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Title: Request for Proposals: 2016 National Chinese Language Conference
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From https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NCLC2016RFP
The National Chinese Language Conference (NCLC) provides a high–profile platform for sharing new ideas and best practices in the fields of Chinese language teaching and learning, Chinese arts and culture, and U.S.–China educational exchange. The 9th annual NCLC is organized by Asia Society and the College Board and will be held in Chicago, IL, April 28–30, 2016. The conference will focus on:
• building and sustaining quality Chinese programs at all levels of K–12 and higher education;
• cutting-edge approaches to teaching that incorporate culture, technology and collaborations; and
• best practices in the classroom leading to high levels of language proficiency and cultural competency.
Educators from all areas of K–12 and higher education are encouraged to submit a proposal.
Submission deadline: Friday, October 2, 2015
Learn more and submit a proposal at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NCLC2016RFP
Source: Asia Society
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Title: Call for Papers: AATSEEL-Wisconsin Conference
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From http://slavic.lss.wisc.edu/new_web/?q=node/7
American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages
Wisconsin Chapter
2015 Call for Papers
October 9-10, 2015
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstracts for 20-minute papers on any aspect of Slavic literatures, cultures, linguistics, and history are invited for the annual conference of the Wisconsin chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages.
The submission deadline is August 31, 2015.
View the call for papers at http://slavic.lss.wisc.edu/new_web/sites/slavic.lss.wisc.edu.new_web/files/aatseel-wi%20cfp%202015.pdf
Source: AATSEEL-Wisconsin
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Title: Call for Proposals: Central Association of Teachers of Japanese Conference
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From https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/catj26/
The Central Association of Teachers of Japanese Conference will take place October 31 and November 1, 2015, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Entitled “Connecting Across Generations,” the main goal of the conference is to bring together Japanese language teachers from different generations in a forum focusing on strategies and innovative methods for maintaining and building healthy Japanese language programs across the country.
The organizers invite the submission of abstracts for paper presentations. Possible topic areas include, but are not limited to, Japanese linguistics, Japanese language pedagogy, Second language acquisition and Japanese as a heritage language.
The submission deadline is Monday, August 31, 2015.
View the full call for proposals at https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/catj26/call-for-papers/
Source: University of Michigan
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Title: Symposium on Interlocutor Individual Differences
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From http://www.individualdifferencesinsla.com/symposium--iu.html
Symposium on Interlocutor Individual Differences
October 1-2, 2015 at Indiana University
This inaugural symposium will bring together leading and junior scholars from various second language acquisition frameworks to facilitate discussion of the theoretical role(s) of the interlocutor within their approach; consider how the individual differences of the interlocutor in each perspective may influence second/foreign language (L2) opportunities; present original, robust, peer-reviewed empirical research on interlocutor individual differences from each theoretical approach; and collaborate and outline existing trends and future areas for research. The organizers’ use of the term interlocutor refers to the input provider and communicative partner for learners in formal and informal L2 settings, and individual differences refer to characteristics that we all have, and differ by degree, such as native language, gender, research focus, and training, among others.
For more information about the symposium go to http://www.individualdifferencesinsla.com/symposium--iu.html
Source: Indiana University
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Title: Pre-Convention Workshops at ACTFL
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The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Annual Convention and World Languages Expo will take place November 20-22 in San Diego. There are also numerous pre-convention workshops being offered on Thursday, November 19. See a list of available pre-convention workshops at http://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/ACTFL2015/ACTFL2015Pre-ConventionWorkshops.pdf
For more information about the ACTFL convention go to http://www.actfl.org/convention-expo
Source: ACTFL
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Title: Southern Conference on Language Teaching 2016 Conference Cover Contest for Students
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From http://scolt.org/index.php/conferences/current-conference
The 2016 Southern Conference on Language Teaching will take place February 18-20 in Charlotte, NC. This year SCOLT will once again have a contest to determine the program cover. It's a great way to involve students in grades 3-12. from around the region.
Here are the full details of the contest: http://scolt.org/images/PDFs/Conference/2016/2016_SCOLT_PROGRAM_COVER_CONTEST_GUIDELINES_and_STUDENT_INFORMATION_FORM.pdf
Deadline to submit your entries is December 12, 2015.
Source: SCOLT
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Title: W.I.L.D. Weekend Immersed in Language Development for Alabama Spanish, French, and German Students
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W.I.L.D. Weekend Immersed in Language Development
November 7, 8, 9, 2014
YMCA Hargis Retreat
Birmingham
The Alabama Association of Foreign Language Teachers is proud to announce that the 10th annual Weekend Immersed in Language Development (W.I.L.D.) student experience will be offered in November for students of Spanish, French, and German who have completed at least one full course of the target language and who are at least in the 10th grade in the fall of 2014. This 2 ½ day residential program will take place at the YMCA Hargis Retreat just outside Birmingham. The activities planned will include daily living experiences as well as cultural and academic learning experiences. The purpose of the project is to put the students in a setting where they will use the language they are acquiring in a non-threatening, relaxed atmosphere whose goal is communication. Therefore, activities will include physical activities, film discussion, games, music, art, history and grammar. Throughout the weekend, second language acquisition will take place either directly from lectures and reading/writing experiences or indirectly through daily living experiences and games.
For full details go to http://www.aaflt.org/wild
Source: AAFLT
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Title: One Teacher’s Experience at the TELL Collab
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This week’s Topic of the Week article by Thomas Sauer discusses the Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) framework. In June the TELL Collab took place. In this two-day professional learning experience, world language educators had the opportunity to explore, model, and share effective language learning practices identified by the TELL Framework. The Collab included a mixture of collaborative sessions, presentations and resource sharing for both teachers and administrators. Teachers received help identifying their own professional learning goals and learned strategies for meeting their goals. Administrators received guidance on how to use the TELL Framework with their teachers.
Read about one teacher’s experience at the TELL Collab in this blog post: http://www.amylenord.net/blog/tell-collab-the-great-processing-experience
Source: Language Coaching
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Title: Nominations Sought for Paul Simon Award for the Promotion of Language and International Studies
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From http://www.csctfl.org/committees/awards/simon-award.html
The Paul Simon Award may be conferred annually by the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages on an individual or group from outside the language teaching profession that
• has demonstrated leadership in the promotion of language learning and the international understanding
• has shown evidence of responding to the recommendations of the 1979 Report of the President's Commission on the Foreign Language and International Studies and has thereby contributed to the cause of world peace
• has strong ties with one or more of the seventeen Central States, and
• exemplifies Senator Simon's dedication to and enthusiasm for the areas of language and international studies
Applications must be postmarked by December 15, 2015 for consideration.
If you would like to nominate an individual, group, or organization, go to http://www.csctfl.org/committees/awards/simon-award.html for full details.
Source: CSCTFL
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Title: Alaska Native Languages Website
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The Alaska Humanities Forum has launched a new website dedicated to Alaska Native languages. Learn about Alaska Native languages and history in general, and then learn about specific families and languages here: http://akstudies.akhf.org/repository/1377/preview
Read a recent news article about this resource here: http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/alaska-humanities-forum-launches-online-resource-to-preserve-native-languages/34785304
Source: Alaska History and Cultural Studies
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