Nepal English Language Teachers’ Association (NELTA) has conducted its 28th NELTA International Conference on 17-19 February 2024 on a face to face mode. The theme of the conference was Rethinking ELT in Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Innovation, with other sub-themes.
Nepal English Language Teachers’ Association (NELTA) was founded in 1992 as a voluntary, non-political, nonprofit-making organization with an aim to develop skilled human resources and to support the teachers of English, ELT professionals, researchers, students for their professional development and to improve quality education through English Language Teaching in Nepal. At present NELTA has 59 branches along with 7 Provincial Committees and it covers 60 districts out of 77. It has 5000+ life members along with institutional members. And NELTA works in collaboration with the British Council, RELO, the US Embassy, TESOL, IATEFL, BELTA (Bangladesh), SPELT (Pakistan), ELTAI (India), JALT (Japan), MELTA (Malaysia), AINET (India), Africa ELTA, China BELT and Road, NATE (Russia), RELC (Singapore), Spain TESOL, Korea TESOL, Mongolia TESOL, STAR Scholars’ Network and various universities of home and abroad.
This year, NELTA collaborated with UEM Jaipur where Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Biswajoy Chatterjee, Registrar Prof. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sharma, Head of English Department Prof. Dr. Mukesh Yadav attended the NELTA Conference at Kathmandu from 17th – 19th Feb 2024.
Prof. Dr. Biswajoy Chatterjee was a Planery Speaker on the topic Use of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Teaching and Learning English the Modern Way and was a distinguished panelist in the very engaging panel discussion on AI Horizons: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges in the Digital Frontier.
Prof. (Dr) Mukesh Yadav was the Speaker of the Concurrent Session where he presented his research paper titled ‘ Instructor’s Autonomy in Language Teaching: A prerequisite for Development in Digital Era’.
Prof. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sharma was invited to NELTA conference 2024 as a distinguished guest for the conference. He collaborated with various universities and Institutions from many countries during the conference for tie-ups and student exchange programs.
More than 800 participants from different parts of the globe attended and participated in 5 keynote address, 9 Planery sessions, 60×3 concurrent sessions, 3 featured speeches and 2 panel discussions.
Overall, the recent events, including participation in the AIU Conference, Alumni Meet, and representation in NELTA, have provided UEM Jaipur with a remarkable opportunity to establish its presence in Nepal. These engagements have propelled the university to new heights, promising positive outcomes in the future.
