GROUP OF UNIVERSITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF VIETNAMESE ABROAD
(GUAVA)
CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
GUAVA Annual Meeting and Workshop
University of Washington
Saturday, August 21, 2004
9 AM to 5 PM
Proposals are invited for individual papers for a one-day
workshop on the teaching and learning of the Vietnamese
language. Proposals should include the description of the
topic and the name of the presenter.
Each proposed presentation should address issues that relate
to and should fall within or more of the workshop themes of
the teaching and learning of the Vietnamese language.
Proposals might include:
· Use of technology in instructional programs.
· Innovative instructional materials for teaching
Vietnamese to heritage and non-heritage students.
· Teaching Vietnamese tones and sounds to
non-heritage students.
Individual presentations are 20 minutes long and can be made
either in Vietnamese or in English.
Proposals may not exceed half a page in length and should be
sent to the following address by June 15, 2004 by hard copy
or email attachment:
Mailing Address:
GUAVA Workshop
Council on Southeast Asian Studies
Luce Hall
34 Hillhouse Avenue
Yale University
New Haven, CT 06520
(203) 432-5097
Email: <oriole@u.washington.edu>
The authors of the proposals will be informed by June 30,
2004, of the Committee's decision.
Dear GUAVA members,
The Annual Meeting of GUAVA will be held at the
University of Washington in Seattle on August 20
and 21, 2004. The members of the Executive Board
should arrive on August 18, and all the other
members should arrive on August 19. The tentative
agenda of the meeting is as follows.
August 20 (Friday): GUAVA meeting begins.
* Discussions, decisions concerning the
activities of GUAVA and VASI;
* Presidents' account of the new VASI "saga";
* Field Directors' report(s);
* Students' evaluations;
* Treasurer's annual report;
* Election of new Treasurer;
* P.I.'s report;
* VASI 2005;
* etc...
August 21 (Saturday) : Workshop on Teaching and
Learning Vietnamese and Report of the Proficiency
Guidelines project.
August 22 (Sunday): GUAVA meeting ends.
As in previous years, GUAVA will provide room and
board for the duration of the meeting. The
information about lodging will be sent to you
later.
Sincerely,
Co-Presidents
Binh Nhu Ngo and Bac Hoai Tran