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2017 Conference</span></div><div style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt">June 15-17, 2017</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#1a1a1a" size="3"><span style="font-weight:700">University of Hawai‘i - </span><b>Manoa</b><span style="font-weight:700">, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA</span></font></div><p></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;color:rgb(26,26,26)">CALL FOR PROPOSALS
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">The International Society for Language Studies, co-sponsored by the University Hawai‘i
- Manoa, will hold a conference from June 15-17, 2017 at the University of Hawai‘i –
Manoa in Honolulu. The theme of the conference will be “Intersections of Peace and
Language Studies.” <b>The paper proposal submission will open on the </b></span><b><span style="font-family:ArialMT">ISLS website
</span><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">(</span><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(43,75,113)"><a href="http://www.isls.co/conference.php" target="_blank">http://www.isls.co/conference<wbr>.php</a></span></b><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><b>) in April 2016, and conclude on November 30, 2016.</b>
Submissions will not be accepted after the November 30th</span><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26);vertical-align:6pt"> </span><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">deadline. Notification of
proposal acceptance or rejection will be sent by January 15, 2017. All presenters who
have not registered for the conference by February 28, 2017 will not be scheduled in the
conference program. Selected conference papers will be published by ISLS in the
</span><span style="font-style:italic;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Readings in Language Studies </span><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">peer-reviewed book series in 2018.
</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:700;color:rgb(26,26,26)">About the Theme
</span></p><p><span style="font-style:italic">Peace </span><span style="font-family:ArialMT">is often defined as freedom from oppression, the end of conflict or even harmony
in relationships. Whatever the definition, the word </span><span style="font-style:italic">peace </span><span style="font-family:ArialMT">means different things to
different people. Peace is an important concept that also connects to the focus of ISLS:
the intersections and meeting places of language and power, identity, and social justice.
It is in this light that we invite proposal submissions that specifically address some
aspect of this focus and its intersection with the concept of peace.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">The ISLS conference is a venue for individuals from all disciplines to come together and
discuss language from a critical, interdisciplinary lens (language use, language learning,
language teaching, critical language studies, to name a few). To that end, we
encourage submissions from across fields of study where their work connects language
to peace.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">In order to provide a guide and structure to the theme, the following represent possible
key words (called strands and elaborated below) to describe your proposed session.
</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:700;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Strands
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Discourse & Peace<br>
Language & Peace in the Professions & Workplace
Language, Peace & K-12 Education<br>
Language, Peace & Higher Education/Adult Education
Language Policy & Peace<br>
Language, Culture & Peace<br>
Researching Peace in Language Studies<br>
Other</span></p></div></div>
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<div><p><span style="font-weight:700;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Explanation of Strands
</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:700;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Discourse and Peace
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">This strand should be used to describe original research on issues of discourse and
peace in language and literacy research. Individual proposals may focus on: the
relationship between language practices and peace; peace within particular linguistic
spaces; the influence of contexts on language learners and peace; bridging peace and
SLA theory; and related areas of inquiry.
</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:700;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Language & Peace in the Professions and Workplace
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">This strand should be used to describe proposals that investigate intersections of peace
& language, as it relates to research, teaching, and professional and workplace
practice. Papers may focus on areas such as: language use in these contexts as it
relates to peace; language analysis as it relates to peace (theoretical and applied
phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and discourse analysis); or language
processing at it relates to peace (computational linguistics, neurolinguistics,
psycholinguistics, etc.).
</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:700;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Language, Peace & K-12 Education
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">This strand should be used to describe proposals that address critical theory/pedagogy,
research, policy or other critical aspects of language and K-12 teaching and learning
within the context of peace. Papers may include topics such as: curriculum &
instruction; assessment; K-12 teacher preparation and in-service teacher development;
service-learning; and other matters related to culturally and linguistically diverse
learners.
</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:700;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Language, Peace & Higher Education/Adult Education
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">This strand should be used to describe proposals that address critical theory/pedagogy,
research, policy or other critical aspects of language and higher education/adult
teaching and learning within the context of peace. Papers may include topics such as:
curriculum & instruction; assessment; teaching adult language learners; adult
professionals; linguistically diverse college students; among many other topics.
</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:700;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Language Policy & Peace
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">This strand should be used to describe proposals that address issues related to
language policy within the context of peace. Interdisciplinary studies are encouraged
and research utilizing a variety of methodologies is sought. Papers may focus on:
language policy formation; language planning; language rights; language education
policy; and other related areas of study in complex, multilingual societies. Empirical
studies contributing to theories of language policy and the identification of emergent
issues related to identity are welcome.
</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:700;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Language, Culture & Peace
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">This strand should be used to describe proposals that address issues related to
conceptualizations of language in the public imaginary. Papers may include topics such
as: language variety and discrimination; the commodification of culture; and similar
sociolinguistic concerns as they relate to peace.</span></p></div></div></div><div title="Page 3"><div><div><p><span style="font-weight:700;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Researching Peace in Language Studies
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:ArialMT">This strand should be used to describe methodological issues, tools, and/or processes
used in researching intersections between language studies and peace.
</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:700;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Other
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Not sure which strand best fits for your proposal? Choose this strand and the
Conference Chairs will work to place your proposal with relevant papers in a session.
</span></p><p><span style="font-style:italic;color:rgb(26,26,26)">The on-line proposal system will open in April 2016 and will close on November 30,
2016.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">For step-by-step instructions on the proposal process, </span><span style="font-family:ArialMT">go to the following webpage:
</span><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a href="http://www.isls.co/proposalprep2017.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.isls.co/proposalpre<wbr>p2017.pdf</a></span><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:rgb(26,26,26)">. </span></p>
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