[EDLING:1962] CFP: TALGS Conference

[Tamara Warhol]

via the AAAL listserv . . .

<mailto:copel at ecu.edu>

 

 

 

 

TALGS Conference

*February 10, 2007 *

Hosted by East Carolina University**

Visit us:

http://core.edu.edu/engl/talgs

*Purpose: *
The purpose of this small, student-run conference is to provide a 
relaxed but serious environment where graduate students in Applied 
Linguistics and professionals working in the field of TESOL (Teaching 
English to Speakers of Other Languages) can have the experience of 
presenting their work and receiving feedback. The TALGS Conference 
provides graduate students and TESOL professionals (including ESOL, 
TESL, EFL, ESL, TEFL, etc.) a forum to showcase their research and 
experiences. TALGS is committed to bettering the educational experiences 
of language learners in the community by providing a comfortable 
environment where an interaction between theory (the researchers) and 
practice (the teachers) is possible.

*Call for Papers:*
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.

*Session Formats: *
a) /Papers
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b) /Workshops/ (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 and focused on a 
specific set of questions.)

*Session length:*
~40 minutes

_Proposals/Pre-registration_:

Graduate students and teachers in a variety of fields are invited to 
submit presentation proposals that contribute to the understanding of 
teaching and learning language. Proposals can be submitted online at our 
conference website at _http://core.ecu.edu/engl/talgs_, no later than 
*January 5, 2007*.

 

Conference participants can* pre-register* *online* at 
_http://core.ecu.edu/engl/talgs/conference/registration.htm_.

Pre-registration ends *February 4, 2007. *

*Invited Speaker:

**Donna Christian* (President of the Center for Applied Linguistics, 
Washington, DC):

*/Charting a Path to Bilingualism for Our Students (Friday, February 9)/*

In the United States, two language-related issues receive substantial 
popular attention. On the one hand, the U.S. lacks the language 
resources (in languages other than English) to meet its diplomatic, 
economic, security, and social goals. On the other, students in U.S. 
schools are increasingly diverse, and their home languages are not 
usually viewed as resources to be developed. A unified response to their 
issues can be found in creating pathways for individual students to 
follow through the educational system that lead them to bilingualism. In 
this presentation, the characteristics of such paths are discussed, 
along with policies and practices that support their creation

 

*/Bilingualism for All Students through Two-Way Immersion (Saturday, 
February 10)/*

This presentation provides an overview of two-way immersion, synthesized 
from research conducted by the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL), 
including extensive information collected from programs around the 
country. Two-way immersion education is a challenging model to implement 
well because it involves providing instruction in two languages to 
integrated groups of students. Among the issues to be examined are: 
goals of two-way immersion, key components of effective programs, and 
issues in design and implementation. Findings from a national research 
project will be presented, along with information about resources that 
are currently available. 

 

Contact us: talgs at ecu.edu <mailto:talgs at ecu.edu>; copel at ecu.edu 
<mailto:copel at ecu.edu>

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