Conference Home | Schedule | Register | Proceedings | Lodging | Travel
Conference Flyer | Conference Program | Sponsors/Exhibitors/Advertisers

Proposal Guidelines

Proposal submission deadline extended to September 1st!

Proposal Types:

Paper session:  (25 minutes per paper)   Papers will be grouped thematically. Grouped paper presentation sessions will include three papers followed by 25 minutes of discussion after all of the papers have been presented. Each grouped paper presentation (100 minutes in length) is limited to three presenters.

Workshop:  (3 hours, 9am-12pm, on Friday and Sunday mornings)   Workshops are meant to be interactive and delve into a topic more deeply than a 60-minute paper session allows. Workshop proposals should include an outline of the specific planned activities and a detailed time schedule for each segment of the workshop. Only a limited number of workshop proposals will be accepted.

Format:

Title:  The title of proposed session can be a maximum of 10 words in length. Be sure that your title matches the content of the intended presentation.

Proposal Type:  Paper or pre/post-conference workshop.

Abstract:  The abstract must not exceed 400 words. Workshop abstracts should include an outline of the specific planned activities, and a detailed time schedule for each segment of the workshop.

Summary:  The summary must not exceed 50 words. It needs to be in final, publishable format and error-free.

Strand:  All submissions must fit with ONE strand that best describes the focus and content of the paper session.

• Intercultural Competence and Theory:   Submissions should address such topics as philosophical groundings, theoretical development, and the interdisciplinarity of intercultural competence


• Intercultural Competence and Classroom Instruction:   Submissions should address methods of and strategies for providing instruction in intercultural competence (e.g., thematic units, group and whole-class activities, simulations), the integration of technology and literature/film, and the assessment of intercultural competence specifically in school settings


• Making Intercultural Competence Instruction Possible:   Submissions should address topics such as the design of curricula/programs that promote intercultural competence, the evaluation/development of instructional materials with respect to intercultural competence, and pre-service and in-service teacher professional development that cultivates intercultural competence


• Intercultural Competence and International Education:   Submissions should address topics such as internationalizing school curricula, study abroad/exchange programs, and migrant/transnational student populations


• Intercultural Competence and the Global World:   Submissions should address topics such as intercultural competence in global/local contexts, intercultural competence and national/cultural/linguistic borders, and the application of intercultural competence principles to ongoing human conflicts


• Intercultural Competence and Media Representation:   Submissions should address through the lens of intercultural competence media such as literature, film, television, the Internet, not to mention emerging media platforms


• Intercultural Competence and Language Practice:   Submissions should address the connection between the use of language(s) and intercultural competence (e.g., Do certain practices reflect, promote, or even deter intercultural competence?)


• Assessing Intercultural Competence:   Submissions should address topics such as methods for quantifying/qualifying intercultural competence, their limitations, their validity and their applications to instructional and real-world contexts


• Critical Considerations of Intercultural Competence:   Submissions should present critical queries of intercultural competence in such areas as theory, instructional practice, and applicability to today’s world; submissions should also approach criticism as a means for improving theoretical and methodological rigor

Proposal Submission Guidelines:

Restrictions:   No more than two proposals per person may be submitted. The primary presenter may submit up to two (2) proposals. Submitting more than two will eliminate the proposals from consideration. Submissions with similar titles and content will also be eliminated from consideration.

Proposal deadline:   11:59 pm (Pacific Standard Time) on  Tuesday, September 1, 2009.  Confirmation of receipt will be sent via email. Presenters will be notified by email of the program committee’s decision by Wednesday, September 9th, 2009.

To submit your proposal, use our Online Proposal Submission Form.