The Organising Committee of CLaSIC 2024 (The 20th Anniversary Edition) invites proposals for paper and poster presentations related to the theme of Evolving Trends in Foreign Language Education: Past lessons, Present Reflections, Future Directions.
Venue: Singapore
Submission of presentation proposals will be accepted from 1 March to 30 April 2024.
Conference website: https://fass.nus.edu.sg/cls/clasic/clasic-2024/
Contact: clasic@nus.edu.sg
Inaugurated in 2004, the biennial CLaSIC has been gathering academics and education professionals from Asia and beyond to showcase research and practices in foreign language education and related fields.
For this tenth iteration of CLaSIC, we are pleased to announce an exceptional lineup of keynote speakers:
Andy KIRKPATRICK (Grifflth University, Australia)
Dorothy M CHUN (UC, Santa Barbara, USA)
Sarah MERCER (University of Graz, Austria)
Xiaoshi LI (Michigan State U, USA)
The conference sub-themes include, but are not limited to:
1. Technological Paradigms, The Digital Shift, and Mobile Technologies
impact of AI, VR, mobile devices, and other emerging technologies on learning and teaching techniques
2. Innovative instructional Approaches, Curriculum and Material Development
lmpact of 21st-century skills, community-based, situated, and project-based learning, material design
3. Cultural and Language Diversity, and Literacies
Teaching and mastering languages in diverse cultural and linguistic landscapes
4. Language Assessment, Evaluation, and Feedback Assessment methodologies, their validity and reliability, and broader implications
5. Learner Diversity and Challenges in Language Education lnclusivity strategies, diversity issues in language instruction
6. Teacher Education and Professional Development
Contemporary practices, evolving roles. and responsibilities of language educators
7. Research Methodologies and Approaches
Methodologies shaping academic research in language education
8. Other Emergent Themes in Language Education
Other topics shaped by past experiences, current disruptions, and future expectations in pedagogy
Presentations proposed for CLaSIC 2024 may share insights, experiences, and perspectives on current and forthcoming developments in language pedagogy and related topics, challenge the boundaries of traditional language teaching, or explore new horizons in methodologies and pedagogy, v.,ith the aim of achieving a more innovative, effective, or inclusive language education.