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Chinese Language Teachers Association of California (CLTAC)
2021 Spring Conference

Theme: Developing Global Competence

​                                                 CALL FOR PROPOSALS                                                                
                    

The Chinese Language Teachers Association of California (CLTAC) will host the 2021 Spring Conference virtually on March 13th 2021. The Organizing Committee invites submission of proposals for 20-minute individual presentations or 60-minute panel discussions. The theme of the conference is “Developing Global Competence.” We welcome proposals in all areas of Chinese language teaching at multiple levels and in different settings, including, but not limited to, Chinese linguistics and pedagogical grammar, second language acquisition, standard-based instruction, proficiency- and performance-based assessments, thematic unit lesson planning, curricular development, reading and writing literacy development, remote learning and technology applications, AP Chinese, teaching culture, teaching heritage students, study abroad, teacher training, immersion programs, and classroom management strategies, etc. ​

​IMPORTANT DATES
Proposal submission deadline: Monday, February 1, 2021
Notification of proposal status: Monday, February 22, 2021
Registration deadline: Monday, March 8, 2021
Conference date: Saturday, March 13, 2021

VENUE
Zoom
 
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
 
Clare Kramsch, University of California, Berkeley
Lihua Zhang, University of California, Berkeley
 
Topic: The Role of the Multilingual Instructor in Today’s Complex World: an Ecological Perspective

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

1. Send a one-page proposal of no more than 350 words in English, or 500 characters in Chinese as an email attachment in MS-Word format to CLTAC Conferences at cltac.conferences@gmail.com.
2. In the subject line of the email, type "CLTAC 2021 Spring Conference Proposal". In the body of the email, provide the following information:
   • Paper Title
   • Name of the Presenter
   • School/Organization
   • Graduate Student or not
   • Detailed Contact Info (email address, regular mail address, and cell phone number)
3. Do NOT include your name or institutional affiliation in the proposal since all proposals will be anonymously reviewed.
4. Only one single-authored abstract from each person will be considered.
5. All proposals will be reviewed, but presenters must be current members of CLTAC. Please visit https://www.clta-ca.org/join-cltac.html for more information about membership.
6. We will be soliciting PDF handouts or presentations from presenters after the conference, and post them on the conference website with permission.

 

QUESTIONS
Email CLTAC 2021 Spring Conference Committee, at cltac.conferences@gmail.com.

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