29.557, Calls: Applied Linguistics, Writing Systems/Canada

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LINGUIST List: Vol-29-557. Thu Feb 01 2018. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 29.557, Calls: Applied Linguistics, Writing Systems/Canada

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Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 18:39:23
From: Inge Genee [inge.genee at uleth.ca]
Subject: 25th Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium

 
Full Title: 25th Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium 
Short Title: SILS2018 

Date: 07-Jun-2018 - 09-Jun-2018
Location: Lethbridge AB, Canada 
Contact Person: Inge Genee
Meeting Email: info at sils2018.ca
Web Site: http://www.sils2018.ca 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Writing Systems 

Call Deadline: 30-Mar-2018 

Meeting Description:

A gathering for Indigenous language teachers, activists and scholars around
three themes: research, instructional skills, community. Stabilizing
Indigenous Languages Symposium is the oldest and largest gathering of
Indigenous Language stakeholders in North America. In this 25th year SILS is
jointly organized by the Peigan Board of Education and the University of
Lethbridge. It will be held in traditional Blackfoot territory at Nato'ohkotok
(Medicine Rock), the University of Lethbridge.


Call for Papers:

We invite teachers, activists, students and scholars to submit proposals for
presentations, posters or workshops relating to our Symposium themes.

Symposium themes:

Research (Day 1: Thursday June 7)
Instructional skills (Day 2: Friday June 8)
Community (Day 3: Saturday June 9)

Topics may include but are not limited to:

Culture-based education
Language revitalization/reclamation/maintenance
Immersion schools, Mentor-Apprentice Programs and other paths to fluency
Community organizing/fund development/activism/program planning
Research/assessment/best practices
Technology/audio-visual language maintenance & revitalization techniques
Other Indigenous language education topics
Elder, speaker, teacher and student outreach and recruitment

Types of presentations:

Workshop (45 or 90 minutes): Hands-on session in which participants learn and
practice specific skills such as language teaching or testing techniques,
culturally based language education strategies. Presenters are encouraged to
use handouts and audio-visual aids and share their own curriculum and teaching
materials. We welcome proposals for multi-presenter workshops, which may be
assigned longer time slots if needed.

Presentation (30 minutes): A description, demonstration and/or discussion of
something the presenter(s) is doing or has done related to Indigenous language
education. Presenters are encouraged to use handouts and audio-visual aids.

Poster (2 hour joint session): Similar to a presentation, but instead of an
oral presentation the presenter prepares a poster which attendees can view and
discuss during a specific time slot. This format is especially suitable for
student presenters and for work-in-progress. The poster session will be held
on Thursday June 7 at the end of the day during the welcome reception.

Panel discussion (45 or 90 minutes): Panel discussions provide a forum for a
group to discuss general issues related to indigenous education and to share
ideas and opinions in a more informal format.

See http://www.sils2018.ca/call-for-presentations/ for instructions and
proposal submission form.




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