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From the Outgoing President
Georgia Schlau
College of Charleston
The SEALLT / MAALLT Conference 2006, “From The Mountains To
The Sea - Technology in the 21 st Century”, was a pleasure to host. I
especially enjoyed working and consulting with my counterpart in MAALLT, Betty
Facer. The presentations, the meals, and the accommodations were well
appreciated by the participants based on the positive comments received in
e-mails and the evaluation forms. The success of the Charleston conference can
be attributed to the efforts of many people, including one of our members,
Frank Kruger-Robbins, who passionately promoted the 2006 Conference. In
addition, I want to recognize the work of the Administrative Assistant and
staff of the Michael Pincus Language Resource Center who took care of all the
details. Last, but not least, I want to express my gratitude to the Dean of the
new School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs who made the catering by
the College of Charleston Food Service possible through his generous
contribution.
It has also been my pleasure to have served as president of
SEALLT since 2003 and I want to thank Stacey Powell, our “incoming” president,
for immediately taking leadership. We
should continue to remember Marc Mallet’s contributions to our organization. He
served for six years as president without whose dedication and hard work there
would be no SEALLT organization today.
What I am most proud of this year is that we have
established the next two conference sites which will assure the continuation
and growth of our organization. A joint conference with SCOLT in Atlanta in
2007 and a joint conference with MAALLT and, possibly, other regional
organizations at the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale in 2008. Both venues
promise to bring many participants and new memberships, especially K-12
teachers in Florida, Georgia, and southern Alabama, making community outreach a
high priority in our organization.
In the future, I look forward to continue to associate with
the officers of our organization and help out in any way I am needed.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
SOCALLT 2008: Navigating the C's with Technology
Conference website: <http://www.socallt.org/Conferences/2008/>
Please note that the deadline for SOCALLT 2008 presentation proposal submissions is Monday October 15th.
SOCALLT 2008 will be held at Holiday Inn Denver International Airport in conjunction with Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers on February 14-16 (Thursday, Friday & Saturday), 2008. The South Central Association for Language Learning Technology invites SOCALLT/ IALLT members and other interested professionals to participate in our next annual meeting. Proposals should address issues and innovations in technology-enhanced language instruction. We encourage participation not only from colleagues at universities but also community colleges and high schools. SOCALLT regularly publishes proceedings of the conferences (search in amazon.com under "SOCALLT").
SOCALLT <http://www.socallt.org> is an affiliate of IALLT, comprising
the six-state region of Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, and Texas.
Submit proposals for individual or joint presentations, demonstrations, and panel discussions by email and/or snail mail to:
Hajime Kumahata
President, South Central Association for Language Learning Technology
Language Resource Center
MS37 P.O. Box 1892
Rice University
Houston, TX 77251-1892
Tel: Office (713)-348-6183
email: kumahata@rice.edu
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Hajime JIM Kumahata
Language Technology Consultant, Rayzor Hall 227
LRC - MS 37, P.O. Box 1892
Center for the Study of Languages
Rice University
Houston, Texas 77251-1892 U.S.A.
Voice - 713-348-6183 Fax - 713-348-6168
*president, South Central Association for Language Learning Technology
*showcase coordinator, - International Association for Language
Learning Technology
*web master, Texas Foreign Language Association
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