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Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 08:27:16 -0800 (PST)
From: John Heritage <heritage@soc.ucla.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <clic-list@weber.sscnet.ucla.edu>
Subject: Conference on Sociocultural Views of Literacy:



Sociocultural Views of Literacy:
Creating Communities of Learners

February 20-22, 1998
University of California-Los Angeles


The Research Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of
English will hold its midwinter conference, "Sociocultural Viewws of
Literacy:  Creating Communities of Learners," at the DoubleTree Hotel in
Los Angeles/Westwood and at the University of California, Los Angeles
February 20-22, 1998.  Enrollment will be capped at approximately 200
participants; early registration is encouraged.  Information about how to
register for the conference appears at the end of this announcement.

This conference, like the theory that informs its title, hopes to expand the
focus from teaching to learning and will pay special attention to the way
participation, talk, and interaction is organized for all participants.  Thus,
in the tradition of previous Midwinter Conferences, a variety of
pre-conference
and conference activities will be offered to help create a community of
learners that allow a range of ways of participating and learning.  The warm,
sunny southern California climate is this year's setting.

Pre-conference Discussion
All registrants will have the opportunity to participate in the
pre-conference e-mail discussion which will begin in January, 1998. Through
this discussion  we hope to identify themes and issues that can be
addressed and elaborated throughout the conference.

Pre-conference Workshops
Two pre-conference workshops will be offered Friday afternoon, February 20,
1998.  These workshops are designed to offer participants opportunities to
have more focused discussion on the themes of the conference and to develop
their theoretical and methodological tool kits. Registration cost for one
workshop is $20.  Participants may register for both workshops:
Featured Speakers:
* Barbara Rogoff, University of California, Santa Cruz
* Mike Rose, University of California, Los Angeles
* Susan Florio-Ruane, Michigan State University
* Judith Langer, SUNY, Albany
* Michael Cole, University of California, San Diego
* Glynda Hull, University of California, Berkeley
* Olga Vasquez, University of California, San Diego
* Isabel Aguirre, University of California, Berkeley and LAUSD
* Allan Luke, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
* Carol Lee, Northwestern University
* Marcyliena Morgan, University of California, Los Angeles and Harvard
* Luis C. Moll, University of Arizona


Workshop #1   Friday, UCLA, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Introduction to Sociocultural theories:  This workshop will discuss
sociocultural theories of learning and the implication for classroom
practice.
Workshop #2   Friday, UCLA, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Conducting Classroom Based Research: Judith Greene and others from the
Santa Barbara Discourse Group will lead this workshop linking reflective
practice to thoughtful classroom research.  This workshop will assist
participants in developing classroom-based research and appropriate
methodologies.
Call for Proposals for Conference Roundtable Discussions:
Please submit the following information to Kris Gutierrez (address below):
Name, address, phone #s,email address, institutional/school affiliation,title
of proposed roundtable,purpose/objective, perspectives, and description of
study. Contact Kris directly for further information.
Conference Registration Form
Name:  _____________________________________
Address: ____________________________________
Phone number: (work) _____________   (home) ____________
email address: _________________    fax #: ____________
Institutional/school affiliation: ______________________________________
Departmental affiliation: _____________________________________________
Will you  be requesting hotel accommodations?                 yes____   no_____
Have you previously attended the Midwinter Conference yes____  no_____
Are you a currently a member of the Assembly?               yes____   no_____

Conference Fees:
Regular rate:                        $90.00 ($110 on site)
Full time student rate:     $70.00  ($90 on site)
		Conference:		Regular: $_______
						Student:  $_______
 		Pre-Conference Workshop: Workshop #1       $_______

Workshop  #2       $_______


Total:   $_______
Registration checks are non-refundable. When we reach the enrollment cap
(room capacity), we will close registration for the conference.
Mail Form and Fees to: Melissa Whiting; The University of Southern
Mississippi Box 5057; Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5057

Hotel Registration:
Most conference participants (excluding local participants) stay at the host
hotel, the DoubleTree Hotel in Los Angeles/Westwood. The Hotel is located at
10740 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90024.  For registration
information call the DoubleTree Hotel at 310-475-8711; reservation number:  1-
800-472-8556;  The room rate is $94.00; parking fees are $12 but there is a
free bus service to and from UCLA.  Refer to the NCTE Midwinter Conference
when making reservations.

Please address conference inquiries to:
Kris D. Gutierrez, Associate Professor
Graduate School of Education    Moore Hall 1026
Phone: 	(310)825-7467	Fax:(310)206-6293 krisgu@ucla.edu
University of California, Los Angeles 90095-1521