Taipei, TAIWAN

Call for papers

Conference Theme: Change for Instruction – The New Opportunities of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language in Web 2.0 Era.

Sponsor: Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission (OCAC), R.O.C（Taiwan）

Program Organizer: Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language.

National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU)

Conference Venue: Howard International House Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

http://intl-house.howard-hotels.com.tw/

Important Dates:

Deadline of abstract submission: February 10, 2009

Notification of abstract acceptance: March 1, 2009

Submission of full paper for Conference Proceedings: May 10, 2009

Conference: June 19-21, 2009

Registration Fee: (including Proceedings & meals)

1. Early-bird Registration (by March 31,2009): USD 50 or NTD 1,500;

Student: NTD500

2. Advanced Registration (after March 31,2009): USD 80 or NTD 2,500; Student :NTD1,000

3. On-site Registration: USD 100 or NTD 3,500

Sub-themes and frameworks:

Welcome to submit papers for, but not limited to, the following themes:

1. Innovative strategies for Chinese E-learning based on Web 2.0.

2. Integration between Chinese computer-assisted language learning and teaching.

3. Development of instructional materials and testing of Chinese CALL (computer-assisted language learning).

4. Design and implementation for Chinese CALL

5. Application, implementation, and operation for Internet-based Chinese school or Chinese distance instruction.

6. Application of state-of-the-art media in Chinese teaching.

7. The illustrations or achievements of the cooperation of Chinese CALL between industry and academia

Types of Abstracts:

Types of abstracts being solicited are research papers, seminar, and workshops.

1. Presentation of empirical research studies (6-10 Pages)

2. Discussion of method development and application (6-10 Pages)

3. Workshop or demo for software or pedagogies (4-6 pages).

Proposal Submission:

Procedure:

Please send the abstract and attendee's information to the Secretariat of Academic Committee via email at icice2009@ntnu.edu.tw by February 10, 2009. All of the proposals will be reviewed anonymously by the committee. The notification of acceptance will be sent to the authors through email by March 1, 2009. Full papers should be submitted by May 10 to be considered for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings.

Abstract:

No more than 1,000 Chinese or English characters (1 to 2 pages) with title and keywords (Script: Traditional Chinese Characters in Big-5 codes or Unicode.)

Attendee's Information:

Name of author/presenter, Gender, Affiliation, Job title, Nationality, Email, Postal address, and Phone & fax numbers.

Full paper submission:

4-10 pages (A4 or Letter size, 12 points in single space, Traditional Chinese characters in Big-5 or Unicode).

※ Information about Accommodation, Registration, Post-conference tour will be subsequently released on the Conference website at URL http://edu.ocac.gov.tw/icice2009 and http://www.ntnu.edu.tw/tcsl/

※ For more information, please contact the Secretariat of Academic Committee (Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, NTNU):

※ Email: icice2009@ntnu.edu.tw

※ Phone: +886-2-2341-9812 ext. 11, 12 (Ms. Xueni Wang)

※ Fax: +886-2-2341-9746

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