The
First TESL 1STop National Seminar
10
December 2011
WELCOME!
The Teaching of English
as a Second Language One Specific Topic (TESL 1 STop) National
Seminar organised by the Faculty of Educational Studies is intended
to provide in-depth coverage to and discussion on a selected topic
of interest in the field of Teaching English as a Second Language.
The inaugural edition of the TESL 1STop national seminar will
focus on the topic of English Language Teacher Education in Malaysia
and will discuss the theme “Roadmaps to success for English
Language Teacher Education in Malaysia”. This topic is both
timely and relevant. All stakeholders, beginning from parents
to employers, are interested parties who would want English language
instructors at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of education
to be trained in their profession and capable of accomplishing
their task of raising the English language proficiency of their
students. This seminar is a perfect platform for discussion and
networking in order to better understand the challenges and steps
needed in order to ensure quality English language teachers at
primary, secondary and tertiary levels of education.