The Australian Association of Teachers of Korean (AUATK) invites individual, panel, and workshop presentation proposals from established scholars, early career researchers, postgraduate students, and Korean language education practitioners for the 4th AUATK Biennial International Conference and Annual Teacher Workshop, to be held on December 12-14, 2024 at the University of Melbourne.

 

  This conference is supported by the 2024 Korean Studies Grant Program of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2024-C-002), the Korean Education Centre in Australia, the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Melbourne, and the University of Melbourne Asia Institute.

 

  The 2024 conference theme will be Korean language education in the era of AI: new technologies for educational contexts outside Korea. The organisers recognise the impact of AI on education and emphasise the need to take advantage of the potential of this new reality. The conference theme stresses that the integration of AI into language teaching has considerable benefits for future pedagogical practices. Through this conference, the organisers aim to address the challenge of integrating AI into Korean language education. Proposals dealing with other aspects of Korean language and culture education, Korean teacher education, and Korean language pedagogy or Korean language acquisition are also welcome.

 

Program

  The 2024 event will start with a welcome reception on December 12 and feature research presentations on Day 1 (December 13) and hands-on workshop-style presentations on Day 2 (December 14).

 

  The event organisers will provide:

- Welcome reception on December 12.

- Morning and afternoon refreshments and lunch on December 13 & 14.

- Conference dinner on December 13.

 

“Travel & accommodation grants” for PG students and teachers

  Teachers and PG students travelling interstate for the event are eligible to apply for a transportation and accommodation grant. (Only teachers working at Australian schools and PG students enrolled at Australian universities are eligible for this grant).

  The number and amount of travel & accommodation grants will depend on the final number of applicants and funding availability. Precedence in assigning the grant will be given to presenting participants. Within each of the presenting and non-presenting

applicant groups, priority will be given to PG students.

 

“Accommodation grants” for all other participants

  All interstate and international participants are eligible to apply for an accommodation grant. The number and amount of accommodation grants will depend on the final number of applicants and funding availability. Precedence in assigning the grant will first be given to presenting participants. Within each of the presenting and non-presenting applicant groups, precedence will be given in the following order:

 

1) PG students

2) Teachers

3) Casual instructors/researchers

4) Part-time academics

5) Full-time academics.

 

  Further priority will be given to interstate participants over international participants.

 

 □ “Travel and accommodation grants” and “Accommodation grants” are not cumulable.

 □ Grants will be provided as a lump-sum refund at the end of the conference upon presentation of receipts.

 

Conference registration

  The organisers will waive the conference registration fees for all participants. However, participants are required to be AUATK members for 2024. Participants can join the association upon participating in the event (membership fee is A$40 for academics and teachers, and A$20 for PG students). Details on renewing the membership or joining the association can be found on the AUATK website www.auatk.com.au

 

Key Dates

Submission deadline: June 30, 2024

Notification of acceptance: July 31, 2024.

Delegates' arrival: December 12, 2024.

International conference presentations: December 13, 2024.

Teaching workshop presentations: December 14, 2024.

Submission of proposals and participant application

Application to present or participate without presenting in the event can be submitted online at the following link (also available on www.auatk.com.au)

 

AUATK24 abstract submission and participation form:

https://forms.office.com/r/Qjw02T4eE2

 

  The organisers accept proposals for research presentations (December 13) and

workshop presentations (December 14). The organising committee and an AUATK review panel will review all proposals. Presentations will be limited to 20 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion. Workshop presentations may be allowed more time (30-40 minutes) depending on the number of presenters.

 

  For information regarding the event, please contact the organising committee at auatk-24@unimelb.edu.au