CFP: Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations National Conference

[Francis Hult]

http://www.afmlta2011.com.au/callforpapers.htm

 

18th Biennial Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations National Conference

 

Darwin Convention Centre
July 6th - 9th 2011 

 

Conference Themes 

* Enrich: Linguistic and Intercultural Understanding 

* Consolidate: Teaching, Learning and Assessment 

* Aspire: Excellence in Teacher Pedagogy, Use of Information and Communication * Tecnologies (ICT), and Future Focus 

 

* Possible suggested topics for papers and workshops

* Innovations in Language Theory and Methodology 

* Language, culture and learning 

* Cultural Diversity 

* Teaching in the global classroom 

* Resources and Materials 

* Future SACE in programming & assessment 

* Developing a Professional Learning culture 

* Teaching in a multilevel classroom 

* Professional Standards 

* Linking language classrooms with community 

* Intercultural language learning 

* Integrating ICT into the language classroom 

* Australian (National) Curriculum 

* Teaching and learning of Australian languages 

* Bilingual/immersion and content-based learning 

 

Presentation types



There will be 3 types of presentations:

Full papers (30 minutes plus 10 minutes question time) - Full papers usually describe substantial work or projects which relate to one or more of the conference themes. In general, full papers should be situated within relevant literature and proposal should therefore include a short bibliography 

 

Short papers (15 minutes plus 5 minutes question time) - Short papers are useful for sharing preliminary work or work in progress which relates to one or more of the conference themes 

 

Workshops (1 hour and 20 minutes) - Workshops are generally interactive sessions in which presenters may like to share examples practical classroom pedagogy 

Submissions

Preferably, submissions should be made via the form below. Should this not be possible, submissions can be sent to afmlta2011 at afmlta.asn.au following the format below.

Submissions in either word or pdf format are accepted.

Submissions should:

be typed in 11 point, single-spaced 

 

include title of presentation in upper case and centred 

 

include the author(s) affiliation and contact information in lower case, two lines below the title, centred 

 

include an abstract not exceeding 250 words 

 

include a one-paragraph biography of author/s 

 

specify to which of the conference theme/s the submission relates 

 

indicate any audio-visual equipment and/or whether Internet access is required 

for full papers, identify the desire for possible publication as a refereed paper 

 

Submission dates
All submissions must be received by October 31, 2010. We regret that late submissions may not be accepted.

Selection of submissions
All submissions will be given equal consideration by the Academic Chair and a small selection committee for inclusion in the conference program on the basis of the following criteria:

* relevance to the conference theme/s 

* appropriateness of content for conference program and audience 

* contribution to research, discussion, pedagogy, as appropriate 

 

At the selection committee's discretion a proposal may be accepted in a different category than indicated by the author/s (e.g. a full paper may be accepted as a short paper)

We will send notification of (un)successful selection by November 30, 2010

Further information
Please contact the Academic Chair:
Mr Matthew Absalom
Italian Studies Program
The University of Melbourne

 

afmlta2011 at afmlta.asn.au

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