ACLL2015 Conference Theme: “Integrated Practices: Creating Experiences to Enhance Learning”

 Educators face continually shifting demands from all directions: students, administrators, and society. With some of these demands, teachers and learners may feel greater isolation and pressure. These trends may be seen in the disaggregation of the university or in frequent testing of discrete outcomes for analysis and accountability purposes. In the face of these developments, it is more important than ever to reflect on learning as experience, and to bring theory, research, and craft to bear on creating those experiences.

Dewey wrote that, “the central problem of education based on experience is to select the kind of present experiences that live fruitfully and creatively in future experiences”. So, how does research in second language acquisition and teacher expertise tell us which experiences live on in communication? How do learning theories direct us to view the connections between experiences? And, how can application of technology both become normalized and create vivid experiences?

Finally, we need personal and professional integration. Coming together to share best practices in these twinned conferences is a chance to share and develop ways to better integrate our institutions, teachers, and most of all the experiences of the learners in a coherent practice of education.

More information on our conference theme and sub-themes.

Abstract Submission Process

Deadlines

• Abstracts submission: January 1, 2015
• Results of abstract reviews returned to authors: Usually within two weeks of submission
• Full conference registration payment for all presenters: April 1, 2015
• Full paper submission: June 1, 2015

  How to Submit

• Register with our online submission system.
• Create your account. Your email address will be used as your username and you will be asked to submit a password.
• Submit your abstract of no more than 250 words, choosing from the below presentation formats.
• Submit well before the submission deadline in order to benefit from Early Bird rates.
• Your proposal will normally be reviewed within two to three weeks after undergoing a blind peer review. Those who submit near the January 1 deadline will usually receive results by January 15, 2015.
• If your proposal is accepted you will be invited to register for the conference. Upon payment of the registration fee, you will be sent a confirmation email receipt.