21.4155, Calls: Language Acquisition/USA

Tue Oct 19 16:15:25 UTC 2010

LINGUIST List: Vol-21-4155. Tue Oct 19 2010. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 21.4155, Calls: Language Acquisition/USA

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Date: 18-Oct-2010
From: Will Slade [sladewill at gmail.com]
Subject: Texas Foreign Language Education Conference

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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:13:50
From: Will Slade [sladewill at gmail.com]
Subject: Texas Foreign Language Education Conference

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Full Title: Texas Foreign Language Education Conference 
Short Title: TexFLEC 

Date: 15-Apr-2011 - 16-Apr-2011
Location: Austin, TX, USA 
Contact Person: Will Slade
Meeting Email: texflec2011 at gmail.com
Web Site: 
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/tlc/conferences/texflec_2011/home.php 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 30-Jan-2011 

Meeting Description:

The Texas Foreign Language Education Conference (TexFLEC) aims to be 
an annual conference that brings together researchers and educators in the 
fields of foreign language education, TEFL/TESL (Teaching English as a 
Foreign Language or Second Language), linguistics, and applied linguistics.

About This Year's Theme
'Language Education across the Academic Pipeline'

The 'academic pipeline' is a metaphor that education researchers have 
used to describe the flow of students from primary schools through higher 
education (e.g. Gándara, et al., 1998). The academic pipeline relates to 
'vertical articulation,' discussed in Foreign Language Education research to 
refer to the direction of curricula across levels of school (Lange, 1982).

This year's conference will address crucial questions about the academic
pipeline for ELLs and foreign language learners: To what extent does K-12
language education prepare students to transition smoothly to college and 
higher education opportunities? What evaluative and pedagogical practices 
within and among schools provide continuity and support for students as 
they navigate through their academic careers? What factors cause students 
to 'leak out' of the educational system and/or out of language studies?

Deadline for submissions is January 31st, 2011. 

Call For Papers

'Language Education Across the Academic Pipeline'

The Texas Foreign Language Education Conference (TexFLEC) invites 
proposal submissions from researchers, teachers, and students for our 
upcoming 2011 conference, April 15-16, at the University of Texas at 
Austin.

The theme for this year's conference emphasizes connections and gaps 
that exist between levels of language education.  Teachers, students, and 
researchers are encouraged to submit proposals for presentations of 
papers and/or research-based teaching practices in the following areas:

- Articulation across levels of K-16 language education
- ESL, foreign language, heritage language, and bilingual pedagogy in K -
12, post-secondary, and/or continuing education contexts
- Analysis of policy concerning language minority students, language
planning, and language politics
- Assessment and evaluation of language learners
- Innovative material development for language education
- Language maintenance and additive multilingualism
- Learner and teacher identity in language education

Preference will be given to scholarly, creative, and innovative presentations.

Deadline: All proposals must be received by January 31, 2011.

Session Types:
-Research-based Paper Presentations will include a 20 minute discussion 
on new research by the presenter followed by a 10 minute Q&A interaction 
with conference participants.

-Practice-oriented Presentations  will include a 30 minute discussion, or
group-led modeling exercise of a teaching practice that applies current 
research to the classroom.

- Poster Presentations will be displayed during the lunch breaks and can be 
used to gain valuable feedback on theses, dissertations, or research. More 
information on poster presentations can be found at:
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/asl/guides/bio/posters.html

Submissions should be pasted  into the on-line submission form,including
sections dedicated to the background, objective, research design, and
conclusions of your study. View the submission form for the specific word 
count requirements and other information.

Thank you in advance for your submission.  Please help us through the 
review process by ensuring that your submission adheres to the guidelines.  
We look forward to reading your work!

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