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Monday, April 23, 2018
Monday, April 23, 2018
Time
Agenda Item
8:00 AM-
8:30 AM
Registration/Meet & Greet
Registration/Meet & Greet
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM-
8:45 AM
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:45 AM-
9:30 AM
Building Competency in Hindi/Urdu through Global Project-Based Language Learning
Building Competency in Hindi/Urdu through Global Project-Based Language Learning
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
9:35 AM-
10:05 AM
Planning and Delivering Regional Workshops for Dept. of State Language Instructors
Planning and Delivering Regional Workshops for Dept. of State Language Instructors
9:35 AM - 10:05 AM
10:10 AM-
10:40 AM
Foreign Language Competency Increase Through Immersion
Foreign Language Competency Increase Through Immersion
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM-
10:50 AM
Break
Break
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM-
11:35 AM
Graduate Degree Program in Hindi/Urdu Language Pedagogy
Graduate Degree Program in Hindi/Urdu Language Pedagogy
10:50 AM - 11:35 AM
11:40 AM-
12:10 PM
A Foray into Extensive Reading Program for 1st Semester Students
A Foray into Extensive Reading Program for 1st Semester Students
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM-
1:30 PM
LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)
LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)
12:10 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM-
2:00 PM
Designing a new program for Burmese
Designing a new program for Burmese
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:05 PM-
2:35 PM
AFLI and the Language Flagship Program
AFLI and the Language Flagship Program
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM
2:35 PM-
2:45 PM
Break
Break
2:35 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM-
3:15 PM
LTEA Products as Essential Tools for Autonomous Learners
LTEA Products as Essential Tools for Autonomous Learners
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM-
3:25 PM
Day 1 Wrap-Up
Day 1 Wrap-Up
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Time
Agenda Item
8:00 AM-
8:30 AM
Registration/Meet & Greet
Registration/Meet & Greet
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM-
8:40 AM
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
8:40 AM-
9:10 AM
LCTL Education Support at the National Foreign Language Center (NFLC)
LCTL Education Support at the National Foreign Language Center (NFLC)
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM
9:15 AM-
9:45 AM
Language Diversity in the U.S. Military
Language Diversity in the U.S. Military
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
9:50 AM-
10:20 AM
New Approach to Learning Pronunciation in the Vietnamese Curriculum
New Approach to Learning Pronunciation in the Vietnamese Curriculum
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM
10:25 AM-
11:10 AM
Analysis of professional development needs of teachers of the less commonly taught languages
Analysis of professional development needs of teachers of the less commonly taught languages
10:25 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM-
11:30 AM
Break
Break
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM-
1:00 PM
Lunchtime Panel: Exploring Innovative Approaches to Assessment As Pathways to LCTL Education
Lunchtime Panel: Exploring Innovative Approaches to Assessment As Pathways to LCTL Education
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM-
1:30 PM
Teaching Culture through project-based instruction
Teaching Culture through project-based instruction
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
1:35 PM-
2:05 PM
The Development of a Swahili Curriculum for Beginners: A Vocabulary-Based Approach
The Development of a Swahili Curriculum for Beginners: A Vocabulary-Based Approach
1:35 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM-
2:15 PM
Break
Break
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM-
2:45 PM
Less-Commonly Taught Languages and Less-Commonly Encountered Challenges. Tackling and Overcoming the Insurmountable: Success Stories from the Lusophone Classroom
Less-Commonly Taught Languages and Less-Commonly Encountered Challenges. Tackling and Overcoming the Insurmountable: Success Stories from the Lusophone Classroom
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
3:20 PM-
3:30 PM
Day 2 Wrap-Up
Day 2 Wrap-Up
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
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