The Queens Consortium on LOTE (Languages Other Than English) First Conference will be hosted by Queens College (Flushing, New York), on May 4th, 2012.  The focus is on heritage learners and on incorporating culture in language teaching.

A call for proposals (deadline extended until April 15th) for presentations at the conference is here:

http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/Degrees/DAH/lote/Pages/FirstConference.aspx

 

For presentations in Spanish, proposals may be submitted in Spanish or English

Some of the topics are:

* Heritage language courses
* Culture in the LOTE classroom
* National Standards into the language curriculum
* Language testing and assessment
* Language program evaluation
* Innovation in language teaching and learning
* The world languages in Queens, New York
* Media and /or Technology in the LOTE Classroom
* Literature in the LOTE classroom

Please submit your proposal at LOTEproposals@qc.cuny.edu 

At Queens College we are looking forward to seeing  you at the Conference.

Thank you for your interest!

 

Beatriz Carolina Peņa

 

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Beatriz Carolina Peņa, Ph.D.

Director of the Queens Consortium on LOTE (Languages Other Than English)

Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures,

Queens College

65-30 Kissena Blvd., 

Flushing, New York 11367

Office Phone: (718) 997-5635

Office location: Kiely Hall 243D

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