26th Hawai‘i Association of Language Teachers (HALT) Conference

Saturday, April 7, 2012
Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies

UH Manoa campus

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Have you developed a new course, teaching technique, activity idea, materials, or assessment that you could share?  Are you evaluating the effectiveness of your teaching curriculum?  Have you incorporated new technology tools into your classroom?  Would you like to lead a panel discussion on a critical issue in your target language or in the area of elementary, secondary, or higher education?  If so, we encourage you to submit a proposal to present at the HALT spring conference!

The HALT Conference Call for Proposals online submission form is now available at http://www.jotform.com/form/12861936268

Deadline - February 15, 2012

The 25th Annual HALT Conference

Hawai‘i Association of Language Teachers (HALT)
25th Annual HALT Conference
Saturday, March 5, 2011
8:30 am-3:00 pm (full-day)
Imin International Conference Center
(UH Manoa campus, across from Kennedy Theatre)

In partnership with the Confucius Institute
and the Hawai'i Department of Education

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Stephen Krashen

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View Dr. Krashen's Keynote Presentation here

Keynote Speaker:
Stephen Krashen is professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, who moved from the linguistics department to the faculty of the School of Education in 1994. He is a linguist and educational researcher. Dr. Krashen has published more than 350 papers and books, contributing to the fields of second language acquisition, bilingual education, and reading. He is credited with introducing various influential concepts and terms in the study of second language acquisition, including the acquisition-learning hypothesis, the input hypothesis, the monitor hypothesis, the affective filter, and the natural order hypothesis. He as actively defended whole language and bilingual education. Most recently, Dr. Krashen promotes the use of free voluntary reading during second language acquisition, which he says "is the most powerful tool we have in language education, first and second."

Last Year's
2010 Conference:

Keynote Speaker: Christine Lanphere,
ACTFL National Language Teacher of 2007
Natomas (CA) High School French teacher

"Striving to Do Our Best as Language Educators in Challenging Times"

See conference photos at: http://www.kshinagawa.com/haltphoto/

Questions? Contact: Lynette Fujimori, Conference Chair
fujimoril@hawaii.rr.com