THE 1ST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TEFL-CHINA TONGHUA, AUGUST 12-15, 2002

TEFL-CHINA is a national organization whose mission is to strengthen the effective teaching and learning of English as a foreign language in China while developing international connections. The 1st Annual International Conference offers TEFL professionals, domestic and abroad, opportunities for professional development through the exchange of ideas and practices in English teaching and research. Participants integrate knowledge of current trends in the TEFL field while developing a professional network. In today's China, 500, 000 teachers teach more than 60 million students English, within 4 years the number of children learning English will have become nearly 100 million. Therefore,this conference will allow ideas and suggestions to be discussed and we will hopefully be able to formulate a methodology to follow and improve TEFL in China. Recently, Prof. Bao Tianren, head of TEFL-CHINA and the English Coaching Paper Office, met Mr. Phillip Griffin, executive officer of IATEFL, to discuss how TEFL-China can work closely with its counterparts all over the world. We would like warmly to invite all foreign experts in the field of TEFL and TESOL to come and give presentations at