Call for Proposals: 3rd International Conference on Filipino as a Global Language (fwd)

[National Foreign Language Resource Center]

Global Consortium for the Advancement of Filipino Language and Culture 
(GLOCAFIL), Pambansang Samahan Sa Linggwistika At Literaturang Filipino 
(PSLLF), and the University of Hawaii Filipino and Philippine Literature 
Program  (UH-FPLP) celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Komisyon sa Wikang 
Filipino announce the...

3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FILIPINO AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE

Aug. 3-5, 2012
Angelo King International Center
College of St. Benilde Hotel, Malate, Manila


CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Theme: Filipino Language and Culture - Issues and Challenges for the 21st 
Century

Conference theme includes (but not limited to) issues, trends on teaching 
Filipino language, literature and culture as well as research.  New ideas that 
challenge the old issues arising from language-related research are also 
welcome. Submissions can be a research, case studies, teaching demos or even 
viewpoints backed by data.

Topics: The general strands of the conference are: Pedagogy, Literature, 
Community and Communications, Culture and the Arts, Youth, and Advocacy. Papers 
will need to directly focus on one or more of the following topics:

* Curriculum Development, Needs Analysis, and Syllabus Design
* Materials Development
* Teaching Literature
* Teaching Culture
* Language Teaching Approaches
* Filipino Linguistics: An Overview and Directions
* Articulation, Assessment and Implementation of Standards
* Heritage Language Learners: Needs Assessment and Curriculum Development
* Filipino as a Second Language
* Program Development, Administration and Coordination
* Program Evaluation Methods and Practices
* Research Funding and Grant Sourcing
* Teacher Training and Professional Development
* Language Teacher Certification in the US
* Translation, Interpretation and Dubbing
* Telerseryes as a tool of Filipino Language Development
* Filipino Soap Opera as Tool for Social Transformation
* Service Learning, Community Sourcing, Student Organizations
* Filipino in the Media and Diplomacy
* Language and Politics
* Language and Economic Development
* Establishing and Developing a Global Filipino Language Programs
* Publishing and Publications in Filipino: Issues and Challenges
* Filipino Language in the Diaspora:  Issues and Challenges
* Popular Culture in the emerging Filipino Language
* Filipino as a National Language: Issues and Challenges
* Role of Commercial and Indie Films in the Development of Filipino
* Filipino as a ?Critical? Language (State of the Art)
* National Language and Regionalism
* Language and Sexuality
* Language and Food Culture

Abstract Submission Guidelines and Instructions for
Proposals and Panel Presentations

1.  Panel Presentations.  You are encouraged to organize your own panel. Choose 
your topic and present a titled proposal clearly stating the goal, description 
and intended outcomes of the presentation.  Likewise, abstracts or all 
presentations together with the names, titles and affiliations of presenters 
and discussants should be included.

2.  Abstracts. All abstracts for Proposals and Panel Presentations should 
comprise of 250 to 500 words, in Filipino or English.  It should clearly state 
in which category the topic belongs.

3.  Authors and Co-Authors. All authors must provide a brief bio description 
(25 words) of themselves.  The presenting author's name must be underlined. The 
presenting author will serve as the primary contact person for the submitted 
abstract, and s/he will be responsible for giving the oral or poster 
presentation.

4.  Deadline for all abstract submission is January 30, 2012.

5.  Submission. All abstracts must be submitted electronically to Ruth Mabanglo 
or Aurora Batnag at  filipinoglobal.conference at gmail.com An email notification 
will be sent to you regarding your submission.

The conference is a venue for bringing together scholars, writers, 
language/literature/culture teachers, program administrators, historians, media 
specialists, researchers and other practitioners from around the world to 
discuss issues and challenges faced by Filipino as a national and a global 
language. Participants can be graduate students, writers, teachers, 
researchers, program administrators/coordinators, journalists, media persons 
and other practitioners who are directly involved in the promotion, 
preservation and nurturing of the Filipino language, literature and culture. 
The conference is geared towards establishing a tradition of scholarly meetings 
of this kind among practitioners in the field of Filipino language, literature 
and culture studies.



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