Some Language Related Conferences 2008-20092008 November 5-8, 2008 Annual Conference of the American Translators Association The ATA Annual Conference offers a multitude of features and events that allow attendees to connect with over 1,500 translators and interpreters from throughout the U.S. and around the world. October 31-November 1, 2008 National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs (NASILP) Annual Conference Hilton Crystal City at National Airport, Arlington, VA The Association's annual meeting will feature presentations reflecting current research on issues pertinent to academically-based self-accessed programs for LCTLs. The meeting provides access to nationally-recognized scholars in the fields of pedagogy, design, materials development, instructional technologies, program administration, and establishes channels through which the special concerns and expertise of NASILP's institutional members are shared. November 7-8, 2008 East Coast Organization of Language Testers (ECOLT) George Washington University, Washington, DC. ECOLT represents an East Coast group of professionals, scholars, and students who are involved in language testing projects and research. One of the organization's goals is to support connections among academia, government, and not-for-profit testing organizations. November 21-23, 2008 Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, FL November 22, 2008 American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages (AATT) annual business meeting Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC It will be held in conjunction with the 2008 meeting of the Middle East Studies Association. November 22-25, 2008 Annual Convention of the Middle East Studies Association Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC December 6-7, 2008 Eighth Conference of Coalition of Distinguished Language Studies. Conference Center at the Maritime Institute, Linthicum, MD December 27-30 2008 Modern Language Association Annual Convention San Francisco, CA The MLA's 124th annual convention will be held in San Francisco, CA. Most English sessions and the exhibits are in the Hilton San Francisco. Most foreign language sessions are in the San Francisco Marriott. December 27-30, 2008
AATSEEL 2008 will include sessions by the American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) and the Slavic Linguistics Society (SLS). 2009 January 8-11, 2009 83rd Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America Hilton San Francisco, San Francisco, CA The American Dialect Society, the American Name Society, the North American Association for the History of the Language Sciences, the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics, and the Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas will meet concurrently with the LSA. March 10-14, 2009 26th Annual Conference of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ The 2009 Conference will be held in conjunction with the International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT) March 13-15, 2009 Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics (GURT) The theme of this year’s conference is “Implicit & Explicit Conditions, Processes, and Knowledge in SLA & Bilingualism.” March 21-24, 2009 American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2009 Annual Conference Denver Marriott Tech Center, Denver, CO March 26-28, 2009 The 43rd Annual TESOL Convention and Exhibit (TESOL 2009) Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO The theme of this year’s conference is “Uncharted Mountains, Forging New Pathways”
March 26-29, 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies Chicago, IL April 16-18, 2009 The 2009 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) New York Marriott Marquis, NY The theme of this year’s conference is “Engaging Communities: The Worlds Is Our Classroom.” April 23-26, 2009 International Conference of National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL)Madison, WI. May 28-30, 2009 Preparing Language Teachers for the 21st Century: Sixth International Conference on Language Teacher EducationGeorge Washington University, Washington, DC "Designed for practitioners and researchers involved in the preparation and ongoing professional development of language teachers, LTE 2009 will address the education of teachers of all languages, at all instructional and institutional levels, and in many national and international contexts in which this takes place including: English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) instruction; foreign/modern/world language teaching; bilingual education; immersion education; indigenous and minority language education; and the teaching of less commonly taught languages.”
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