TexFLEC 2012

Welcome to the Classroom of Tomorrow: Forging the Future of Language Education

February 24th-25th, 2012
University of Texas at Austin

This year’s conference focuses on how language classrooms of the future may appear. Language classrooms are rapidly changing with the adoption of new technologies, increased globalization, budgetary constraints, and new research findings with regard to learner factors and identity issues. It is time for language educators and researchers to gather and discuss how these new developments present opportunities and challenges for language education.

Possible topics include:

• ·        K-16 and adult education in second language, foreign language, bilingual and heritage learning contexts

• ·        Hybrid classes and online learning

• ·        New instructional technology resources and tools

• ·        Pedagogical approaches to teaching speaking, listening, pronunciation, grammar, reading, and writing

• ·        Current research into language learner factors such as autonomy, strategies, motivation, affect, etc.

• ·        Globalization and its effect on language learning

• ·        Teacher and learner identity

• ·        Social and cultural contexts and language learning

• ·        The effect of government policies and especially budgetary constraints on education

• ·        Other topics related to the future of language education

Submit proposals using the online form available on our website: texflex.org

Priority Deadline: November 28th

TexFLEC regularly publishes conference proceedings in Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education (TPFLE), the journal of UT's Foreign Language Education Program. The deadline to submit the conference proceedings will be in April, 2012.

For more information, please visit texflec.org or email us at texfleccommittee@gmail.com