Geoff Tranter
Luke Meddings
Stephen Brewer

TESOL France Colloquium 2011

The 30th Annual Colloquium
A Great Event


Program and Schedule

Preliminary Program (updated Oct. 29th 2011)
Preliminary Schedule (updated Oct. 29th 2011)
General Information (updated Oct. 29th 2011)

Conference Schedule

Friday 4 November    16:00 to 17:00      Registration, Poster Session and Welcome Coffee
     17.00 to 17.45      Opening Plenary: Stephen Brewer
     18:00 to 19:00       Conference Talks: Session A
     19:00 to 20.30      Cocktail dînatoire, Poster session & Visiting stands
Saturday 5 November    10.00 to 12.15      Conference Talks: Sessions B & C
     12:15 to 13:30       Lunch
     13:30 to 14:00       Poster Session & Coffee
     14:00 to 15:00       Conference Talks: Session D
     15:15 to 16:15       Plenary Session: Luke Meddings
     16:15 to 16:45       Coffee & Poster Session
     16:45 to 19:00       Conference Talks: Sessions E & F
     19.00 to 20.00      Reception, Poster session, Visiting stands
     19:30 to 21.30      Open Mic Night! Music, songs, stand up comedy, and more!
Sunday 6 November    10:00 to 12:10      Conference Talks: Sessions G & H
     12:10 to 12:45       Light Snack
     12:45 to 13:45       Conference Talks: Session I
     13:45 to 14:45       Closing Plenary: Geoff Tranter
     14:45 to 15:30       Closing Ceremony and Prize Draw

Travel Information

Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and Orly Airport both have national, European and international flights to and from a wide range of destinations, including low cost airlines EasyJet and Jet2. Orly Airport is closer to the venue than CDG. Ryanair flies into Beauvais Airport (BVA), which is 80 km outside the city. The Beauvais Airport Bus (an 80-minute ride) brings travelers into Paris and drops passengers at the Porte Maillot metro station (Line 1). Taking this same bus from Porte Maillot is required in order to return to Beauvais airport.

Call for Papers Information

Call for paper is closed.

Videos are now available for viewing!

Watch the Closing Plenary Session by Geoff Tranter "That's a Funny Way to Learn a Language" and Mike Hogan's talk "Teaching Business English Online Using Clients' Virtual Meeting Software".

Video  Geoff Tranter's Plenary:
That's a Funny Way to Learn a Language
VideoMike Hogan:
Teaching Business English Online Using Clients' Virtual Meeting Software