LINGUIST List 23.1258: Calls: Celtic, Applied Ling, Language Acquisition, Socioling, General Ling/USA

LINGUIST List 23.1258
Tue Mar 13 2012 Calls: Celtic, Applied Ling, Language Acquisition, Socioling, General Ling/USA Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.org>
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Date: 12-Mar-2012 From: Kevin Scannell <kscannegmail.com> Subject: North American Association for Celtic Language Teachers E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: North American Association for Celtic Language Teachers Short Title: NAACLT Date: 30-May-2012 - 02-Jun-2012 Location: Bloomington, Indiana, USA Contact Person: Kevin Scannell Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://naaclt.org/ Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics Other Specialty: Celtic Languages Call Deadline: 15-Apr-2012 Meeting Description: Announcing the 2012 Conference of the North American Association for Celtic Language Teachers (NAACLT): 'Bringing the Celtic Languages to America's Heartland' The conference will be held May 30-June 2, 2012 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Keynote Speakers: Christopher Moseley (General Editor, UNESCO Atlas of Endangered Languages) Rex Sprouse (Professor of Second Language Studies and Germanic Studies, Indiana University) Who is invited to present? NAACLT includes but is not limited to academic professionals. People involved in Celtic language learning and teaching from every walk of life are invited to participate, including: Community-based language teachers Celtic language enthusiasts Celtic language policy makers Celtic-language musicians Call for Papers: We are now accepting abstracts for twenty-minute talks in any of the following (or related) areas: Methods, techniques, and best practices in teaching Celtic languages Incorporating Celtic cultures into the classroom or learning experience Application of computer technology to Celtic language teaching or research Pedagogical materials: what works, what doesn't Topics in Celtic linguistics, sociolinguistics, and Second Language Acquisition Language policy and planning in the Celtic world Promotion or appreciation of Celtic languages and cultures Please send abstracts of between 200-300 words to Kevin Scannell (kscannegmail.com) by April 15, 2012. Information about accommodations and conference registration is available at http://naaclt.org/. We offer a $100 scholarship for financial assistance to partially offset the cost of attending the conference. If you are interested in presenting a paper and would benefit from this modest scholarship, please indicate on your registration form that you would like to be considered for the scholarship. This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2012 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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