CALL FOR PROPOSALS

What: The Twelfth Annual Texas Foreign Language Education Conference (TexFLEC)

"Language Education Across the Academic Pipeline"

now accepting proposals for presentations

The TexFLEC 2011 website now has been updated with

the Call for Proposals and a proposal submission form.

Deadline: For submission is January 31, 2011.

Details:

The Texas Foreign Language Education Conference (TexFLEC) invites proposal submissions from researchers, teachers, and students for our upcoming 2011 conference, April 15-16, at the University of Texas at Austin. It will feature keynote speaker, Dr. Linda Harklau, a second speaker (soon to be announced), and a panel discussion from experts from a variety of contexts in language education.

The theme for this year’s conference emphasizes connections and gaps that exist between levels of language education. Teachers, students, and researchers are encouraged to submit proposals for presentations of papers and/or research-based teaching practices in the following areas:

• Articulation across levels of K-16 language education
• ESL, foreign language, heritage language, and bilingual pedagogy in K – 12, post-secondary, and/or continuing education contexts
• Analysis of policy concerning language minority students, language planning, and language politics
• Assessment and evaluation of language learners
• Innovative material development for language education
• Language maintenance and additive multilingualism
• Learner and teacher identity in language education
• Educational technology that facilitates language learning opportunitie

Preference will be given to scholarly, creative, and innovative presentations.

Deadline: All proposals must be received by January 31, 2011.

Session Types:

• Research-based Paper Presentations will include a 20 minute discussion on new research by the presenter followed by a 10 minute Q&A interaction with conference participants.
• Practice-oriented Presentations will include a 30 minute discussion, or group-led modeling exercise of a teaching practice that applies current research to the classroom.
• Poster Presentations will be displayed during the lunch breaks and can be used to gain valuable feedback on theses, dissertations, or research. More information on poster presentations can be found at: http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/ugr/poster

Submissions should be pasted into the on-line submission form, including sections dedicated to the background, objective, research design, and conclusions of your study. View the submission form for the specific word count requirements and other information.

Thank you in advance for your submission. Please help us through the review process by ensuring that your submission adheres to the guidelines. We look forward to reading your work!

TexFLEC is proudly sponsored by:

• The Foreign Language Education Student Association (FLESA) at the University of Texas at Austin,
• The Foreign Language Education (FLE) Program at the University of Texas at Austin,
• The Texas Language Center (TLC) at the University of Texas at Austin,
• The Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Meet our Faculty Candidate

Join Us

What: You are invited to interact with Faculty Candidate
Ms. Marta Sanchez
When: Wednesday, January 12, 2011
3:40pm-4:40pm
Where: BBL Conference Room

Georgetown University Linguistic Landscape Symposium

The first student-run Georgetown University Linguistic LandscapeSymposium will be held at Georgetown University on April 15, 2011, on the new and emerging topic of Linguistic Landscape: the use of all forms of language in public space. With the development of the field of LL in various places worldwide, we would like to present the opportunity for our fellow students and researchers to share research and get feedback from their peers in a supportive environment. Topics can range from the use of language in urban centers to the Internet’s variety of multimodal representations of public messages. The types of communication that arise from reactions to these media fit the topic as well, so long as the crucial questions are addressed: how do we construct and perceive language in the public domain, and how does it affect our own reactions and interactions?

Symposium participants will include Dr. Elana Shohamy (University ofTel Aviv), Dr. Cecilia Castillo-Ayometzi (Georgetown University), Dr. Aneta Pavlenko (Temple University), and other prominent scholars TBA.

We would like to dedicate this symposium to the memory of Ron Scollon, whose pioneering research was invaluable to the fields of geolinguistics and discourse analysis. After years of mentoring students and faculty alike at Georgetown, Dr. Scollon had a significant impact that was instrumental in the development of LL as a dynamic area of research. We hope that he would be proud to see students taking these topics, expanding upon them, and sharing their findings and theories with others.

Call for Papers

As this will be a symposium run primarily for and by students, we are primarily interested in student work (both undergraduate and graduate) that will be presented in open forum discussions, paper presentations,and a poster session. However, we encourage everyone to submit research for consideration.

Possible topics (including but not limited to): use of text and language in the virtual landscape, multilingualism in public discourse, the impact of media on the linguistic landscape, effects of multimodality in the LL, text in public space as a point of contention, influence of audio on the construction of space,interactions between textual artifacts and their viewers, etc.

Deadline for Abstract Submission: December 17, 2010

Notification of Acceptance: by January 18, 2011

Abstracts should contain information about the focus of the research, methodology used, preliminary results, preference of format (presentation or poster session), and implications of Linguistic Landscape in its broader definitions. Please note that presentations will be limited to 15 minutes, with ten minutes for questions/answers afterward. Abstracts should be limited to 300 words; please indicate if you will need A/V for your presentation. Accepted participants will be required to register by the early deadline.

We understand that the definition of LL is still being shaped and explored. If you aren’t certain that your work fits in, please contact us regarding your topic/research interest and we will be happy to discuss your work’s suitability/possible changes and refer to the number of publications in the area.

To read about some of the notable findings in the area of LL,

please refer to the following scholars' books:

Discourses in Place by Ron and Suzie Wong Scollon (2003)

Linguistic Landscape: A New Approach to Multilingualism by Durk Gorter (2006)

Linguistic Landscapes by Peter Backhaus (2007)

Linguistic Landscape: Expanding the Scenery,

edited by Elana Shohamyand Durk Gorter (2008)

Linguistic Landscape in the City,

edited by Elana Shohamy, EliezerBen-Rafael, and Monica Barni (2010)

For more information about the conference and LL, please have a look at our website: http://www7.georgetown.edu/students/gjn5/

Registration will open November 1st. Please see the website for details.

Early Registration: $15 by March 15th

Late Registration: $20 after March 15th

Lunch will be provided, and a happy hour will follow the conference.

We are looking forward to your participation and believe it will be a unique opportunity to share work and encourage new projects that are relevant to the ecology surrounding us.

Date: 4-15-2011

Location: Georgetown University, exact location TBD

Contacts: Greg Niedt, Corinne Seals

Email: gjn5@georgetown.edu, cas257@georgetown.edu

TexFLEC collaboration with South Central Association for Language Learning Technology (SoCALLT)--Call for Proposals

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

What: The Twelfth Annual Texas Foreign Language Education Conference (TexFLEC)

When: April 15 - 16, 2011

Where: The University of Texas at Austin campus

Title: "Language Education Across the Academic Pipeline"

Deadline for submission: January 31, 2011.

TexFLEC is still accepting proposals for presentations. You can access the Call for Proposals and a proposal submission form at the TexFLEC 2011 website. Please visit these informative sites!

The Texas Foreign Language Education Conference (TexFLEC) invites proposal submissions from researchers and practitioners for the upcoming 2011 conference, which will take place on April 15-16, at the University of Texas at Austin.

The conference will feature keynote speaker, Dr. Linda Harklau of the University of Georgia (read more about Dr. Harklau's research and achievements), and a panel discussion from experts from a variety of contexts in language education.

The theme for this year’s conference emphasizes connections and gaps that exist between levels of language education. Teachers, students, and researchers are encouraged to submit proposals for presentations of papers and/or research-based teaching practices in the following areas:

• Articulation across levels of K-16 language education
• ESL, foreign language, heritage language, and bilingual pedagogy in K – 12, post-secondary, and/or continuing education contexts
• Analysis of policy concerning language minority students, language planning, and language politics
• Assessment and evaluation of language learners
• Innovative material development for language educationLanguage maintenance and additive multilingualism
• Learner and teacher identity in language education
• Educational technology that facilitates language learning opportunities

Preference will be given to scholarly, creative, and innovative presentations.

Session Types:

• Research-based Paper Presentations will include a 20 minute discussion on new research by the presenter followed by a 10 minute Q&A interaction with conference participants.
• Practice-oriented Presentations will include a 30 minute discussion, or group-led modeling exercise of a teaching practice that applies current research to the classroom.
• Poster Presentations will be displayed during the lunch breaks and can be used to gain valuable feedback on theses, dissertations, or research. More information on poster presentations can be found at: http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/ugr/poster

Submissions should be pasted into the on-line submission form, including sections dedicated to the background, objective, research design, and conclusions of your study. View the submission form for the specific word count requirements and other information.

Thank you in advance for your submission. Please help us through the review process by ensuring that your submission adheres to the guidelines. We look forward to reading your work!

TexFLEC is proudly sponsored by:

• The Foreign Language Education Student Association (FLESA) at the University of Texas at Austin,
• The Foreign Language Education (FLE) Program at the University of Texas at Austin,
• The Texas Language Center (TLC) at the University of Texas at Austin,
• The Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

For more information, please send e-mail to texflec2011@gmail.com or visit http://www.texflec.org/

End of Fall Semester Celebration Potluck

End of Fall Semester Celebration Potluck
Celebrate the season
With your colleagues and friends
December 7, 2010
BBL Conference Room
11:30-1:30

Volunteers needed for games/music and clean up
Please RSVP with Sylvia

RSO Workshop on Time Management

Time Management Workshop
When: October 22nd at 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Where: BBL Grants Room
Who: Melissa Thomas from the Tomás Rivera Center
Bring: your planner or electronic calendar and questions or concerns you have about managing your time!

Come learn some time management tips and techniques about the many responsibilities of being a PhD student!

Announcing Texas Foreign Language Education Conference, April 15-16, 2011

The Twelfth Annual Texas Foreign Language Education Conference (TexFLEC)
"Language Education Across the Academic Pipeline"
will take place at the University of Texas at Austin April 15th - 16th, 2011

TexFLEC 2011 will be accepting submissions for paper and poster proposals between October 1st, 2010 and January 31st, 2011. The TexFLEC 2011 website will be updated soon with more information on how to submit proposals and register to attend the conference.

ABOUT THIS YEAR'S THEME:
''Language Education across the Academic Pipeline''

To what extent does K-12 language education prepare students to transition smoothly to college and higher education opportunities? What practices provide continuity and support for students as the navigate through elementary, secondary, post-secondary, and continuing education contexts? What factors cause students to "leak out" of the educational system and/or out of language studies?

TexFLEC welcomes proposals of 1) research presentations that examine ESL, foreign language, heritage language, and bilingual education in all different school contexts and 2) language teaching practices that are grounded in theory and research.


Research presentations may include:
•ESL, foreign language, heritage language, and bilingual pedagogy in K – 12, post-secondary, and/or continuing education contexts
•Analysis of policy concerning language minority students, language planning, and language politics
•Innovative material development for language education
•Assessment and evaluation of language education
•Language maintenance and additive multilingualism
•Learner and teacher identity in language education

TexFLEC is proudly sponsored by:
The Foreign Language Education Student Association (FLESA) at the University of Texas at Austin,
The Foreign Language Education (FLE) Program at the University of Texas at Austin,
The Texas Language Center (TLC) at the University of Texas at Austin,
The Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio.