<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Arabic-L: Mon 18 Oct 2010<br>Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dil@byu.edu">dil@byu.edu</a>><br>[To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l@byu.edu]<br>[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to<br><a href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</a> with first line reading:<br> unsubscribe arabic-l ]<br><br>-------------------------Directory------------------------------------<br><br>1) Subject: Texas Foreign Language Education Conference 2011<br><br>-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------<br>1)<br>Date: 18 Oct 2010<br>From: Azza Ahmad <<a href="mailto:aahmad@mail.utexas.edu">aahmad@mail.utexas.edu</a>><br>Subject: Texas Foreign Language Education Conference 2011<br><br>Dear all,<br><br>The twelfth annual Texas Foreign Language Education Conference <br>(TexFLEC) invites proposal submissions from researchers, teachers, and <br>students for our upcoming 2011 conference, April 15-16, at the <br>University of Texas at Austin.<br><br>The theme for this year's conference is "Language Education Across the <br>Academic<br>Pipeline." Teachers, students, and researchers are encouraged to <br>submit proposals for presentations of papers and/or research-based <br>teaching practices in the following areas:<br><br> - Articulation across levels of K-16 language education<br> - Analysis of policy concerning language minority students, language<br> planning, and language politics<br> - Assessment and evaluation of language learners<br> - Innovative material development for language education<br> - Language maintenance and additive multilingualism<br> - Learner and teacher identity in language education<br> - Educational technology that facilitates language learning opportunities<br><br><br>All proposals must be received by January 31, 2011. Preference will be <br>given to<br>scholarly, creative, and innovative presentations.<br><br>Session Types:<br><br> - Research-based Paper Presentations will include a 20 minute<br> discussion on new research by the presenter followed by a 10 minute Q&A<br> interaction with conference participants.<br><br> - Practice-oriented Presentations will include a 30 minute discussion,<br> or group-led modeling exercise of a teaching practice that <br>applies current<br> research to the classroom.<br><br> - Poster Presentations will be displayed during the lunch breaks and<br> can be used to gain valuable feedback on theses, dissertations, or<br> research. More information on poster presentations can be found at:<br> <a href="http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/ugr/poster">http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/ugr/poster</a><br><br>Submissions should be pasted into the on-line submission including <br>sections dedicated to the background, objective, research design, and <br>conclusions of your study. View the submission form for the specific <br>word count requirements and other information. Please help us through <br>the review process by ensuring that your submission adheres to the <br>guidelines.<br><br><a href="http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/tlc/conferences/texflec_2011/Submissions.php">http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/tlc/conferences/texflec_2011/Submissions.php</a><br><br>For more information, please send e-mail to <<a href="mailto:texflec2011@gmail.com">texflec2011@gmail.com</a>> or visit<br><a href="http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/tlc/conferences/texflec_2011/home.php">http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/tlc/conferences/texflec_2011/home.php</a><br><br><br>TexFLEC is proudly sponsored by:<br>• The Foreign Language Education Student Association (FLESA) at the <br>University of Texas at Austin,<br><br>• The Foreign Language Education (FLE) Program at the University of <br>Texas at Austin,<br><br>• The Texas Language Center (TLC) at the University of Texas at Austin,<br><br>• The Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at the University of <br>Texas at San Antonio.<br><br><br>Thank you in advance for your submission.<br>We look forward to reading your work!<br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>End of Arabic-L: 18 Oct 2010</body></html>