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<p align="center" style="margin:0px 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">18th ALTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE</span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0px 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;text-align:center"><b>CALL FOR PROPOSALS DEADLINE</b></p><p align="center" style="margin:0px 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;text-align:center">
<strong><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(192,0,0)">EXTENDED to September 30th, 2013</span></strong><span style="font-size:26pt"></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">
<span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">The 18th African Language Teachers Association (ALTA) Annual Meeting is scheduled for April 24-27, 2014, at the Westin Chicago Northwest, IL (with pre-conference workshops scheduled for April 24^th, 2014). Proposals are solicited for individual papers, colloquia, and poster sessions to be presented at this conference.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Submissions should fall broadly within the conference theme,<b><i> "Collaboration and Internationalization: Enhancing and Sustaining Quality Outcomes for African Languages" </i></b>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 welcomed.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Individual papers</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> are to be 20 minutes long which should include time for questions and discussion. A paper should focus clearly on issues related to the main conference theme. Papers may be based on research or practical experience.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Colloquia</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> are to be 60 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.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Poster</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> and presentation sessions 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: 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).</span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Proposals may ONLY be submitted in electronic format by:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">
<span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Creating a user account on the ALTA 2014 Conference proposal submission website</span></li><li class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">
<span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Continue by Clicking on the "New Submission" tab visible after creating an account</span></li><li class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">
<span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">For a proposal to be considered, complete the prompted steps to submit your abstract.</span></li><li class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">
<span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Attach any supplementary materials such as:</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">      a. One and half long page proposal (Max)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">      b. A 250 word "max"</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">
<span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p><p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">This electronic format is the only way in which Proposals/Abstracts may be submitted for this conference. </span></strong><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
<div><p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">The extended deadline for receipt of proposals is </span><strong><i><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:blue">September 30^th2013</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">.</span></strong><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> Applicants will be notified by the Program Committee after </span><em><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:blue">Octo</span></b></em><strong><i><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:blue">ber 21^st 2013</span></i></strong><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> whether or not their proposal has been </span></p>
</div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">accepted. All presenters will be required to pre-register for the conference. Details about registration are to be found on the ALTA 2014 Conference website.</span></p>
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<div>Interculturalists GSO President 2012-2013</div><div>Member of International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR)<br>*University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)<br>**1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250*<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>The world would be a better place if we all strive for 'intercultural justice'.</div><div><a href="http://www.clegp.org/index.php/about-us/about-the-president" target="_blank">http://www.clegp.org/index.php/about-us/about-the-president</a><br>
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