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<P style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The 14<SUP>th</SUP> Annual Meeting of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) is scheduled for April 7-10, 2011, in Madison, WI (with pre-conference workshops scheduled for April 7<SUP>th</SUP>, 2011). Proposals are solicited for individual papers, colloquia, and poster sessions to be presented at this conference.</P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Submissions should fall broadly within the conference theme, "<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Building Language Capacity: Collaboration, Innovation, Globalization</SPAN></FONT>" Although proposed presentations may focus on individual languages, each paper should strive to address issues that clearly relate to more than just that one language. The focus of session topics might include heritage language learners, bilingual education students, autonomous and self-instructional settings, distance learning, outreach and advocacy initiatives, and the use of technology in teaching LCTL's. Other topics such as curriculum and materials development, teacher training and professionalization, research, and assessment will also be welcome. <BR></SPAN></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<P style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><B><U>Colloquia</U></B> are to be 90 minutes long. A colloquium proposal should specify three or more presenters who will address the conference theme. Preference will be given to colloquia that cut across different languages or language groups. </P>
<P style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><B><U>Poster and presentation sessions</U></B> may focus on completed work or work in progress related to the teaching and/or learning of less commonly taught languages. They may be in either:<SPAN> </SPAN>the traditional poster format, such as presentation of materials, or of research completed or in progress, or demonstrations of instructional or information technology. (NB, any proposal in this category requiring technical support must specify in detail the type of hardware or software needed). </P>
<P style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Proposals may ONLY be submitted in electronic format via the Abstract Submission Page on the NCOLCTL website (<A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103638676448&s=179&e=001gwBU_phcBu00Bdda2vgiypTPAiY3sPde5nGp96Kefgn66Mgk2MYD2S3pv1VGr7UTk2wej_QnuvxwxrkLX62KBtUx653zztn2sOmwWaUdy7tAa782SttM3MKdG7F9qDIv9BTAq0fl9Fw=" target=_blank shape=rect>http://www.ncolctl.org/node/add/sessions</A> ). This is the only format in which Proposals may be submitted. For a proposal to be considered, all relevant fields of the form, including, title, abstract, proposal, type of session, technology needs and contact information must be completed in full. Incomplete proposals may be disqualified. </P>
<P style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> The deadline for receipt of proposals is <FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Friday, October 15, 2010</SPAN></FONT>. Applicants will be notified by the Program Committee after <FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Friday, November 12, 2010</SPAN></FONT> whether or not their proposal has been accepted. At least one presenter from an accepted presentation will be required to pre-register for the conference. Details about pre-registration will be provided in the acceptance notification. </P>
<P style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> If you have any questions regarding Proposal submission, please contact the NCOLCTL Secretariat at: <A href="mailto:ncolctl@mailplus.wisc.edu" target=_blank shape=rect>ncolctl@mailplus.wisc.edu</A> or Tel: 1-608-265-7905</P></SPAN></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></A></TD></TR>
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<P>NCOLCTL's mission is to increase the number of Americans who choose to learn one or more of the less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) as a means of enhancing cross-cultural communication among citizens of the United States. NCOLCTL's work focuses on the less commonly taught languages which are becoming increasingly vital to the security, economic, social and political welfare of the United States. NCOLCTL seeks to improve the teaching and learning of these languages and to make them more generally available. NCOLCTL is the national voice for organizations and individuals who represent the teaching of these less commonly taught languages at both the collegiate and precollegiate level. NCOLCTL also promotes the use of technology, especially computers and the Internet, to enable a new era in cross-cultural understanding, communication, and language education.</P>
<P>NCOLCTLl constitutes a national mechanism devoted to strengthening the less commonly taught language professions through enabling its members to work toward "shared solutions to common problems." NCOLCL principally directs its efforts toward building a national architecture for the LCTL field and in making the field's resources easily accessible to language programs and individual learners around the United States.<BR><BR></P>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Learn More at <A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103638676448&s=179&e=001gwBU_phcBu0GEgI2unYIJMMvSySPAOSqfHY3kOm8GkfVlH66RXK_veOrw9WdIgmpRq05E6qABJiEwJedj-fjaMUKDUnnbv9nqZ38FvnmYgY=" target=_blank shape=rect>www.ncolctl.org</A><BR></DIV></DIV>
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