CFP: Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency

[Francis Hult]

http://www.distinguishedlanguagecenters.org/conferences.htm

 

Fall 2009 Conference on

 

Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency

 

Linthicum Heights, Maryland

Embassy Suites Hotels

 

December 4-5, 2009

 

The Coalition of Distinguished Language Centers, the only international organization

dedicated to research and application of research in the area of teaching and achieving

native-like foreign-language proficiency, will be holding its seventh annual

symposium at the Embassy Suites Hotels in Linthicum, Maryland (near Baltimore-

Washington Airport), December 4-5, 2009.

 

Professors, researchers, administrators, and others with experience in teaching,

studying, translation/interpretation, or assessment at the near-native level of

proficiency in any foreign language are invited to submit a one-page abstract

(exclusive of bibliography) on any aspect of language study at the distinguished level.

(For those looking for a definition of "distinguished" level/ILR Level 4, a description

can be found at www.govtilr.org). There will be several areas of focus: teaching

methods and practices, language learning experiences, research,

translation/interpretation, program development/management, and assessment

(proficiency, diagnostic, dynamic, other). Whole panels may be suggested and

abstracts submitted together, if desired. The working language of the conference will

be English. However, presentations may be in any language, as long as there are

enough presentations in that language to form a panel. Abstracts should be written in

the language in which they will be presented and should be sent to the CDLC

Operations Director, Boris Shekhtman, via email (sb at mysltc.com) no later than

October 1, 2009.

 

Abstracts will be peer-reviewed. Notification of acceptance (or rejection) of proposals

will be made on or about October 15. Following the conference, presentations will be

published in a Proceedings volume.

 

Updated information about the conference will be posted on the CDLC website

through the opening of the conference: www.distinguishedlanguagecenters.org.

Before the conference begins, an emergency number for contacting CDLC staff

during the conference will be posted on the website.

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