CFP: NECTFL REPORT 2007 - "The Many Views Of Diversity" -- DEADLINE 1 JULY 2006

[Scott G. McGINNIS]

CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline for Submissions – July 1, 2006
Title:  The Many Views of Diversity: Understanding Multiple 
Realities

The NECTFL Report encourages papers of interest to 
instructors, researchers, and administrators at all 
educational levels on theory, research, and classroom 
practice in language teaching and learning.  Papers are 
sought that specifically address the 2007 conference theme, 
The Many Views of Diversity: Understanding Multiple 
Realities. Papers should reflect the bi-directional way in 
which research on second language acquisition and classroom 
practice inform each other.  The papers will be part of a 
volume that reflects both best practices in the teaching of 
a diverse body of learners and research that treats the 
current realities of the profession.
 
AIMS AND SCOPE 
The NECTFL Conference Report aims:
• To provide a forum for the exchange of experiences and 
information of studying languages and culture and 
methodologies, tools and products used to
design, measure and achieve it.
• To promote awareness of the crucial role of language and 
culture studies in the effective construction of new 
knowledge.
• To provide a vehicle for the publication of academic 
papers related to all aspects of language and culture 
teaching and learning.

The NECTFL Conference Report addresses all aspects of 
systemic analysis from both a practical and an academic 
viewpoint. It invites contributions from practitioners and 
academics, as well as national and international policy, 
standard making bodies.

Topics of Interest
Topics of interest to the NECTFL Conference Report include, 
but are not limited to:
•	Effective Instructional Practices
•	Applications of interactive planning methodology
•	Culturally-Responsive Teaching
•	Special Needs Learners
•	Assessment
•	Language Learning and Special Education
•	Cognitively-Guided Instruction
•	Action Research
•	Technology-Enriched Instruction
•	Linking Technology and authentic learning
•	Cognitive patterns
•	Gifted Learners
•	Multimedia systems
•	Virtual communities
•	Heritage Speakers
•	Immersion Education
•	Bilingual Education

We seek papers that improve on the best academic research or 
the best practical applications. Submitted papers should be 
motivated by the problems they address with compelling 
examples from real or potential applications.  

Editors:
Laura Franklin (lfranklin at nvcc.edu)
Scott McGinnis (scott.mcginnis at belvoir.army.mil)

GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS
NECTFL Report Manuscript Guidelines
All articles submitted will be evaluated by at least two, 
normally three, members of the Editorial Review Board. 
Elements to be considered in the evaluation process are the 
article's appropriateness for the journal's readership, its 
contribution to foreign language education and the 
originality of that contribution, the soundness of the 
research or theoretical base, its implications for the 
classroom, and, finally, organization, focus, and clarity of 
expression.

As you prepare your manuscript for submission to the NECTFL 
Report, please keep the following guidelines in mind:

1.	We use the most recent APA [American Psychological 
Association] Guidelines, and not those of the Modern 
Language Association (MLA) or the Chicago Manual of Style. 
Please use the latest edition (5th ed., 2001) of the 
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 
as your guide. For models of articles and references, 
examine The NECTFL Review, The Modern Language Journal, or a 
recent issue of Foreign Language Annals. These journals 
follow the APA style with minor deviations (and those being 
primarily changes in level headings within articles). 
Citations within articles, bibliographical entries, 
punctuation, and style follow the APA format very closely. 
You can visit the following web sites, which give you 
abbreviated versions of the APA guidelines: 
a. APA Style Resources: 
http://www.psychwww.com/resource/apacrib.htm — This 
excellent site offers links to several other sites that 
offer guidelines for using the 5th edition of the APA 
guidelines.
b. APA Research Style Crib Sheet: 
http://www.docstyles.com/apacrib.htm — This site by Russ 
Dewey at Georgia Southern University, offers a summary of 
rules for use of the APA style.

2.	Do not submit a diskette with article you are 
submitting. Instead, submit your article electronically to 
(Laura Franklin (lfranklin at nvcc.edu) or  Scott McGinnis 
(Scott.McGinnis at belvoir.army.mil). Please follow these 
guidelines carefully to expedite the review and publishing 
process: 
a. Use an IBM-compatible word-processing program, preferably 
Microsoft Word 2000.
b. Do not use the richtext format.
c. Use a font size of 12 points and use only one font 
throughout — we require Times New Roman.
d. Use italics and boldface type when necessary, but do not 
use underlining.

3.	Please think carefully about the title of your 
article. Although “catchy” titles are permissible, even 
desirable in some cases for conference presentations, the 
title of your article should be more academic in nature, 
allowing the reader to determine at once what subject the 
author(s) will be addressing. It should be brief, preferably 
without subtitles, and no longer than 12 words. 
 
4.	We do not normally require an abstract of your 
article. 
 
5.	Articles will not be accepted if they appear to 
endorse or sell software, hardware, books, or any other 
products. 
 
6.	Do not include the names of the author(s) of the 
article on the first page of the actual text. 
a. On the first page of the submitted article, authors 
should provide the following information: 
i. The title of the article
ii. Names and titles of the author(s)
iii. Preferred mailing addresses
iv. Home and office phone numbers
v. Fax numbers (if available)
vi. E-mail addresses
vii. For joint authorship, an indication as to which author 
will be the primary contact person (not necessarily the 
first author listed on the manuscript itself).
b. The first page of the manuscript itself should have the 
title only, followed immediately by the text.
c. It is essential that there be no direct references to the 
author(s) in the manuscript to be read by the reviewers. 
Any “giveaways,” such as references to a particular 
institution, when it is obvious that the institution is that 
of the author, should be avoided as well.
d. If your article is accepted for publication, you will be 
able to make the necessary changes in the final manuscript. 
For the present, however, authors should refer to themselves 
in the third person and refer to studies or projects at “X 
Middle School” or “X University.”
e. The APA guidelines suggest ways that authors can achieve 
this necessary degree of anonymity. We do understand, 
however, that references to certain web sites may 
necessarily reveal the identity of the authors of certain 
articles.

7.	Include a short biographical paragraph (this will 
appear at the bottom of the first page of the article). 
Please include this paragraph on a separate page at the end 
of your article. This paragraph should include the following 
information (no longer than 4-5 lines!): 
a. Your name
b. Your highest degree and what school it is from
c. Your title
d. What level(s) you have taught in your teaching career: K-
12, elementary school, middle school, high school, community 
college, college/university, other.
e. Your credentials.
Example:
Charles Bovary (Ph. D., Duke University) is Professor of 
French and Foreign Language Pedagogy at the University of 
Montana. He teaches/coordinates …. His research …. He has 
published …. 

8.	Please note that the length of manuscripts averages 
approximately 17-20 double-spaced pages, including notes, 
charts, and references. This does not mean that a slightly 
longer article is out of the question; however, articles of 
greater length will be evaluated more critically. 
 
9.	Please consult the Checklist for Manuscript 
Publication. Promising articles have been rejected because 
authors did not spend enough time proofreading the 
manuscript.

These guidelines and the accompanying checklist are based on 
similar documents prepared by Maurice Cherry, Editor, 
Dimension, a SCOLT publication.