AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF KOREAN

13 th Annual Conference & Professional Development Workshop

 

SUNY AT BINGHAMTON

June 27 -29, 2008

 

CALL FOR PAPERS/PARTICIPATION

(Submission Deadline: March 1, 2008)

 

Pre-Conference --  Professional Development Workshop (June 27- June 28 AM)

Theme:  The Big Picture of Korean Language Curriculum  

 

Workshop sessions will address issues of Korean language instruction in view of larger curricular goals on which to base micro-level, day-to-day decisions about teaching materials and activities.  One guiding principle of curricular development can be found in 5 Cs of the National Standards for Foreign Language Education (http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3392): Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities.

 

Workshop proposals should address aspects of program models with an articulation of learning objectives, strategies for their achievements and evaluation methods, or present teaching modules in reference to these.  Program models include not only the whole or part of college and high school Korean curricula, but also study abroad, internship and self-instruction programs and others. While we will give priority to proposals that squarely address the workshop theme, topics on other aspects of Korean Language Teaching will be considered.  Each workshop session is two hours long and is intended to explore the topic in depth.

 

Proposal requirements for a session at the Professional Development Workshop: TWO pages (8.5 X 11) maximum, 11-point font, 1-inch margins.  Proposals must specify the topics to be discussed and describe how the workshops will involve participants in “hands-on” activities, including step-by-step explanation of procedures.  Please indicate “Workshop Proposal” on the top line of the first page.

 

Annual Conference (June 28 PM – June 29)

Theme: Genre and Cultural Literacy in Korean Language Programs

 

We would like papers to address the interrelationship between GENRE and CULTURE or CULTURAL LITERACY—that is, in what ways is CULTURE both created through and reflected in particular GENRES OF DISCOURSE (e.g., oral storytelling, speeches, debates, print ads, TV commercials, essays, short stories) and how, specifically, by teaching features of a discourse genre, can we also raise awareness about and sensitivity to culture and literacy?

 

While we encourage submissions of abstracts that address the conference theme, abstracts from all areas of Korean Language Teaching and Learning based on any theoretical and/or pedagogical perspective are welcome.  Presentations are 30 minutes (20 minutes talk plus 10 minutes for questions and answers).

 

 

Abstract requirements for a paper at the Annual Conference:  ONE page (8.5 X 11) maximum, 11-point font, 1-inch margins. An optional second page is permitted for data and references.  All abstracts must be anonymous.  Submissions are limited to 1 individual and 1 joint abstract per author, or 2 joint abstracts per author. Abstracts that do not squarely address the conference theme may also be considered. Please indicate “Annual Conference abstract” on the top line.

 

 

Evening Sessions: Exchange of Teaching Materials and Ideas (June 27-28)

 

Informal evening sessions will be held for discussion of specifics of classroom teaching.  The sessions will consist of a series of short presentations (10 minute maximum) and discussions. 

 

Proposals for the Evening Session: ONE PAGE description of the teaching material or classroom activity that you have developed to share with other teachers.  Please indicate which of the following your proposal addresses:

(1) skill area (vocabulary, grammar, speaking, writing, etc),

(2) instructional type (student activity, drill, assignment, test, etc.), and

(3) material (text, audio, video, software, etc.).

 Please also indicate “Teaching Materials Exchange” on the top line.

 

Abstracts and Proposals should be sent to:

 

             AATK13@binghamton.edu

             Department of German, Russian and East Asian Languages

             SUNY at BINGHAMTON

             Library Tower 1403

             Binghamton, NY 13902-6000

 

Use the following subject header for your email: "AATK 13, Last name, First name."

 

In the body of your email message, include submission area (Professional Development Workshop, Annual Conference, or Teaching Materials Exchange), name(s) and affiliation(s), address, phone number, and email address, followed by the paper title copied from the top of the first page of the abstract.

 

We strongly urge K-12 participants, in both the Annual Conference and the Professional Development Workshop, to submit their abstracts individually or jointly with other college faculty.  The K-12 abstracts that are selected will receive special funding.

 

NOTE:  Only on-line submissions will be accepted, either in pdf or ms doc formats.  If you have trouble sending your file electronically, please contact one of the conference Chairs.

 

Deadline for Submission

March 1, 2008

 

Notification of Acceptance

April 7, 2008

 

Please contact the AATK 2008 conference Chairs, if you have questions or comments:

 

Sungdai Cho  (Co-Chair)

sundy@binghamton.edu

 

Susan Strauss (Co-Chair)

sgs9@psu.edu

 

NOTE:  ICKL (International Conference on Korean Linguistics) will be held at Cornell University and Binghamton, from 6/26 – 6/28

 

June 26:  Cornell (morning) and Binghamton (afternoon):  Invited and NK Panel 

We temporarily set up an invited talk (William O’Grady) and

NK Panel (Barbara Unterbeck and 2 NK linguists in Binghamton) on June 26

(3:00 – 7:30 pm)

June 27:  Cornell:  Main

June 28:  Cornell:  Main