The
11th
New York
International Conference on
Teaching Chinese
Language and Culture
Global Perspectives in Chinese Language and Culture Instruction
As Chinese language programs continue to proliferate throughout the country and around the world, Chinese language educators will need to re-conceptualize Chinese language education in light of the new opportunities and challenges posed by this explosion of interest. As a rapidly increasing number of American students – at younger and younger ages – begin learning Chinese, it will be necessary to develop new ways of thinking about the Chinese language and Chinese learning that incorporate new insights in student motivation and psychology, new approaches to linguistic analysis, and that recognize the key roles played by technology and multimedia devices in students’ daily lives.
This year’s conference will address all of these opportunities and challenges, with an emphasis on the following topics, though presentations on related topics are also welcome:
(1) TECHNOLOGY: Using technology and media in the Chinese language classroom and in online and distance learning.
(2) STUDENT MOTIVATION: Increasing student motivation through creative approaches to teaching and learning and a better understanding of student psychology.
(3) ADMINISTRATION: The administrative challenges posed by the rapid rise of Chinese language education and the critical shortage of qualified Chinese teachers.
(4) PEDAGOGY: The differences between approaches to teaching Chinese to heritage and non-heritage learners; general and specialized student populations; public and private schools; urban, suburban, and rural schools, etc.
(5) LINGUISTICS: New approaches to understanding and explaining Chinese syntax, phonology, semantics, and pragmatics, including psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and cognitive science.
(6) CULTURE & TRANSLATION: Innovative ways of incorporating the teaching of culture into the language learning process and the translation of Chinese culture and literature in the US.
(7) IMMERSION: Opportunities and strategies for studying the language culture in Chinese-speaking communities around the world.
(8) ASSESSMENT: Effective methods to assess student learning.
The
CLTA-GNY Conference Committee welcomes submissions of one page proposals on
subjects relevant to the above themes. Papers can be either in Chinese or
English. We will consider proposals for panels as well as individual papers. All
proposals will be reviewed anonymously. Individual papers will be grouped into
panels by themes. Panels will be 75 minutes long with four presenters. Please
note that we will need separate abstracts for each paper on any panel proposal.
Please send your proposals to the below address(es) to be received by us by February 15, 2013. Both paper and electronic forms are acceptable, though we encourage and prefer e-mail submission.
Email submissions should be sent to: clta.gny@gmail.com
The mailing address is:
Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York
125 East 65th Street
New York, NY 10065
Please include the "Attendee Information Form" with your proposal. Notice of acceptance will be sent out by March 31 electronically. We will send your notice of acceptance by mail if you specifically request it.
For information about CLTA-GNY, please visit http://clta-gny.org.
For details about the conference, including the conference registration form, please visit
http://clta-gny.org/13conf/13conf.html.
The conference registration fee is $20.
ATTENDEE INFORMATION FORM
Please return the following form together with your paper and/or panel proposal.
E-mail to: clta.gny@gmail.com
Or mail to: Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York
125 East 65th Street
New York, NY 10065
Family name:_______________________________ First name:______________________________
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Affiliation:________________________________________________________________________
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The topic of your paper:
Would you like your paper to be published if accepted?
Will you attend the conference without a paper?
Are you willing to perform at the dinner event? If so, briefly describe your proposed performance.