Day 1: Friday, October 13, 2023

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM | Registration Open

Environment and Natural Resources 2 Building (ENR2), Room #215

1:00 PM – 1:10 PM | Welcome!

 NASILP President Florin Beshea

1:10 PM – 1:40 PM |  Language Instruction Resources through the Title VI Centers at the University of Arizona 

 Wenhao Diao, Co-Director, Center for East Asian Studies

 Abby Limmer, Assistant Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies

 Kate Mackay, Associate Director, Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy

1:40 PM – 2:30 PM |  Navigating Self-Instructional Language Learning: Insights from Tutors and Students

 Cecille Muller, Teles Machibya, Vishal Gaikwad from Critical Languages Program, University of Arizona

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM |  Language Training Center, Sharing Resources for Students Interested in Government Linguist Positions

 GT Russell, Language Training Center

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM |  Refreshment Break

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM |  Computer-assisted Pronunciation Training for Foreign Language Learning of Grammatical Features

 Dr. Elsayed Issa, Purdue University & Dr. Gus Hahn-Powell, University of Arizona

3:45 PM – 4:15 PM |  Technological Innovations on Self-instructional Kiswahili Materials for Non-mainstream Heutagogy Learners in Uganda 

 Dr. Caesar Jjingo, Makerere University, Fulbright Scholar at the University of Arizona 

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM |  Oral Proficiency Development and Assessment 

 Dr. Mahmoud Ali, University of Arizona

5:30 PM |  Hosted Reception Student Union

Day 2: Saturday, October 14, 2023

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast – Environment and Natural Resources 2 Building (ENR2), Room #215

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Form and Function in Narrative Practice for Second Language Acquisition

Laurel Hendrickson, University of Arizona

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | [Virtual] NASILP in Focus: Update on ACTFL Proficiency Assessment, Credit Recognition, and Advocacy 

Dr. Jennifer Quinlan, Language Testing International

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Reading for Writing: A Literacies Based Approach for Learning the Write 

Dr. Cory Duclos, Colgate University

10:30 AM – 11:00 PM | What Is ChatGPT & How Can It Be Used by the Self-Instructional Language Programs

Dr. Vishal Gaikwad, University of Arizona

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Starting in the Basement: A Pair of Foundational Concepts for Beginning Language Learners

Dr. Brian Mann, University of North Georgia

12:00 PM | Buffet Lunch

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Business Meeting for NASILP Member Institutions (One vote per institution)

2:00 PM | Adjourn