CFP: Teaching Indigenous Languages of Latin America

[Francis Hult]

http://www.indiana.edu/~mlcp/stilla/proposals.php

 

FIRST BIANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON TEACHING INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF LATIN AMERICA (STILLA-2008)

 

Minority Languages and Cultures of Latin America Program (MLCP) & Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) 

 

August 14-16, 2008 - Indiana University - Bloomington 

 

Convenors 

Serafín M. Coronel-Molina, School of Education;
John H. McDowell, Folklore and Ethnomusicology;
and Jeff Gould, CLACS 

 

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

 

The Minority Languages and Cultures of Latin America Program (MLCP) & the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at Indiana University invite proposals for Individual Presentations, Round Table Discussions, Panel Presentations, Interactive Workshops and Poster Sessions. It is expected that proposals will address the conference themes. 

 

The themes of the 2008 symposium will provide an opportunity for participants to engage with some of the challenging and fundamental questions about the intersection of research and teaching of indigenous languages of Latin America. 

 

Proposals should include an abstract and biography. The submission of abstracts and review process will be carried out through the MLCP and CLACS online submission system. Proposals are welcome in English or Spanish on the following topics: 

 

Best practices, methodologies and strategies in teaching indigenous languages 

Using multimedia and other multiple resources in language teaching 

The interplay of teaching and research 

Issues of language policy and planning in language teaching 

The importance of indigenous languages learning for fieldwork 

Impact of language attitudes and ideologies on teaching indigenous languages 

Connecting, celebrating and maintaining traditions through teaching 

Assessment and evaluation 

Issues of dialectology and standardization in language instruction 

Technology and indigenous languages 

Distance learning / online courses 

Strengthening indigenous languages as an international subject of study 

 

Types of Presentation 

Presentations may be made in a number of formats, as listed below. You must include your chosen method in your submission. The Conference Committee reserves the right to negotiate the proposed delivery format with the speaker. 

Individual Papers (20 to 30 minutes) 

 

Presenters will have 20 minutes to present the content of their individual paper related to teaching or research on indigenous languages of Latin American, and the remaining 10 minutes will be allocated to questions and answers. 

Interactive Workshops (45 minutes) 

 

Presenters spend a short amount of time on the delivery of the pedagogical concept, theory or model, and the majority of the session will be devoted to direct participation of the attendees. 

 

Round Table Discussions (90 minutes) 

Presenters will have 7 minutes each to present any topic related to teaching or research on indigenous languages of Latin America, and the majority of the session will be devoted to the attendee's engagement with and discussion with the presenters pedagogical concept, theory or model. 

 

Panel Presentations (90 minutes) 

Presenters will be divided into a panel of thee by subject of presentation. Each presenter will have 20 minutes to deliver his/her paper and 10 minutes will be allocated at the end of each presentation for questions and answers. 

 

Poster Sessions 

Presenters will be allocated a time slot within the main symposium venue to showcase their pedagogical tool or model through a poster exhibition. Symposium participants will be able to view displays at their leisure during sessions' breaks. 

Abstracts must be submitted by June 10, 2008 to scoronel at indiana.edu 

 

Proposal Preparation Guidelines

Title of the proposed presentation 

Name of the author, organization and contact address 

Text of the abstract (maximum 300 words) 

 

The abstract should clearly indicate all methods of presentations, e.g. handouts, video, audio or multimedia or interactive exercises. 

 

Submit three (3) copies of a 300-word abstract of the presentation for review by readers. Abstracts, except those for panels, should have no author identification or affiliation either in the title or in the body of the abstract in order to ensure anonymous review. Abstracts should be typed on one 8 1/2" by 11" paper (one side only). All abstracts should define the title or topic of the presentation, objectives, methodology, significance, and other pertinent information. At the top of the page, state the title/topic of the presentation and the type of session. 

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