CALPER 2010 Summer Workshops

We scheduled next year's workshop series in blocks For one registration fee you can choose which and how many workshops you would like to participate in. Attend one workshop in the mornings and another one in the afternoons. Stay the whole week and attend up to four workshops. CALPER's Workshops will be held at the Penn State University Park Campus.

To view the Workshop schedule, visit our Registration Page.

BLOCK 1: Monday-Wednesday mornings 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m., July 12, 13, 14.

Language Focused Tasks for Communicative and Content-based Classrooms: A Workshop on their Development and Implementation Presenter: Teresa Pica, University of Pennsylvania Making the Most of a Corpus Presenter: Mike McCarthy, University of Nottingham and CALPER Meeting the Challenges of Teaching Heritage and Domestic Language Learners Presenter: Karen E. Johnson, Penn State University

BLOCK 2: Monday-Wednesday afternoons 1:30p.m.-4:30p.m., July 12, 13, 14.

Developing Content-based Thematic Units to Enhance Curricula Presenter: Heather J. Hendry, University of Pittsburgh Tracking Development with Learner Corpora Presenter: Xiaofei Lu, Penn State University

BLOCK 3: Thursday-Saturday mornings 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m., July 15, 16, 17.

Language and Culture Presenter: James P. Lantolf, Penn State University Assessment for Learning in the L2 Classroom Presenter: Matthew E. Poehner, Penn State University Grammar Meaning a Grammar of Meanings: Teaching Concepts in the FL Classroom Presenter: Eduardo Neguereula, University of Miami

BLOCK 4: Thursday-Saturday afternoons 1:30p.m.-4:30p.m., July 12, 13, 14.

Discourse Analysis and L2 Teaching Presenter: Susan Strauss, Penn State University Using E-Portfolios in Language Teaching Presenters: Meredith Doran and Glenn Johnson, Penn State University

One registation fee for the whole week is $150 (early registration, by May 1) or $200 (regular registration, by June 15).

Registration opens February 1, 2010. Campus housing information will also be posted February 1, 2010.

Early Registration Deadline: May 1, 2010 ($150)
Regular Registration Deadline: June 15, 2010 ($200)

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