CLaSIC 2008 | Keynote Speakers | Sub-Themes | Call for Papers
 

Conference Theme: 
Media in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning

4 – 7 December 2008 in Singapore
 

CLaSIC 2008 with the conference theme “Media in foreign Language Teaching and Learning” will be held in Singapore from 4 – 7 December 2008.

Media have always played a substantial role in the history of education, including of course the teaching and learning of foreign languages. With the rapid advances achieved in technology in the last few decades, the range of media available to educationists and teachers as well as their significance for teaching and learning have seen phenomenal growth. CLaSIC 2008 has thus chosen to focus on the use of media in foreign language education. ”Media” is defined in the context of the conference in a broad sense and encompasses not just the hardware (such as the blackboard, CD player, computer or even mobile devices) and the software (such as a film, newspapers, an interactive computer programme or the Internet), but also the symbol system or code, through which the message, here the learning content, is represented.  

CLaSIC 2008 aims to provide a platform for the critical consideration of the role of media – be it traditional or electronic media, news or entertainment media – in foreign language education and its feeder disciplines, including especially second language acquisition and linguistics. It hopes to engage participants in an insightful and rewarding discussion of the use and potential of media in providing effective and motivating learning opportunities both within and beyond the confines of the language classroom.
 

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Erwin Tschirner, University of Leipzig, Germany

Amy Tsui, University of Hong Kong

Cornelius Kubler, Williams College, USA

Richard Harrison, Kobe University, Japan

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SUB-THEMES

• Media Theories and Pedagogy

• Typology of Educational Media

• "Traditional" vs. "New" Media

• Media in Curriculum and Materials Development

• Managing Media in the Language Classroom

• Electronic Media and Multimedia in Language Learning

• The Internet and Computer-Mediated Communication in Language Learning

• Mass Media as Language Learning Content

• Media and Language Assessment

• Media in Teacher Education

• Role of Media in Second Language Acquisition

• Language as a Medium of Communication and Instruction

CALL FOR PAPERS

The conference organising committee invites submissions for papers and poster presentations on the sub-themes stated above.

Submission on other sub-themes may also be considered.

Presentation proposals can be submitted online by 31 May 2008. Alternatively, you can download MS Word formatted proposal submission form on the page "Proposal Submission" and send in the completed form to CLaSIC 2008 Organising Committee at clasic2008@nus.edu.sg.

The language medium for all presentations at the conference is English. 

Hope to see you in Singapore (again).

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