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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">THE <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">FIRST</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">TEACHERS COLLEGE</st1:PlaceType>, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">COLUMBIA</st1:place></st1:City> UNIVERSITY ROUNDTABLE IN SECOND LANGUAGE STUDIES (TCCRISLS)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Second Language Acquisition of Chinese</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">October 1-2, 2010</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Call for Proposals</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">An official language of the United Nations, Chinese is the most widely spoken first language in the world, extending well beyond the People's Republic of <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The interest in the teaching and learning of Chinese has grown rapidly worldwide over the last decade. According to the People's Daily, there are now 40 million second language learners of Chinese around the world. In the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region> alone, there are 1,200 elementary and secondary schools now offering Chinese as a foreign language in their curriculum. However, this vigorous and staggering learning interest is as yet severely underserved by a lack of research-based understanding of the nature and process of learning, and equally, by a lack of understanding of what kinds of pedagogical conditions may improve the efficiency and effectiveness of learning. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">This first TCCRISLS provides a forum to address issues specifically related to the acquisition of Chinese as a second language. To that end, we welcome proposals in the following areas:</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">· Learners' processing of input</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">· Learners' output-based learning</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">· Learners' response to pedagogical intervention </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">· Learning across linguistic domains</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">· Characteristics of learner language and learners' developmental trajectories </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">· Learners' context of acquisition: classroom, naturalistic, immersion, and study abroad</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Proposal submission deadline: April 15, 2010. Notification by May 15, 2010. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Format of submission: Details available on our website at <A href="https://pearl1604.utsa.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.tc.edu/tccrisls" target=_blank>www.tc.edu/tccrisls</A>. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> Both English and Chinese submissions are welcomed.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Address for questions/submission: <A href="https://pearl1604.utsa.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://us.mc1113.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tccrisls@tc.columbia.edu" target=_blank>tccrisls@tc.columbia.edu</A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Presentation format:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">· Individual papers: 20 minutes long with a 10-minute discussion period</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">· Poster presentations: Displayed for a 2-hour block of time. <st1:place w:st="on">Opportunity</st1:place> for one-on-one discussions</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Plenary speakers: Dr. Nick Ellis (<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Michigan</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ann Arbor</st1:place></st1:City>)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> Dr. Boping Yuan (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cambridge</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>)</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Atwo-day pre-conference, professional development workshop on Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) will be held on Wednesday, September 29, and Thursday, September 30. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">For more information and to register, please see our website at <A href="https://pearl1604.utsa.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.tc.edu/tccrisls" target=_blank>www.tc.edu/tccrisls</A>.</P>
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