CLTA newsletter Sept. 2019

CLTA NEWSLETTER January 2019
Call for Papers: The 16th International Conference on
Chinese Language Pedagogy
In order to promote academic exchange and cooperation between educators, scholars, and experts in international
Chinese language pedagogy, and advance the teaching of Chinese in the world, the 16th International Conference
on Chinese Language Pedagogy will be held in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China on June 27-29, 2019. The Conference will
be hosted by Shanxi University and the University of Vermont, and co-sponsored by the University of Rhode
Island, the City University of New York, Tufts University, and Washington and Lee University. Colleagues and
fellow teachers in the field of teaching Chinese to speakers of other languages are all welcome to attend.
1. Conference theme: New Era, New Challenges, New Ideas, and New Practice
Topics for discussion include:
(1) New explorations and ideas in teaching Chinese to speakers of other languages
(2) Revelations from SLA research findings to the teaching of Chinese to speakers of other languages
(3) Revelations from studies of the Chinese language to the teaching of Chinese to speakers of other
languages
(4) Teaching Chinese to speakers of other languages in the era of Internet and artificial intelligence
(5) Sustainable development of programs for teaching Chinese to speakers of other languages
(6) Training and localizing teachers of Chinese to speakers of other languages
(7) Chinese language textbooks and teaching materials: Globalization and localization
(8) Other relevant topics
2. Abstracts and paper submission
(1) Sign up at www.gjhyyth.com and fill out and submit the registration form by October 31, 2019.
(2) Submit the abstract at www.gjhyyth.com, including paper title, main contents, conclusion and key words,
by November 20, 2019. Please keep the abstract within 400 Chinese characters or English words.
(3) All paper abstracts will be evaluated anonymously, and the Organizing Committee will notify the paper
abstract authors of the evaluation result by December 20, 2019. Those whose paper abstracts have been accepted
will be assigned a 15-minute time for paper presentation if the conference fee payment is made by April 10, 2020.
The electronic version of paper abstracts will be handed out to all participants.
(4) Authors whose paper abstracts are accepted and who would like their papers included in the
Conference Proceedings should submit the full paper at www.gjhyyth.com by January 20, 2020 by following the
format and length as stipulated by the Organizing Committee. The Committee will anonymously evaluate and select
papers to be included in the Conference Proceedings.
(5) Due to limited time and space for the Conference Proceeding, the papers not following the format or
exceeding five A4 pages will not be considered for the Proceedings. The committee will only consider those
following the requirements and inform the authors of the selection result by February 20, 2020. Authors who
receive suggestions for revision must revise and resubmit the paper by March 10, 2020.
3. Conference fee
The dates for payment of conference fee are as follows:
By February 28, 2020: RMB 900 for participants from China’s mainland, RMB 500 for students. USD 230
for participants from other areas and countries, USD 90 for students. Students will need to submit proofs of their
student status (i.e., a valid student ID and an official letter from the college or department).
By April 10, 2020: RMB 1000 for participants from China’s mainland, RMB 600 for students. USD 260
for those from other areas and countries, and USD 110 for students. Students will need to submit proofs of their
student status (i.e., a valid student ID and an official letter from the college or department).
June 26, 2020 (on site): RMB1200 for participants from China’s mainland, RMB800 for students. USD
300 for those from other areas and countries, and USD 140 for students. Students will need to submit proofs of
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