Call for Papers: New York International Conference on Teaching Chinese

From http://clta-gny.org/12conf/12conf.html

The Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York presents the 10th New York International Conference on Teaching Chinese.

Hosted by the Department of Classical and Oriental Studies
Hunter College, City University of New York
Saturday, May 12, 2012

This year’s conference will emphasize 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: Innovative ways of incorporating the teaching of culture into the language learning process.
(7) IMMERSION: Opportunities and strategies for studying the language culture in Chinese-speaking communities around the world.

The CLTA-GNY Conference Committee welcomes submissions of one page proposals on subjects relevant to the above themes.

The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2012.

View the full call for papers at http://clta-gny.org/12conf/callforpapers.html