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    Fall 2019 President Letter

    CALICO’s current president, Jon Reinhardt, would like to update you on some things going on with CALICO right now.  pdf version: President Letter Fall 2019  November 6, 2019 Dear CALICO members, With most of us at least halfway through our Fall semesters, this letter is a bit later than usual, but better late than never. We were all very saddened a few weeks ago to learn of the passing of Dr. Robert Fischer, the Executive Director of CALICO from 1997 to 2011. Bob’s legacy as a key player in the early years of CALL and his gift to us of this organization is something for which we will all be…

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    Call for Nominations

    Nomination period open for electing new executive board members and vice president. The deadline for submitting nominations for either position is December 6th. Please send all nominations to Esther Horn at ec06@txstate.edu. We will be electing two new board positions and one vice president.    Guidelines for Executive Board nominations:  * Nominee must be nominated by a CALICO member, including self-nomination. * Nominee must have been a member of CALICO at least two years (consecutive years not required). * Nominee should submit a 100-word biographical sketch and 300-word professional statement to be used on the ballot during the election. * Nominee must agree to attend all executive board meetings taking place…

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    Call for Papers: Special Edition of CALICO Journal

    Editors: Gillian Lord (University of Florida) and Sébastien Dubreil (Carnegie Mellon University) Series Editors: Bryan Smith (Arizona State University) & Ana Oskoz (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) The editors of the 2021 Special Edition of the CALICO Journal seek contributions on diverse approaches to second language and culture (LC2) learning, focusing specifically on learning through “maker culture,” or the process of multimedia project creation or other creative activity that bridge language learning in the classroom with authentic language practices outside of it. Volume contributions will address theoretical, empirical and pedagogical approaches that connect classroom instruction to the multifaceted contexts and challenges of language use beyond the classroom. We encourage contributions that situate opportunities for motivated, purposeful technology-mediated communicative (social) interaction as a central organizing principle…

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    New Book in CALICO’s Book Series

    Third edition to the popular books Calling on CALL… Engaging Language Learners through CALL From Theory and Research to Informed Practice Edited by Nike Arnold and Lara Ducate Nike Arnold is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Portland State University in Oregon, USA. Lara Ducate a Professor of German and Applied Linguistics at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, USA. 2019 444pp 234 x 156mm Illus. pb ISBN 9781781798287 £35.00 / $45.00 25 % discount available — see below £26.25 / $33.75 eBook ISBN 9781781798294 Engaging Language Learners through CALL provides an updated overview of the field of computer-assisted language learning beginning with one chapter on the intersection…

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    Annual Awards

    This year’s Access to Language Education Award, in association with the Esperantic Studies Foundation, was awarded to Kevin Waddell for his LifeSpark online information and app. This year’s Robert A. Fischer Outstanding Graduate Student Award was given to Abby Broughton of Vanderbilt University, pictured here between CALICO president Gillian Lord Ward and Abby’s mentoring professor Virginia Scott. And last but not least, an award was given for Best Article in the CALICO Journal for Volume 35 to Rose van der Zwaard and Anne Bannink: Reversal of Participation Roles in NS-NNS Synchronous Telecollaboration

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    Book Series Call for Chapter Proposals

    CALICO Journal Book Series: Advances in CALL Research and Practice (https://calico.org/book-series/)   Call for Chapter Proposals Book title: Project-based Language Learning and CALL: Theory and Practice Editors: Michael Thomas Ph.D. and Kasumi Yamazaki Ph.D.   Overview This book is a timely edited collection that aims to be the first substantive scholarly book on project-based and cross-curricular language learning using digital technologies. The book will include a) new empirical research on project-based language learning utilizing CALL technologies and b) conceptual and theoretical chapters that address new methodological approaches for researching project-based and cross-curricular language learning in digitally-mediated learning environments. This dual focus distinguishes the volume from previous books on project-based learning…

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    Spring 2019 President Letter

    CALICO’s current president, Gillian Lord Ward, addresses the membership to update you on our newly elected officers, what’s going on with our special interest groups and upcoming items with the CALICO Journal and the conference. https://calico.org/home/about-calico/president-letter-spring-2019/