The African Language Teachers Association (ALTA) is a professional organization that works to promote the teaching of, and research in, African languages and cultures. ALTA’s annual conferences provide an avenue for teachers, researchers, students, and other stakeholders in the field to meet and share their research, experiences, and best practices.

This year’s conference aims to inspire innovative and creative ways to enhance African language programs, instruction, research, and best practices. It seeks contributions that will leverage the affordance of interdisciplinary viewpoints and collaborative initiatives to raise the profile of African language instruction and support the professionalism of African language educators.

Conference Sub-Themes

The Conference Organizing Committee invites researchers, educators, practitioners, and program and curriculum developers to submit abstracts for individual papers and panel discussions on topics relevant to the conference theme and the following sub-themes:

• Pedagogical Innovations that Address Learner Needs
• The Role of Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Instruction
• Multimodality and Resource Development
• Building cross-disciplinary Alliances and Leadership
• Curriculum Design and Student-Centered Instruction
• The Role and place of African languages in African Studies
• African Languages and Indigenous Knowledge
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Teaching
• Learner Assessment Techniques       
• Promoting African Languages on Campuses
• Role of Study Abroad Programs in Advancing African Languages
• Language and Culture
• Translation and Interpretation
• African Linguistics
• African Literature