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Conference Proposals Form 2026
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Session Overview
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Please select up to three focus areas for your presentation. These focus areas will help participants identify sessions of interest and will be included with your session description. Focus areas are grouped as follows: Proficiency-Centered Instruction & Communication - PCIC, Curriculum , Assessment & Instructional Design - CAID, Culture, Equity & Global Competence - CEGC, Innovation, Technology & Learning Environments - ITLE, and Leadership, Advocacy & the Future of World Languages - LAFWL
PCIC - Target Language Comprehensibility
PCIC - Interpersonal Communication
PCIC - Interpretive Communication & Authentic Texts
PCIC - Presentational Communication
PCIC - Grammar in Service of Communication
PCIC - Formative Assessment and Feedback to Advance Proficiency
CAID - Curriculum Design & Alignment
CAID - Performance-Based Assessment & Feedback
CAID - Implementing State or National Frameworks (e.g., Massachusetts Framework)
CEGC - Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC)
CEGC - Equity, Inclusion & Access
CEGC - Teaching for Sustainability, Justice & Global Citizenship
CEGC - Heritage Language Learners
ITLE - Digital Tools for Language Learning
ITLE - Innovative Instructional Models
LAFWL - Teacher Leadership & Program Design
LAFWL - Advocacy for World Language Programs
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We welcome session presentations in any language. Please indicate the language in which you will be PRESENTING your session. This information will be included with your session description to help attendees select sessions that are most relevant to their interests. Note: even if your session materials are in the target language, you must indicate the language you will be SPEAKING during the presentation.
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Please indicate the target audience for your presentation. This information will be included with your session to help attendees select sessions relevant to their interests. Be sure to mark all that apply.
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Title of Session
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Titles must be in English even if the session is presented in the target language (relevant target-language terms or titles may be included).
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Abstracts must be in English even if the session is presented in the target language (relevant target-language terms or titles may be included). It should describe the session topic(s), format, and methods of delivery and encourage attendance.
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Brief paragraph explaining session content, purpose, alignment with current practices, and participant outcomes. This information is for our proposal reviewers only and will not be published in any conference materials.
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Identify up to the 3 most important can-do statements for your presentation. These statements should describe the specific knowledge of skills participants will gain as a result of attending your session.