Call for Papers

Twentieth Claflin University Conference on English and Language Arts Pedagogy in Secondary and Postsecondary Institutions (Virtual)

October 27-28, 2021

THEME: READING AND WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM:  

DIGITAL LITERACIES, EQUITY, AND ACCESS

Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021                                                                              

Concurrent sessions (webinars on Zoom)

1 PM EST Plenary session on “Influences, Beginnings, and Why I Write: Confessions of a Creative Writer,” Ms. Nancy Lord, Creative Writing and Literary Arts, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK   

Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021                                                                                  

Concurrent sessions (webinars on Zoom)

11 AM EST Plenary session “Preparing Students for Writing, Through Preparing Writing for Students: Ideological and Pedagogical Practices to Promote a Cultural Ecological Perspective,” Dr. Y’Shanda Rivera, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Panel proposals and paper abstracts are invited on best practices in teaching with a focus on digital literacies, access, and equity. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to submit papers. Abstracts are limited to a maximum of 250 words. Brief bios of 175 words are required. Electronic submissions are requested. Presentations should be limited to 15 minutes. Panels are limited to four (4) presenters per panel. Papers and panels are solicited on:

• Tensions between access and safety in the age of COVID-19
• The role of language arts in social justice
• Hybrid teaching, technology, and faculty workload
• Models for international collaborations between either students or faculty
• New ways to enhance STEM student literacies
• All aspects of studying and teaching literature (including World Literature and travel literature)
• Creative writing/ Creative writing pedagogy
• Composition pedagogy
• Teaching foreign languages

Abstracts are limited to a maximum of 250 words. Brief bios of 175 words are required. Electronic submissions are requested. Presentations should be limited to 15 minutes. Panels are limited to four (4) presenters per panel. Papers and panels are solicited on:

Send all submissions to: Conference Email: pedagogyconference@claflin.edu    Fax: 803-535-5381

Telephone inquiries: Dr. Mitali Wong 803-535-5221, Dr. Shurli Makmillen 803-535-5111, Dr. Jason Youngkeit (Foreign Languages) 803-535-5281, Dr. Nick Robinson, 803-535-5430.

Receipt deadline: September 14, 2021

The registration fee for the conference is $25 for faculty members. The registration deadline is October 5, 2021. Online registration is required for all presenters. (The fee is waived for undergraduate and graduate students. International participants may apply for up to five free tickets per institution.)

Twentieth Claflin University Conference on Contemporary English and Language Arts Pedagogy in Secondary and Postsecondary Institutions

        October 27-28, 2021

(Virtual Sessions on Zoom)

(The fee is waived for undergraduate and graduate students)

E-mail to: pedagogyconference@claflin.edu                                Fax:  803-535-5381

Mail to:  Dr. Mitali Wong, English Pedagogy Conference

               Department of English

               Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC  29115

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