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CALL FOR PAPERS

THE 5TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF KOREAN (AATK)

August 2-5, 2000

Radisson Hotel, Los Angeles, California

The American Association of Teachers of Korean (AATK) is pleased to announce that the 5th Annual Conference will be held at the Radisson Hotel, in Korea town August 2-5, 2000. A two-day pre-conference workshop for Teacher Training is planned for August 2nd –3rd, and the remaining two days (August 4th-5th)will be devoted to the main conference.

Teacher Training Workshop: August 2nd (Wednesday) – 3rd (Thursday)

AATK with the support of the Korea Foundation will provide hotel accommodations and meals during the two-day workshop for up to 30 participants and 6 leaders. This year’s Teacher Training Workshop will focus on (1) Strengthening and Articulation of K-16 Korean Instruction (curriculum goals and standards), (2) Integration of Technology in Korean Language Education, (3) Task-Based Teaching, and (4) Classroom Demonstration. At the conclusion of the workshop, a certificate of the AATK Teacher Training Workshop will be presented to each participant. Please fill out the attached application form and return it by March 31, 2000 to Sung-Ock Sohn (AATK 2000 Conference Chair). In addition, we would like to invite experienced teachers who can serve as workshop leaders. Please indicate your area of interest in the attached form. Late applications will NOT be accepted. For budgetary reasons, the Association cannot accommodate any more than 30 participants. Consequently, the strict observation of the March 31 deadline will also serve as a criterion for selecting and limiting the number of the applicants. Applications will be reviewed and ranked in the following order:

ELIGIBILITY: A person must be an instructor of Korean at recognized institution or organization. Priority will be given to new or beginning instructors at a college-level, first-time participants, high school teachers, and heritage school instructors. In the interest of equity, the number of participants from each organization will be considered in proportion to its enrollment status, the maximum number being limited to three.

Main Conference: August 4th (Friday) – 5th (Saturday)

We invite abstracts for talks on any aspect of Korean language pedagogy. Presentations will be limited to 20 minutes followed by 10 minutes of discussion. In addition to various pedagogy-related issues, we plan to organize special sessions on the following topics: (1) Development of multi-media and web-based materials, (2) Content-based curriculum and syllabus design, (3) Teaching a multi-level and a multi-background class, (4) Instructional strategies for Korean-heritage learners (5) Testing and assessment, (6) Teaching of grammar, vocabulary, reading, conversation, and composition, and (7) Culture and literature. ABSTRACT should not exceed one page and must be postmarked by March 31, 2000. Late submissions will NOT be accepted. Presenters including workshop leaders must submit a full paper by July 10th, 2000 for the publication of the 2000 AATK Conference Proceedings which will be distributed and serve as the handouts during the conference. Selected and revised papers will be published in the new, official journal of the AATK. Hotel accommodations and meals will be provided for all paper presenters. The abstracts will be screened by an anonymous committee that consists of reviewers in different areas of Korean language education. Notification of acceptance via e-mail will be made by April 30, 2000. We strongly encourage abstract submissions by e-mail. If you do not prefer an email, please send the abstract to the following address:

AATK 2000

C/O Prof. Sung-Ock Sohn

Dept of East Asian Languages and Cultures

University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1540

Email: sohn@humnet.ucla.edu

Fax: (310) 475-6701 (H) or (310) 825-8808 (W)

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Application form for the 2000 AATK Teacher Training Workshop

Please reply to Sohn@humnet.ucla.edu or Fax to (310) 475-6701 (H) or (310) 825-8808 (W).

Please mark one:

I plan to participate in the Teacher Training Workshop: Yes_______ No_______

I would like to serve as workshop leader: Yes_______ No________

Area of interest (Tentative):

Your name: (Please indicate male or female.)

Affiliation:

Status (graduate students, faculty, etc.)

Background or field of study:

Length of teaching:

E-mail address:

Tel:

Fax:

Address:

Reasons for applying to this workshop:

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Preliminary application form for the 2000 AATK Main Conference

Please reply to Sohn@humnet.ucla.edu or Fax to (310) 475-6701 (H) or (310) 825-8808 (W).

Please mark one:

I plan to participate in the 2000 AATK Conference: Yes_______ No_______

I would like to present a paper at the Conference: Yes _______ No________

Topic (Tentative):

Your name:

Affiliation:

E-mail address:

Tel:

Fax:

Address:

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