[xmca] Fostering literacies: teaching and learning in heterogeneous environments

["Peter Smagorinsky" <smago@uga.edu>]

International Association for the Improvement of Mother Tongue Education
(IAIMTE)

 

Eighth Bi-Annual Conference

Hildesheim/Germany, 14 - 17 June 2011

 

Fostering literacies: teaching and learning in heterogeneous environments

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION

The IAIMTE conferences, which took place every two years since 1997, are
successful because of their relatively small scale, the high level of social
interaction, and the diverse range of languages and educational cultures
represented. The 2011 conference builds on these strengths to create a
context where researchers and teacher educators meet to share their research
and reflections.

 

We invite you to participate in this conference for specialists in the
teaching & learning of language and literature. The conference aims to
exchange theory, research, curricular developments, and 'best practices' in
education (at all levels, ranging from early childhood to higher education),
teacher education and in-service. The exchanges and interactions offer an
international platform for language and education researchers and
practitioners - including Ph.D. candidates - to present their research and
reflections on mother tongue education in their particular national,
educational and school contexts to a truly international audience.

 

 

CONFERENCE THEME

Fostering literacies: teaching and learning in heterogeneous environments

 

For the 2011 conference, we explore the current challenges of fostering
literacies in language and literature classrooms and beyond. Learning in the
field of language and literature is conceived of as a complex process that
heavily relies on interactions - interactions in often heterogeneous
contexts. Creating favourable environments is thus a demanding task - for
teachers, learners and institutions. One focus of the conference will be on
the teacher as a key-figure in arranging the learning process. As in
previous conferences, the conference will be providing a forum for mother
tongue educators from different educational and social cultures to exchange
experiences, research studies and reflections.

We invite you to contribute to Paper Sessions, Symposia, Workshops or Round
Tables (see below) in learning and teaching mother tongues. We also
encourage you to apply with a Symposium where researchers and practitioners
can focus on a shared interest.

The IAIMTE-team hopes that the sessions will illuminate differences and
similarities of different educational cultures and contexts.

 

SPECIAL CONFERENCE THEMES

We invite researchers and practitioners from a diverse range of countries to
present their

research and reflections on such themes as:

.         Developing literacies in heterogeneous classrooms

.         Language classrooms as sites for diverse and multiple oracies

.         Literature - for children and other readers - and learners'
reading choices

.         Addressing literacy cultures of new technologies (media; texting;
multi-modality)

.         Enabling students to further develop their linguistic
repertoire(s) - language awareness

.         Literacy as a key: language learning and linguistic demands in
other school subjects.

 

GENERAL CONFERENCE THEMES AND STRANDS

a. Professional competences in teaching language and literature

b. Literacies (Reading and Writing)

c. Oracy (Speaking and Listening)

d. Literature, Fiction, Film and other media

e. Language Awareness and Language Teaching

f. First and second languages in learning and teaching

g. Textbooks in mother-tongue teaching.

 

PROPOSED FORMATS

Please note: Every session will last for 1,5 hours.

 

Paper session (grouped by the Local Committee): three 20 minute papers on a
related theme are presented and discussed with the audience

 

Symposium (organised by contributors): a maximum of three scholars each
present a short paper. The organisers propose one discussant and a chair.
The organiser has to include all participants, the chair and the discussant
in the abstract. If the theme is very extensive organisers might consider
covering more than one session.

 

Round Table (grouped by the Local Committee): contains short presentations
and an

extended dialogue among participants and presenters, especially interesting
for projects in the starting phase. Workshop: contains learning by doing
followed by discussion.

 

Demonstration: focus is on an educational tool. The presenters demonstrate
the process or strategy and provide time to discuss its pros and cons (two
demonstrations per session).

 

SIG's Symposium: Special Interest Groups send out a SIG call and hand in
abstracts for a symposium.

 

Structured poster sessions (grouped by the Local Committee) consist of about
five poster presentations with short oral introductions (5 minutes) and
in-depth discussion introduced by a discussant. To give participants access
to as many presentations as possible, all presenters prepare a poster.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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