The Southeast Asian Language Council (SEALC) invites instructors of Southeast Asian languages to attend an Open Meeting of the SEALC Steering Committee at 7 PM CST on January 19, 2022. This Information and Feedback Session will give updates on our current and planned activities, deliverables that have been developed, and most importantly an opportunity for you to offer comments and recommendations for future activities.
Year: 2021
University of Chicago Language Center Webinar: Task Based Language Teaching
Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is sometimes seen as the latest bandwagon to jump on. Everyone talks about tasks; everyone uses tasks in their classrooms. In fact, TBLT has been an influential approach to second and foreign language education, and evidence for the impact of tasks on language learning is growing. Long (2015, 2016) states that it is probably the strongest empirically supported teaching approach.
However, looking closer at the actual teaching in second or foreign language classrooms a different picture emerges. For many instructors, TBLT is still an innovative approach that deviates from more familiar form-focused teaching methods or the omni-present Presentation-Practice-Production (PPP) paradigm. It can be hard for instructors to incorporate tasks and TBLT principles in the development of their lesson materials (Erlam, 2016) and in their teaching practices (Vandommele, Van den Branden & Van Gorp, 2018)…
Call for Applications: Reading Proficiency Assessment Workshop at NIU (Deadline Extended!)
SEALC Reading Proficiency Assessment Workshop Northern Illinois University Extended Application Deadline: October 11, 2021 Workshop Dates: March 3-6, 2022 The Southeast Asian Language Council (SEALC) invites applications from Southeast Asian language instructors for a Reading …
Call for Proposals: Edited Volume on Language Program Vitality in the U.S. (Michigan State University)
Center for Language Teaching Advancement Michigan State University Submission Deadline: November 1, 2021 This book will document and address root causes of declining enrollments seen in language programs at U.S. institutions of higher education over …
Congratulations to our 2021-2022 SEALC Liaisons!
SEALC congratulates our two new SEALC liaisons, Pittaya Paladroi-Shane (Ohio University) and ThuyAnh Nguyen (University of Michigan), on their appointment for the 2021-2022 term. The goal of these volunteer positions is to inform and enrich …
Call for Proposals: NCOLCTL 25th Annual Virtual Conference
“LCTLS Preparing Nations and Learners for a Multicultural World” Deadline for submission: September 27th, 2021 Notification of acceptance: December 1st, 2021 The 25th annual Virtual Conference of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages …
SEALC-GETSEA Language Tuition Awards Announcement
In an exciting new partnership, two consortia on Southeast Asian studies have joined forces to improve collaboration in the teaching of Southeast Asian languages. With support from the Henry Luce Foundation, the Southeast East Asian Language …
Staying in the Loop with Language Groups: Updates from the COTSEAL 37th Virtual Conference
Part of the core mission of the Southeast Asian Language Council (SEALC) is to prioritize the professional development and support of Southeast Asian language instructors in North America. Clear communication with language specific organizations is …
NFMLTA/NCOLCTL Graduate Students Research Support Award
Deadline to Submit: August 23, 2021 Instituted in 2014 by the NFMLTA and the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL), this award supports graduate student research in the fields of applied linguistics and …
Reflections from the SEALC Publication Workshop
As part of the SEALC Publication Workshop hosted on May 14-15, 2021, participants were asked to submit at least one of the following: a one-page reflection on how the workshop has impacted their publishing goals and …