Date, Time, and Location: Please consult the conference program schedule to find your final presentation time, date, and room.
Presentation rooms are located on the first floor of the Global & International Studies Building (GISB), Indiana University Bloomington. This new state-of-the-art building is home to the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies and several internationally-focused departments and programs in the College of Arts and Sciences.
All rooms are right across from you once you enter the GISB building. They are easy to locate. However, ensure to locate your room in advance to give yourself enough time to arrive in your room 5-10 minutes before your presentation.
Session time length: Each presentation is 20 minutes long, followed by 10 minutes for questions. Presenters within a session are responsible for helping each other keep time during the sessions. Signs are provided in each room reading “5 minutes,” “2 minutes,” and “STOP” to keep time.
Audio/Visuals: All classrooms in GISB are equipped with LCD Projector, Screen, HDMI Cables, as well as sound to run audio in each room. Microphones will not be provided in the rooms. You are responsible for bringing your laptop and the necessary adaptor to connect your laptop to the projector.
WIFI Connection: You can access the internet via Eduroam on all the IU campus buildings. You can also sign up to access Guest WIFI at the conference venue for personal internet surfing and email.
PRESENTER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
All presenters, including session chairs, must register for the conference and be members of ALTA.
- Presenters whose proposals are selected for presentation MUST be available to present any day during the conference.
- Presenters are responsible for keeping all information sent from the ALTA conference host and complying with the instructions and deadlines provided.
- Each presenter is responsible for printing or uploading any handouts for the session
- All presenters are responsible for expenses incurred as the result of being accepted to make a presentation during the convention. This includes all travel expenses and registration fees.
We look forward to seeing you in Bloomington!
ALTA 2024 Conference Team
Contact: 8126068530
Please click below to view the Finalized Program Schedule. Contact us if you have any questions or comments.
The Registration Rates are below.
Register for the Early Bird Rates by March 27th for the regular rates. Rates will increase after this deadline.
Members Rate | Non-Member Rate (NM) |
Regular members in diaspora - $175 Regular members in Africa - $100 Student in diaspora - $75 Student in Africa - $50 | NM in diaspora - $200 NM members in Africa - $175 NM Student in diaspora - $125 NM Student in Africa - $95 |
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Register For The Conference and pay the ALTA Membership Fee
*Please note the conference registration fee is non-refundable.
Questions about the conference: conferencealta@gmail.com | 8128553141
Sponsorship and Exhibition
ALTA seeks collaborations through sponsorship and exhibition at the conference from 11-13, April 2024.
Sponsors will be listed on all publications for the conference.
Exhibitors will host a booth in our Exhibition Space, where they get the opportunity to interact with the conference attendees and will also be listed on all publications for the conference. Exhibition Cost: $300 for a table.
Questions about the conference: conferencealta@gmail.com | 8128553141
The Annual Conference of the African Language Teachers Association (ALTA) will begin with a Pedagogy Workshop at 3 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2024, and end with a banquet on Saturday 13, 2024.
Location: 355 N Eagleson Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405.
Getting to Bloomington
Indianapolis International Airport
The nearest major airport serving Bloomington is the Indianapolis International Airport. Named one of the top ten airports in the U.S., the facility is attractive and easy to use.
Airport Symbol: IND
Address: 7800 Col. H. Weir Cook Memorial Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46241
Location: 50 miles north of Bloomington
Ground Transportation from Indianapolis International Airport to Bloomington and return. |
Go Express Travel (Shuttle Service) Service 9 times daily between the airport and Bloomington campus |
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Advance Reservations: Highly recommended Rate: currently $29.00 one way Reservations online: goexpresstravel.com Telephone: (800) 589-6004 or (812) 332.6004 Airport pick-up location: Ground Transportation Center; lower level, outside of airport Baggage Claim |
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- Go Express will stop at the Graduate Hotel.
- If you will stay at the Courtyard Marriot, the closest stop is the Graduate Hotel. (~ 0.4 miles to your hotel. You can either walk, use UBER, or call us ahead to arrange pick up to your hotel)
- If you will stay at the Holiday Inn, the closest stop is Home2 Suites. (~ 0.7 miles to your hotel. You can either walk, use UBER, or call us ahead to arrange pick up to your hotel)
- If you will stay in other hotels and need assistance with reaching your hotel, please reach us ahead of your trip.
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Other transportation options can be found here: https://www.ind.com/transportation-car-rental/scheduled-bus-service
Contact NALRC Staff at 8126068530.
The Conference Organizing Committee invites researchers, educators, practitioners, and program and curriculum developers to submit abstracts for individual papers and panel discussions on topics relevant to the conference theme and the following sub-themes:
- Pedagogical Innovations that Address Learner Needs
- The Role of Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Instruction
- Multimodality and Resource Development
- Building cross-disciplinary Alliances and Leadership
- Curriculum Design and Student-Centered Instruction
- The Role and place of African languages in African Studies
- African Languages and Indigenous Knowledge
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Teaching
- Learner Assessment Techniques
- Promoting African Languages on Campuses
- Role of Study Abroad Programs in Advancing African Languages
- Language and Culture
- Translation and Interpretation
- African Linguistics
- African Literature
Submit an abstract for one of the following presentation formats. Your abstract may be in English or an African language.
Individual paper: Individual Papers are research-based presentations discussing one paper. Papers constitute original research or practical experience and may have up to two co-presenters present on the same paper. [Time: 30 minutes; 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for questions and discussion.]
Panel Presentations: Panel Presentations are research-based presentations in which multiple papers examine a single topic extensively and involve the audience in the discussion. Panelists must address an issue related to the conference's theme and/or subthemes. Typically, a panel includes 3-4 panelists, and members share time equally. Panel time will be determined depending on the number of panelists, up to 90 minutes.
Submission of Abstracts
Submission deadline has passed and the portal is now closed.
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