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Call for Papers: COTSEAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE at SEASSI 2020

CALL FOR PAPERS and PRESENTATIONS



36th COTSEAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE at SEASSI 2020

Collaborations and Professionalization in Southeast Asian Language Teaching

June 19-20, 2020

University of Wisconsin, Madison



COTSEAL invites participants from academic institutions, teachers, researchers, and graduate students who are interested in, involved in, or have conducted research on Southeast Asian language education and linguistics to submit abstracts to the conference.



Paper/presentation topics may include, but are not limited to:

·        Collaborations in SEA language teaching and material development

·        Different approaches in teaching SEA languages

·        Proficiency, project, community-based learning

·        Heritage language learners

·        Distance learning and flipped classrooms

·        University policies & related issues affecting SEA language instruction

(We encourage participants of the SEALC-sponsored Oral Proficiency Workshop for SEA Language Teachers at UW-Madison in December 2019 to present the results of their group work.)



Abstract Submission Deadline: April 6, 2020

Notification of Acceptance: April 20, 2020



An abstract proposal should include the title, a brief description of 250 words maximum, and a presenter profile that should include your name, institution, email address, and phone number. Send them as two email attachments (MS words/pdf) to jwijaya@humnet.ucla.edu, Subject line: COTSEAL 2020 Abstract Submission.

                           

The conference registration is $40, but it is free for COTSEAL active members.

To become COTSEAL member: http://cotseal.net/COTSEAL_membership_form.pdf.



For more information about the conference, please contact the conference co-chairs:

                              Juliana Wijaya                   jwijaya@humnet.ucla.edu

                              Agustini                               agustini@umich.edu

             

COTSEAL Officers/Conference Organizing Committee: Juliana Wijaya, Agustini, Imelda Gasmen

Juliana Wijaya, Agustini, Imelda Gasmen.



Co-sponsored by SEASSI and SEALC.

2018 COTSEAL/SEASSI Conference paper proposal deadline extended to June 17

The deadline for proposals for presentations at the 2018 COTSEAL conference has been extended to Sunday, June 17.

Please see the previous post for more information.

2018 COTSEAL/SEASSI Conference: Call for Papers and Presentations

24^th COTSEAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE at SEASSI 2018

SEA Languages in the 21^st Century:  Teaching Strategies and Overcoming Challenges

July 27-28, 2018

University of Wisconsin, Madison

COTSEAL invites participants from academic institutions, teachers, researchers, and graduate students who are interested in, involved in, or have conducted research on Southeast Asian language education and linguistics to submit abstracts to the conference.

Paper/presentation topics may include, but are not limited to:

·       Different approaches in teaching SEA languages

·       Proficiency, project, community-based learning

·       Heritage language learners

·       Distance learning and flipped classrooms

·       University policies &related issues affecting SEA language instruction

(We encourage participants of the ACTFL Familiarization Workshop at University of Michigan to present results of their group work.) 

Abstract Submission Deadline: June 17, 2018 (deadline extended)

Notification of Acceptance: June 14, 2018

An abstract proposal should include the title, a brief description of 250 words maximum, and a presenter profile that should include your name, institution, email address, and phone number. Send them as two email attachments (MS words/pdf) to: jwijaya@humnet.ucla.edu, Subject line: COTSEAL 2018 Abstract Submission.

                                   

Travel Grants

COTSEAL is offering partial matching travel grants to help lecturers and graduate students whose papers are accepted to present at the conference. Please indicate if you would like to apply for the travel grant in your submission email. A detailed description for applying for a travel grant can be found at http://cotseal.net/travel_grants.html, and the conference announcement and hotel and local travel information can be found here: http://cotseal.net/conference.html. Refer back to the website for frequent updates as the conference approaches, including the conference program.

Please note: all presenters and travel grant recipients must be paid members of COTSEAL at the time of the conference. To become or renew as a COTSEAL member: http://cotseal.net/COTSEAL_membership_form.pdf.

For more information about the conference, please contact the conference co-chairs:

                                    Juliana Wijaya                         jwijaya@humnet.ucla.edu

                                    Pittaya Paladroi-Shane        paladroi@ohio.edu

Conference Organizing Committee: Juliana Wijaya, Pittaya Paladroi, Ellen Rafferty, Desiana Pauli Sandjaja

COTSEAL Officers: Juliana Wijaya, Pittaya Paladroi-Shane, Agustini

2015 COTSEAL Conference Program Now Available

COTSEAL is pleased to announce the 23rd Annual COTSEAL/SEASSI Conference on Southeast Asian Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics.

The conference will be held in Room 206, Ingraham Hall, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18.  If you attend, please also plan to stay for SEASSI/COTSEAL Poetry Night, 7-9 pm on Saturday, July 18.

The final conference program is here.  You can also access the the full abstract of each presentation by clicking on the individual presentation titles.  Also check the following link often for updated conference logistics (travel, lodging, etc.):

http://cotseal.net/conference.html

We hope to see many of you at the conference!

2015 COTSEAL Conference: July 17-18, Madison, WI: Call for Papers

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

COTSEAL Conference at SEASSI 2015

The ABCDs (Achievement, Breadth, Challenges, and future Direction) of

the Continuing Journey in the Teaching of SEA Languages

Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dates: Friday and Saturday, July 17-18, 2015

Website: http://cotseal.net/conference.html

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Abigail Cohn (Professor, Department of Linguistics, Cornell)

“Teaching of Southeast Asian Languages in the US:

Impact of National Priorities and Institutional Policies”

COTSEAL invites participants from academic institutions, teachers, researchers, and graduate students who are interested in, involved in, or have conducted research on, SEA language education and linguistics to submit abstracts for the forum. Paper topics may include, but are not limited to, challenges and techniques in:

• Distance learning
• Flipped classrooms
• Heritage students
• Project-based learning
• Significant, less commonly discussed teaching issues
• University policies related-issues, such as enrollment and teaching assistantship

TYPE OF PRESENTATION

20-minute presentations, with an additional 10 minutes for questions/responses.

Posters (to be displayed at designated times throughout the conference).

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for abstract submission: 25 May 2015

Deadline for full paper submission: 15 June 2015

CONTENT OF ABSTRACT PROPOSAL

An abstract proposal should include the title, a brief abstract of 250 words maximum, and your name, institution, email address, and phone number.

We request that all presenters be paid members of COTSEAL ($26 for one year) at the time of the conference.

SUBMISSION

Abstracts and proposals must be submitted via email to the organizing committee:

Cotseal_Conference_2015@yahoo.com

Limited matching travel grants are available for confirmed presenters on a first-come, first-served basis. Please indicate if you want to be considered for a travel grant in the body of the e-mail with which you submit your abstract. Note that travel grants are reimbursements intended for lecturers with minimal funds available from their institutions to support travel to the conference. For more details, visit

http://cotseal.net/travel_grants.html

Please forward this message to your colleagues, staff, students or anyone whom you think would find this conference relevant.

Thank you very much.

Erlin Barnard, 2015 Conference Organizing Committee

Jolanda Pandin, 2015 Conference Organizing Committee

Desiana Pauli Sandjaja, 2015 Conference Organizing Committee

Frank Smith, COTSEAL President

Jolanda Pandin, COTSEAL Vice-President

Sheila Zamar, COTSEAL Secretary

2014 COTSEAL-SEASSI Conference Call for Papers

Here's the Call for Papers for the 2014 COTSEAL-SEASSI Conference.  A PDF version can be found here.

Call for Papers and Presentations

22nd Annual Conference on Southeast Asian Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics

July 18th-19th, 2014 University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Languages (COTSEAL) and the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison sponsor the 22nd Annual Conference on Southeast Asian Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics on Friday, July 18th, and Saturday, July 19th, 2014 in 206 Ingraham Hall, University of Wisconsin-Madison. The theme for the conference is "New Challenges in Southeast Asian Language Teaching." Papers and presentations could address (but are not limited to) the following topics: distance learning, funding issues, classroom management, oral and written discourse issues in language teaching. Each presentation should take no more than thirty minutes (20 minutes for the presentation and 10 minutes for questions and discussion).
Abstract Deadline: May 15th, 2014 Notification of Acceptance: June 1st, 2014

Abstract Submission
Please submit a one-page abstract (8.5"x11", or A4) which should include the title, a brief description of not more than 100 words, and your mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. Send an email attachment (Microsoft Word) of your abstract/proposal to:

subject line: COTSEAL Conference Committee
bact@berkeley.edu

For more information about the conference, please contact the conference co-chairs: Bac Hoai Tran bact@berkeley.edu
Lopao Vang orchidhomes@tds.net

Travel Grants
COTSEAL is offering some travel grants to help lecturers whose papers are accepted to attend the conference. A detailed description of the process for applying for a travel grant can be found on our website; http://cotseal.net/travel_grants.html.
The conference announcement, hotel information, and updates will soon be made available on the COTSEAL website: http://cotseal.net/conference.html. 

The COTSEAL/SEASSI Conference is ON for July 18-19 2014, Madison, WI

I'm happy to announce that the COTSEAL summer conference on language teaching will return this year, and be held as usual in conjunction with SEASSI at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The dates for the conference are Friday and Saturday, July 18-19, 2014.  A conference committee is being formed even as we speak, and a call for papers will be published by the end of April.  This year, COTSEAL will be offering matching travel grants to be combined with funding from presenters' home institutions--stay tuned to this blog for more soon!

If you have any questions about the conference, contact bact@berkeley.edu