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From https://cslc.nd.edu/research/conferences-and-symposiums/lets-talk/spring-2017/

Let's Talk 2017: Relationships, Research, and Results
March 31st and April 1st 2017

The Center for the Study of Languages & Cultures at the University of Notre Dame invites abstracts on the connections between community engagement and foreign language instruction in higher education. This conference will provide scholars and professional educators a venue to discuss research, theories, and best practices in regards to language-focused Community-Based Learning (CBL). The organizers of this conference strongly encourage submissions from scholars and educators from various different language backgrounds.

Potential paper topics include but are not limited to:

•    Community-based learning and the 5Cs (Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities)
•    Community-based learning as an alternative to study abroad
•    Establishing CBL courses in languages other than Spanish or ESL
•    The role of community engagement in students’ personal and professional journeys
•    CBL-informed foreign language curriculum
•    Theoretical and pedagogical issues in designing foreign language community-based courses
•    CBL and foreign language class enrollment
•    Building partnerships between a university/college and the foreign language community
•    Providing foreign language instruction in elementary and middle schools through community engagement
•    Language-focused CBL and the empowerment of minority cultures in the community

There will be a dedicated graduate student panel.

Abstracts should be 300-350 words and submitted by December 15, 2016.

View the full call for papers at https://cslc.nd.edu/research/conferences-and-symposiums/lets-talk/spring-2017/