*Call for Papers*
*Traditions and Transitions: German Curricula*
*26. - 28. August 2010*
*Waterloo Centre for German Studies*
*University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario*
http://www.wcgs.ca/transitions/transitions_cfp.pdf
This conference intends to bring together international scholars whose
research investigates various facets of the postsecondary curriculum for
teaching and learning German as a foreign and/or second language and
culture.
Currently, the potential new influences on the discipline of German seem
many and varied. New digital technologies, the information economy,
globalization and multiculturalism, altered international spheres of
influence, the changing manner of communication, the
internationalization and corporatization of universities, the rise of
cultural studies especially in the English-speaking world, second
language acquisition research, and critical applied linguistics are just
a few of the current external and internal influences. As a result, many
traditionally widespread ideas and approaches in German postsecondary
curricula have recently been challenged. The conference attempts to
provide a forum for discussing the challenges of current transitions and
their impact on German curricula.
The keynote speakers are:
Claire Kramsch, University of California, Berkeley
Alice Pitt, York University, Toronto
Dietmar Rösler, Justus-Liebig Universität, Giessen
Deadline for proposals:
*June 15th, 2009*
We would like to encourage colleagues from all fields of German Studies
to participate!
Please direct all questions or comments etc. to the conference
organizers, John Plews ([log in to unmask]) and Barbara Schmenk
([log in to unmask]).
John Plews & Barbara Schmenk
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