FYI, from the ALTA list via H-Swahili - an extension of the deadline for papers on "Towards a New Paradigm in Teaching and Learning African Languages" - at the 13th annual meeting of the African Langauge Teachers' Association ALTA, jointly held with the 12th Annual Conference of the (U.S.) National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL)...
-----Original Message----- Due to overwhelming requests from our membership, deadline extended *********************** Final Deadline: November 14, 2008 ********************* Towards a New Paradigm in Teaching and Learning African Languages (jointly held with the 12th Annual Conference of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages - NCOLCTL) Venue: Sheraton Madison Hotel, Madison, Wisconsin April 23 - 26, 2009 Call for Proposals Call for Proposals African Language Teachers Association13th International Conference, Madison, WisconsinApril 23-26 2009 Theme: Towards a New Paradigm in Teaching and Learning African Languages The 13th Annual Meeting of the African Language Teachers Association (ALTA) is scheduled for April 23-26, 2009, in Madison, WI (with a pre-conference workshop scheduled for Thursday, April 23rd). Proposals are solicited for individual papers and poster sessions. Proposals should fall broadly within the conference theme, "Towards a New Paradigm in Teaching and Learning African Languages." Presentations may address new paradigms in language pedagogy – such as curriculum, methodology, and material development, or new paradigms in advocacy and administration – such as bilingual education, heritage language learners, autonomous and self-instructional settings, teacher training, professionalization, and program development, These paradigms will undoubtedly overlap and successful proposals will reflect the interrelatedness of pedagogy and program administration in the future of African languages. Although proposed presentations may focus on individual languages, they should address issues that clearly relate to more than just that one language. Individual papers are to be 20 minutes long. A paper may be based on research or practical experience, but should focus clearly on issues related to the main conference theme. Poster sessions may focus on completed work or work in progress related to the teaching and/or learning African languages. They may be in either the traditional poster format, such as presentation of materials or of research completed or in progress, or demonstrations of instructional or information technology. Proposals may ONLY be submitted in electronic format using the attached ALTA Session Proposal Submission Form. This form is also available at the ALTA website (http://lang.nalrc.wisc.edu/alta/conf/2009/prpsl.htm). The Proposal Submission form is a "fillable" PDF file that can be completed with Adobe® Acrobat® or Reader® and then submitted to ALTA via e-mail. This is the only format in which Proposals may be submitted. The form contains detailed instructions for its use, but please contact the ALTA Secretariat ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) with any questions. For a proposal to be considered, all fields of the form, including, title, abstract, proposal, type of session, technology needs and contact information must be completed in full. Incomplete proposals may be disqualified. The new deadline for receipt of proposals is Friday, November 14, 2008. Applicants will be notified by the Program Committee by Monday, January 5th, 2009 whether or not their proposal has been accepted. At least one presenter from an accepted presentation will be required to pre-register. Details about pre-registration will be provided in the acceptance notification. If you have any questions regarding Proposal submission, please contact the ALTA Secretariat at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ALTA4231 Humanities Building455 N. Park Street Madison, WI 53706 Tel: 608-265-7902; FAX 608 265 ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
