The Fourth International Conference and Workshops on Technology and Chinese Language Teaching

At USC May 5-7, 2006

Sunday, May 07, 2006
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
USC

CALL FOR PAPERS

Conference theme:
Incorporating and evaluating technology in Chinese language programs

Works that clearly identify the objectives of their projects and provide the matrix to evaluate the attainment of objectives and the results of the evaluation are strongly encouraged.

Important dates:
January 20, 2006: Deadline for submission of abstracts/proposals
February 15, 2006: Date of acceptance notification April 20, 2006: Full paper due if to be included in the conference proceedings.

Accommodation:
Vagabond Inn
Radisson Hotel
More details to come. 

Subsidization:
For participants who present papers (demonstrations), the conference will provide:
(1) up to $300 for airplane tickets (West coast, $100; East coast, $200; Overseas, $300)
(2) $100 for lodging
(3) materials for the conference and workshops
(4) all meals during the conference

For participants who do not present papers (demonstrations), the conference will provide all meals during the conference. All participants shall reserve and pay for their own lodging individually.

TCLT Standing Committee: 
De Bao Xu, Hamilton College (Chair)
Jianhua Bai, Kenyon College
Hong Gang Jin, Hamilton College
Yen-hui Audrey Li, University of Southern California
Le-ning Liu, Columbia University
Scott McGinnis, DLI-Washington Office
Ling Mu, Yale University
Robert Smitheram, Middlebury College
Tianwei Xie, University of California, Long Beach
Tao-chung Yao, University of Hawaii
Phyllis Zhang, George Washington University 

TCLT4 Organizing Committee: 
John Chang, University of Southern California
Hong Gang Jin, Hamilton College
Yen-hui Audrey Li, University of Southern California (conference chair)
Hongyin Tao, University of California, Los Angeles
Cathy Wei, University of Southern California
Xiuzhi Zoe Wu, University of Southern California
Tianwei Xie, Cal State, Long Beach
De Bao Xu, Hamilton College 

TCLT4 Sponsors 
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Southern California
East Asian Studies Center, University of Southern California
Language Center, University of Southern California

The President's Office of Hamilton College
The Dean's Office of Hamilton College

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles, Cultural Division

Conference web site:
For more information, please visit
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ealc/tclt4/
http://academics.hamilton.edu/eal/home//conf/c4/TCLT4.html

Live Webcast:
For the first time in TCLT, a few selected presentations will have live
webcast. The service is free. E-mail <mailto:tclt@usc.edutclt@usc.edu
for more information.

Special Instructions

Presenters: $50 Non-presenters: $70 early registration: $60 by (3/1/2006)

www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ealc/tclt4/