North American Association for Celtic Language Teachers - 2011 Conference, Douglas The conference will be held May 11-14, 2011 at The Manx National Heritage Center, Manx Museum, Douglas, Isle of Man, http://www.gov.im/mnh/heritage/museums/manxmuseum.xml The Keynote speakers this year will be Brian Stowell, Manx radio personality, a key figure in Manx revival, and Catriona Mackie, lecturer in Manx Studies at the University of Liverpool. The honorary Stowell Lecture will be given by Padraig O Laighin, Irish language activist, academic, poet and sociologist. Who is invited to present? NAACLT includes, but is not limited to, academic professionals. People involved in Celtic language learning and teaching from every walk of life have enjoyed and benefitted from our conferences and are invited to participate, including * Community-based language teachers * Celtic language enthusiasts * Celtic language policy makers * Celtic-language musicians We are now accepting abstracts for twenty-minute talks in any of the following (or related) areas: * Methods, techniques, Best Practices in teaching Celtic languages * Incorporating Celtic cultures into the classroom or learning experience * Application of computer technology to Celtic language teaching or research * Pedagogical materials: what works, what doesn't * Topics in Celtic linguistics, sociolinguistics, and Second Language Acquisition (SLA) * Language policy and planning in the Celtic world * Promotion or appreciation of Celtic languages and cultures Please send abstracts of between 200-300 words to Kevin Rottet (krottet@indiana.edu) by April 1, 2011. Ends