Event Details and Documents

Accommodations

Attendees who wish to stay at the Sheraton can take advantage of our group hotel rate of $225 per night.

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Networking Day

Schedule (PDF)

 

Friday, October 4, 2024

Sheraton Ottawa Hotel
150 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5G2

Meeting Room: Rideau Room (second level)

Eastern Time

8:00 am – 9:00 am:	Registration and Breakfast
9:00 am – 9:10 am:	Networking Day Welcome – Jimmy Steele, MC and Carole Bonin, President
9:10 am – 10:30 am:	Communication Revolution: The Shift Towards Communicative Competence in Language Education – Panel: Denis Cousineau, Shauna Néro, and Monica Tang; Moderator: Jimmy Steele
10:30 am – 10:45 am:	Break
10:45 am – 11:45 am:	Keynote Address – Wahkotowin – Michael Redhead-Champagne
11:45 am – 1:00 pm:	Lunch/Break
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm:	Unconference: Wahkotowin
1:30 pm – 3:45 pm:	CASLT’s 2024 Annual General Meeting and CASLT Awards (H. H. Stern Award, Robert Roy Award, and Honorary Lifetime Member Award)
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm:	Closing Remarks
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm:	Networking Reception (Salon E and F, second level)

Sessions

Communication Revolution: The Shift Towards Communicative Competence in Language Education

Discover the evolving landscape of language education with this interactive panel session, where we will explore the growing emphasis on communicative competence in the language classroom. Researchers have long recognized the importance of fostering effective communication skills, and now educators are leading a transformative movement to prioritize these skills in their teaching practice. In this dynamic session, a fun warm-up activity will set the stage for an engaging discussion led by our expert panelists. Participants will be able to contribute their own insights and questions, ensuring a rich, multi-faceted exploration of strategies, challenges, and opportunities for fostering communicative competence across diverse educational settings. Together, we will reimagine language classrooms as vibrant, interactive spaces that truly prepare learners for the communication challenges — and opportunities — of the 21st century. Join us to discover innovative ideas, approaches, and insights that are shaping the future of language teaching.

 

Annual General Meeting

Documents

Agenda (PDF)

 

Friday, October 4, 2024, 1:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. ET

Chair of AGM: Jimmy Steele

1. Call to order
2. Adoption of the agenda
3. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting from October 13, 2023
4. Business arising from the 2023 minutes
5. Reports
   1. Treasurer’s Report– Katherine Mueller
   2. Auditors’ Report
   3. Nomination of financial auditors for the 2024–2025 fiscal year
   4. President’s Report – Carole Bonin
   5. 2024–2025 Programming
6. Election of new members to the Board of Directors
7. Introduction of the Board of Directors
8. Introduction of the National Council
9. Thanks
10. Adjournment

Minutes from the 2023 AGM (PDF)

 

Financial statements (PDF)

 

Annual Report (PDF)

 

Sponsors

Thank you to the sponsors of our 2024 AGM and Networking Day.

 

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