CLTA Annual Conference

2026 CLTA Annual Conference 

Call for Proposals: The 2026 Annual Conference of
the Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA
(Notice No. 1, October 12, 2025)

The Chinese Language Teachers Association – USA (CLTA-USA) plans to hold its 2026 Annual Conference (a fully in-person conference) from the afternoon of May 1 to May 3 at the University of Rhode Island. The annual conference aims to provide a platform for Chinese teachers, scholars, graduate students, and school administrators to share cutting-edge research findings of Chinese language acquisition, pedagogy, assessment, and/or instructional technology, as well as exchange teaching experience. In addition, the conference committee will organize workshops, colloquia, forums, and networking meals during the annual conference. We sincerely invite colleagues worldwide (including non-CLTA-USA members) to participate in the 2026 annual conference to exchange experiences and engage in meaningful discussions.

Proposal Submission Deadline: November 15, 2025, 11:59 pm (Eastern Time)

Proposal Submission Website: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/CLTA2026

Proposal Submission Policies:

• Submissions are welcome from CLTA members as well as non-members, and from scholars based inside and outside the United States. Graduate students are also welcome to submit.
• Proposals, written in either English or Chinese, are acceptable.
• Submissions should fall into one of the three categories and be clearly labeled (i.e., individual papers, panels, roundtable discussions; see below for more detailed descriptions).
• Each individual can submit only one proposal as a single or first author, across all three proposal types. The same individual may be listed as a co-author in a second proposal, appearing in a maximum of two proposals.
• If one proposal has multiple authors/presenters, information of all authors/presenters should be included during the proposal submission.

Proposal Types:

CLTA 2026 accepts three types of proposals: individual papers, panels, and roundtable discussions. Please select the appropriate category when submitting your proposal online. Additional requirements for proposal submission are as follows:

• Individual Papers. This category is for proposals to present empirical research findings or innovative teaching practices. Each paper is allotted 10-15 minutes for presentation. The proposal should include (1) an abstract that does not exceed 300 English words or 450 Chinese characters, and (2) a summary that does not exceed 50 English words or 75 Chinese characters. At the conference, individual papers that share a related topic will be put into sessions. Each session has three or four presentations and then one 5-minute Q&A.
• Panels. This category is for a 50-minute panel comprised of three or four presentations on a common theme. The presentations can be related to empirical studies or explore issues on theory and practice. Each panel must have a lead presenter responsible for submitting the panel proposal. The proposal must include (1) an overarching title for the panel and titles of individual presentations, (2) an abstract that does not exceed 500 English words or 750 Chinese characters, and (3) a summary that does not exceed 80 English words or 120 Chinese characters.
• Roundtable Discussions. Roundtable discussions provide opportunities for informal and in-depth discussions between presenters and attendees on a specific topic. They are particularly well suited for research-in-progress or teaching projects that seek collaborators or feedback. The proposal should include (1) an abstract that does not exceed 250 English words or 300 Chinese characters (note the abstract shall specify what the presenter seeks from the audience), and (2) a summary that does not exceed 50 English words or 75 Chinese characters.
  Each roundtable session is scheduled for 50 minutes, during which three presenters present or demonstrate their work consecutively for 10 minutes each around a table. The remaining 20 minutes are used for the three presenters and the attendees to engage in a group discussion.

Proposal Review and Notification of Results:

Each proposal will be reviewed anonymously by several invited experts/peer reviewers.

Notification of proposal acceptance/refusal will be sent out by e-mail around December 19, 2025. Please make sure your email address is correct during the proposal submission.

Registration Upon Acceptance Policies:

If your proposal is accepted, you will be asked to register for the conference to confirm your acceptance into the program. Failure to register will result in the proposal acceptance being rescinded.

For each accepted multi-authored presentation, all authors must register. Failure to register will result in the proposal acceptance being rescinded.

More details on registration will be provided in later communication.

Award Categories and Application:

CLTA supports two conference presentation awards—the Tao-chung Ted Yao Memorial Award and the K-12 Presentation Award. Eligible individuals are welcome to apply for these awards. Please check the award requirements and application deadlines at the CLTA website https://www.clta-us.org/awards/.

CLTA has several additional non-presentation awards. The award certificate will be issued at the general member meeting at the conference. For detailed information regarding eligibility, procedures, and deadlines, please visit: http://clta-us.org/awards/.

Conference Website and Contact Information:

Proposal submission website: TBA

All inquiries about the annual meeting should be sent to: AnnualMeetingCLTA@gmail.com. Title of the email should include “CLTA 2026 Annual Conference”.

All K-12 educators who register for the conference and need a PDP certificate, please email the CLTA Headquarters at hq@clta-us.org.

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We look forward to seeing you at the 2026 Annual Conference of CLTA-USA!

Conference Committee
Yu Wu 吴瑜 (Chair)
Ninghui Liang 梁宁辉 (Co-Chair)
Nathaniel Zane (Conference Officer)
Jie Zhang 张洁 (Headquarters)
Feng Xiao 萧峰 (Program Chair)
Chunsheng Yang 杨春生 (Program Co-Chair)
Jun Da 笪骏 (Technology Specialist)

Conference Sub-Committee
Yu Wu 吴瑜 (Chair)
Jiangping Cai 蔡江坪 (Member)
Ziyue Jiao 焦子悦 (Member)
Qingyu Yang 杨清钰 (Member)
Nathaniel Zane 曾亦宁 (Member)
Yiping Zhang 张一平 (Member)

Acknowledgment: The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

2026年美国中文教师学会年会征稿通知
（一号通知，2025年10月12日）

美国中文教师学会（CLTA）将于2026年5月1日下午至5月3日在罗德岛大学举办学会年会（全线下）。作为美国历史最悠久、规模最大的中文教师组织，CLTA一直致力于推广汉语语言文化教学与研究，促进中文教师自身的发展。CLTA年会已经成为业内最有影响力的国际中文教学学术研讨会，为众多汉语教师、学者、研究生及教学管理人员提供了一个全方位的平台，来分享汉语习得、教学、测试、教学科技等方面的前沿研究成果，交流大、中、小学及特殊培训等不同阶段与目的的汉语语言、文化教学、及项目管理等各方面经验。除各类报告以外，CLTA年会还包括工作坊、专题讨论、高端论坛、以及其它形式的交流活动。此外，年会期间还将颁发多类奖项，用于表彰在不同学术和教学领域作出卓越成绩与贡献的会员。

2026年，CLTA年会将在罗德岛大学拉开序幕。在此，我们诚挚邀请各位同行踊跃报名，积极投稿，共同探讨中文教学在新时期的生存和发展之路。

投稿截止日期：2025年11月15日晚11:59（美国东部时间）

投稿网站： https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/CLTA2026

投稿须知：

• 无论您是否为美国中文教师学会（CLTA）会员，均可投稿。
• 会议发言概要可用英文或中文撰写。
• 投稿时必须注明类型（详见下文）。
• 每位发言人以第一作者身份只能提交一份概要，可以作为合作者参与另一份概要。每位发言人姓名最多只能出现在两份概要里。
• 如一篇投稿作者为多人，须在提交概要页面添加所有作者的信息。

投稿类型：

此次会议将接受以下三类报告，请在网上提交概要时务必选择其一，并注明是否愿意以不同形式报告。具体要求如下：

• 单篇论文报告 (Individual paper)：
  以报告实证研究、教学创新结果为主，相关主题的三至四篇报告会编成小组，每篇报告时间为10-15分钟（根据最终报告分组情况决定）。小组内所有报告进行完毕后，进行5分钟问答。
  提交材料包括：
  （1）概要 (Abstract) 长度：英文不超过300词，中文不超过450 字。
  （2）内容总结 (Summary) 长度：英文不超过50 词，中文不超过75字。
• 组合论文报告 (Panel)：
  由围绕某共同主题的三至四篇论文组成，报告总时长不超过50分钟(含问答时间)。内容可为实证研究，亦可探讨理论或实践问题，或两者兼备。
  每组需由一位发言人担任组织者，并负责提交全组论文概要。
  提交材料包括：
  （1）本论文组合的总题目和每一篇论文的题目及提要。
  （2）概要 (Abstract)：英文长度不超过500 词，中文不超过750 字。
  （3）内容总结 (Summary)：英文长度不超过80词，中文不超过120 字。
• 圆桌讨论 (Roundtable Discussion):
  适合正在进行的教学或研究新尝试，希望得到同侪反馈，或寻求合作者的投稿人；教学技巧展示也可投稿这一形式。圆桌总时长50分钟，每桌有三位报告人，每人有十分钟报告时间，用于听众提问、提供反馈、与报告人讨论。
  提交材料包括：
  （1）概要 (Abstract)：英文长度不超过250词，中文不超过300 字。概要中可包括期待寻求的听众反馈。
  （2）内容总结 (Summary)：英文长度不超过50 词，中文不超过75字。

概要评审及结果：

每篇概要都将经过双向匿名评审。

审稿结果将于12月下旬以电子邮件发出，请务必核对邮件信息、确保无误。

被接受概要的注册：

如投稿被接受，需按照要求完成注册方可确保报告席位，否则将被取消报告资格。

如果投稿包含多位作者，所有作者均需注册，未注册者名字不会出现在会议手册中。

关于其他注册细节，请关注后续通知。

会议奖项及申请：

CLTA为会员提供若干会议报告奖：如姚道中教授纪念奖， BLCUP 教学奖、Cheng & Tsui 职业发展奖、CULTR 参会经费奖、邓守信教学创新奖等。欢迎会员积极申请，并留意申请要求和截止日期，详见https://www.clta-us.org/awards/。

CLTA还设有其他奖项，获奖证书将在年会期间颁发。有关上述各类奖项的申请资格、流程及期限，请参见网站：https://clta-us.org/awards/ 。

会议网站及联系方式：

投稿网址：TBA

本次会议相关问题咨询，请联系：AnnualMeetingCLTA@gmail.com。信件标题请注明：CLTA 2026年会

参会的K-12 汉语教师如需Professional Development Point证书, 可在年会期间去注册台领取。如有问题，请联系总部邮箱为hq@clta-us.org。

热切期待与各位同仁在美国中文教师学会年会交流！

2026，我们罗德岛见！

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2026年美国中文教师学会年会组委会

Conference Committee
Yu Wu 吴瑜 (Chair)
Ninghui Liang 梁宁辉 (Co-Chair)
Nathaniel Zane 曾亦宁(Conference Officer)
Jie Zhang 张洁 (Headquarters)
Feng Xiao 萧峰 (Program Chair)
Chunsheng Yang 杨春生 (Program Co-Chair)
Jun Da 笪骏 (Technology Specialist)

Conference Sub-Committee
Yu Wu 吴瑜 (Chair)
Jiangping Cai 蔡江坪 (Member)
Ziyue Jiao 焦子悦 (Member)
Qingyu Yang 杨清钰 (Member)
Nathaniel Zane 曾亦宁 (Member)
Yiping Zhang 张一平 (Member)