Call for Papers

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
COTSEAL Conference at SEASSI 2015
The ABCDs (Achievement, Breadth, Challenges, and future Direction) of
the Continuing Journey in the Teaching of SEA Languages
Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dates: Friday and Saturday, July 17-18, 2015
Website: http://cotseal.net/conference.html
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Abigail Cohn (Professor, Department of Linguistics, Cornell)
“Teaching of Southeast Asian Languages in the US:
Impact of National Priorities and Institutional Policies”
COTSEAL invites participants from academic institutions, teachers, researchers, and
graduate students who are interested in, involved in, or have conducted research on, SEA
language education and linguistics to submit abstracts for the forum. Paper topics may
include, but are not limited to, challenges and techniques in:
• Distance learning
• Flipped classrooms
• Heritage students
• Project-based learning
• Significant, less commonly discussed teaching issues
• University policies related-issues, such as enrollment and teaching assistantship
TYPE OF PRESENTATION
20-minute presentations, with an additional 10 minutes for questions/responses.
Posters (to be displayed at designated times throughout the conference).
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for abstract submission: 25 May 2015
Deadline for full paper submission: 15 June 2015
CONTENT OF ABSTRACT PROPOSAL
An abstract proposal should include the title, a brief abstract of 250 words maximum, and
your name, institution, email address, and phone number.
We request that all presenters be paid members of COTSEAL ($26 for one year) at the
time of the conference.
SUBMISSION
Abstracts and proposals must be submitted via email to the organizing committee:
Cotseal_Conference_2015@yahoo.com
Limited matching travel grants are available for confirmed presenters on a first-come,
first-served basis. Please indicate if you want to be considered for a travel grant in the
body of the e-mail with which you submit your abstract. Note that travel grants are
reimbursements intended for lecturers with minimal funds available from their
institutions to support travel to the conference. For more details, visit
http://cotseal.net/travel_grants.html
Please forward this message to your colleagues, staff, students or anyone whom you think
would find this conference relevant.
Thank you very much.
Erlin Barnard, 2015 Conference Organizing Committee
Jolanda Pandin, 2015 Conference Organizing Committee
Desiana Pauli Sandjaja, 2015 Conference Organizing Committee
Frank Smith, COTSEAL President
Jolanda Pandin, COTSEAL Vice-President
Sheila Zamar, COTSEAL Secretary