What is ELTA-GB?
ELTA-GB, the English Language Teachers` Association in Guinea Bissau, was created on 23 August 2014. The main aim of this national body is to improve the quality of English Language teaching and learning and to promote high standards of in-service language teacher training in Guinea Bissau.
We provide a forum for developing teachers, keeping them up to date, and improving the quality of both teaching and learning. This leads to improved results in our classrooms.
ELTA-GB has representatives in the eight main regions of Guinea Bissau. We offer a regular forum for the exchange of experiences in pedagogical skills and we promote mutual support among teachers. ELTA-GB has united the existing regional associations into a network.
What does ELTA-GB do?
- Gives support to English language teachers in the form of workshops and in-service training.
- Sends delegates to conferences in order to build up international links.
- Has an ELTA-GB Facebook page which informs chapters and supporters of news and events and publishes photos after events.
- Invigorates and builds on the strengths of the local chapters and encourages exchange nationwide.
-Intends to produce newsletters to report on and share the content of training events and conferences, and further teaching ideas.
WHAT ARE ELTA-GB’s OBJECTIVES?
To improve the practice of language teaching and learning
To promote high standards of in-service language teacher training
To promote scholarships relating to language teaching
To foster high academic and professional standards
To break down the isolation that teachers experience both in their classrooms and their schools
To encourage co-operation and mutual support
To foster the exchange of ideas, resources, information and experience
To offer a regular forum for the introduction, production and exchange of new ideas, practices, materials and other resources
To provide opportunities for language development for teachers
To create links with and work together with related English teaching associations in other countries
To generate networking and sharing of skills in best practice and new approaches in ELT
To stay trade union free and focus on the professionalization of ELT in our country, through in-service training of members.