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<P><FONT size=2>Workshop on Crosslinguistic Influence in Non-Native Language Acquisition<BR>Short Title: WCIL2<BR><BR>Date: 29-Jun-2012 - 30-Jun-2012<BR>Location: Lisbon, Portugal<BR>Contact Person: Ana Madeira<BR>Meeting Email: < click here to access email ><BR>Web Site: <A href="http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/clunl/pl2/wcil2/">http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/clunl/pl2/wcil2/</A><BR><BR>Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition<BR><BR>Call Deadline: 29-Feb-2012<BR><BR>Meeting Description:<BR><BR>The Linguistics Research Centre of Universidade Nova de Lisboa (CLUNL)<BR>and the Department of Portuguese of the University of Macau are<BR>inviting submissions for a Workshop on Crosslinguistic Influence in<BR>Non-Native Language Acquisition, which will be held at Universidade<BR>Nova de Lisboa on 29-30 June 2012.<BR><BR>After several decades of research, the question of whether or not the<BR>L1 plays a role in the process of acquisition, and, if so, what that<BR>role might be, is still a matter of ongoing debate in the field of<BR>Second Language Acquisition. Of particular interest are questions such<BR>as (1) is L1 influence restricted to the early stages of acquisition<BR>or are its effects pervasive, permeating every stage of development?<BR>(2) are the same effects found both in naturalistic and in formal<BR>learning contexts? (3) is transfer inevitable or are there certain<BR>factors which might (dis)favour it? (4) are different components of<BR>the grammar affected differently by crosslinguistic influence?<BR>Furthermore, these questions are not restricted to the L1 alone, as<BR>much recent research has provided ample evidence of L2 to L3 transfer,<BR>and also reverse transfer, in the domains of bilingual and<BR>multilingual acquisition.<BR><BR>Invited Speakers:<BR><BR>Rafael Salaberry (University of Texas-Austin)<BR>Silvina Montrul (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)<BR><BR>Worshop Organisers:<BR><BR>Ana Madeira (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)<BR>Custódio Martins (Universidade de Macau)<BR>Maria Francisca Xavier (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)<BR><BR>Call for Papers:<BR><BR>Submissions are invited for papers focussing on these and other<BR>related topics. We would also welcome proposals discussing the<BR>implications of research on crosslinguistic influence for the design<BR>of language teaching strategies and materials.<BR><BR>Abstract Submission:<BR><BR>Abstracts are invited for 20-minute talks, plus 10 minutes for<BR>discussion. The workshop language is English. Authors are asked to<BR>send abstracts by email, as Word attachments, to wcil2fcsh.unl.pt. The<BR>abstract should include the title, but not the author's name(s), and<BR>should be no longer than two pages in length, including examples and<BR>references, with 2.5 cm margins, in 12-point Times, single-spaced. The<BR>title of the paper, name of the author(s), affiliation(s), postal<BR>address and email address should be included in the email message.<BR>Abstracts should arrive no later than 29 February 2012. Speakers will<BR>be notified of the results of their abstract review by 15 April 2012.<BR><BR><A href="http://linguistlist.org/issues/23/23-61.html">http://linguistlist.org/issues/23/23-61.html</A><BR><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>