Language Symposia

Universities in Chicago hold a Language Symposium in the late Spring each year. The location rotates between campuses, generally UIC, Northwestern, and University of Chicago.

Language Symposium 2012 (UIC)

Co-sponsored by: LCLC UIC, Northwestern, University of Chicago, and DePaul University

Tasks and Projects in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning

Maximizing Task Effects in Language Teaching and Learning
Keynote	Klaus Brandl, University of Washington
Host	Language and Culture Learning Center, UIC
Dates	Friday & Saturday April 13th & 14th

Past Language Symposia

Language Symposium 2011 (Northwestern)

Foreign Languages as a Global Skill

Co-sponsored by: LCLC UIC, and Northwestern, University of Chicago

The Interconnection between Language Education and Internationalization: Current Trends and New Directions
Keynote	Nelleke van Deusen Scholl of Yale College
Dates	April 15-16

Language Symposium 2010 (University of Chicago)

Best Practices in Language Instruction (PDF)

Co-sponsored by: LCLC UIC, and Northwestern, University of Chicago

Keynote	Donna L. Clementi of Concordia Language Villages.
Dates	April 16-17

Language Symposium 2009 (Northwestern)

From The Quill to the Wiki: Writing Toward Fluency

Co-sponsored by: LCLC UIC, and Northwestern, University of Chicago

Keynote	Charlene Polio of Michigan State University.
Dates	April 24-25
LCLC Presentation	Wikis for Beginning and Advanced Language Learning

Language Symposium 2008 (UIC)

Reconciling Language Learning and Assessment

Co-sponsored by: LCLC UIC, and Northwestern, University of Chicago

Keynote	Carol Chappelle of Iowa State University.
Dates	April 25-26
Flier	download PDF
LCLC Role	Host, tourguide, showcasing technology used at UIC for language learning.

Language Symposium 2007 (University of Chicago)

The Place of Multimedia in the Language Classroom

Opening Panel Discussion
Junko Mori	University of Wisconsin/Madison	Associate Professor of Japanese
Jenise Rowekamp	University of Minnesota	Continuing Education and CARLA
John de Szendeffy	Boston University	Center for English Language and Orienation Programs & Multimedia Language Lab Coordinator

Language Symposium 2006 (Northwestern)

Stories and Strategies: Narratives in Second Language Acquisition

Lost in America and other L2 Narratives
Keynote	Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig of Indiana University
Dates	April 28-29

Language Symposium 2005 (University of Chicago)

Bridging Receptive and Productive Skills In the Development of Language Proficiencies

Mental Representation vs. Performance in Adult SLA
Keynote	Bill VanPatten of University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Dates	May 13-14

Current Lectures and Conferences