Language
Teacher Education for a World on the Move: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Student Populations
Tenth
International Conference on Language Teacher Education |
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FEBRUARY 2 - 4, 2017
UCLA COVEL COMMONS
DEADLINE: JULY 21, 2016
Opening Remarks
Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, Dean UCLA
Graduate School of Education
Featured Plenary Speakers
Olga Kagan, Director, UCLA National
Heritage Language Resource Center; Professor UCLA
Karen Johnson, Professor, Penn
State University and Paula Golombek, Professor, University of Florida
James Lantolf, Professor, Penn
State University and Olga Esteve, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona |
The Tenth
International Conference on Language Teacher Education welcomes proposals for papers, posters, panels, and discussion sessions
on all aspects of the educational and professional development of language teachers. Proposals may report on data-based research, theoretical and conceptual analyses, or best practices in language teacher education. The 21st century, with its ongoing migration
and globalization trends, requires new approaches to teacher training. The theme of LTE 2017 alerts us to the diverse nature of student populations in an increasingly multilingual world, and to the importance of language teacher trainers in addressing the
challenges and potentials of this population.
The mission of this biennial conference is to address the education of teachers of all languages, at all instructional and institutional levels, and in all the many national and international
contexts in which this takes place, including: world language teaching; bilingual education; heritage and community language education; immersion education; indigenous and minority language education; English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) instruction;
and the teaching of less commonly taught languages. The conference aims to bring together teacher educators from these many contexts to discuss and share research, theory, and best practices and to initiate and sustain meaningful professional dialogue across
languages, levels, and settings in an increasingly diverse and multilingual world.
The conference will focus on the following four
broad themes:
„ The
Knowledge Base of Language Teacher Education
„ Social,
Cultural, and Political Contexts of Language Teacher Education
„ Collaborations
in Language Teacher Education
„ Best
Practices in Language Teacher Education |
Types of Sessions
Paper Session (25 min):A
paper involves a presentation on a topic related to one of the four themes. Papers will be grouped thematically when possible. Grouped paper presentation sessions will include three papers followed by 30 minutes of questions and discussion after all of the
papers have been presented. Total session time: 105 minutes. Abstract Word Limit: 400; Author Limit: 3
Discussion Session (55 min):Discussion
Sessions address a topic best pursued through extended dialog among participants. These sessions will begin with a short (10 minute) informal presentation, the remaining time will be devoted to discussion moderated by the presenter/facilitator. Discussion
sessions are given in small-group settings. Note: a limited number of Discussion Session abstracts will be selected to accommodate the program schedule. Time: 55 min. Abstract Word Limit: 400. Author Limit:
3
Panel Session (105 min):A panel provides an opportunity
for a group of individuals (typically three to five) to propose a specific issue or topic in the field of language teacher education and examine it from a variety of perspectives. Total presentation time is limited to one hour to ensure that the remaining
time allows for presenters and the audience to engage in extended dialog. Time: 105 minutes; Abstract Word Limit: 600; Author Limit: 6
Poster Session (105 min.): At a poster
session, the presenter stands by a display (typically a poster or a personal computer), summarizing his/her research for the duration of the poster session. Participants walk by and view the presentation and interact with the presenter. Time:
105 minutes
Note: All proposals should be appropriate for an audience of language teacher educators and fit within one of the four themes listed above.
This conference is cosponsored by the National Heritage Language Resource Centerat
UCLA and the Center
for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition at the University of Minnesota.
National Heritage Language Resource Center |