VIU conference schedule available online! Early registration ends Feb 28!

[Rebecca Sachs]

Virginia International University's School of Education is pleased to announce...


The schedule for our Conference on Language, Learning, and Culture is available online!

*         Overview of events: http://viu.edu/sed/about-school-of-education/cllc/event-schedule.html

*         Presentation and workshop schedule: http://viu.edu/sed/about-school-of-education/cllc/presentation-workshop-schedule.html


Early registration is open through February 28, 2014!
http://viu.edu/sed/about-school-of-education/cllc/registration.html

*         $10 for students

*         $30 for non-students

*         (regular registration open until the day of the conference, April 11, 2014)


In addition to 7 strands of concurrent talks in the following areas...


*         Technology in the language classroom

*         Instructed SLA

*         Arabic linguistics and language learning

*         Teacher education

*         Multilingual and immersion education

*         Cross-cultural differences and integrating culture in the classroom

*         Literacy and multiliteracies


We are honored to have 3 distinguished plenary speakers:


*         Dr. Terrence G. Wiley

(President and CEO of the Center for Applied Linguistics)

speaking on the multilingual heritage and contemporary linguistic diversity in the US


*         Dr. Shelley Wong

(Professor at George Mason University and past President of TESOL)

speaking on student advocacy and empowerment


*         Dr. Ken Petersen

(Technical Director of Online Learning and Assessment for American Councils for International Education)

speaking on innovations in technology for the modern classroom



Registration is free for volunteers!
If you are interested in volunteering at the conference, please contact Rebecca Sachs at rsachs at viu.edu<mailto:rsachs at viu.edu>.

We hope you'll join us on April 11!
VIU is conveniently located a quick bus ride from Vienna Metro Station on the Orange line.


For more information, please...
Visit our website<http://viu.edu/sed/about-school-of-education/cllc.html>
Follow us on social media @SEDatVIU and @TESOLVIU
Email Kevin Martin (Director of the School of Education) at kevin at viu.edu<mailto:kevin at viu.edu> with any questions





Rebecca Sachs, Ph.D.
Professor, TESOL
School of Education

Virginia International University
www.viu.edu<http://www.viu.edu/>
3957 Pender Drive
Fairfax, VA  22030
Tel:  (703) 591-1844, ext. 364
Fax:  (703) 591-7046
rsachs at viu.edu<mailto:rsachs at viu.edu>
@TESOLVIU<https://twitter.com/SEDatVIU>
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