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Title: Book: Language Teaching and the Older Adult
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From http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781783096299
Language Teaching and the Older Adult: The Significance of Experience
By Danya Ramírez Gómez
Published by Multilingual Matters
The aging of the population and the increasing number of older adults pursuing foreign language courses call for a greater understanding of the ways in which these individuals learn foreign languages. This book offers a pioneering contribution to the literature on foreign language education for older adults (aged 60 and over), termed foreign language geragogy. It details an empirical, multidisciplinary study on Japanese older learners of Spanish and focuses on the influence of learning experiences on vocabulary learning strategy use. It discusses the constraints that preconceptions impose on learners, researchers, instructors and administrators, and it offers a set of practical recommendations for foreign language activities for elderly individuals. It also introduces the notion of ‘learner re-training’, an instructional mechanism that contributes to older learners' self-acknowledgment and autonomy development in foreign language learning. The book is directed at teachers and trainee teachers of foreign languages to older adults, and also at education professionals and researchers in the field of foreign language learning in general.
Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781783096299
Source: Multilingual Matters
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Title: Call for Papers: CALL Research Conference
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From http://call2017.language.berkeley.edu/
CALL in CONTEXT: 18th International CALL Research Conference
UC Berkeley
July 7-9, 2017
The international CALL Research Conferences focus on the role of technology in the language learning, teaching and testing process. The 2017 conference will focus on the role of the local context of the learner:
• How does the local context shape the design of our learning environment?
• How to determine the role and shape of the most appropriate technologies for our context?
• To what extent can general theories such as Constructivism, Social Semiotics, Dynamic Complex Systems and Self-Determination Theory be applied to our local context?
• How generalizable are the findings from experimental research in our context?
• How can/should we detect and formulate to what extent learners and teachers are different?
• To what extent do technologies afford context-dependent enrichment and personalization of the learning process? What are the routines and models for doing so?
• What is the impact of context-dependency on the development and use of Open Educational Resources?
• How do publishers deal with adaptation of their content to various CALL contexts?
• To what extent can technology contribute to contextualization of the learning process?
Deadline for submission of abstracts: February 1, 2017.
View the full call for papers at http://call2017.language.berkeley.edu/?page_id=8
Source: University of California Berkeley
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Title: Call for Abstracts: Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference
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From http://glac2017.weebly.com/call-for-papers.html
The organizers of the Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference 23 (GLAC), sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin, invite faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars to submit abstracts to the conference which will be held on the UT campus on April 20-23, 2017.
Papers and posters may be on any linguistic or philological aspect of any historical or modern Germanic language or dialect, including English (to the Early Modern period) and the extraterritorial varieties. Papers from the full range of linguistic and philological subfields, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, stylistics, metrics, first and second language acquisition, foreign language education, language contact, and language change, as well as differing theoretical perspectives, are welcome.
Abstracts must be submitted electronically in PDF format by January 15th, 2017.
View the full call for abstracts at http://glac2017.weebly.com/call-for-papers.html
Source: University of Texas at Austin
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Title: Call for Submissions: Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics
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From https://gurt.georgetown.edu/GURT%202017
GURT2017: Variable Properties: Their Nature and Acquisition
10-12 March, 2017
GURT 2017 will focus on variable properties in language, all kinds, and particularly on how they are acquired. It will consider the full range of variable properties, how they are acquired by young children or adults, and how they may change across generations of speakers. A primary goal of GURT 2017 is to foster interaction and potential collaboration among researchers investigating language from the perspective of different subfields and using a range of methodologies. The conference aims to make progress toward a biologically coherent account of the full range of variation, bridging the silos that keep sociolinguists from interacting with students of syntactic variation, and keep historical linguists apart from phoneticians working on variability. A primary goal of GURT 2017 is thus to change the dialog, and to provide opportunities for experienced scholars to mentor young scholars, including graduate students and postdocs, working on variation, encouraging them to work across domains.
The deadline for submissions has been extended to October 31. View the call for submissions at https://gurt.georgetown.edu/Submission
Source: Georgetown University
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Title: NYS TESOL 46th Annual Conference
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NYS TESOL 46th Annual Conference
Nov 4 and 5, 2016
Crowne Plaza Syracuse
Collaboration in the Classroom and Beyond
Visit the conference website to register: http://ac16.nystesol.org/
Source: NYS TESOL
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Title: NYSAFLT's 99th Annual Conference
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The New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers 99th Annual Conference will take place October 21-22, 2016, in Syracuse. Learn more and register at http://conference.nysaflt.org/2016/
Source: NYSAFLT
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Title: 5th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation
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From http://icldc5.icldc-hawaii.org/
The 5th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation (ICLDC), “Vital Voices: Linking Language & Wellbeing,” will be held March 2-5, 2017, at the Hawaiʻi Imin International Conference Center on the campus of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The 5th ICLDC is hosted by the Department of Linguistics and the National Foreign Language Resource Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
The conference program will feature two keynote talks, Talk Story roundtable discussions, and Workshops (pending final approval of funding). An optional Hilo Field Study (on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi) to visit Hawaiian language revitalization programs in action will immediately precede the conference (February 28-March 1).
The theme of the 5th ICLDC is “Vital Voices: Linking Language & Wellbeing.” Wellbeing is a state of the body and mind that encompasses the presence of positive moods and emotions, life satisfaction, fulfillment and positive functioning, and the absence of negative emotions like anxiety. Increasingly, researchers in several fields have noted a positive correlation between language maintenance and wellbeing in endangered language communities. While the nature of the connection between language and wellbeing remains the subject of much debate, the existence of a connection is not entirely unexpected, given the range of outcomes associated with wellbeing.
Registration is limited to 400 participants, and opened October 1.
Learn more about the conference at http://icldc5.icldc-hawaii.org/
Source: NFLRC
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Title: Workshop: Middle Eastern Perspectives in the Classroom
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The National Council for the Social Studies is hosting a one-day workshop for high school teachers. The workshop, “In Their Own Voices: Middle Eastern Perspectives in the Classroom,” will take place December 1. Participants will visit several DC venues to experience the voices of Middle Eastern refugees, artists, comedians, musicians, and more. They will also receive a resource pack with many classroom-ready strategies for incorporating diverse, authentic perspectives.
Learn more at http://www.socialstudies.org/conference/offsite-clinics/their-own-voices-middle-eastern-perspectives-classroom
Source: NCSS
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Title: Professional Development for African Language Instructors
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From http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ed36cgdidedbf4b6&llr=acrpttdab
Professional Development for African Language Instructors
May 15 - 26, 2017
This two week intensive program will allow you to participate in a professional development focusing on the following themes:
• Using Standards-Based, Thematically Organized, Backward Curriculum Design with Performance Assessment in the three Modes of Communication
• Integrating Language, Culture and Content in the African Language Classroom
• Training participants to create a Learner-Centered Classroom
Graduate students in good standing in any African language, linguistics, cultural studies, literature, second language acquisition, or any related field at an accredited institution of higher education are eligible. African language instructors and scholars may also apply.
The application deadline is December 19, 2016.
For full details go to http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ed36cgdidedbf4b6&llr=acrpttdab
Source: NALRC
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Title: "The Art of the Qur’an" Sackler Gallery of Art Workshop
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From http://ccas.georgetown.edu/exploring_world_religions
Exploring World Religions, Focus on Islam through the Exhibit "The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts"
Saturday, November 5, 2016 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Teaching about world religions through scriptural, literary, and artistic sources is an excellent way to introduce students to diverse religious traditions and culture. However, using such information in the classroom can often be challenging and confusing. Join fellow educators at a day-long workshop exploring this topic with a focus on Islam.
The morning session at Georgetown University focuses on guidelines, approaches, and resources for teaching about religions, and the beliefs, practices, and values of Islam as they relate to the Qur'an.
The afternoon session at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery explores diverse objects, including illuminated manuscripts of Islam’s holiest text, the Qur’an, from the Arab world, Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan in the special exhibition The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts.
Lunch and transportation between the two locations is provided. K-12 educators from all disciplines and grades are welcome. Space is limited to 25 participants. Registration on a first come, first served basis.
For full details go to http://ccas.georgetown.edu/exploring_world_religions
Source: Georgetown University
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