Call for Proposals: The 15th Annual Conference of the NECLTA
Call for Proposals
The 15th Annual International Conference of the NECLTA
新英格兰地区中文教师协会第十五届年会暨中文教学国际会议论文征集
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Yale University
Conference Theme
Transforming Language Education: Innovation, Identity, Sustainability, and Impact
重塑语言教育：创新、身份认同、可持续发展与影响力
Keynote Speaker: Fernando Rubio, Ph.D.
Keynote Speech: Teaching Languages for Human Connection: Rethinking Language Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Call for Proposals
NECLTA (The New England Chinese Language Teachers' Association) is calling for proposals for presentations at its 15th annual conference. Both panels (50 minutes) and individual presentations (15 minutes) are welcome. The conference will be held at Yale University on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
We welcome proposals from K-12 public and private school teachers, Chinese heritage school teachers, college and university educators, graduate students, national and international scholars, and educational administrators. Your presentation may address any issues in teaching and learning Chinese language and culture at various levels and in different settings. Topics include but are not limited to:
- AI/educational technology
- role of the humanities in language education
- second language acquisition and assessment
- curriculum design and teaching implementation
- Chinese linguistics and Chinese pedagogical grammar
- cultural competence/interculturality
- differentiated and inclusive Chinese language teaching
- teaching heritage students
- study abroad and immersion programs
- collaboration/interdisciplinary approach to language teaching
- enrollment maintenance and enhancement
- program administration and teacher training
Proposals should be submitted online by August 31, 2026. The proposal can be written in English or Chinese, and the maximum length of a proposal shall not exceed 500 words. One author can only submit one abstract as the first author, but may submit other abstracts as a second or third author.
Notification of acceptance decisions will be emailed by September 15, 2026.
If you need an invitation letter from us for visa or conference-related purposes, please contact us as soon as you submit your proposal by email at neclta.conference@gmail.com.
For more information, please visit https://neclta.org or contact us by email at neclta.conference@gmail.com.
论文征集
新英格兰地区中文教师协会将于2026年10月17日星期六在耶鲁大学举办第十五届年会暨中文教学国际会议。本次大会主题为“重塑语言教育：创新、身份认同、可持续发展与影响力”。大会在线下进行，欢迎全球中小学和大学中文教师、研究生、学者、教育管理者投稿、参会。
大会报告的议题包括：
- 人工智能及教育技术；
- 语言教学中的人文教育；
- 第二语言习得与评估；
- 课程设计与教学实践；
- 汉语语言学与教学语法；
- 文化能力与跨文化交际；
- 中文教学中的多样、平等和包容；
- 华裔教学；
- 海外留学与沉浸式项目；
- 语言教学的跨学科协作；
- 学生人数的保持与增加；
- 行政管理、教师培训等。
报告形式为50分钟的小组发言，或15分钟的个人发言。报告提要使用中英文均可，长度请勿超过500字。请您于2026年8月31日之前提交报告提要。
报告是否入选的通知将于2026年9月15日前通过电邮发出。
如果您因签证或与会议相关的原因需要我们提供邀请函，请在完成投稿后尽快与大会会务组联系。
如有其他问题，请访问我们的官网 https://neclta.org，或与大会会务组联系。
大会会务组联系邮箱：neclta.conference@gmail.com