Call for Special Issue Proposals

Chinese as a Second Language is inviting proposals for 2024 special issue from interested guest editors

Chinese as a Second Language (CSL), formerly Journal of Chinese Language Teachers Association, established in 1966, publishes peer-reviewed original articles in English or Chinese that make a significant contribution to the research and practices of teaching and learning of Chinese as a second language.

With this call for proposals, we are looking for (a) guest editor(s), who will produce a special issue that addresses a theme of interest to our readership, to be published in 2024. CSL serves a wide audience who may be concerned with Chinese language acquisition and pedagogy, Chinese applied linguistics, language program administration, curriculum design, as well as teaching Chinese culture and literature in Chinese language classrooms. In line with the scope of the journal, we especially welcome themes that connect theories and research findings with practice and/or address underrepresented areas of scholarship that is significant to the interdisciplinary field of teaching/learning Chinese as a second language. The special issue is expected to have four to five original articles that offer new perspectives, and the proposed theme should refine or challenge existing practices of teaching/learning Chinese as a second language. The articles should adhere to regular CSL journal manuscript preparation standards and guidelines. (https://www.clta-us.org/publications/jclta-style-sheet/).

            The special issue proposals should include:

  1. Rationale for the special issue topic, including a general description of the issue and its potential contribution to the field (maximum 700 words);
  2. A list of contributors and five original article abstracts (300–400 words each);
  3. Short CVs (3-page)/descriptions (maximum 300 words per editor) of qualifications of the guest editor – and in the case of multiple guest editors, qualifications of each of them––with particular emphasis on published research on relevant topics and editing experience;
  4. Overall issue should confirm to regular length of 100 pages;
  5. Proposals may be in English or Chinese and—per journal guidelines­­—the issue may contain manuscripts in Chinese, English, or both.

Proposals/inquiries should be sent to the editor (CLTA_CSL@byu.edu, Subject: CSL CFP) by September 30, 2023.  All proposals will be evaluated by the CSL editorial board.

Important dates:

  • September 30, 2023: Proposals due
  • November 15, 2023: Winning proposal to be announced.
  • May 31, 2024: Submission of first-draft manuscripts to the guest editor(s). Guest editor(s) arrange peer reviewers. (Manuscripts authored by the guest editor(s) themselves will be sent out for reviews by other field experts through coordination of the journal editorial board.)
  • Sept 30, 2024: All final manuscripts due.

The CLTA 60th Anniversary Celebration Special Lecture Series (#3)

This event will be held during the CLTA membership meeting on April 9 (Sat), 2022, 7:30-8:30 (EST).

Invited Speaker 特邀演讲嘉宾: Professor Perry Link 林培瑞教授

Topic: 继母语万岁: 对外教学转为引内教学

60th Anniversary Lecture Series 3

60th Anniversary Lecture Series 3

CLTA 60th Anniversary Lecture Series #2

CLTA 60th Anniversary Celebration Special Lecture Series (#2)
美國中文教師學會  六十週年大慶  專題講座 (二)
美国中文教师学会  六十周年大庆  专题讲座 (二)

讲题 : 汉语动词词尾 “了1” 的呼应界点
时间: February 11 (Fri), 2022, 8pm-9:30pm (EST)
地点: ZOOM, Virtual Lecture via Zoom (Registration required, Open and Free for CLTA members)
特邀演讲嘉宾: 孙朝奋教授 (Professor Chaofen Sun), 斯坦福大学

With our gratitude, we would like to THANK The Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) for sponsoring this CLTA 60th Anniversary Lecture #2 event.

2022 CLTA Annual Conference (Notice #3, posted date: 12/23/2021)

The 2022 CLTA annual conference, along with the 60th anniversary celebration of CLTA, will be held at the University of Notre Dame from April 7th to 10th, 2022. This annual meeting will be held primarily in person but will also offer the option of online participation. The conference registration site will open on 1/20/2022.

CLTA 60th Anniversary Lecture Series #1

讲题 : 追寻庐山真面目: 谷歌翻译、语言盲点与对外汉语教学

时间: October 22 (Fri), 2021, 8pm-9:30pm (EST)
地点: ZOOM, Virtual Lecture via Zoom (Registration required, Open and Free for CLTA members)
特邀演讲嘉宾: 张正生教授 (Professor Zheng-sheng Zhang)
圣地亚哥州立大学/吉尔吉斯中亚国际大学

CLTA Statement Against Anti-Asian Violence

(March 18, 2021)

CLTA Virtual Forum (#5)

全美中文教師學會網上論壇-第五講  (全美中文教师学会网上论坛-第五讲)

讲题: 中文教师职业发展与学术规划
Title: Career Advancement as CSL Professionals

主持人: 袁芳远
特邀讲者: 许怡, 郦帅, 张洁, 刁文豪, 萧旸
Time: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm (EST), March 6 (Saturday), 2021

The CLTA Virtual Forum #5 (Open and Free for CLTA Members, registration is required)

Steps to register:

  1. https://www.clta-us.org
  2. Login with your CLTA Member info.
  3. Fill out the Virtual Forum registration form (you can also find the Virtual Forum registration form under the News tab at the top of the CLTA website)

You will receive an email confirmation with the Zoom link information immediately after your submission. Keep this email. You will need this information to enter the CLTA Virtual Forum event.

The event starts at 8:00 pm. Zoom will open at 7:45 pm. The Zoom meeting can only admit up to 300 people, first come first served.

ACTFL 2020 Schedule of Virtual Events

ACTFL 2020 Schedule of Virtual Events

CLTA Sponsored Sessions

ACTFL Online Program (register at ACTFL website: https://actfl.org)

CLTA VIRTUAL FORUM (#4)

全美中文教師學會網上論壇-第四講  (全美中文教师学会网上论坛-第四讲)

CLTA Virtual Forum #4 Poster

讲题: 二语习得与中文教学
Title: From Research to Classroom Practice in Chinese as a Second Language

Time: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm (EST), November 7 (Saturday), 2020

主持人: 白建华

特邀讲者: 沈禾玲, 温晓虹, 陶红印, 袁芳远


THANK YOU for sponsoring CLTA Virtual Forum #4:

北京语言大学出版社北美分社 (Phoenix Tree Publishing, Inc.)


Virtual Forum via Zoom. Open and Free for CLTA Members. Seats are limited. Registration is required. To register:

  1. Login with your CLTA Member info
  2. Fill out the Virtual Forum registration form
  3. You will receive email confirmation with Zoom link info. Keep this email. You will need this information to enter this CLTA Virtual Forum event.
  4. The event starts at 8 pm. Zoom will open at 7:45pm. The Zoom meeting can only admit up to 300 people, first come first served.

September CLTA Events

CLTA Events for September 2020

CLTA VIRTUAL FORUM (#3)

全美中文教師學會網上論壇-第三講  (全美中文教师学会网上论坛第三讲)

讲题中文教职应聘与教师资质提升
Title: CFL Teacher JobsRecruitment Criteria and Qualifications

TIME: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm (EST), October 3 (Sat), 2020

主持人刘乐宁

特邀嘉宾周质平 , 张曼荪 , 梁新欣 , 朱永平


Virtual Forum via Zoom. Open and Free for CLTA Members. Seats are limited. Registration is required. To register:

  1. Login with your CLTA Member info
  2. Fill out the Virtual Forum registration form
  3. You will receive email confirmation with Zoom link info. Keep this email. You will need this information to enter this CLTA Virtual Forum event.
  4. The event starts at 8 pm. Zoom will open at 7:45pm. The Zoom meeting can only admit up to 300 people, first come first served.

CLTA Virtual Forum #2 全美中文教师学会网上论坛

CLTA VIRTUAL FORUM (#2)

全美中文教師學會網上論壇     第二講
(全美中文教师学会网上论坛   第二讲)

TITLE: VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON CFL TEACHING IN THE NEW CIRCUMSTANCES

讲题: 新形势下的线上与线下中文教学

主持人: 梁霞

特邀讲者: 储诚志, 笪骏, 高瑛, 叶为兵

8:00 pm – 9:30 pm (EST), August 29 (Saturday), 2020

论坛召集人朱永平    致辞:许怡    CLTA介绍: 吴素美


Virtual Forum via Zoom. Open and Free for CLTA Members. Seats are limited. Registration is required. To register:

  1. Login with your CLTA Member info
  2. Fill out the Virtual Forum registration form (you can also find the Virtual Forum registration form under the News tab at the top of the CLTA website)
  3. You will receive email confirmation with Zoom link info. Keep this email. You will need this information to enter this CLTA Virtual Forum #2 event.
  4. The event starts at 8 pm. Zoom will open at 7:45pm. The Zoom meeting can only admit up to 300 people, first come first served.

CLTA Virtual Forum 全美中文教师学会网上论坛 (#1)

A Discussion on Chinese Pedagogical Grammar 汉语教学语法论坛 

8:00 – 9:30 pm (EST), July 11 (Saturday), 2020

Virtual Forum via Zoom. Open and Free for CLTA Members. Seats are limited. Registration is required (members must login to fill out the form).

 

Virtual forum flyer

2017 Professional Development Grants

CLTA-USA has awarded the 2017 Professional Development Grants to the following regional associations:

CLTA-California,  CLTA-Oregon,  CLTA-Texas, CLTA-Virginia, CLTA-Washington, New England CLTA, Oklahoma-CLTA, CLTA-Indiana

Please visit here for more information about regional associations affiliated with CLTA-USA:

https://www.clta-us.org/about-clta/regional-cltas/

National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society

The National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society is founded to recognize the outstanding academic achievement of college students in learning Chinese as a second language, to encourage them to continue to study Chinese after they graduate from college, and to promote the study of Chinese language, literature, and culture in the United States.

This year the National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society inducted 25 students. Congratulations to the Honor students and their faculty sponsors! For a full list, please visit

https://www.clta-us.org/the-national-collegiate-chinese-honor-society/2017-national-collegiate-chinese-honor-society/

 

2017 Professional Development Grants

The CLTA-USA has awarded the 2017 Professional Development Grants to the following regional associations:

CLTA-California,  CLTA-Oregon,  CLTA-Texas, CLTA-Virginia, CLTA-Washington, New England CLTA, Oklahoma-CLTA, CLTA-Indiana

Please visit here for more information about regional associations affiliated with CLTA-USA:

https://www.clta-us.org/about-clta/regional-cltas/

Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Award for Teachers of Chinese

Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Award for Teachers of Chinese is now calling for applications. The award supports the attendance of pre-collegiate and collegiate teachers at training workshops, seminars, conferences, and other in-service learning experiences at local, national, or international levels; and/or to collaborate with a mentor teacher. The application deadline is October 31, 2017. For more information, please visit the CLTA Awards page.

Cengage Learning Awards for Innovative Excellence in the Teaching of Chinese as a Foreign Language

Cengage Learning Awards for Innovative Excellence in the Teaching of Chinese as a Foreign Language is calling for applications. CLTA members who wish to improve Chinese Foreign Language education in the US through the design, development, and application of new pedagogy, innovative classroom practices, and teaching tools (e.g. multi-media) are welcome to apply. The proposal deadline is November 31, 2017. For further information, please visit the CLTA Awards page.

Report on the 2016 Annual Membership Meeting

CLTA’s Annual Membership Meeting was held in Boston, MA during the ACTFL’s Annual Conference on Saturday, November 19, 2016. The meeting kicked off with a reception – many thanks to the sponsors for the wonderful meal. CLTA’s President, Helen Shen, started the meeting with a warm welcome and expressed her appreciation for the membership’s support and for the support of CLTA’s Board of Directors.

The 2nd CLTA International Symposium on Chinese Language Teaching and Learning was held on April 1-3 at the University of Maryland, College Park. 300 people were in attendance, which included 2 keynote speeches and 2 plenary speeches with book exhibitions, 130 paper presentations, 10 workshops and 20 teaching demonstrations, and an information session.

As a result of the recent CLTA poll, a majority of the members voted to hold CLTA annual conferences independently. The tentative plan is for the conference to be held in April 2018 in Washington, D.C. Once more details are available, they will be disseminated to the CLTA membership.

The Steering Committee reported that it established 12 special interest groups and created the publication of the CLTA monograph in 2017.  Also, Professor Janet Xing of West Washington University was appointed to serve as the new JCSL Editor.

Afterwards, the Committee Chairs each took a minute to report to the CLTA membership the tasks and goals of each committee.

Congratulations to the following award winners:

  • CLTA Jiede Award: Eric A. Pelzl, University of Maryland, College Park
  • CLTA Action Research Award: Ruihua Liu, International Leadership of Texas
  • Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Grant:  Xue Xia, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Xizhen Qin, University of South Florida
  • CLTA Study Abroad Site Visit Award: Yun Yao, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • Tao-chung Ted Yao Memorial Award at CLTA-S2: Eric A. Pelzl, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Tao-chung Ted Yao Memorial Award at ACTFL/CLTA: Liulin Zhang, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Haomin Zhang, Carnegie Mellon University
  • China Sprout Presentation Award: Qiuping Yuan, Lake Shore High School, MI
  • Peking University Press Publication Award: Zhuo Jing-Schmidt, Xinjia Peng and Jing-Yun Chen

For this year’s ACTFL/CLTA Annual Conference, CLTA accepted 50 sessions and 58 papers. Effective January 1, 2017, there will be a membership rate increase across the board. Four new Board Members were elected to the CTLA Board, which include one K-12 teacher and three higher education teachers. CLTA now has 10 regional member associations. This year also marked the initiation of CLTA’s National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society. 31 candidates from 10 institutions were induced to the Society.

In closing, CLTA President Helen Shen acknowledged the outgoing Officers and Board Members: JCSL editor, 2 Officers and 4 Board Members. She then closed the meeting by welcoming the new 2017 Steering Committee, the 2017 Board of Directors, and the 2017 CLTA President Chaofen Sun.

(Written by Lisa Podbilski)

clta board

Figure 1:The CLTA Board of Directors had its annual meeting in Boston on 11/17/2016

 

clta award ceremony

Figure 2: Prof. Zheng-sheng Zhang received a plaque of appreciation from Professor Helen Shen, the 2016 President of CLTA, for his 8-year service as the JCLTA editor.

 

clta award ceremony

Figure 3: Ms. Ruihua Liu was awarded the 2016 Action Research Grant.

 

clta awards

Figure 4: Zhuo Jing-Schmidt, Xinjia Peng and Jing-Yun Chen received the best article prize from Ms. Xiaoxia Deng (first on the right) of the Peking University Press.

Annual Meeting Online Program Update

The 2016 Annual Meeting Online Program has been updated. 07.07.2016

STARTALK 2016 Programs

STARTALK has just published their list of programs for 2016.  Chinese language teachers in the U.S. may apply for a program of interest to them.  Here is the URL: https://startalk.umd.edu/public/find-a-summer-program/?f[0]=im_field_st_language%3A39&f[1]=im_field_program_participant_typ%3A183

Annual Meeting Program – Update

The CLTA Annual Meeting program has been updated (11/13/2015).

Annual Meeting Program