The South Asian Language Teachers Association (SALTA) is pleased to announce an extension to the proposal deadline for its two-day international conference, online and in person on the campus of the University of Wisconsin at Madison on June 21-22, Friday-Saturday, 2024 (limited online facility for international participants).
The theme of this year’s conference is “Literature and Language Teaching.” Traditionally one of the main goals of language education has been to prepare students to read literature. Since literature is undoubtedly culturally rich and can play a valuable role in language learning, how can educators effectively incorporate it into their curricula alongside the learning goals of a modern pedagogy that emphasizes a communicative approach? This year’s conference is dedicated to exploring the role of literature (broadly defined) in the modern language classroom and aims to facilitate the sharing of literature-based and language-based instruction strategies among educators. Join us in this exploration of forward-thinking approaches that aim to redefine language and literature education for the modern era.
SALTA solicits proposals for panels, individual presentations, and workshops on relevant topics related to the above theme. Each session will be 90 minutes long with 3 panelists/presenters; individual presentations will be 20 minutes long. A proposal should include the name(s) of presenters/panelists and a short description (200-300 words) of your proposed panel/presentation. Proposals and presentations for the main sessions should be in English; additional panels and workshops in other languages may be arranged. If proposing a panel, please include a brief abstract of the panel (approximately 100 words) in addition to the individual paper abstracts. Proposals and panels will be accepted on a rolling basis. Please send your proposals to conference@mysalta.org by Monday, May 6, 2024 to receive full consideration.
Conference registration is free for SALTA members, $35 for professionals, and $25 for students (payment of conference fee will confer membership for the remainder of 2024). Teachers of less-commonly taught South Asian languages are especially encouraged to apply. To register, please click the following link: https://forms.gle/KEbin4TFr5qoLnit9 .
For questions, please email conference@mysalta.org.
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