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<p><a href="http://wwwa.fundacio.urv.cat/congressos/call-conference-2015/">http://wwwa.fundacio.urv.cat/congressos/call-conference-2015/</a></p>
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<p>XVIIth International CALL Research Conference <br>
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<p>Tarragona, Spain</p>
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<p>Universitat Rovira i Virgili</p>
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<p>In recent CALL articles, conference presentations and project proposals, we notice a renewed interest in activities, and less emphasis on technology or theoretical pedagogy. These activities, elective or compulsory, can be subdivided into three partly overlapping
categories: (a) focus-on-form tasks which can be defined as meaningful tasks in which the focus on particular forms is tightly embedded; (b) focus-on-meaning tasks which should lead to communication (CMC approach) or any kind of non-linguistic outcome (TBLT
approach); and (c) form-focused exercises that focus on isolated forms, such as improved and enriched (drill-and-practice) exercises.</p>
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<p>During this conference we will discuss the design process behind these tasks: How do we decide on task types? How do we shape them? How do we monitor and evaluate them?</p>
<p>Submitted presentations should address questions such as:<br>
How do we design authentic, meaningful, useful and enjoyable tasks?<br>
To what extent do tasks depend on context?<br>
What can CALL learn from TBLT?<br>
What can TBLT learn from CALL?<br>
What affordances and limitations of technology should be considered in task design?<br>
How does technology impact on non-technological tasks?<br>
What are the specific challenges for LMOOCs, OERs, Interactive Whiteboards, Student Response Systems, Synchronous Collaborative Writing Tools, Serious Games… ?<br>
How do our tasks fit in with Complex Dynamic Systems Theory, Socioconstructivist environments, Flipped Classroom approaches …?<br>
What is the role of corrective feedback in tasks?<br>
What are the consequences for Learner Analytics?<br>
Which tasks are best suited for which skills?<br>
Which tasks are most appropriate for developing intercultural competence?</p>
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<p>Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 31st 2015.</p>
<p>Notification of acceptance: February 23rd 2015.</p>
<p>Deadline for submission of conference paper (1 000 – 3 000 words): March 20th 2015.<br>
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