribhuvan University and other educational stakeholders of Nepal.  Nearly 900 participants from home and abroad attended the conference. During the conference, 2 keynote speeches, 10 plenary talks, 153 concurrent sessions, and 25 Interactive Language Fair Stalls were conducted. The papers and presentations in the conference mainly included the areas of ELT in post-method era, technology and language teaching, student centered teaching, shifting trends in ELT from past to present, literature and language teaching, reflective pedagogy, discourse analysis, English medium instruction, professional development of teachers, and other areas of ELT.

Nepal English Language Teachers’ Association (NELTA) coordinated Two-week long English and Communication skills Training for Government Attorneys at Singha Darbar. It was a joint venture of NELTA and the Office of Attorney General supported by the U.S. Department of State.

English Language Specialist, Donna Bain Butler, Ph. D. from U.S. Department of State and Mr. Michael Heyman, Resident Legal Advisor from the US Embassy, Kathmandu facilitated the sessions. Twenty-five Government Attorneys actively participated engaged in the activities designed with the ‘aim to meet participants’ personal goals while developing professional proficiency and effective communication, with special focus on speaking and writing. In addition to the topics and themes designed by the Specialist, the participants were encouraged to develop their own legal topics scaffolding of interest, concern, and challenge.

All the participants’ appreciated the training with a request to organize such advance level training in a regular basis.

The presence and brief remarks of the Attorney General both in the opening and closing program illuminates the requirement of need for English language in any profession particularly in legal profession. Mr. Michael C. Gonzalez, DCM, Charge de Affairs, also shared his happiness to support the Attorneys in effective prosecution of law.

NELTA extends its gratitude to U.S Embassy, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Attorney General, RELO, U.S. Embassy, Access Alumni, the Attorneys, NELTA advisors & executives for their support for the successful completion of the training program.

During the opening ceremony of English and Communication skills Training for Government Attorneys, with the Attorney General Agni Prasad Kharel, NELTA President Ms. Motikala Subba Dewan, Chargé d’Affaires, US Embassy Michael C. Gonzales, Advisors; Prof. Dr. Jai Raj Awasthi, Mr. Hemanta Raj Dahal, IPP Ms. Meera Shrestha, Deputy Attorney General Khagaraj  Poudel,  English Language Specialist Dr. Donna B Butler, other dignitaries, NELTA members and staff of Office of Attorney General. 

The office of Attorney General in collaboration with NELTA, organized a 12 Day Basic level English Language Training for the Staff of Office of Attorney General from 31 December, 2018 to 13 January, 2019.  The training was focused to teach the basics of English Language and to improve communication and proficiency in their professional field. The syllabus was designed based on the need assessment, focusing the development of four skills of language, grammar, legal vocabulary and presentation skills. Ms. Motikala Subba Dewan, Ms. Sarita Dewan and Mr. Kunjarmani Gautam from Nepal English Language Teachers Association (NELTA) facilitated the training for 2 hours every morning from 7:30 to 9:30 am. 25 staff from different offices of Attorney General participated in the training. The opening and closing programs were attended by Deputy Attorney Generals Mr. Khagaraj Poudel, Mr. Kiran Poudel, Mr. Narayan Poudel and the Joint Attorney, Mr. Bishworaj Koirala.  According to the feedback given from the office of the Attorney General, the training was appreciated and considered fruitful for their professional development.

The 2018 International Conference on “Teaching and Researching EFL Writing” was held on October 12-15, 2018 organized by Nanjing University, Department of English, China. The Conference Organizing Committee sought proposals for 30-minute presentations (including 10-minute questions and discussions) that addressed various topics within the broad field of second language writing. Any topic related to second language writing theory, research, or teaching was welcome. More than 600 participants from different universities of China and international presenters participated in the conference. 

The President of NELTA Ms. Motikala Subba Dewan and Past President Mr. Hemanta Raj Dahal participated and presented paper entitled “English Access: Additional Input for ESL Development in Rural Nepal” at the Conference.  The presentation was focused on how the English Access program has brought the changes in the underprivileged children of public schools and the program is sponsored by the US government has become instrumental as an additional input for ESL development in the rural community setting in Nepal.