Call for proposals: NCOLCTL 2002 -- DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS 1 DECEMBER

[Scott McGinnis]

With apologies for those of you that will be getting multiple copies of this
from your subscription(s) to other lists....we hope to see you in D.C. next
April!

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages
Fifth National Conference
Washington, D.C.
April 12-14, 2002
Expanding Our Capabilities:
Focus on Teacher Preparation and Professional Development for the Less
Commonly Taught Languages

The Fifth National Conference of the National Council of Organizations of
Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) is scheduled for metropolitan
Washington, D.C. on April 12-14, 2002. The first day of the conference
(April 12) will be held at the Foreign Service Institute and the final two
days (April 13 & 14) at the Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston, both located
in Arlington, Virginia.

Proposals are solicited for individual papers, colloquia and poster
sessions. The formats are described below. Proposals should fall broadly
within the Conference theme of "Expanding Our Capabilities: Focus on Teacher
Preparation and Professional Development for the Less Commonly Taught
Languages." Although proposed presentations may focus on individual
languages, each should address issues that clearly relate to more than just
that one language.  Sessions might include:
- Discussion of classroom-based research in the LCTLs;
- Description of effective pre-service teacher preparation activities;
- Description of effective inservice professional development programs;
- Identification and analysis of needs in the area of professional
development in the LCTLs;
- Addressing professional development needs in the LCTLs, such as increasing
learner-centeredness, adaptation of older textbooks, etc.;
- Reports by individual LCTL teachers on their own individual efforts to
continue to develop professionally;
- Uses of technology in teacher preparation and professional development;
- The role(s) of immersion experiences and summer institutes in professional
development;
- Effective training and supervision of new or inexperienced LCTL teachers;
- Sharing of innovative instructional materials, teaching activities or
classroom arrangements for an LCTL; and
- Other topics related to the theme.

Proposals on such other topics as curriculum development and learner needs
analysis, will also be considered.

Individual papers are 20 minutes long. A paper should focus clearly on one
or more issues related to the theme. Papers may be based on research or
practical experience.

Colloquia are 90 minutes. A colloquium proposal should specify three or more
presenters who will address one of the conference themes. Preference will be
given to panels 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 of either the traditional poster format, such as
presentation of materials or of results of research in progress, or
demonstrations of instructional or information technology. However, any
proposal requiring technical support must specify in detail the type of
hardware and 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, the presenter's institution and the presenter's primary
language(s) in the upper right-hand corner.  The proposed title should not
exceed ten words.  Next should appear a 50-75 word abstract suitable for
inclusion in the conference program.  The proposal text should be 150-200
words long and may not exceed one page in length.

If possible, proposals should be submitted in electronic format by email to
Scott McGinnis: smcginnis at nflc.org.  If email is not available, proposals
may be sent to the following address by hard copy:

Scott McGinnis
National Foreign Language Center
7100 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 300
College Park, MD 20740
Phone	301-403-1750 x18
Fax	301-403-1754
Email	smcginnis at nflc.org

The final deadline for receipt of proposals is December 1, 2001. Applicants
will be notified by email within one week of the receipt of their
submissions. They will be notified by the Program Committee by January 7,
2002, whether their proposal has been accepted.