THE 2024 CCCFLC CONFERENCE WILL TAKE PLACE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2024!

We are pleased to announce that the 2024 CCCFLC Conference will be held in-person at Glendale Community College on Saturday, October 19th, from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. 

What makes CCCFLC conferences so great? Well, apart from our fabulous attendees, we typically have wonderful presenters! If you'd like to present at the 2024 CCCFLC conference, we're always looking for interesting and engaging presentations, particularly in lesser represented languages. Below is a list of topics that our members have indicated interest in-- it is in no way exhaustive. We request that all presentations be as interactive as possible. Please also keep in mind that it does not need to be a one-person presentation. Pairs, groups, discussions, panels, remote presenters (via Zoom) and, especially student participants, are all welcomed and appreciated. If you're interested in presenting, please complete and submit this (editable) online presentation application form by Friday, September 27, 2024.

• The incorporation of AI in the foreign language classroom.Ways to increase enrollment, such as interdisciplinary certificates, course exchanges (see below), ZTC/OER courses, split courses (Spanish 1A and 1B), dual enrollment, language courses designed for professionals, heritage-speaker classes (beginning and intermediate), etc.

• Asynchronous language instruction.

• Service/Project-based learning.

• Course exchanges, mini language lessons provided in another discipline, i.e. teaching a foreign language class regarding health in a nursing class. Spark their interest in the language.

• How to compete with online language resources (Babbel, Duolingo, Rosetta Stone, etc.)?

If you have an idea for a presentation, but are not completely sure where you'd like to go with that idea, please still complete an application, and let us know that you'd like some assistance in developing the idea. We're happy to help!

The 2024 Conference Preregistration form is now available. Registration includes a continental breakfast,  lunch and parking. Preregistration is $45 for part-time faculty ($55 at the door) and $55 for full-time faculty ($65 at the door). Payment is available via Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, and check. See the form for details.

In order to keep the registration fees as low as possible for our CCCFLC members, all in-person attendees are required to pay, including the CCCFLC officers, host-campus representatives and presenters (the exception being anyone who is presenting remotely). We appreciate your understanding.

Please submit both the preregistration form and your payment by 11:59 p.m. on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2024 so that we may confirm our catering order in a timely manner. ADA accommodation requests are due by 10/5/24. Thank you.

We are very excited to announce that this year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Alegría Ribadeneira, winner of the 2020 Open Educator Award. 

Dr. Alegría Ribadeneira is a Distinguished Professor and Chair of English and World Languages at Colorado State University-Pueblo. Dr. Ribadeneira regularly presents at regional, national, and international conferences where she shares her expertise regarding best practices for language teaching. Her presentations highlight the benefits of project-based, content-based, and community-based instruction paired with open educational practices. She is involved in heritage language teaching advocacy and participates as lead instructor for the  NHLRC (National Heritage Language Resource Center) summer workshop. Dr. Ribadeneira is the recipient of several teaching awards including the 2017 Olga E. Kagan Award for advancing heritage language education in institutions of learning, the 2020 Colorado Excellence in Teaching Award from the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers, the 2020 Post-Secondary Excellence in Teaching Award from the Southwest Congress of Language Teaching, and the Global Educator Award from Open Education Global. Dr. Ribadeneira is currently leading an ambitious new project with her team, code-named “Los Valientes,” to develop an all OER, ZTC (Zero Textbook Cost) Spanish language degree program at CSU-Pueblo.
Dr. Ribadaneira will be joining us remotely from Colorado State University Pueblo where they have created an inspiring OER program. During the first breakout session, she will also provide a follow-up discussion to allow for questions and answers. We are certain she will be a tremendous source of information for everyone interested in OER education, heritage speaker programs, leveraging AI in the foreign language classroom, and more. She will include a wide range of topics in her presentation, something for everyone.