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From http://cllc.viu.edu/cfp

The School of Education at Virginia International University invites your proposals for the 2016 Conference on Language, Learning, and Culture, “Reimagining International Education: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Language, Learning, and Culture” to be held March 25-26, 2016 on VIU’s campus in Fairfax, VA.

CLLC 2016 will encourage conference participants to ask, among many other questions, how we can encourage multilingualism and multiliteracies (including digital literacy); improve pedagogical practices to enhance the learning of language, culture, and 21st-century career readiness; demonstrate the value of inquiry-based learning across a variety of contexts worldwide; promote global citizenship and international development; foster inclusivity and cultural responsiveness; increase the vitality of international student and educator networks; ensure fair and valid uses of gatekeeping exams that have implications for global student mobility; support the development of teachers’ professional identities and feelings of empowerment; and bridge gaps between classrooms and communities worldwide.

Abstracts are due January 25, 2016.

View the full call for papers at http://cllc.viu.edu/cfp