English Teachers' Association of Georgia Electronic Newsletter.

Editor: Adelina Mesropian

• ETAG offers a training course to NQTs 
• Marina Chkhikvadze-NQT Course Trainer
• Academic Writing Course
• John Safidi. Senior English language fellow
• On-Line opportunities for ELTs 
• Suggested by Tsisana Tsiskaridze, ETAG manager
• ETAG Branches make difference

• New Pre-service Textbook for Teachers-to-be 
• Rusiko Tkemaladze-ETAG Director
• The New US Public affairs officer Visits ETAG
• Teaching Business English-a Daunting Experience?
• Maya Rogava-BETT course writer & coordinator
• Trainings at ETAG

• A Pilot Course for Newly Qualified Teachers
  Nelly Kukhaleishvili, Marina Chkhikvadze 
• A new Methodology Course for University Students
  
• British Council and ETAG Support New Course Development in Business English 
• Maya Rogava
• Gamarjoba To ETAG members
  John Scafidi
  

• A Fruitful and Successful Week in Romania
  Nelly Kukhaleishvili
• International Summer Institute in Ukraine
  Mzia Skhulukhia
• Train-the-Trainer Course Held in Tbilisi 
• Diane Millar
  

Issue No 53, June 2006

• ETAG 8th Conference "Educational Reform and English Language Teaching"
• Current Developments in Curriculum Implementation in Georgia. Plenary      

         Simon Janashia, Ministry of Education, Georgia

• Alternatives in Assessment, Plenary      

         Linda Gajdusek, The USA

• Yielding Place to New: Democratizing English in Georgia, Plenary      

          Peter Grundy, The USA

• Project updates 
  Rusudan Tkemaladze
  
• More Learning, Less Teaching Goes Live 
  Barrie Watson
  
• Asking Questions 
  Eka Tkavashvili
  
• Spotlight on Shalva Shaptoshvili, an ESL Teacher in Gori
  
• Focus on Branches
  Meggie Tabatadze