Empirical Research on World Language Education
Sponsor:  American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages ACTFL
https://www.actfl.org/assessment-professional-development/actfl-research...
The deadline is  August 3, 2020.

Assessing Learning Outcomes in K-16 Settings

• Topics may include but are not limited to:
• Learning outcomes in specific programmatic and curricular models
• Assessment of learning outcomes in relation to an instructional practice
• Study of learning processes and interactions
• Learner voices and experiences

Equity and Access in Language Learning

• Topics may include but are not limited to:
• Heritage language learners
• Language preservation
• Policy in language program development
• Underrepresented/historically underserved populations in language learning
• Multiculturalism, social justice, critical and culturally sustaining pedagogies in the world language classroom

Equity and Access in Language Teaching

• Topics may include but are not limited to:
• Mentoring
• Underrepresented/historically underserved populations in language teaching
• Preparing language teachers for diverse settings (e.g., online, urban, mixed level classrooms)
• Teacher access, recruitment and retention
• Barriers to the language teaching profession

Immersion/Dual Language Programs

• Topics may include but are not limited to:
• Content-based instruction   
• Sustaining student enrollment
• Articulation to secondary and post-secondary
• Literacy

Intercultural Teaching and Learning

• Topics may include but are not limited to:
• Content and pedagogies
• Development of intercultural and global competence
• Learning contexts (service learning/study abroad)
• Intercultural Can-do Statements

 K-16 Language Teacher Development

• Topics may include but are not limited to:
• Teacher education and certification programs
• Post-secondary language faculty development
• Professional development and continuing education
• Mentoring

When is the deadline? The deadline for proposals is Monday, August 3, 2020 at 5 PM Eastern Time.