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<div>Call for Papers for the upcoming special issue of System on “Social Class/SES and Young Learners of English as a Global Language”: <a href="http://www.journals.elsevier.com/system/call-for-papers/social-classsocial-economic-status-and-young-learners-of-eng">http://www.journals.elsevier.com/system/call-for-papers/social-classsocial-economic-status-and-young-learners-of-eng</a> </div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px;">Special issue editors:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">Yuko Goto Butler (University of Pennsylvania)<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Peter Sayer (University of Texas at San Antonio)<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Becky Huang (University of Texas at San Antonio)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">One of the apparent effects of increasing globalization has been a growing gap in socioeconomic status (SES) worldwide. Since English proficiency has come to be perceived as closely tied to a modern self-image in many parts of
the world, the interaction between SES and English learning is an area that needs to be closely investigated. While substantial research has been conducted on the role of SES in educational research, surprisingly, social class or socioeconomic stratification
as a construct has received scant attention in second/foreign language development research.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">The nexus between social class/SES and English learning is becoming evident even among younger children. In many countries, the recent and rapid expansion of early English programs has been premised on the notion that greater
and earlier access to English will give people more opportunities. In East Asia, for example, the “shadow education” system heavily emphasizes English and places an economic burden on families who feel compelled to provide for cram school, tutors, and study
abroad for their children. In many so-called developing countries, the inclusion of English in the public primary curriculum is seen as a way of “leveling the playing field” in terms of students’ access to English instruction and opportunities for learning.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">Given these contexts, the present special issue seeks empirical studies examining the role of social class/SES in English language education/learning among young learners (children up to 15 year-olds, but each author should set
her/his own definition “young learners”). The role of social class/SES in early English learning is particularly important in that it may have a long-lasting impact on children’s lives and that children are vulnerable to decisions that are often imposed by
their parents and teachers. We are interested in, but not limited to, the topics below, and we welcome submissions that conceptualize social class/SES from different disciplinary perspectives and come from variety of regions/contexts.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">Possible topics:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">The relationship between social class/SES and learning experiences and outcomes (English proficiency, motivation, self-efficacy, etc.) in early English programs</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; line-height: 1.4; font-family: NexusSerif, Georgia, serif; position: relative;">
<span style="font-size: 12px;">Characteristics of learning contexts and environments by social class/SES</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; line-height: 1.4; font-family: NexusSerif, Georgia, serif; position: relative;">
<span style="font-size: 12px;">Access to shadow education such as cram schools/after-school programs, study abroad, English camps</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; line-height: 1.4; font-family: NexusSerif, Georgia, serif; position: relative;">
<span style="font-size: 12px;">Parents’ perceptions on the return of investment of their children’s early English education in terms of social and economic mobility for their children</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; line-height: 1.4; font-family: NexusSerif, Georgia, serif; position: relative;">
<span style="font-size: 12px;">Empirical studies that consider language policy issues from a social class/SES perspective</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; line-height: 1.4; font-family: NexusSerif, Georgia, serif; position: relative;">
<span style="font-size: 12px;">Social class/SES and early English programs as a social justice issue</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; line-height: 1.4; font-family: NexusSerif, Georgia, serif; position: relative;">
<span style="font-size: 12px;">Social class/SES and bilingual education (e.g., English immersion programs)</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; line-height: 1.4; font-family: NexusSerif, Georgia, serif; position: relative;">
<span style="font-size: 12px;">Learning English as a global language among working-class immigrant or migrant children in multilingual settings</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; line-height: 1.4; font-family: NexusSerif, Georgia, serif; position: relative;">
<span style="font-size: 12px;">Children’s varieties of English by social class in a community</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; line-height: 1.4; font-family: NexusSerif, Georgia, serif; position: relative;">
<span style="font-size: 12px;">Social class/SES and children’s access to and use of technology in language learning (inside and outside of formal schooling)</span></li></ul>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px;">Time Schedule</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">October 1, 2016: Abstract submission due (200 words)<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
October 15, 2016: Notifications sent for inviting full articles<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
January 20, 2017: Full manuscript (6500 words) due</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">Note that the acceptance of abstract does not guarantee for publication. There will be a regular peer review process for all the manuscripts submitted for the special issue.</span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px;">Abstracts should be sent to: <a href="mailto:younglearner.specialissue@gmail.com" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; -webkit-transition: all 0.111s ease-out; transition: all 0.111s ease-out; color: rgb(0, 115, 152); text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; background-position: 0px 0px;">younglearner.specialissue@gmail.com</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Abstract due: October 1, 2016</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">The author guideline can be found in <a href="http://www.journals.elsevier.com/system" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(0, 115, 152); text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; background-position: 0px 0px;">http://www.journals.elsevier.com/system</a></span></p>
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