The Regional Language Center Alumni Association of the Philippines (RELCAAP) in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepED) will hold a Seminar-Workshop with the theme Language Teaching Across Cultures on October 21-23, 2009 at Teachers Camp, Baguio City.

The seminar-workshop aims to:
a. gain insights on multicultural education and language teaching across continents;
b. discuss new developments in teaching language, literature and culture;
c. discuss issues and responses of language classrooms to cultural diversity, gender and ethnicity;
d. gain input on electronic collaboration for English instruction across cultures;
e. share recent research outputs on teaching English, Filipino and other languages;
f. demonstrate innovative strategies in language teaching; and
g. design a language program which responds to cultural diversity, gender and ethnicity.

The participants to this activity are Regional Directors, Schools Division Superintendents, Assistant Schools Division Superintendents, RELCAAP officers
and members, RELC grantees, English and Filipino supervisors and school administrators, members of the National Association of Mentors in Education (NAME), Philippine Association of Literacy Mentors Network (PALM Net), department heads, elementary and secondary public and private school teachers.

A registration fee of Four Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (PhP4,500.00) will be charged each participant. However, for those who will register on or before September 30, 2009, the registration fee is Four Thousand Three Hundred Pesos (PhP4,300.00). Pre-registration and payment may be done on-line. Just e-mail to Dr. Beth Manalo at bethmanalol205@yahoo.com.ph and deposit to the RELCAAP Account No. 0691-0893-47, Landbank Congressional Road Branch, Quezon City.

Check should be payable to RELCAAP/ Regional Language Center Alumni Association of the Philippines.

The fee is inclusive of speakers' fees, seminar kits, handouts, executive folder and RELCAAP t-shirt.