[EDLING:909] CFP: Pacific Second Language Research Forum

[Shannon Sauro]

The 5TH PACIFIC SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH FORUM(PacSLRF)
July 4-6, 2006
University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia

The Pacific Second Language Research Forum is a venue for data-based and 
theoretical papers on areas of basic research in Second Language Acquisition 
(SLA). Topics include, but are not limited to, SLA in instructed and 
naturalistic settings; the effects of second language (L2) instruction on the 
rate and route of L2 development; the role of individual differences (in e.g., 
aptitude, age, personality, motivation) in SLA; competing models of SLA 
processes; SLA theory construction; the acquisition of L2 pragmatics; 
bilingualism; the influence of cognitive variables (e.g., memory and 
attention) on L2 learning and use; the assessment of L2 use and development; 
methodological issues in research into L2 acquisition.

Scheduled plenary speakers
David Birdsong, University of Texas 
Patricia Duff, University of British Colombia 
Rod Ellis, University of Auckland 
Bonnie Schwartz, University of Hawai'i

Invited colloquia are planned in
Computer mediated SLA
Generative approaches to SLA
Interactionist approaches
Processibility Theory
Pragmatics

* ** The conference program will also feature a dissertation work-in-progress 
stream in which graduate students will be able to present their research and 
receive feedback from internationally recognised figures in the field.

Proposal submission and information is available at: 
http://www.emsah.uq.edu.au/pacslrf2006/

The deadline for receipt of all submissions for PacSLRF 2006 is Sunday, 
January 15, 2006. Notification of acceptance will be sent by mid-February 
2006. 

A refereed conference proceedings will be published.

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PacSLRF 2006 is part of a series of linguistic and applied linguistic meetings 
to be held at the University of Queensland in July 2006. These include:
Annual meeting of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia, July 6-8
Annual meeting of the Australian Linguistic Society, July 7-9
Australian Linguistics Institute, July 10-14