Fall 2009
The Fall 2009 Conference on Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency
will be held in Hanover, Maryland at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel
Fall 2008
The Fall 2008 Conference on Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency will be held in Linthicum Heights, Maryland at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute
Winter 2007
The Winter 2007 Conference on Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency will be held in Washington, D.C., at the Conference Center of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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December 1, 2007
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Conference Center,
1779 Massachusetts, Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
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Pre-registration by November 15th for $75 or register at the door for $125
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Spring 2007
The Spring 2007 Conference on Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency will be held in Irbid, Jordan as a strand of the Eighteenth International Conference on Language, Linguistics, Literature, and Translation.
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April 24-26, 2007
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Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan (arrival city: Amman)
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Jordan Consortium for Distinguished Language Studies |
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pre-registration required (see registration form below)
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Fall 2006
The 2006 Fall Conference of the Symposium on Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency was held in Washington, DC October 28-29, 2006.
The keynote speaker was Richard Brecht, who was also the recipient of the Friend of Distinguished Language Proficiency award.
The Proceedings will be combined with papers from the Spring 2006 conference in the 2006 CDLC Conferences Proceedings; editors of the volume are Donna Bain Butler and Yalun Zhou.
Spring 2006
The 2006 Spring Conference of the Symposium on Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency, co-sponsored by the CDLC and Jordan Consortium for Distinguished Language Studies was held in Amman, Jordan and Irbid, Jordan April 18-20, 2006
The keynote speaker was Betty Lou Leaver.
The Proceedings will be included in the 2006 CDLC Conferences Proceedings, Editors of the volume are Donna Bain Butler and Yalun Zhou.
Fall 2005
The Third Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency, co-sponsored by the CDLC and American Councils for International Education was held in Washington, DC on October 24, 2005.
The keynote speaker was Prince Firas bin Raad of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The Friend of Distinguished Language Proficiency Award was presented to Renee Meyer.
The Proceedings will be published in 2006; editors of the volume are Inna Dubinsky and Donna Bain Butler.
Fall 2004
The Second Annual Workshop on Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency was sponsored by the CDLC Washington Branch for Instruction at Howard University and held at Howard University in Washington, DC November 13, 2004.
The keynote speaker was Ambassador Ruth Davis, former Director General of the Foreign Service.
The Friend of Distinguished Language Proficiency Award was presented to Dr. Dan Davidson and Dr. Maria Lekic.
The Proceedings have been published; editors of the volume are Inna Dubinsky and Richard Robin.
Fall 2003
The First Annual Workshop on Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency was held at Howard University on November 15, 2003.
The keynote speaker was Tara Sonenshine from the U. S. Institute of Peace.
The Friend of Distinguished Language Proficiency Award was presented to Ambassador Ruth Davis.
The Proceedings have been published in one volume with the proceedings of the Spring 2003 conference; editors of the volume are Betty Lou Leaver and Boris Shekhtman.
Spring 2003
The First Annual Symposium on the Development of Nativelike Foreign Language Proficiency was held on May 10, 2003 at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and was co-sponsored by the CDLC and the MIIS.
The keynote speakers was CAPT Michael E. Lopez-Alegria of NASA. T The keynote was delivered in Spanish and English and translated into four languages: English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
The Proceedings have been published in one volume with the proceedings of the Fall 2003 conference; editors of the volume are Betty Lou Leaver and Boris Shekhtman.
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