Lecture Theatre, Academic Block, MGS University, Bikaner

1. National Symposium Organizing Secretary Technical Support • Chief Patron D Kavita, Lecturer, GGHSS, Nimbahera, Chittorgarh Kayyum Khan Senior Teacher , GGSSS Aklera ,Jhalawar MangleshBhargava Chashior , IASE , Bikaner Ram Gopal Sharma Chief Resource Person, ELTI, IASE, Bikaner • Prof. Ganga Ram Jakhar • Vice Chancellor, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner on Interrogating New Worlds of English Language Teaching organized by Joint Organizing Secretaries • Patron • AlokGupta, IAS • Director, Department of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Bikaner Dr. Seema Sharma Asst. Professor Dr. PragtiSobti, Asst. Professor SantoshKanwarShekhawat, Asst.Professor YashodaKhatri, Resource Person, ELTI, Bikaner • Accommodation The Resource Persons are requested to consult the persons mentioned below for their arrangement of accommodation : • Board of Advisors • Prof. S. Mohanraj, • All India Coordinator, DCS, EFLU Hyderabad • Prof. Maya Pandit, • Professor, EFLU, Hyderabad • Prof. GeethaDurairajan, • Coordinator, ELTISS, EFLU, Hyderabad • Er. P. S. Bishnoi, R.A.S • Add.Director, Sec. Edu. Rajasthan, Bikaner • H. R. Isran, • Dean, MGS University, Bikaner • R. S. Kaviya , R.A.S. • Registrar,MGS University, Bikaner • A.S. Shekhawat, • Comptroller,MGSUniversity,Bikaner • Prof. MadhuAgarwal • Director, ELTI, IASE, Bikaner • Ram RatanHarsh,Jaipur • R. L. Basera, Reader, ELTI, IASE, Bikaner Department of English, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner RameshwarLalBasera 09414324746 Ram GopalSharma 09460305331 Dr. SeemaSharma 09414283925 Dr. PragatiSobti 09782436235 SantoshKanwarShekhawat 09413189703 Treasurer & MoolChand Mali, Junior Accountant, IASE, Bikaner Registration Outstation Participants : Rs. 1000.00 Local Participants : Rs. 0500.00 PG Students : Rs. 0300.00 Local Organizing Committee English Language Teaching Institute, IASE, Bikaner • Prof. S. K. Agarwal • Dr. Seema Sharma • Dr. PragatiSobti • SantoshKanwarShekhawat • Dr. Ashok Kumar Modi • RameshwarLalBasera • Ram Gopal Sharma • RaghavPurohit • KamalKant Sharma • Dr. SudhirRupani • Liyakat Ali • Anand Singh Bithu • RajniShekhawat Book-Post Date To ------------------ ------------------- ------------------- 24-25 February 2012 Venue • Symposium Director • Dr. S.K. Agarwal • Professor and Head, Department of English, MGS University, Bikaner Lecture Theatre, Academic Block, MGS University, Bikaner

2. The English Language Teaching Institute (ELTI), IASE, Bikaner Theme • The Department of English, • MGS University, Bikaner Call for Papers • Resource Persons / Experts are requested to send the abstracts or their plenary /paper presentation / • key note address/valedictory address to nationalsymposium12@gmail.com • by 5 February 2012addressing following sub themes: • Whose Language? (Inner/Outer/Expanding Circles English/es) • Which Speakers? (Native/Non-native debate) • Which Standard? (International/British/American etc) • Which Teachers? (Native/Non-native) • Which Approaches? (Traditional/Communicative Language Teaching) • Which Texts? (Traditional and new forms of Literacy) • Abstract not exceeding three hundred words, should contain the following: • Name, affiliation, e-mail address and telephone/mobile nos. • Sub-theme chosen • Title • Bio-data of the presenter • (in 50 words) • Intimation of acceptance of abstracts will be conveyed by 10th Feb, 2012. The English Language Teaching Institute (ELTI), Bikaner, a state Institute established by the Government of Rajasthan and Sponsored by ELTISS, English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad came into existence in December 2010. The Institute provides opportunity to the teachers to grow professionally by focusing on innovative techniques, methods and approaches of teaching. It also seeks to help the teachers to acquire new skills to meet the changing needs of the learners, to develop reflective practitioners with their professional values and goals, to foster a research- based approach to curriculum development, to empower them to act as change agents in their local contexts to embed communication and information technologies effectively. The faculty includes The Department of English came into being in June 2011 with the establishment of five departments by MGS University. The department, within a short span of time, has acquired a name for its teaching, research and extension activities. The department conducts classroom seminars and intends to hold lecture series by eminent scholars to keep up the vibrancy. The department also looks forwards to interactive and inter disciplinary paradigms in English studies. Presently the department has one Professor and three Assistant Professors. English is a lingua franca, a language used locally and internationally, not only among the native speakers but by anyone wishing to activate his or her role as a member of an international communicative network. And to be teacher of English today is to play an inevitable part in this globalizing enterprise, to recognize new areas for inquiry now raised perhaps for the first time in the long history of ELT. The purpose of the symposium, therefore, is to canvass some of the major themes and questions challenging the new worlds of ELT. The questions, besides being the points of departure, are also the points of convergence for discussion, reflection and interaction among teachers of English; they are the starting points for action, research and explorations of our local teaching context as a microcosm of a globalized teaching endeavour. • Prof. S. K. Agarwal • (Head) • Dr. Seema Sharma • Asst. Professor • Dr. PragtiSobti, • Asst. Professor • SantoshKanwarShekhawat, • Asst. Professor • Prof. MadhuAgarwal • : Director • RameshwarLalBasera : • Reader • Ram Gopal Sharma • Chief Resource Person • YashodaKhatri • Resource Person Ram Gopal SharmaOrganizing Secretary Prof. S. K. Agarwal Symposium Director