CASLAR-2

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Second CASLAR Conference held in 2012 (第二届汉语作为第二语言研究国际研讨会 2012年)

The 2nd Conference on Chinese as a Second Language Research

Taipei, Taiwan , Aug. 17-19, 2012

CASLAR is a biennial conference with the goal to bring together scholars from all over the world whose research focuses on the acquisition, development and use of Chinese as a second language to survey available knowledge in the field, exchange ideas and initiate research projects. The conference is a part of the CASLAR movement that aims to transform a field from a primarily experienced-and practice-based discipline into a discipline based on and supported by research and theory.

Topic Areas:

- Acquisition and development of CSL (Chinese as a Second Language)

- Role of culture in the acquisition of CSL

- Pedagogies and Teaching Chinese as a second/foreign language

- Pragmatics of using Chinese as a second language

- Cognitive aspects of CSL acquisition

- Technology and CSL

- Computer-mediated communication in CSL

- Acquisition of Chinese grammar, vocabulary

- Chinese character acquisition and recognition

- Discourse in CSL

- Designing materials for CSL instruction