| Body | Join CASLS at the upcoming CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium) conference May 31- June 4 in Seattle! This year's theme is Social Justice and Diversity in CALL. While most events are in person, this year's conference also includes a special virtual panel on Indigenous languages.
Join CASLS at the following in-person events:
Friday, 6/3
10:45 a.m. |
Plenary Speech, Julie Sykes (CASLS Director) |
Friday, 6/3
1:15 p.m. |
Mavericks of Mind, Christopher Daradics (CASLS Development & Learning Strategist), Julie Sykes
Through collection of resources and statement of position, minted as a non-fungible token (NFT), this session will catalyze an ongoing affordance for advancing high quality language learning, labor-market organization, and coordination among instructed SLA, design practitioners, and product developers.
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Friday, 6/3
6:15 p.m. |
Game Night - participate in a mixed-reality experience!
Gather your crew and come play this mixed-reality experience led by Mission Control, a secret sect of CASLS. Mission Control will help you navigate the complexities of intercultural communication and return safely to Earth...before it's too late.
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| Saturday,6/4 10:00 a.m. |
An Empirical Investigation of the Use of Mixed-Reality Experiences for Understanding the Pragmatic Concept of Social Distance and Solidarity-Building Strategies, Stephanie Knight (CASLS Assistant Director), Julie Sykes
Mixed-reality experiences (MREs) are participatory, immersive, play-oriented experiences in which participants complete multi-step tasks to discover and unpack critical information about communication. This presentation reports on initial pilot study data examining second-year, university-level students and the effectiveness of MREs in impacting their understanding of a critical pragmatic concept: social distance.
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For more information: https://calico.org/calico-conference-2022/
To register: https://calico.org/product-category/conference/
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