GUAVA e-Newsletter

Announcements

• [GUAVA] Congratulations to ThuyViet Tran, Chung Nguyen, and Huy Phung on being elected to the GUAVA Board for the 2024-2026 term! Their dedication and commitment to our organization will be invaluable as we continue to move forward.
• [GUAVA] The GUAVA2024 workshop and business meeting concluded successfully. Find the program, abstracts, and photos here. Slides may be added later. https://guavamerica.org/guava2024

• [JOB] The Department of Asian Languages & Literature in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington seeks to appoint a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor of Vietnamese. The initial appointment, starting Autumn Quarter 2025, is for three years, with the possibility of renewal. For more info: https://apply.interfolio.com/152120

• [OERs]: Two new Open Educational Resources (OERs) are now available for Vietnamese learners: Intermediate Vietnamese: A Task-based Journey; Advanced Vietnamese . These textbooks are free to use and adapt, so you can customize your learning experience to fit your needs.
• Are you looking to enhance your Vietnamese language skills in a fun and interactive environment? Look no further than the Vietnamese Language Table! This virtual community offers a variety of classes for learners of all levels, from beginners to advanced speakers for FREE. For more information and to register, please visit: https://sites.google.com/view/vietnameselanguagetable/home
• The 11th Annual Community-Based Heritage Language Schools Conference on October 4 and 5! The conference will be hybrid, held both on site at American University in Washington, DC and online.
• CAL's Research to Policy Webinar on "Reverse-Designing Responses to Emerging Technologies in Multilingual Contexts" by Catherine Baumann et al. on Oct 08, 2024 (4:00–4:30 p.m. EDT)

Workshops & Conferences (CFPs)

• The 1st International LatinCALL 2024 Online Conference: "CALL Challenges and New Horizons in the Age of AI"
  9-10 November 2024 / Online
  Call deadline: October 7th, 2024

• Hội thảo quốc tế: “Ngôn ngữ học đối chiếu và đối chiếu giữa các ngôn ngữ” năm 2024
  November 30, 2024, Hanoi, Vietnam
  Call deadline: October 10th, 2024
• The 28th Annual Conference of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
  April 24, 2025, US
  Call deadline: October 18th, 2024
• CALICO 2025 Converging Realities and Realms of Possibility
  May 27-31, 2025; San Diego State University, San Diego (CA)
  Call deadline: October 31, 2024

• The 8th Foreign Language Education and Technology (FLEAT) Conference

  June 25-28, 2025; University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

  Call deadline: October 31, 2024
• 2025 AZ Regional OER Conference: Open for Student Success and Closing the Gap. February 27 & 28, 2025; Call for Proposals Deadline: Sunday November 17, 2024
• Hội thảo ngữ học toàn quốc lần thứ 23: Giáo dục ngôn ngữ - văn hóa trong bối cảnh giao lưu, hội nhập và phát triển.
  December 14, 2024, Ha Long, Vietnam
  Call deadline: November 10th, 2024
• L2 Writing Research Seminar / 22-24 May 2025; Murcia, Spain Call deadline: October 30

GUAVA in Blog

Celebrating Innovation in Vietnamese Language Education: The 2025–2026 GUAVA Innovation Awards Showcase

A New Home for Vietnamese Language Teaching Resources: Introducing the Vietnamese Language Teaching Hub