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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Educational Linguists,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The 2017 Conference on Language, Learning, and Culture is just around the corner!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please join us at Virginia International University for an exciting conference on Enhancing and Advancing Teacher Education: Professional Identities, Communities, Beliefs, and Practices.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dates: April 7-8, 2017<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Location: 4401 Village Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030 – just outside Washington, DC, with a campus shuttle from Vienna Metro
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<p class="MsoNormal">Website: <a href="https://conference.viu.edu/cllc">https://conference.viu.edu/cllc</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The SCHEDULE of presentations is now available online: <a href="https://conference.viu.edu/cllc/content/schedule">
https://conference.viu.edu/cllc/content/schedule</a><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are honored to welcome the following PLENARY SPEAKERS: <a href="https://conference.viu.edu/cllc/plenaries/speakers">
https://conference.viu.edu/cllc/plenaries/speakers</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- Dr. Elaine Horwitz -- <i>Supporting teacher autonomy through learner-centered teacher education: An example with language teachers</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Dr. Rashi Jain -- <i>Towards a translingually responsive pedagogy: Implications for teacher education, practice, and research<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Dr. Joy Peyton -- <i>Cross-national, multi-language professional development experiences: Challenges and success stories from teachers of adult immigrants<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">EARLY REGISTRATION rates are available until March 5: <a href="https://conference.viu.edu/cllc/content/registration">
https://conference.viu.edu/cllc/content/registration</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We also offer FREE REGISTRATION in exchange for VOLUNTEERING! If you are interested, please email Leslie Salley at
<a href="mailto:leslie.salley@yahoo.com">leslie.salley@yahoo.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We welcome your participation in CLLC 2017! Please mark your calendars and make plans to attend!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Rebecca Sachs, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Program Chair, TESOL & Applied Linguistics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Co-Organizer, Conference on Language, Learning, & Culture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Virginia International University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="http://www.viu.edu/"><span style="color:windowtext">www.viu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">4401 Village Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Fairfax, VA 22030<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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