GLoCALL 2008 Conference

The GLoCALL Conference aims to share knowledge, research and experience on how to use computer technology to make language learning more effective and pleasant; to explore how the technology can be adapted to better meet the local needs of students and teachers, while at the same time providing global perspectives on computer-assisted language learning (CALL); and to bring the technology within the reach of local teachers who wish to develop their professionalism in CALL.

GLoCALL is jointly sponsored by APACALL and PacCALL.

GLoCALL 2008 Plenary Speakers

Philip Hubbard Stanford University, USA
Philip Hubbard is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Director of English for Foreign Students in the Language Center at Stanford University. A CALL professional for 25 years, he is the author of a number of tutorial programs and has published articles across a range of CALL areas including methodology, research, software development, software evaluation, teacher education, and learner training.

Debra Hoven Athabasca University, Canada
Debra Hoven teaches distance education, and technology for language teacher education at Athabasca University, Canada’s Open University. Prior to taking up this position, she taught TESOL and Applied Linguistics in Australia, and has also taught EFL and conducted CALL workshops in several Asian countries. Her research interests include second language pedagogy in social networking environments, digital storytelling, technologies appropriate for intercultural differences, and applications of e-Portfolios.

Wai Meng Chan National University of Singapore, Singapore
Wai Meng Chan is currently Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Language Studies at the National University of Singapore. He is active in theoretical and applied research in the area of Foreign Language Education. He has published a book on metacognition in foreign language learning as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters on new technologies in language learning, metacognition, learner strategies and learner autonomy.

GLoCALL 2008 Important Dates
July 1 Deadline for Proposal Submissions
August 1 Notices of acceptance sent out
September 15 Deadline for speaker pre-registration
October 15 General pre-registration deadline
Nov. 7: Workshop for local teachers in Jakarta
Nov. 8-9: Conference in Jakarta
Nov. 10: Travel to Yogyakarta; Workshop for local teachers in Yogyakarta
Nov. 11-12: Conference in Yogyakarta

GLoCALL 2008 invites proposals for presentations that are related to computer-assisted language learning. Proposals for Papers (35 minutes), Symposia (120 minutes) and Poster sessions should be submitted via the GLoCALL Website (http://glocall.org/) by 1 July 2008.

Proposals are encouraged within the sub-themes below, but are not limited to:
* application of technology to the language classroom
* localizing Internet materials to the classroom
* using the Internet for cultural exchange
* managing multimedia/hypermedia environments
* e-learning, collaborative learning and blended learning
* emerging technologies
* fostering autonomous learning through technology
* Web 2.0 and language learning
* training language teachers in e-learning environments

Successful applicants will be notified by August 1st, 2008, although those who require an earlier decision for funding purposes may request so in the Comments area of the proposal Web form.

The conference takes the form of a 'travelling roadshow' with Organizing Committee members, plenary speakers and whoever else wishes to give presentations at both locations. Presenters from outside Indonesia are particularly encouraged to submit multiple proposals, covering both 'state of the art' themes as well as 'practical training' so that participants with varying levels of CALL experience will be able to benefit from conference participation.

Looking back at GLoCALL 2007 (Vietnam)



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