2010 Global Language Convention (2010GLC)
Venue: Wesley College, Glen Waverley Campus
Location: Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia
Event Date/Time: Apr 08, 2010 | End Date/Time: Apr 11, 2010 |
Registration Date: Mar 26, 2009 | |
Early Registration Date: Oct 31, 2009 | |
Abstract Submission Date: Oct 31, 2009 |
Description
The Wesley College Institute proudly welcomes the 2010 convention, the 3rd in the series, to Melbourne, Australia from 8 – 11 April 2010.
The 2010 Global Language Convention will explore the theme, “Many Cultures, One Community: Language, Knowing and Power through the following strands:
1. From Text to Message – Literature, media and communication cultures for C21 Learning
2. Language Loss and Reclamation – Critical Perspectives
3. Taking responsibility for the 2nd Language Learner in the Mainstream Language Environment – challenges, issues and trends in EAL, EFL, ESL etc
4. The Brain, Learning and Language – traversing the journey from myth through policy development to implementation
5. Multilingual matters – beyond making the case for learning more than one language
6. Defining, Developing, Refining, Maintaining the Mother Tongue
7. “Every teacher is a language teacher†– critical issues in managing language & learning in schools
Keynote Speakers include:
Professor Suzanne Romaine - University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Professor Ato Quayson - University of Toronto, Canada
Dr Nicholas Tate - International School of Geneva, Switzerland
Professor Joseph Lo Bianco - University of Melbourne, Australia
Professor Alastair Pennycook - University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Dr John Bradley - Monash University, Australia