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Title: Call for Papers: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Child and Adult Language Acquisition
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From https://sites.psu.edu/languageacquisition/
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Child and Adult Language Acquisition
October 4-5, 2018
The Pennsylvania State University
The Center for Language Acquisition and the Center for Language Science at The Pennsylvania State University invite submissions for posters presentations to take place on the afternoon of Thursday, October 4th, 2018. While all submissions on the topic of multidisciplinary language acquisition will be considered, particularly welcome are contributions with an emphasis on bilingualism, cognition, psycholinguistics, and instructed/classroom-based learning.
The abstract submission deadline is July 1, 2018.
View the full call for papers at https://sites.psu.edu/languageacquisition/call-for-papers-2/
Source: Pennsylvania State University
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Title: Call for Proposals: ConnTESOL
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From https://docs.google.com/document/d/14mf2BMfxdxbx8dxmG-SpHrOxsmM3YKRh5yPC2kxUr-E/edit
The 48th Annual ConnTESOL Conference: TESOL Dialogues for Today and Tomorrow
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Hartford, Connecticut
The ConnTESOL Conference is a forum for exchanging information to help our students acquire English Language Proficiency. ConnTESOL welcomes innovative, hands on, collaborative presentations from teachers, program administrators, facilitators, and any others who are involved with immigrant, refugee, international, bilingual or English Learner student populations.
The deadline to submit proposals is June 30.
View the full call for proposals at https://docs.google.com/document/d/14mf2BMfxdxbx8dxmG-SpHrOxsmM3YKRh5yPC2kxUr-E/edit and submit a proposal at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBIGcw2SQHdBMZJL8I28Iv5nammbC3KUvaGOoTb90yVRiJ4w/viewform
Source: ConnTESOL
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Title: Call for Proposals: Alabama World Languages Association Conference 2019
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From https://theawla.wildapricot.org/awla2019
AWLA Conference 2019
February 15-16
University of Montevallo
Assessments in the World Language Classroom
The conference organizers invite proposals related to language learning at all levels (PK-16+) on all topics. Come and share your work (teaching, research, etc.) with your other language professionals. Plan to collaborate with other educators and network next February. Please propose a session or workshop.
Proposals due by May 31, 2018
Submit a proposal at https://theawla.wildapricot.org/page-18099
Source: AWLA
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Title: Call for Proposals: 6th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation
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From http://icldc6.icldc-hawaii.org/
The 6th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC), Connecting Communities, Languages & Technology, will be held February 28-March 3, 2019, at the Hawai’i Imin International Conference Center on the campus of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. The 6th ICLDC is hosted by the Department of Linguistics and the National Foreign Language Resource Center at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and is generously supported with funding from the National Science Foundation.
The conference program will feature three Keynote talks, Talk Story sessions, Workshops, papers, and posters. New for 2019 is the Technology Showcase, a networking opportunity which will bring together technology developers and language community members. An optional Hilo Field Study (on the Big Island of Hawai’i) to visit Hawaiian language revitalization programs in action will take place immediately after the conference (March 4-5, 2019).
Following a format introduced at the ICLDC 2017, the organizers are including a 90-minute block on Thursday, Friday and Saturday to be dedicated to two alternative conference activities: Workshops and Talk Story discussions. The organizers also introduce a new conference event, the Technology Showcase, which will bring together technology developers and community members to explore new applications of language technology. Finally, the organizers welcome proposals for regular paper and poster presentations as well.
Please note the differing deadlines and guidelines for the Workshops and Talk Story proposals (June 30) and the Paper, Poster, and Technology Showcase proposals (August 31).
View the full call for proposals at http://icldc6.icldc-hawaii.org/
Source: NFLRC
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Title: Language Testing Research Colloquium
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The International Language Testing Association invites you to come to New Zealand to participate in the Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC), which will be held in Auckland from 2 to 6 July 2018.
From a small meeting of language testers in a hotel room in Boston in 1979, LTRC has grown to be the major international conference for research on language testing and assessment and has been held in diverse locations around the world.
Visit the conference website at http://www.iltaonline.com/page/LTRC2018Landing
Source: ILTA
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Title: Nominations Open for Kentucky World Language Teaching Awards
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The Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA) is seeking nominations for Outstanding New Teacher, Outstanding Post-Secondary Teacher, Outstanding Teacher (K-16), Outstanding Administrator, Lifetime Achievement, and Amici Linguarum – or “Friend of Languages.” Winners will be announced at the association’s annual conference in September.
The winner of the Outstanding Teacher Award will go on to the regional Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) in the spring of the next year to vie for the title of SCOLT Teacher of the Year. The person who wins at SCOLT then goes on to be considered for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages National Language Teacher of the Year.
The deadline for nominations is June 15.
Learn more about the nomination process at http://kwla.org/awards/
Source: Kentucky Teacher
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Title: Upcoming Workshops from the Center for Open Educational Resources and Learning
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From http://coerll.utexas.edu/coerll/events
Here are some upcoming workshops from our sister LRC, the Center for Open Educational Resources and Learning. All will take place at the University of Texas at Austin.
From Conception to Implementation: Creating and Sustaining a Heritage Spanish Language Program
June 7-8
Engage Your Students and Build Oral Proficiency Through the Written Communication Mode
August 1
Teaching by Design: Reimagining Foreign Language Curricula with Literacy-based OER
August 2-3
Learn more about these professional development opportunities at http://coerll.utexas.edu/coerll/events
Source: COERLL
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Title: Dual Language Education Fundamentals Workshop
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From http://www.cal.org/cal-susa/dle-fundamentals/
The Center for Applied Linguistics will offer a workshop on May 30, 2018, in Texas, titled "Dual Language Education Fundamentals Workshop." This informative and interactive one-day workshop helps participants understand the fundamentals of dual language education and use that knowledge to evaluate starting or enhancing a dual language program on their campus.
Topics include exploring the research base and learning key components of dual language programming and instruction. Participants will identify strategies for developing and enhancing dual language programs and examine best practices of successful programs. Examples and information from the widely-used Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education will be shared through a range of hands-on activities. Practical research-based instructional strategies and opportunities to share ideas with colleagues are embedded throughout the presentation.
This workshop is designed for PreK-12 administrators, teachers, and teacher teams seeking a solid base of understanding about the fundamentals of dual language and the opportunity to explore, with leading experts in the field, how it can be implemented effectively on their campus.
For full details go to http://www.cal.org/cal-susa/dle-fundamentals/
Source: CAL
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Title: Institute: Language Assessment for an Effective Classroom: Principles and Practice
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Language Assessment for an Effective Classroom: Principles and Practice
August 9-10, 2018
Center for Applied Linguistics
Washington, DC
The two-day institute will feature the CAL Assessment Toolkit developed by CAL's subject matter experts based on decades of research and practice. The toolkit provides a comprehensive framework as well as techniques and strategies for assessment development and use. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of underlying principles of assessment (such as validity, reliability, item formats, cultural bias and sensitivity and more) and leave equipped with a variety of research-based practices for assessment development and adaptation. Portions of each day will be reserved for reflection and guided practice.
This useful and enlightening institute is designed for K-12 content and ESL/ELL educators. Classroom teachers, as well as coordinators, specialists, and instructional coaches are encouraged to attend. District level staff and administrators involved in assessment development will also greatly benefit from the information and practical implications of this institute.
For full details go to http://solutions.cal.org/institutes-events/cal-institutes/language-assessment/language-assessment-august-2018
Source: CAL
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Title: NNELL Summer Institute 2018
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From http://nnell.org/summer-institute-2018/
The National Network for Early Language Learning will host its 2018 summer institute in Summit, New Jersey, July 13-15. The theme is "Exploring the Multiple Pathways Toward Proficiency." Learn more and register at http://nnell.org/summer-institute-2018/
Source: NNELL
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