Society, Identity, and Transformation
in Language Teacher Education
11th International Language Teacher Education Conference
May 30–June 1, 2019
The Graduate Hotel
Minneapolis, MN
Regular Registration Deadline: May 15, 2019
Invited Speakers
- Cori Crane, Duke University
Shifting Perspectives in Language Teacher Education: Transformative Learning Theory for L2 Learning and Teaching - Richard Donato, University of Pittsburgh
History-in-Person and Teacher Development: Bringing the Past into the Present
- Maggie Kubanyiova, University of Leeds
The Promise of "Disturbing Encounter" as Meaningful Language Teacher Education - Suhanthie Motha, University of Washington
Race and Empire in Language Teacher Education
The mission of this unique biennial conference is to address the education of teachers of all languages, at all instructional and institutional levels, and in all the 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; heritage language education; and the teaching of less commonly taught languages. The conference aims to bring together teacher educators from these many contexts to discuss and share research, theory, and best practices and to initiate and sustain meaningful professional dialogue across languages, levels, and settings.
The conference will focus on the following four broad themes:
(Click theme title for a description)
Conference Sponsors
This conference is sponsored by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition at the University of Minnesota in partnership with the American Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators; the Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language, and Literacy at the University of Arizona; and the Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research at Georgia State University. The conference is cosponsored by the following University of Minnesota units: College of Education and Human Development; College of Liberal Arts Language Center; Global Programs and Strategy Alliance; Graduate School; Department of Curriculum and Instruction; Department of French and Italian; Department of German, Nordic, Slavic, and Dutch; Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies.
Conference Planning Committee
Martha Bigelow, University of Minnesota (co-chair)
Kate Paesani, Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (co-chair)
Blanca Caldas, University of Minnesota
LeeAnne Godfrey, Hamline University
William Nichols, Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research at Georgia State University
Pamela Wesely, University of Iowa
Conference Administrative Team
Karin Larson, CARLA Executive Assistant Director
Liz Hellebuyck, Program Associate
Marlene Johnshoy, Technology Coordinator