28.4883, Calls: Applied Ling, Gen Ling, Lang Acquisition, Neuroling, Translation/USA

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Subject: 28.4883, Calls: Applied Ling, Gen Ling, Lang Acquisition, Neuroling, Translation/USA

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Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:05:33
From: Michael Newcity [mnewcity at duke.edu]
Subject: Language Pedagogy, Research & Proficiency Testing

 
Full Title: Language Pedagogy, Research & Proficiency Testing 

Date: 23-Jul-2018 - 25-Jul-2018
Location: Durham, NC, USA 
Contact Person: Jessica Dougherty
Meeting Email: jessica.dougherty at duke.edu

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Translation 

Call Deadline: 15-Feb-2018 

Meeting Description:

The Duke Slavic and Eurasian Language Resource Center will host a summer
workshop from July 23 to July 25, 2018 on Language Pedagogy, Research &
Proficiency Testing.

There is an additional session devoted exclusively to Russian language
proficiency testing training and certification in CEFR proficiency testing
from July 26-29, 2018.

Topics of presentations at previous workshops have included:
- Neuroimaging and multilingualism
- Teaching language and culture through film
- Language proficiency testing
- Specialized language instruction at the advanced and superior levels
- The use of technology in the language classroom
- Integrating heritage students in the language classroom
- Addressing the needs of differently-abled students
- Using computer technologies to create pedagogical materials
- The role of grammar in proficiency-based instruction
- Popular culture and language instruction
- Web resources for language teachers


Call for Papers:

The Duke Slavic and Eurasian Language Resource Center will host a summer
workshop from July 23 to July 25, 2018 on Language Pedagogy, Research &
Proficiency Testing, and is pleased to call for papers by interested scholars,
graduate students, and professionals on workshop-related topics and that focus
on teaching/learning ANY language.

Papers on topics other than those mentioned in the conference description are
most welcome. Presentations should be approximately 30 minutes in length and
in English. The workshop will be held on the campus of Duke University in
Durham, North Carolina. Modest financial support to defray presenters’ travel
expenses may be available. All presenters will be invited to submit their
papers for publication in SEELRC’s online peer-reviewed journal Glossos. For
further information, please email Jessica Dougherty at
jessica.dougherty at duke.edu.

Individuals interested in presenting a paper at the workshop should submit an
abstract of approximately 200 words to Jessica Dougherty at
jessica.dougherty at duke.edu no later than February 15, 2018. Individuals will
be notified whether their papers have been accepted for presentation at the
workshop by March 1, 2018.




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