Call for Papers<br>
Second Language Research Forum 2012<br>
“Building Bridges Between Disciplines: SLA in Many Contexts”<br>
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October 18-21, 2012<br>
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Hosted by:<br>
The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University<br>
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br>
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*Colloquium Proposal Submission Deadline: March 15, 2012*<br>
*Colloquium Notification of Acceptance: April 15, 2012*<br>
*Paper and Poster Abstract Submission Deadline: April 30, 2012*<br>
*Paper and Poster Notification of Acceptance: July 15, 2012*<br>
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The organizers of the 2012 Second Language Research Forum (<span class="il">SLRF</span>) invite<br>
proposals for papers, posters, and thematic colloquia for the conference.<br>
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To embody the conference theme, “Building Bridges Between Disciplines: SLA<br>
in Many Contexts,” we are soliciting proposals from various disciplines,<br>
including those that have traditionally been associated with SLA research,<br>
as well as those that are new to SLA research or that have been<br>
underrepresented at previous SLA conferences.<br>
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We welcome proposals from all areas of second language research, including<br>
(but not limited to) the following:<br>
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- Formal Approaches to SLA<br>
- Functional Approaches to SLA<br>
- Cognitive Approaches to SLA<br>
- Technology and SLA<br>
- Classroom Research<br>
- L2 Assessment<br>
- Psycholinguistic Approaches to SLA<br>
- Neurocognitive Approaches to SLA<br>
- Bilingualism<br>
- Corpus Approaches to SLA<br>
- Socio-Cultural Approaches to SLA / Pragmatics<br>
- Context of Learning / Study Abroad<br>
- Heritage Language Learning / Language Maintenance<br>
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Comprehensive research syntheses, preferably in the form of a<br>
meta-analysis, are also welcomed.<br>
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*Guidelines for Paper and Poster Submissions*<br>
Proposals for paper and poster presentations should consist of a title, an<br>
abstract, and a short summary. Titles should be no longer than 15 words.<br>
Abstracts are limited to 350 words in length, and summaries are limited to<br>
50 words.<br>
Individual paper sessions will be 30 minutes: 20 minutes for the<br>
presentation and 10 minutes for questions and answers. Posters should<br>
measure no more than 3ft by 4ft (90cm x 120cm). Poster presenters should<br>
plan to present and discuss their work for at least one hour during their<br>
assigned poster session.<br>
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*Guidelines for Refereed Colloquium Submissions*<br>
In addition to four invited colloquia, we are also soliciting proposals for<br>
two refereed colloquia. These colloquia will be collections of paper<br>
presentations that focus on a specific topic of interest, and which are<br>
organized by one or more individuals. Colloquia will be scheduled for<br>
2˝-hour blocks (roughly 4-6 papers). Proposals for refereed colloquia<br>
should consist of a 200-word (maximum) description of the colloquium<br>
topic, along with 150-word descriptions of each paper to be included. Each<br>
title should be no longer than 15 words. Colloquium acceptances will be<br>
announced April 15. This will allow researchers to submit a proposal for<br>
an individual paper or poster (by April 30) if their paper is not accepted<br>
as part of a colloquium.<br>
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*Submission Policy*<br>
An author may submit a maximum of one proposal as first author, but may<br>
also be a colloquium organizer, discussant, or co-author/co-presenter of a<br>
maximum of two additional papers or posters.<br>
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*Submission Instructions*<br>
Proposals will be accepted online only. To make a submission, please visit<br>
the conference web site at <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/slrf2012" target="_blank">http://www.cmu.edu/slrf2012</a>. Click on<br>
“Submissions”, and you will be taken to our submission web site. Proposals<br>
will be selected based on the results of double-blind peer review. All<br>
submissions must be completely anonymous.<br>
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*Questions*<br>
Please direct any questions to the <span class="il">SLRF</span> 2012 organizing committee at<br>
<a href="mailto:slrf-2012@andrew.cmu.edu"><span class="il">slrf</span>-2012@andrew.cmu.edu</a>. We also invite you to view our website<br>
(<a href="http://www.cmu.edu/slrf2012" target="_blank">http://www.cmu.edu/slrf2012</a>) and to visit us on Facebook<br>
(<a href="http://www.facebook.com/slrf2012" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/slrf2012</a>) and Twitter<br>
(<a href="http://www.twitter.com/slrf2012" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/slrf2012</a>).<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Nausica Marcos Miguel<br>PhD Student<br>Department of Linguistics<br>University of Pittsburgh<br>
<a href="mailto:nam56@pitt.edu" target="_blank">nam56@pitt.edu</a><br><br>