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Annual Report 2019 HEAD OFFICE SPELT House: No. 101 First Floor Plot No. C-28 Kh-e-Ittehad, Lane 12 Phase II Ext. D.H.A, Karachi. Tel. No (021) 35313731, 35313733, 5313734, 8884192 Mobile No. 0333-3754250 E-mail: [email protected], spelt.org.pk S P E L T Annual Report 201 9 Page 1 CONTENTS Introduction 2 SPELT Working Committee 2020 3 Karachi Head Office Staff 4 Committee Reports Programme Committee 5 - 10 Working Committee 10 - 11 Conference Committee 11 - 14 Workshop Committee 14 - 17 Journal Committee 17 - 18 Academic Committee 18 - 19 Finance Committee 20 – 21 34th AGM Minutes 2019 22 – 21 Chapter Reports Lahore 24 – 25 Islamabad 25 – 26 Abbottabad 27 Conclusion 28 SPELT Activities: Some Glimpses S P E L T Annual Report 201 9 Page 2 Introduction The year 2019 was smooth sailing for SPELT, despite unsure circumstances and limited resources. It is a source of satisfaction for the Working Committee that almost all goals set for the year were achieved. SPELT activities in the field of professional development, such as workshops, short and long courses, monthly Academic sessions, monthly working committee meetings, publication of the Quarterly journal, and the ICELT programme, were concluded successfully. The 35th SPELT International Conference, “Innovation In ELT: Future Directions”, held in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Abbottabad, enabled teachers from all over Pakistan and abroad to explore new vistas in the ELT world. The Annual General Body Meeting of SPELT was held on December 28, 2019, at the SPELT Head Office, Karachi. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Tahir Javed, a life member of SPELT and a renowned educationist. The attendance was very encouraging. All the seven coordinators presented their reports, highlighting the major activities of their respective committees. A summary of the Annual Budget was also presented at the AGM, pointing out the income and the expenditure for the financial year ending June 2019. Four posts were declared vacant for 2020-21: Working Committee Coordinator, Journal Coordinator and Finance Coordinator.. The following were elected on the four posts declared vacant for 2020-21 Shumaila Omar Fatima Shahabuddin 2020-21 2020-21 Journal Coordinator Working Committee Coordinator Talha Saleem Zehra Gheewala 2020-21 2020-21 Academic Coordinator Finance Coordinator S P E L T Annual Report 201 9 Page 3 SPELT Working Committee 2020 Coordinator Sub-Committee E-mail Khalida Sa’Adat [email protected] Dr. Fauzia Shamim Mohsin Tejani [email protected] Programme Coordinator 2019-20 Nasreen Hussain [email protected] [email protected] Zehra Gheewala Niamet Zehra [email protected] Finance Coordinator Saba Tanveer [email protected] 2020-21 Farheen Hasan [email protected] Sonia Kazim Dr. Maliha Ahmed [email protected] Conference Coordinator Gul Jaffri [email protected] 2019-20 Lubna Panjwani [email protected] [email protected] M Talha Saleem Farah Musharaf [email protected] Academic Coordinator Sabahat Ansar [email protected] 2020-21 Shahnaz Khanani [email protected] [email protected] Shhumaila Omar Huma M. Thaver [email protected] [email protected] Journal Coordinator Lubna Farhan Ali 2020-21 Maria Hassan [email protected] [email protected] Roshana Kamran [email protected] Saima Munawar [email protected] Saima Abedi [email protected] Fatima Shahabuddin Working Committee Rehmat Ebrahim [email protected] Coordinator Mahmooda Asif [email protected] 2020-21 Nousheen Ilyas [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Bushra A. Khurram Dr Fatima Dar [email protected] Workshop Committee Huma Nadra Quraishi [email protected] Coordinator Lubna Mohyuddin [email protected] 2019-20 [email protected] S P E L T Annual Report 201 9 Page 4 Karachi Head Office 2019 Prof. Zakia Sarwar Gul Jaffri Hon. Executive Director Media / PR & Marketing Manager (Hon) Full Time Employees Sadia Jamil Nasir Ahmed Khan Shams ullah Khan Office Secretary Senior Office Caretaker Assistant Part Time Employees Shahid Memon M.Yameen Accountant Journal support S P E L T Annual Report 201 9 Page 5 COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Programme Committee A major responsibility of the Program Committee is enhancing SPELT’s image, presence and networking. In 2019, the program committee undertook the following activities for this purpose: National level Working with Sindh Textbook Board for developing English Language textbooks for grades 6- 10; books for Grades 6-8 published; Grade 9 in print. International Networking 1. A number of international keynote and plenary presenters were invited and facilitated to present at the SPELT International Conference 2019. 2. Dr. Fauzia Shamim represented SPELT as invited featured speaker at the Asia TEFL conference, held in Bangkok in June 2019. 3. Prof. Zakia Sarwar represented SPELT as invited plenary speaker at the NELTA/TESOL conference held in Kahtmandu, in November 2019. 4. Prof. Zakia Sarwar represented SPELT at the TESOL international conference 2019 held in Chicago, USA 5. SPELT continues to be an active affiliate member of IATEFL, UK, and TESOL, USA. Dr Fauzia Shamim served as Chair of TESOL’s Research Professional Council (2018-19) and Dr Naziha Ali has recently been elected a member of TESOL’s nominating committee. 6. As an affiliate of IATEFL, SPELT received highly subsidized rates for 50 members for IATEFL membership through its wider membership scheme. We are proud to share that SPELT has been a recipient of this competitive scheme several times. S P E L T Annual Report 201 9 Page 6 Achievements 2019 1. Celebrating SPELT’s 35th Anniversary A Panel Discussion was held to celebrate the 35th anniversary of SPELT as follows: Title: “Equity and Access to Quality Education: Opportunities and Challenges” Date/Venue: 9th July, 2019, SPELT House, Karachi. Chief Guest: Mr Shahid Qazi Pervaiz, Secretary of Education, Government of Sindh. CELEBRATION 2019 PANEL DISCUSSION Equity and Access to Quality Education: Opportunities and Challenges Panelists “””””””” Ameena Saiyid Dr. Mohammad Memon (OBE), Ex-Managing Sadiqa Salahuddin Shahnaz Wazir Ali Chairman, SSC&HSC Director, Oxford Founder and Executive Trustee, Nasra Examination Board, Univers ity Press Director, Indus Resource Educational Trust, Hyderabad Center Karachi M ichael Houlgate, Dr. Fozia Khan Director Sindh and Chief Advisor, Baluchistan, Curriculum Wing British Council Government of Sindh. Programme Date: July 9, 2019 Venue: SPELT Head Office Time: 4:00 – 7:00pm 4:00 pm Tilawat 4:05 Welcome Address: Dr. Fauzia Shamim, Programme Coordinator 4:10 Past, Present and Future: Prof. Zakia Sarwar, Founder Member, SPELT 4:20-4.40 Reflections from Friends of SPELT Ameena Saiyid (OBE): Ex-Managing Director, Oxford University Press Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Trustee, Nasra Educational Trust, Karachi ZohraYousf, Chief Creative Officer, Spectrum Y&R, Karachi 4:45 – 6:00 Panel Discussion- Moderator: Rehmat Ebrahim 4:45 – 4:55 Introduction to the topic: Siham Gheewala, Educator & Teacher Researcher, USA 4:55 – 5:55 Panelists share their views followed by Q/A 5.55 --6.00 Closing Remarks: Almas Bana, Education Consultant 6:05 – 6:15 Address by Chief Guest: Hon’ Qazi Shahid Pervaiz , Secretary Education, Sindh 6:15- 7:00 Group Photograph, Refreshments HEAD OFFICE, KARACHI SPELT House: No. 101 First Floor Plot No. C-28 Kh-e-Ittehad, Lane 12 Phase II Ext. D.H.A, Karachi. Tel. No (021) 35313731, 35313733, 5313734, 8884192 Mobile No. 0333-3754250 E-mail: [email protected], www.spelt.org.pk ,Site: speltinfo.wordpress.com S P E L T Annual Report 201 9 Page 7 The seminar was well attended by SPELT stalwarts and friends including publishers, and senior leadership from the public and private sectors in Karachi. 2. Partnerships The Ziauddin University College of Languages, Literature and Culture, in partnership with SPELT, held a seminar on Language Planning and Policy: Global Perspectives, Local Realities, on October 29, 2019, at the Ziauddin University. The presenters and panellists included Zakia Sarwar, Bushra Khurram, Hywel Coleman, Lucilla Lopriore, and Judy Sharkey. The moderator was Abbas Husain. The entire Working Committee was invited to participate, and the coordinator, Fatima Shahabuddin, spoke on behalf of SPELT. A Colloquium was also held at the SPELT International Conference 2019 in Collaboration with Speech and Hearing Association of Pakistan (SHAP) titled ‘Opportunities & Challenges in Child Language Development and Learning’. This was moderated by Ms Amina Asif Siddiqui, Secretary, SHAP. 3. New SPELT website SPELT website was developed and run by volunteers for several years. Now a need is felt for a more professional-looking website, as the website represents the face of SPELT both at the national and international levels. Hence, work on developing a new website was initiated and led by the program committee. The website is now functional, and it is hoped that it will: • help enhance SPELT’s image and recognition both in Pakistan and internationally. • keep members abreast of SPELT initiatives and programs across Pakistan as well as internationally. Please visit: http://spelt.org.pk S P E L T Annual Report 201 9 Page 8 4. Improved governance and structure a. Regular meetings (F2F and online) were held during 2019 b. Nomination of SPELT representative, TESOL 2020 : Ms. Shumaila Omar was selected to represent SPELT in the TESOL Affiliate Council to be held during TESOL 2020 conference in Denver,