[EDLING:1083] CFP: TALGS 2006

[Francis M Hult]

http://core.ecu.edu/engl/talgs/conference/conference.htm

Call for Papers:
TALGS is not a theme-based conference. We encourage submissions from a variety of fields 
that can make a contribution to an understanding of language teaching or language 
learning. This year, we're especially interested in cross-disciplinary proposal 
submissions. For instance, proposals with relevance to language learning from the fields 
of sociolinguistics, sociology, education, foreign languages, and psychology will be 
considered. Proposals grounded in action research, works in progress, and pilot research 
are also welcome. Presentations requiring computer facilities can be accommodated. 
Multiple proposals will be considered. Proposals must be submitted electronically and must 
be received no later than January 18th, 2006. You can register here:
 
http://core.ecu.edu/engl/talgs/conference/registration.htm

Presentation Formats: 
a) Research paper presentation sessions 
(Presenters can choose to divide up their time in any way that they deemappropriate. For 
instance, some presenters may prefer to reserve a few minutes at the end of the 
presentation for questions.)

b) Workshop sessions 
(Workshops tend to involve practical, hands-on "presentations".)

c) Discussion Panels 
(Discussion panels involve the leader(s) of the panel moderating discussion about a 
specific topic.)

Length of Presentation/workshop/panel TBA (but plan for approximately 45 minutes).

Invited Speaker:

Dr. Melisa Cahnmann

University of Georgia
College of Education 
Department of Language and Literacy Education

Dr. Cahnmann, formerly a bilingual elementary school teacher and coordinator, has written 
extensively on multicultural education and multilingual classrooms. She is interested in 
the relationship between language, culture, literacy, and power. She uses a hybrid form of 
qualitative inquiry that embraces traditional methods alongside nontraditional, feminist, 
poetic, narrative and arts-based approaches. She is interested in helping teachers improve 
the education of all children, especially children for whom English is not a first 
language. Her recent projects include program evaluation and Boalian Theater with the TELL 
(Teachers for English Language Learners) Project. She is also the principal director of 
the FUND (Finding Unity in Diversity) project that takes teachers out of classrooms and 
into the communities where Latino and African American students and families live, work, 
play and pray.  For more information about Dr. Cahnmann’s work and accomplishments, visit 
her website: http://www.coe.uga.edu/lle/faculty/cahnmann/