Theme: INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY
IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
​FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Venue: Ho Chi Minh City Open University, 35-37 Ho Hao Hon St., Dist. 1, HCMC
Date:    Saturday, 20 May, 2017

call for papers

The Committee of the 5th Ho Chi Minh City Open University TESOL Conference invites participants to submit abstracts for our 2017 Annual Conference.
The conference provides an excellent chance for teachers, researchers, students and professionals in the field of foreign language education to share and to discuss research findings and experiences related to the teaching of foreign languages to learners of different backgrounds, levels and interests.

speaker proposal guidelines

Theme: INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY IN TEACHING AND LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Speaker Proposal Deadline: 15th January 2017
Deadline Extension: 26 February 2017
Abstracts should be written in English and no more than 200 words. The abstract must convey the topic's importance and relevance to the conference theme. Acceptance notification will be sent as soon as review process is over (in late January 2017).
Selection criteria: 
All proposals will be peer reviewed based on the following criteria:
  • Importance and appropriateness of the topic to the conference
  • Clarity as indicator of session quality
  • Focus and organization
  • Purpose and participants’ outcomes
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​CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

If abstract is accepted, full paper should be sent by 15 March 2017 (Extended to 15 April 2017) for consideration in conference proceedings. The full paper must be between 2,500 and 3,500 words (excluding the title, references, and appendices). 

conference fee

  • Student participant:    150,000 VND
  • Teacher participant:   300,000 VND
  • Oversea participant:   30 USD
The registration fee includes Tea/Coffee and break time food plus publication of full papers in the proceedings. Every participant will receive a printed program book. Please note that if their full papers are selected (peer-reviewed), presenters should pay an extra fee of 500,000 VND for inclusion in the conference proceedings.

contact person

For any further enquiries please contact:
Mai Minh Tiến (Mr.)
Faculty of Foreign Languages
Ho Chi Minh City Open University
Address: 5th fl., 35-37 Ho Hao Hon St., Dis. 1, HCMC
Email: tien.mm@ou.edu.vn; opentesolconference@ou.edu.vn  
​Tel. 0909 581 680
An Initiative by the Faculty of Foreign Languages and The Graduate School of Ho Chi Minh City Open University