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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">EXTENDED CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">CLLC 2015: Next-Generation Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt">to be held April 9-11, 2015, at Virginia International University in Fairfax, VA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt">Good news: The <b><span style="color:#C00000">submission deadline</span></b><span style="color:#C00000">
</span>for this year’s Conference on Language, Learning, & Culture has been extended to
<b><span style="color:#C00000">January 19, 2015</span></b>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt">We enthusiastically welcome the participation of the Educational Linguistics community and invite your proposals of workshops, posters, paper presentations, panel discussions, and colloquia in the areas outlined below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">For
<b>abstract submission guidelines</b>, please visit <span style="color:#032C48"><a href="http://cllc.viu.edu/content/call-papers">http://cllc.viu.edu/content/call-papers</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt">For general information on the conference, please see
<a href="http://cllc.viu.edu/">cllc.viu.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.3pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:15.3pt">
<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">CONFERENCE STRANDS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.3pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.3pt">This year’s CLLC intends to frame
<b>assessment</b> in terms of its ability to meet the needs and achieve the goals of all
<b>stakeholders</b>. Through the sharing of <b>best practices </b>and emerging trends, the goal is to begin a
<b>solutions-oriented</b> dialogue on the next generation of <b>innovations</b> in assessment by acknowledging the interplay among a variety of factors related to language, learning, and culture.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.3pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.3pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">INNOVATIONS IN ASSESSMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Technology and assessment<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Interdisciplinary advances and collaborations<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Training in assessment literacy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>New tools, techniques, and directions in assessing…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>multicompetence and multiliteracies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>language varieties and global languages <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>language for specific purposes <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>individual differences<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>P-12 content areas (e.g., science, math)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>content and language integrated learning (CLIL)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>language and culture across the curriculum<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>specific populations of learners (e.g., heritage, indigenous, low-literacy, seniors)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">ETHICS, ACCOUNTABILITY, and EDUCATION POLICY
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Standards-based assessment<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">EFFECTIVE ASSESSMENT DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND USE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Dr. Robert Mislevy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="background:white">(Frederic M. Lord Chair in Measurement and Statistics at the Educational Testing Service;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Dr. Margaret Malone<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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(Associate Vice President for World Languages and International Programs at the Center for Applied Linguistics; Co-Director of the National Capital Language Resource Center)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Dr. Paula Winke<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt">(Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching at Michigan State University; President of the Midwest Association of Language Testers)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000;text-transform:uppercase;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE:</span></b><span style="color:#C00000;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> January 19, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="text-transform:uppercase;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE:</span></b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> Beginning February 6, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE:</span></b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> March 1, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">REGULAR REGISTRATION DEADLINE:</span></b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> April 5, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">LATE REGISTRATION:</span></b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> April 6-11, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">CONFERENCE:</span></b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> April 9-11, 2015 </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt">Questions about the conference can be directed to Kevin Martin, Director of the School of Education, at <a href="mailto:kevin@viu.edu"><b><span style="color:windowtext;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">kevin@viu.edu.</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt">For more information on the School of Education, our programs, and the variety of events we host throughout the year, please visit our website at
<a href="http://www.viu.edu/sed">www.viu.edu/sed</a>! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>We welcome your participation in CLLC 2015: Next-Generation Assessment! Please mark your calendars and make plans to attend!<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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