You may be interested to follow the developments of this new technology and language learning group that has been set up in Venezuela: http://avealmec.pbwiki.com. You might want to get involved with some of their meetings.

This is an ELT journal targeted specifically at Asian countries, but with useful articles for us all.

http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/index.php

For those who might be interested in mobile computing and other more recent technologies, this is an event occurring both in Japan and online in 2nd Life. This event is being organised by Michael Thomas a graduate from our courses.

Wireless Ready

Interactivity, Collaboration and Feedback in Language Learning Technologies

A Simultaneous Real and Second Life International Symposium An IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG Event

Supported by

Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan (NUCB)
International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL)
Japan Association for Language Teaching, Computer Assisted Language Learning (JALTCALL)
Pacific Assocation for Computer Assisted Language Learning (PacCALL)
Pearson Longman Press
JALT Nagoya and Gifu Chapters
Australian Flexible Learning Framework
The Consultants-E.com
ELTCalendar.com

Venue

NUCB Graduate School (Fushimi Campus)
Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan

Day & Time

Saturday, 29th March 2008 (09:50 – 17:30)

Keynote Speakers

Michael Coghlan (International ICT Consultant, Australia)
Dr John Collick (International Educational Consultant, Promethean, UK)
Russell Stannard (University of Westminster, UK)

For further information, see: http://wirelessready.nucba.ac.jp/