JoLLE2022: 2022 JoLLE@UGA Winter Conference Virtual Athens, GA, United States, March 5-6, 2022 |
Conference website | http://jolle.coe.uga.edu/conference/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jolle2022 |
Abstract registration deadline | January 31, 2022 |
Submission deadline | January 31, 2022 |
Language and Literacy Through Intercultural Citizenship Education
JoLLE@UGA 2022 Winter Conference
Last year, the systematic targeting of minority groups at a time the world was reeling from the effects of COVID-19 prompted a need for solidarity, empowerment, and accountability within our educational community. In reaction to the sociopolitical challenges of 2020, the JoLLE 2021 conference was a forward-thinking response to the fear and tension palpable at that time when there was a need for solidarity, empowerment, and accountability within our educational community while the systemic injustice continuously targeted minoritized and marginalized groups. We ground the 2022 winter conference in the context of a continuing pandemic, and we invite students, educators, researchers, and policymakers to resume the previous conversation.
The theme of the 2022 JoLLE@UGA Winter Conference, Language and Literacy through Intercultural Citizenship Education, is another attempt to re-evaluate and reconstruct the status-quo educational practices and research in language and literacy education that trivialize and harm marginalized communities within educational theory and practice (Macedo, 2019). The concept of “intercultural citizenship” emphasizes the engagement and possibility of acting in a multicultural community through the development of knowledge, skills, an awareness of other perspectives, and a sense of the international community (Byram, 2008). Through Intercultural Citizenship Education, a framework for social action is provided to reconsider current values, beliefs, and stereotypes that ignore pluralism and disrespect intercultural exchanges within the field of language and literacy education (Byram & Wagner, 2017). We welcome proposals connecting research and practice that transformatively explore issues of diversity, justice, race, ethnicity, intercultural citizenship, and professional ethics in language and literacy education. The 2022 JoLLE@UGA Virtual Winter Conference will provide presenters and conference attendees opportunities to connect, communicate, and collaborate, thus advancing people’s holistic excellence academically and professionally.
The 2022 JoLLE@UGA Winter Conference will be held virtually from March 4th-6th, 2022. We look forward to reading your work as we review proposals. Hope to see you at our conference!
References
Byram, M. (2008). From foreign language education to education for intercultural citizenship: essays and reflections. Multilingual Matters.
Byram, M. & Wagner, M., (2017). Intercultural citizenship. The International Encyclopedia of Intercultural Communication, 1-6.
Macedo, D. (Ed.). (2019). Decolonizing foreign language education: The misteaching of English and other colonial languages. Routledge.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
- Full papers (individual and group)--50 minutes in length and could be either a research report or a theoretical paper report that showcases completed work
- Panels--bring together research focused on a strong and unifying theme. Panel sessions are 50 minutes in length, and the maximum of five presenters (including the chair) could be included
- Roundtable Sessions (for works in progress)--15 minutes in length; for each roundtable session, presenters will be presenting with two other presenters and the total session timeframe is 45-50 minutes
- Posters or other visual displays of research (less formal sharing of ideas and work)--presenters' conceptual belief or research is displayed on a poster; these sessions last for 60 minutes and may provide opportunities for individualized and informal discussions
- Workshop sessions (interactive discussions or activities on a particular topic or subject)--50 minutes in length, a maximum of five workshop facilitators (including the chair) could be included.
In order to be considered, all proposals must adhere to the following guidelines:
- Title - 12 words or less
- Abstract - 75 words or less (used for the conference program if accepted)
- Keywords - 5 words/phrases or less
- Proposal - 500 words or less (the reference list does not necessarily have to be included in the word count)
- Please use this template for the proposal. A PDF or Word document of the full proposal must be attached to the submission.
- The proposal MUST have the following rubric components: participant engagement and innovation and relevancy
Here is an example of a proposal, accepted for the JoLLE Winter Conference 2017.
Conference Proposal Rubric(*) denotes doubling of weight for that category
Met(2 points) | Almost Met(1 point) | Does Not Meet(0 points) | |
*Participant Engagement | The proposal clearly describes how the audience will engage through interactive participation beyond question/answer at the end. | The proposal mentions but does not clearly describe how the audience will engage through interactive participation. | The proposal lacksinteractive audience participation beyond question/answer at the end. |
*Innovation and Relevancy | The proposal represents a topic that is relevant, research- or practice-based, provides the audience with innovative information, tools or practices, and contributes to the field of language and literacy education. | The proposal represents a topic that is research- or practice-based and relevant to the field of language and literacy education. The topic is not current, innovative, and/or contributive to the field. | The proposal does not show relevancy to the field of language and literacy education, is not research- or practice-based, and does not contribute to the field. |
Topic | The proposal contains an overall purpose/theme that matches with the conference call for proposals. | The proposal contains an overall purpose/theme, but loosely matches with the conference call for proposals. | The proposal contains an overall purpose/theme, but does not match with the conference call for proposals. |
Title | The title is interesting and inviting. It clearly references the information that will be discussed in the presentation. | The title provides general information regarding the topic of the conference; the title is not engaging or inviting. | The title is general and does not provide adequate information about the topic of the presentation; it is unclear or not engaging. |
Description/Purpose | The proposal is well-written, in an appropriate tone for a scholarly journal. It has a clear and easily identifiable purpose, organized and easy to follow, evidence of a consistent and strong command of conventions. | The proposal is written in an appropriate tone for a scholarly journal. It is somewhat organized, and has evidence of adequate command of conventions. | The proposal is in an inappropriate tone for a scholarly journal, and has limited or no command of conventions. |
Submission Guidelines | The submission guidelines have been followed: the proposal is limited to 500 words. The submission includes an abstract limited to 75 words. No identifiers are present. | The submission guidelines have not been followed BUT no identifiers are present. | The submission guidelines have not been followed. Identifiers have been included. The proposal cannot be accepted. |
List of Topics
Presentation Content
- Content Area Literacy
- Digital Literacy
- Family & Community Literacy
- Sports Literacy
- Innovative teaching
- Language and Applied Linguistics
- Reading
- Culture, Identity, and Agency
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- K16 Education
- Innovative Research Methods
- Interdisciplinary Research and Practice
- International education
- Language and Literacy Education (General)
- Social Justice
- Critical Disability Studies
- World Language Education
- Adult Education
- Arts-based education/research
- Bilingual/Multilingual education
- Children's and young adult literature
- Higher education
- Educational policy
- Teacher education/professional learning
- Technology
Proposal Type
- Empirical
- Literature Review
- Theoretical/Conceptual
- Professional Development
- Critical Content Analysis
- Panel
- Visual or performance
Suggested Interest
- Early childhood
- Elementary
- Middle Grades
- High School
- College/Adult Education
Keynote Speakers
Manuela Wagner holds a Ph.D. in English Studies with a specialization in linguistics from Graz University, Austria. Her research focuses on the integration of Intercultural (Communicative) Competence (Byram, 1997, 2021) and Intercultural Citizenship Byram, 2008) in (language) education and across the curriculum from elementary school through post-secondary education. She is particularly interested in the interplay of theory and practice and has been part of and helped create communities of practice to implement theories related to intercultural dialogue as well as related theoretical and pedagogical concepts (criticality, intercultural communication, social justice, intellectual humility, conviction, compassion, decolonical pedagogy, antiracist pedagogy) in practice. A central aspect of her work is to situate (language) educators as advocates for all (language) learners.The resulting book projects include the co-edited volumes Teaching Intercultural Competence Across the Age Range: From Theory to Practice (2018) and Education for Intercultural Citizenship: Principles in Practice (2017), and the co-authored book Teaching Intercultural Citizenship Across the Curriculum: The Role of Language Education (2019).
Irina Golubeva is an Associate Professor and the Director of Master’s Program in Intercultural Communication in the Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (USA), and co-director of the Intercultural Leadership Certificate Program. Her main research interests concern the development of intercultural competence and multilingual awareness, internationalization of Higher Education, and conceptualization of active intercultural citizenship. In 2020, she was honored to receive the Pedagogy and Teaching Award and the title of “UMBC Innovation Fellow” for her contribution to fostering inclusiveness and intercultural dialogue on campus, and for enhancing students’ engagement in Internationalization at Home. Irina Golubeva is strongly committed to non-profit work and served for seven years as a Vice-President of the European Association of Teachers. Most recently, in 2021, she was elected to the Board of the International Academy of Intercultural Research.
2021-2022 Conference Chair: Olumide Ajayi
Venue
The conference will be held on March 5th and 6th 2022. A free, pre-conference workshop will also be on Friday, March 4th, 2022 on the UGA campus.
Contact
For all questions or more information, please contact the Conference Chair, Olumide Ajayi, at JoLLE.Conference@gmail.com and the Principal Editor, Yixuan Wang, at jolle.principal.editor@gmail.com