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<DIV id=idOWAReplyText67658 dir=ltr>CALL FOR PROPOSALS <BR> The 31st Annual<BR> Applied Linguistics Conference<BR>Sponsored by<BR>NYS TESOL Applied Linguistics, Higher Education & Teacher Education SIGs<BR>Saturday, April 17th, 2010<BR>Teachers College, Columbia University<BR>New York, New York<BR> <BR>Theme:<BR>Strengthening Classroom Practices: The Link Between Research and Application<BR> <BR>We invite proposals for 40-minute presentations (30 minute discussion and 10 minute Q&A) on original research or pedagogical practices related to applied linguistics and/or classroom practices in the ESL/EFL field. We also invite proposals for poster presentations which will be displayed for a 2-hour block of time. Poster presentations are intended to be a format for reports of work in progress. Preference will be given to proposals related to the conference theme. Paper and poster selection will be competitive. ALL PROPOSALS MUST BE E-MAILED. <BR>In your email, please include:<BR>§ A one-page summary without identifying information<BR>§ A one-page summary with name, address, affiliation, and e-mail address<BR>§ A fifty-word summary for the program book<BR>§ A list of any technology requirements<BR>§ “AL Conf Paper Proposal” or “AL Conf Poster Presentation” in the subject line<BR>Email to:<BR>Applied Linguistics Conference Team<BR>Teachers College, Columbia University<BR><A href="mailto:31.nystesol.al.conference@gmail.com">31.nystesol.al.conference@gmail.com</A><BR> <BR>Proposals are due by February 15, 2010<BR>For questions or further information please visit our website:<BR><A href="https://sites.google.com/site/31nystesolalconference/">https://sites.google.com/site/31nystesolalconference/</A><BR> or contact the AL Conference Co-Chairs: <BR>Cristina Berry, Applied Linguistics SIG Chair: <A href="mailto:cab2185@columbia.edu">cab2185@columbia.edu</A>, Farah Akabar, Chair: <A href="mailto:fsa2108@columbia.edu">fsa2108@columbia.edu</A>, Denise Osborne: <A href="mailto:dmdcame@yahoo.com">dmdcame@yahoo.com</A>, Inga Zalyevska,iz2122@columbia.edu, Robyn Emerman: <A href="mailto:rme2118@columbia.edu">rme2118@columbia.edu</A>, Cathy Han: <A href="mailto:yh2361@columbia.edu">yh2361@columbia.edu</A></DIV></BODY></HTML>