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Hamilton Chapel
OSU Campus

TCLT6

The Ohio State University
June 12-14, 2010

Organized by
The TCLT Committee

Sponsored by
Hamilton College and The Ohio State University

Supported by 136 institutions worldwide
Will bring together 200 academics for discussions and
hands-on workshops to teach new technologies in Chinese language teaching

Conference Sponsors


Hamilton College
The President's Office
The Dean's Office
East Asian Languages and Literatures Department


The Ohio State University
National East Asian Languages Resource Center
East Asian Studies Center
Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Foreign Language Center

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  • For information regarding TCLT, please contact:
  • De Bao Xu, dxu@hamilton.edu

  • For information regarding TCLT6 Conference, please contact:
  • Minru Li, li.28@osu.edu


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Conference Main Themes


Virtual Classroom / Learning / Communication

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Conference Language


Chinese and English

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Conference Travel Subsidy


$100-$150 Conference Travel Subsidy given to the first 50 abstracts/papers submitted and accepted $100 for Eastern and Central time zones (except for Taxes) $150 for the other time zones in the U.S. (including Taxes, Mountain, Pacific, and Alaska time zones) and overseas

Up to $200 Travel Scholarship for Two Graduate Students Awarded to two outstanding papers by graduate students (mark your submission with the application for this scholarship and indicate your graduate student status). Late submissions will be subject to further funding availability.
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Call for Papers


Conference Main Themes

Integration of technology into day-to-day instruction/Virtual classroom

Conference Languages

Chinese and English

Abstract or proposal and paper submission

Deadline: 12/1/2009

Submit a half-page abstract or a proposal (no more than 100 words) along with your full-length paper for a 20-minute presentation at TCLT6@hamilton.edu no later than 12/1/09.

If you submit an abstract or proposal only, please be aware that your full-length paper will be due shortly after your abstract or proposal is accepted.

To document your submission correctly, please make sure to include the following information in your submission (it is recommended to put the information on a separate page):
  1. Sender's English name (Last name, first name)
  2. Sender's Chinese name (if any)
  3. Valid e-mail address (important for communication)
  4. Affiliation (position and contact information)
  5. Status (presenter or not)
  6. Abstract/paper (or both) submitted
  7. Title of the abstract/paper submitted
Topics related but not limited to
  • Integration of technology into day-to-day instruction: listening, speaking, reading, and writing
  • Importance, usage, assessment, device, curriculum design, and development
  • Virtual classroom
  • Blended courses: classroom and virtual learning
  • Web 2.0-based learning system
  • Mobile Chinese teaching
  • Distance learning: assessment and development
  • Language testing on Internet
  • Digital instructional material development
  • Multimedia instruction and second language acquisition
  • Issues in CALL study
  • New technology and its application to teaching Chinese as a second language
  • Other related topics on technology-based Chinese language teaching
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TCLT6 Review Committee


(To be announced)

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Registration


Registration is required.

Because the space for workshops is limited, the conference will accept applicants on a first-come, first-served basis except for presenters. Early on-line registration is recommended. Please be aware that there is a registration fee of $100 for both presenters and participants which will be used to offset the cost for conference expenses.

Register on-line

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TCLT Standing Committee


De Bao Xu, Hamilton College (Chair)

Jianhua Bai, Kenyon College

John Chang, University of Southern California

Chin-Chuan Cheng, National Taiwan Normal University, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Jun Da, Middle Tennessee State University

Yufan Hao, University of Macau

Shin-Chang Hsin, National Taiwan Normal University

Hong Gang Jin, Hamilton College

Yen-hui Audrey Li, University of Southern California

Scott McGinnis, Defense Language Institute-Washington Office

Ling Mu, Yale University

Galal Walker, The Ohio State University

Tianwei Xie, University of California, Long Beach

Tao-chung Yao, University of Hawaii

Phyllis Zhang, George Washington University

Zhengsheng Zhang, California State University, San Diego

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TCLT6 Organizing Committee


Galal Walker, The Ohio State University (Conference Co-Chair)

De Bao Xu, Hamilton College (Conference Co-Chair)

Tom Babcock, The Ohio State University

Jianhua Bai, Kenyon College

Marjorie Chan, The Ohio State University

John Chang, University of Southern California

Jun Da, Middle Tennessee State University

Shin-Chang Hsin, National Taiwan Normal University

Hong Gang Jin, Hamilton College

Minru Li, The Ohio State University

Karen Moore, The Ohio State University

Ling Mu, Yale University

Jianqi Wang, The Ohio State University

Tianwei Xie, California State University, Long Beach

Tao-chung Yao, University of Hawaii

Phyllis Zhang, George Washington University

Zhengsheng Zhang, California State University, San Diego

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Important Dates (deadlines)


12/1/2009: participants to submit abstracts

(More to come)

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Conference Programs


(To be announced)

Workshops


(To be announced)

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Hotel Reservation


(To be announced)

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Directions to OSU


If you are traveling by car, please click here for driving directions.

If you are traveling by air, taxis are provided at the airport for approximately $25.

COTA bus #52 with limited service is availabe at the airport for $2. For more information please download the PDF brochure [PDF].

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Supporting Institutions


Associated Colleges in China (U.S.)

AIT/CLASS (Taiwan)

Auckland University of Technology

Baruch College (U.S.)

Beijing City International School

Beijing Language and Culture University

Beijing Normal University

Beijing University

Bergen Chinese School

Binghamton University

Brown University

Bucknell University

California State University at Long Beach

Camosun College (Canada)

Carnegie Mellon University

Center for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (Beijing)

CET-BJ Program

CET-HRB Program

China National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language

Chinese Culture University (Taiwan)

Chinese Language School, AIT (Taiwan)

Chongqing University

City University of Hong Kong

Clark Atlanta University

College of International Cultural Exchange, CUEB (Beijing)

Columbia University

Cornell University

Dalian University of Technology

Defense Language Institute (U.S.)

East China Normal University

Edinburgh University

Emory University

George Washington University

Government Consultant (Canada)

Graduate Institute of e-Learning Technology (Taiwan)

Hamilton College

Hiroshima University (Japan)

Hong Kong Academy

Hong Kong Institute of Education

Hong Kong International School

Hunter College

ICLP at National Taiwan University

Indiana University

Institute for Information Industry (Taiwan)

Institution of Technology Education, NTNU

International Chinese Language Program, Taiwan

Iowa State University

John Jay College

Kenyon College (U.S.)

Knox College (U.S.)

Kwantlen University College

Lakeside School

Language University Beijing

Livingston High School

Loomis Chaffee

Marietta College (U.S.)

Michigan State University

Middlesex School

Middle Tennessee State University

MIT

Multimedia University

Nankai University (Tianjin)

National Chung Cheng University (Taiwan)

National Hsinchu University of Education (Taiwan)

National Kaohsiung Normal University

National Taichung Institute of Technology (Taiwan)

National Taiwan Normal University

National Institute of Education, NTU (Singapore)

New Concept Mandarin Limited

New York Uniersity

Northeast Normal University in China

Oakland University (U.S.)

Oberlin College

Pomona College (U.S.)

Prentice Hall

Rollins College (U.S.)

San Diego State University

School Year Abroad China (Beijing)

SCOLA/CYRTV

Seattle University

Seton Hall University

Shanghai International Studies University

Shanghai Jiaotong University

Shanghai Normal University

Smith College

St. Catherine's School

State University of New York

Swarthmore College

SYA China

Syracuse University

Tamkang University (Taiwan)

Teaching Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language

The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning

The Hotchkiss School

The Ohio State University

The Overseas Chinese Institute of Technology (Taiwan)

The University of Alberta

The University of Hong Kong

The University of Iowa

The University of Virginia

UC Santa Barbara

United Nations

University of Aarhus (Denmark)

University of California at Berkeley

University of California at Davis

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Colorado

University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Colorado at Denver

University of Hawaii at Mauna

University of Heidelberg

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Macau

University of Massachusetts

University of Minnesota at Minneapolis

University of Missouri at St. Louis

University of Northern Colorado

University of Notre Dame

University of Oklahoma

University of Ottawa (Canada)

University of Pennsylvania

University of Southern California

University of Vermont

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

University Paris VII

Vassar College

Vanderbilt University (U.S.)

US Naval Academy

US Summit IntelliMetric, Taiwan

Waseda University

Washington and Lee University

Wellesley College

Williams College

Yale University

Zhangde Primary School (Singapore)