Invitation

2008 ENTERS International Conference on ICT Assisted Cross-Cultural Learning and Application Project for Elementary and Junior High Schools
Invitation
Date 2008-12-30
Messengers: Nan-Jung Junior High School
No. 1-15, Tianliao Rd.,
Kanding Township,
Pingtung County 924, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
We are pleased to invite the teachers of the international English Village to join the team of ICT (International Conference on Technology). ICT, a project of the Ministry of Education, is an effort to help teachers and students to speak with English speaking ability. This is demonstrated in the following ways:
1) English is playing a crucial role in international communication in the 21st century. ICT is a good way for both Taiwanese teachers and students to talk with native English speakers so that we can polish our listening and speaking abilities. Moreover, both sides get the chance to share about our own culture and educational background, broadening our prospective and creating appreciation for each other. Taiwanese teachers and English Village teachers will work together to draw the lessons for the students.
2) In two decades, information technology (IT) has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. As people started to venture this world through WWW, e-mail, chat rooms, discussion boards and so on. It has had a tremendous impact on teaching and learning. It not only offers immense knowledge but also supports brand-new teaching methods for teachers.
3) IT helps bring into account that students are active partners in their own education, which with share responsibility for their own learning and achievement, and that one of the defining characteristics of higher education is the extent to which it relies on this initiative, and the student’s ownership of the learning process.
Though teachers may already be accustomed to a fixed syllabus and face many time limitations with their teaching, we hope ICT ignite some new ideas for all of us.
To speak English in public is a big challenge for students as well as for local teachers, but we want to try. Therefore, we would like to unite IT, our local teachers and English Village teachers to assist our learners in developing a strong language ability and face the challenges of the world in the future.

In anticipation of your kind cooperation,

Yours sincerely,
Li-Ying Chiu (Iris)