Announcing the SWALLT Fall Conference, which will be held October 27-28 at UC Irvine. Our theme is Making Technology Speak Your Language: Strategies for Teaching and Assessment We are now accepting presentation proposals in the following areas: -core curriculum and ancillary objectives -integrated instructional design -strategies for reinforcement and retention of language usage, forms, and mechanics -pre- and post-assessment tools -rubrics and standards -comprehensible, authentic input -the impact of social networking on language learning and teaching -e-portfolios Submission deadline is Friday, September 8. Please visit our conference website at http://www.humanities.uci.edu/hirc/ocs/index.php We look forward to seeing you in sunny Southern California! Judi -- ____________________________________________________________ Judi Franz, Director Humanities Instructional Resource Center http://www.humanities.uci.edu/hirc (949) 824-4500 2003-07 IALLT Programs Director (http://iallt.org) The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. -Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher (1889-1951) *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************