NCOLCTL Conference

[Benjamin Rifkin]

[Posting for NCOLCTL - please send any queries to NCOLCTL at
ncolctl at mailplus.wisc.edu.]

Call for Proposals
 
The Ninth Annual Meeting of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught
Languages (NCOLCTL) is scheduled for April 28-30, 2006, in Madison, WI (with
a pre-conference workshop scheduled for April 27th).  Proposals are
solicited for individual papers, colloquia, and poster sessions.   Proposals
should fall broadly within the conference theme,

³Expanding the LCTL Capacities in the United States.²

Although proposed presentations may focus on individual languages, each
should 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 LCTL¹s.  Other topics such as curriculum and
materials development, teacher training and professionalization, research,
and assessment will also be welcome.
 
Individual papers are to be 30 minutes long.  A paper should focus clearly
on issues related to the main conference theme.  Papers may be based on
research or practical experience.  Colloquia are to be 90 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.  Poster 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.  However, any proposal requiring technical support
must specify in detail the type of hardware or software needed.
 
Proposals should indicate the title and kind of presentation (paper,
colloquium or poster session) in the upper left-hand corner and the name of
the presenter/presenter¹s primary language(s) of interest in the upper right
hand corner.  The proposed title should not exceed ten words.  Next should
be a 50-75 word abstract suitable for inclusion in the conference program
and NCOLCTL website.  The proposal text should be 150-200 words long and may
not exceed one page in length.  The final deadline for receipt of proposals
is September 26th, 2005.  Applicants will be notified by the Program
Committee by October 14th, 2005 whether or not their proposal has been
accepted.  

Submission of proposals by email is strongly encouraged, and should be sent
to: ncolctl at mailplus.wisc.edu.  If email is not available, proposals may be
sent by hard copy to:

NCOLCTL
4231 Humanities Building
455 N. Park Street
Madison, WI 53706.
 
Tel: 608-265-7903; FAX 608 265 7904.
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Vice Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and
Professor of Slavic Languages
College of Liberal Arts / Temple University
1206 Anderson Hall, 1114 W. Berks St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Phone (215) 204-1816
Fax (215) 204-3731
benjamin.rifkin at temple.edu

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