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The Foreign Language Program Office (FLPO) of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), and the National Cryptologic School (NCS), are pleased to announce the Language Education and Resources Network (LEARN) Languages of Asia workshop. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, September 26th and Thursday September 27th, at Universities of Shady Grove in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

The LEARN workshops provide foreign language professionals from U.S. Government (USG)-affiliated schools and institutions a venue to interact with their colleagues where they can:

• Share their knowledge, experience, unique perspective, and educational best practices with peers;
• Discuss and explore issues related to the science and technology of foreign language education;
• Develop networks of teachers to create communities of practices,
• Reduce duplication of effort in areas such as curriculum design, course delivery and assessment.

This LEARN Workshop is open to foreign language professionals including instructors and course developers from any USG-affiliated institution. Presentations related specifically to Asian languages are encouraged. The three main themes are: Instructional Technology and Design, Innovation in Teaching Approaches and Innovation and Accountability in Language Assessment and Placement.

Proposals for workshop presentations should be submitted now through midnight 18 July 2018 at https://www.fbcconferences.com/e/learn/e/ASIA/submissions.aspx

Registration for the Languages of Asia LEARN will be open on 30 July, 2018. To attend please visit the LEARN website at www.fbcconferences.com/learn. 

Mcginnis, S. [ILR-INFO] CFP: Languages of Asia LEARN Workshop -- DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS 18 JULY. ILR-INFO listserv (ILR-INFO@fsilist2.fsi.state.gov, 3 Jul 2018).