Moroccan Association of Teachers of English

MATE Lâayoune 1ST Regional Conference

Announcement & Call for Papers

In partnership with the Regional Academy of Lâayoune-Boujdour Sakia Al Hamra and the Regional Inspectorate of English, Lâayoune Branch of the Moroccan Association of Teachers of English is organizing a regional conference on 1st and 2nd June, 2012. The theme of the conference is:

"Spicing up the teaching and learning of English in and beyond the classroom”

Teachers/speakers who are willing to animate this event will give presentations and workshops in different educational issues that are related to the following sub-themes:

Standards based education;
Active learning;
Learner autonomy;
Dynamic groups
ICT in TEFL;
The use of songs, drama and games in ELT;

Interested presenters/speakers are invited to submit the abstracts of their papers (20 minutes) or/and workshops (1 hour) – to the following email addresses:

1. Ahmed Bakouch: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it GSM: 06 10 71 63 67

2. Zouia Abdsalam: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it GSM: 06 68 44 03 53

The deadline for sending the abstracts: May 30th , 2012.

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MATE Marrakech 8th Regional Conference

MATE Marrakech Regional Branch organizes its 8th regional conference under the theme of:

Do we teach or educate?

June 4th-5th-and 6th, 2012.
Chambre du Commerce, de L’industrie et des services
Hotel Meriem Marrakech.

Announcement and Call for papers

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MATE 1st Inter-branch Middle School Seminar

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MATE 32nd annual conference flash news

The Moroccan Association of Teachers of English – MATE, organized its 32nd annual conference in Oujda, from April 09th to April 12th, 2012. The theme of the conference was “Critical Thinking Skills in English Language Education”. More than 150 participants from different parts of Morocco convened in the faculty or Arts, university Mohamed I for 4 days.

MATE annual conference is a gathering of its members to discuss a chosen current issue. It is also an event where the association asserts its identity as a leading ELT organization in teacher training in Morocco and in the region.

This year’s conference was marked by an extensive discussion of crtitical thinking and its various applications in teaching the four skills as well as its psychological, social and political dimensions. The content of the morning papers was varied; tackling theoretical assumptions, research findings and textbook evaluation. The speakers were Moroccan supervisors, teachers, researchers and trainers. There were also English Language fellows from USA and teacher trainers from British Council.

During the workshops, participants were introduced to more practical applications of critical thinking and exchanged their experiences in an interactive manner.

As usual, MATE annual conference had to include a general assembly, an occasion for MATE national board to report its work during the previous work and for members to make their voices and opinions heard and considered. This year’s conference was also the time for board elections, as the two-year mandate has come to an end. So, a new board was democratically elected, with a new president for MATE for the next two years: Professor Abdellatif Zaki. Known for his dedication to MATE, and for his professional and academic excellence, Professor Zaki, supported by an energetic new board, vowed to improve MATE services and sustain its excellent reputation.