The Centre for Language Studies (CLS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) organises a biennial international conference on foreign language teaching and learning. We are pleased to announce the Fourth CLS International Conference, CLaSIC 2010, which will be held from 2nd to the 4th of December 2010 in Singapore, and would like to extend a warm invitation to you and your colleagues to participate in and to present papers at the conference. CLaSIC 2010 will be held under the theme "Individual Characteristics and Subjective Variables in Language Learning"
Please find below an initial list of sub-themes for the conference:
- Cognitive Factors in Language Teaching and Learning
- Affect in Language Teaching and Learning
- Language Learning Anxiety and Fear
- Teacher/Learner Beliefs, Attitudes and Assumptions
- Subjective Theories and Language Teaching and Learning
- Language Learning Motivation and Motivational Strategies
- Self-Concept and Self-Efficacy
- Metacognition and Language Learning Strategies
- Learner Characteristics and Individual Differences
- Cultural and Individual Notions of Autonomy
- Constructivist Approach to Language Learning
- Narrative and Life Story
We are delighted that the following four distinguished academics, all leading researchers and educators in language education and applied linguistics, will be delivering keynote lectures at CLaSIC 2010.
Dr. Karin Aguado (University of Kassel)
Dr. Naoko Aoki (Osaka University)
Dr. Richard Schmidt (University of Hawaii)
Dr. Minglang Zhou (University of Maryland)
A conference brochure and further details, including the conference venue and registration fees, will be sent to you at the beginning of the year 2010 and announced on the conference website later. We would be most grateful if you could disseminate information about the conference within your institution.
Thank you very much for your kind attention and assistance. We very much look forward to meeting you and your colleagues at CLaSIC 2010 in December.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Izumi Walker
Chairperson
CLaSIC 2010 Organising Committee
Centre for Language Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
National University of Singapore
