International Conference on Child Foreign Language Acquisition

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*International Conference on Child Foreign Language Acquisition*

*Location: *Vitoria-Gasteiz, SPAIN

*Dates: *16 and 17 October, 2014

*Conference website: *http://iclworkshop14.wix.com/ehugasteiz

*Description: *This workshop focuses on child (4-12) foreign language 
acquisition in school contexts. Research exploring how children of that age 
range interact while completing communicative tasks is lacking, especially 
in foreign language settings. Philp, Oliver and Mackey (2008: 13) stated 
that there is a need for “rich, detailed descriptions of the many and 
various factors which interact to impact a given child’s L2 development.” 
Thus, the conference expectes to present studies carried out within 
interactionist or sociocultural approaches and focused on different aspects 
of child foreign language development.

*Plenary speakers:*
Prof. Yuko Goto Butler (University of Pennsylvania) 
Dr. Ana Llinares (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) 
Prof. Carmen Muñoz (Universitat de Barcelona) 
Prof. Marianne Nikolov (Pécs University)

*Call for Papers:*
Topics that will fit this call for papers will be, among others: 


   - Task-based interaction among children (task familiarity, planning 
   time, attention to form … etc.) 
   - Teacher input to young learners (instructions and models while 
   carrying out tasks) and its impact on child language development. 
   - L1 use. 
   - The role of peers in child foreign/second language acquisition. 
   - Pedagogical implications for the design of age-appropriate tasks. 
   - Child metalinguistic awareness. 
   - Child motivation and attitude toward tasks. 
   - Concerns and challenges in child foreign language acquisition. 

Abstracts must be of 300 words maximum (not including title and 
references). Presentations will last 20 minutes and 10 more will be allowed 
for questions. Poster proposals are also welcomed. 

The language of the conference is English. 

In order to submit your proposal visit our website:
http://iclworkshop14.wix.com/ehugasteiz

and follow the instructions. 

A limited number of papers will be selected following blind peer review. 
Acceptance will be announced by mid-July.

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