Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Second Language Research Papers (original) (raw)

Introduction The International Conference on Bilingualism: Language and Heritage is an inaugural conference that officially launches the newly established University of Cambridge - Chinese University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for... more

Introduction

The International Conference on Bilingualism: Language and Heritage is an inaugural conference that officially launches the newly established University of Cambridge - Chinese University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Bilingualism (JLB). We aim to provide an international forum to promote and disseminate research in bilingualism across the lifespan from infancy to early childhood and adulthood with a focus on the acquisition of Chinese across linguistically diverse bilingual and multilingual contexts. The theme of the conference features bilingualism through the lens of the intricate relationship of language and heritage, in particular, the acquisition of language as a way to preserve and maintain a speaker and community's heritage and the challenges posed to language learners, researchers and educators.

The conference also features two panels that will be of interest to a wide spectrum of audience from diverse disciplines as well as the general public. The panels bring together researchers and practitioners from different countries including Australia, UK, USA, Hong Kong and Singapore to give an international perspective on issues in nurturing bilingualism in early childhood and heritage bilingualism across diverse contexts.

Panel I: Bilingualism in early childhood education: research and practice

This panel focuses on issues in early childhood bilingualism and education, with the guiding assumption that research and practice can mutually inform each other. Panelists will highlight the importance of infant and child bilingualism research using methods from psycholinguistics and cognitive neuroscience and explore implications for developing programs and for practitioners in the classroom. The panel will be of interest to educators and language professionals concerned with bilingualism research and best practices in the local and international communities.
Panel II: Heritage bilingualism, education and society

This panel focuses on Chinese as a heritage language in overseas communities where English is the language of the community. As the learning and teaching of heritage Chinese has grown rapidly in recent years across many countries, the speakers will address issues in developing education programs for school age children and adult learners in diverse learning contexts. A key issue to be discussed is how knowledge of Chinese as a heritage language can be nurtured in English-dominant environments and how heritage bilingualism is vital to preserving the heritage and identity of the speaker.
Call for Abstracts (Poster Presentations)

We are inviting abstract submissions for poster presentations at the Conference. Submissions are invited on any of the following topics:

childhood bilingualism and multilingualism
second language acquisition
third language acquisition
heritage bilingualism
language contact and bilingualism
language shift and maintenance
bilingual education
bilingual language policy

Submission guidelines:

All abstracts must be submitted in pdf format via the online abstract submission portal.
Abstracts are limited to 300-400 words, including references and 3 keywords, not exceeding one A4 page.
Font size is 12 point Times New Roman font, single-lined, margins set to 2.54cm (1 inch) all around.

Important dates:

Submission deadline: 16 October, 2017
Notification of acceptance: 30 October, 2017

Keynote Speakers

Boping Yuan
University of Cambridge

Margaret Deuchar
University of Cambridge

Esuna Dugarova
United Nations

Audrey Li
University of Southern California

Yongcan Liu
University of Cambridge

Gigi Luk
Harvard University

Maria Polinsky
University of Maryland

Virginia Yip
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Yang Zhao
Peking University

Invited Speakers

Angel Chan
Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Xiangjun Deng
Shenzhen University

Ting Ding
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Mary Erbaugh
University of Oregon

Yanyu Guo
University of Cambridge

Xuhui Hu
Peking University

Yinglin Ji
Shenzhen University

Elaine Lau
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Diana Lee
University of Hong Kong

Connie Lum
NTUC First Campus, Singapore

Ziyin Mai
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Peggy Mok
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Ruying Qi
Western Sydney University

Pei Pei Setoh
Nanyang Technological University

Rebecca Starr
National University of Singapore

Ai Ling Thian
NTUC First Campus, Singapore

Lucy Zhao
University of Sheffield

Invited Moderator

Stephen Matthews
University of Hong Kong

Registration

Early bird (till November 15)

Regular registration: HK$ 600
Student registration: HK$ 300
Regular registration (after November 15)

Regular registration: HK$ 800
Student registration: HK$ 400
One-day Registration

Regular registration: HK$ 500
Student registration: HK$ 250
ONLINE REGISTRATION

Payment methods:

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Only Visa / MasterCard will be accepted.

By cash:
Cash payment is available during on-site registration in regular rates.

How to register?

Please register through our online system, and indicate the type of registration and payment method in the form.

Payment Policy: Please note that all fees are non-refundable.

Venues and Transportation

The conference will be held at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

18 December, 2017:
Inauguration ceremony
Cho Yiu Conference Hall

Invited Talks
Lecture Theatre 5, Lee Shau Kee Building

19 December, 2017:
Panels
Lecture Theatre 5, Lee Shau Kee Building