MCLC: Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language--cfp

[Denton, Kirk]

MCLC LIST
From: Geng Song <gsong at hku.hk>
Subject: Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language--cfp
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The First International Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign
Language
Hong Kong, December 4-6 (Wed-Fri), 2013

CALL FOR PAPERS

The School of Chinese, University of Hong Kong will host the First
International Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language on 4-6
December, 2013. The conference will bring together scholars and teachers
of the Chinese language worldwide to discuss the current situation and
cutting-edge developments of teaching Chinese as a foreign language
(TCFL). Conference languages will be both Chinese and English. The
Organizing Committee invites proposals in the following broad themes:

1.	History of TCFL 	
2.	Curriculum Design
3.	Development of Materials	
4.	Theories of TCFL
5.	Cross-cultural Studies in TCFL	
6.	Chinese Language Teachers' Training and Professional Development
7.	Computer-assisted Language Learning	
8.	Second Language Acquisition
9.	Testing and Assessment	
10.	Chinese Linguistic Research (including phonology, syntax and semantics)

Please send the application form
<http://web.chinese.hku.hk/recent%20events/tcfl2013/application_form.pdf>
and a 300-word/character abstract (in either English or Chinese) via email
to TCFL2013 at hku.hk on or before June 15, 2013. Abstracts should include a
summary of the objectives, methods and expected results of the study.
Please do not send full papers. Only unpublished studies will be accepted.
Applicants will be notified of acceptance by July 15, 2013. There is no
registration fee for participants. A welcome dinner and meals for three
days (4-6 Dec) will be provided to participants.

Enquiries:
Dr. Yan Yan Chan
Email: TCFL2013 at hku.hk