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<div dir="ltr">***Call for papers***</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://universidadesidiomas-elt-english.weebly.com/" target="_blank" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 18.176px; font-weight: inherit; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer;">http://universidadesidiomas-elt-english.weebly.com/</a></div><div dir="ltr"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b style="line-height: 18.176px;"><br style="line-height: 18.176px;"></b></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b style="line-height: 18.176px;">XI Conference on Language Teacher Education and II ELT Conference </b>(XI Encuentro de Universidades Formadoras de Licenciados de Idiomas y II ELT)<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">March 17<sup style="line-height: 15.1467px;">th</sup>, 18<sup style="line-height: 15.1467px;">th</sup> and 19<sup style="line-height: 15.1467px;">th</sup>, 2016<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Santiago de Cali, Colombia <u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Organized by Universidad del Valle, Universidad Santiago de Cali and Universidad ICESI.<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u> <u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 18.176px;">We are now accepting proposals for our XI annual conference on March 17-19, 2016. We are honored to have Ken Hyland (University of Hong Kong), Christian Puren (</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 18.176px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">University of Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne, France) and Tim Marr (London Language Advisors) </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 18.176px;">as our international keynote speakers.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u> <u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The event will gather students, researchers, pre-service and in-service educators around the following objectives:<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><ul style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 1em; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 1em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">To share findings of research on language teaching with the academic community.<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></li><li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">To share thoughts and questions on key topics such as: foreign language proficiency levels, knowledge base in foreign language teaching, research training, teaching methodologies, accreditation for foreign languages programs, language teaching in undergraduate and graduate programs, professional development, educational policy and social commitment of students and teachers.<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></li><li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">To strengthen the national academic community, so that it can contribute to the development of international communities committed to the teaching of foreign languages.<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></li><li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">To promote the participation of teacher educators in the creation of new knowledge through inter-institutional collaborative work.<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></li></ul><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u> <u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b style="line-height: 18.176px;">Abstracts on areas related to the following topics will be considered:</b><b style="line-height: 18.176px;"><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></b></p><p style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="line-height: 18.176px; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="line-height: 13.2533px; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Curriculum design and curriculum evaluation<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="line-height: 18.176px; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="line-height: 13.2533px; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Research on language teaching and learning<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="line-height: 18.176px; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="line-height: 13.2533px; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Innovative practices (use of ICT, methodologies, didactic proposals, autonomy)<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="line-height: 18.176px; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="line-height: 13.2533px; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Evaluation and assessment of student learning<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="line-height: 18.176px; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="line-height: 13.2533px; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Accreditation of foreign language programs<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="line-height: 18.176px; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="line-height: 13.2533px; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Professional development programs<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="line-height: 18.176px; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="line-height: 13.2533px; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Intercultural communication<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="line-height: 18.176px; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="line-height: 13.2533px; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Bilingual education<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="line-height: 18.176px; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="line-height: 13.2533px; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Language for academic and specific purposes (LAP / LSP)<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="line-height: 18.176px; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="line-height: 13.2533px; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Language teaching to children<u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u> <u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For more information about the event and how to submit a proposal visit our website <a href="http://universidadesidiomas-elt-english.weebly.com/" target="_blank" style="line-height: 18.176px; font-weight: inherit; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); cursor: pointer;">http://universidadesidiomas-<wbr style="line-height: 18.176px;">elt-english.weebly.com/</a> or contact us: <u style="line-height: 18.176px;"></u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">universidadesidiomas.elt@gmail.com</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 18.176px;">Please note our deadline is </span><b style="font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 18.176px;">Feb. 1</b></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.176px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; 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