Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g1EK6Hu11074; Thu, 14 Feb 2002 15:06:21 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 15:06:21 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <B24038C0D3E160419E320030D92C22DE7A4AA5@hobbes.cal.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "MaryAnn Florez" <maryann@cal.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:7223] Heritage Languages Conference X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3543 Lines: 37 Heritage Languages in America: Building on our National Resources Second National Conference Washington, D.C. October 18-20, 2002 CALL FOR POSTER SESSION PROPOSALS The Second National Conference on Heritage Languages in America will be held at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner, Virginia (in the greater Washington, D.C. area) October 18-20, 2002. The conference is being organized by the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) and the National Foreign Language Center (NFLC), with support from the University of Maryland, College Park. Building from the foundation of the First National Conference, convened in October 1999, in Long Beach, California, the Second National Conference will seek to further the aims of the Heritage Languages Initiative, a national effort to develop the non-English language resources that exist in our communities. It will bring together heritage language community and school leaders, representatives from pre-K-12 schools and colleges and universities, world-renowned researchers, and federal and state policymakers. The goals of the Heritage Languages Initiative and this conference are to continue to make manifest the personal, economic, and social benefits to our nation of preserving and developing the languages spoken by those living in this country; to build a national dialogue on this topic; and to develop an action agenda for the next several years. Poster sessions will take place on Saturday, October 19. We encourage submissions on all topics related to heritage language education, and we suggest the following topics: * Instruction (programs, materials and curricula, strategies, and assessment) * Community-based initiatives * Career opportunities for heritage language speakers * Teacher preparation programs and materials * Professional needs and opportunities (development and recruitment) * Research * Language and education policy Poster sessions may focus on completed work or work in progress. They will include a display of work and a brief oral presentation. Tables and display boards will be provided. Presenters are responsible for all other audiovisual equipment. They may bring their own equipment or make arrangements with the audiovisual supplier for the conference. For information on how to construct a poster presentation see <http://www.lcsc.edu/ss150/poster.htm> Proposals should include a title (not to exceed ten words), an abstract of no more than 250 words, and a 50-75 word abstract suitable for inclusion in the conference program. The primary language(s) involved should be included as well as the presenter's contact information (including institutional affiliation and e-mail address). All proposals may be submitted by e-mail attachment (the preferred method) in WordPerfect or Word, or postal mail to the following address: Ana Marķa Schwartz Email aschwart@umbc.edu Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250 Phone 410-455-2109 The deadline for receipt of proposals is April 3, 2002. The conference program committee will notify those who submitted proposals of their status no later than May 15, 2002. Abstracts received after the deadline will be considered only if space is available. "Competence in languages other than English is desperately needed in the United States. Our huge and varied heritage language resources have a definite role to play in arriving at such competence." Joshua Fishman, Yeshiva and Stanford Universities
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