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The Annual Meeting of CLTA is held in conjunction with that of the
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL),
which hosts the largest gathering of foreign language educators in the U.S. each year.
These meetings are held in November, and generally take place on the weekend before
Thanksgiving (plus the Friday beforehand or the Monday afterwards).
Information on registration, housing, online convention program, etc.,
may be obtained from the ACTFL Home Page (under "Convention and Expo").
Note that all current, paid-up members of ACTFL -- or any of the ACTFL cooperating organizations,
including CLTA -- may pay the member rate for ACTFL registration.
If you are not a current member, you will need to register at the non-member rate.
However, you may join CLTA (or any of the other cooperating organizations) prior to the
Convention and pay the member rate.
To join CLTA, see our online CLTA Membership Information.
Please note that ACTFL has different registration deadline rates, so do plan to register early!
2008 CLTA Annual Meeting
21-23 November 2008
Orlando, FL
Program 2008
(PDF file, updated on 10.08.08)
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2008 ACTFL & CLTA Workshops / Forums
Title: W24 CLTA Empirical Research Workshop
Topic: Finding Research Topics and Designing Empirical Studies on CFL
Date & Time: Thurs., Nov. 20, 2008. 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Fee: $75 if registered by 10/15/08; $100 after 10/15/08
Organizer: CLTA Jiede Committee
Contact: Prof. Xiaohong Sharon Wen, U of Houston
Workshop Description: Description (doc file)
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Title: W29 CLTA Workshop
Topic: Tricks of the Trade: Teaching Elementary Mandarin Chinese Grammar
Presenters: Cynthia Ning, U. of Hawaii; Jerry Packard, U. of Illinois; Claudia Ross, College of Holy Cross
Date & Time: Sun., Nov. 23, 2008. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Lark 1 & 2, Swan Hotel
Fee: $75 if registered by 10/15/08; $100 after 10/15/08
Organizer: Jerry Packard, University of Illinois
Contact: www.actfl.org
Workshop Description: This is an interactive workshop on how to teach elementary Mandarin grammar. Presenters will discuss particular grammar points and some task-based activities for teaching them. Participants will share their own "neat tricks" that they have found to work well in teaching Mandarin.
More events will be added here as they become available.
A glance back to some CLTA-organized events (forum, workshops, etc.) at the 2007 CLTA Annual Meeting:
STARTALK Pre-ACTFL Conference Workshop [pdf] —
Advanced Placement Language and Culture Workshop - Chinese — Empirical Research Workshop [pdf] — Third CLTA and CLASS Joint Forum
(Topic: Articulation in K-16 Chinese Language Education) - free attendance [forum pdf] — Learner-Friendly Grammar for Chinese Instruction [workshop pdf] |
Dr. Qinghai Chen
CLTA 2008 Conference Chair
University of Michigan
Dept. of Asian Languages and Cultures
6111 Thayer Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Email: CLTA-2008@ad.uiuc.edu
Tel: (734) 764-9111
Fax: (734) 647-0157
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Awards & Fellowships:
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