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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>Apologies for cross-posting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'>7<sup>th</sup> BAAL Language Learning and Teaching Special Interest Group Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'>Theorising practice and practising theory: developing local pedagogies in language teaching<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'>Date: Thursday, 7<sup>th</sup> and Friday, 8<sup>th</sup> July 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'>Place: Centre for Language Education Research at Aston (CLERA), Aston University, Birmingham, UK.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The Centre for Language Education Research at Aston invites abstracts for papers and posters for the 7<sup>th</sup> BAAL Learning and Teaching SIG conference, entitled, ‘Theorising practice and practising theory: developing local pedagogies in language teaching.’. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Particular consideration will be given to papers that explore questions such as:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>‘How do local contexts affect language teaching pedagogies?’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>‘What affordances do bilingual teachers bring to the language classroom?’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>‘What does the development of lingua francas mean for language learning and teaching?’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>‘How can theory be developed from contextual practice?’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>‘How can practitioners contribute to local research and theorist/researchers contribute to local practice?’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Submissions are encouraged from researchers in all areas of language teaching, including, but by no means restricted to, English language teaching. Research students investigating areas relevant to the conference theme are warmly welcomed to contribute to the conference. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>Plenary speakers for the conference are Professor B. Kumaravadivelu (San José State University, USA), Professor Juliane House (Hamburg University, Germany) and Dr Julian Edge (University of Manchester). <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Papers will be 20 minutes long with 10 minutes for questions. Dedicated space and time will be given to poster presentations. Abstracts (up to 300 words) should be submitted by email attachment (Word files) to <a href="mailto:lss_baal@aston.ac.uk">lss_baal@aston.ac.uk</a>. Queries about the conference should also be sent to this email address. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please follow these procedures for your submission:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Submit two files, one containing title (up to 10 words) abstract and details of the author(s) (name(s), affiliation, mailing address and email address) and one containing title and an anonymous abstract. Files must be sent using the following format: first initial_last name_abstract 1 and first initial_last name_abstract 2 <b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Also provide a short abstract of no more than 50 words for use in conference program <b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Under the title in each full abstract, please give four keywords which summarise the paper/poster. <b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Please specify under the abstract whether you wish to present a paper or a poster. <b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The deadline for submissions is <b>Friday February 18<sup>th</sup>, 2011. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Registration opens on <b>Monday 7<sup>th</sup> March 2011.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Conference fees are: £120 members, £150 non-members, £90 students<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='letter-spacing:1.2pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr Sue Garton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director of Postgraduate Programmes in English</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>School of Languages & Social Sciences</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Aston University</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Aston Triangle</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Birmingham</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>B4 7ET</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tel: 0121 204 3806</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fax: 0121 204 3766</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>