<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"> Forwarded From: <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lpren@caltalk.cal.org">lpren@caltalk.cal.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:26 AM<br><br> LED 2015 Call for Papers is now open!<br>
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<span style="color:#282828"> </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">LED 2015 Call for Papers is now open!</span></b><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Professor Stephen May, the Conference Convenor, invites submissions of abstracts for presentations at the 4th
International Conference on Language, Education and Diversity (LED 2015). The conference is to be held 23-26 November 2015 in the Owen G. Glenn Building, University of Auckland, New Zealand.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">As with its predecessors, the LED 2015 conference will focus on language and education, with particular reference
to addressing/accommodating diversity. Within this broad focus, there will be specific streams on:</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">• Bilingual/immersion education</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">• English language education (TESL/TEFL)</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">• Language education planning and policy</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">• Literacy education (both school and adult literacy)</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Keynote speakers for the LED 2015 conference include:</span></b><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Professor Jasone Cenoz, Professor of Research Methods in Education at the University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Galumalemana Alfred Hunkin, a prominent New Zealand Pacific academic and leader of Samoan ancestry.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Professor Ryuko Kubota, Professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Canada.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Professor Alastair Pennycook, Professor of Language in Education at the University of Technology Sydney.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Professor Elana Shohamy, Professor of Language Education at the School of Education, Tel Aviv University.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Professor Steven L. Thorne, Associate Professor of Second Language Acquisition in the Department of World Languages and Literatures at Portland State University (USA), with
a secondary appointment in the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands).</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">We welcome proposals for symposia, papers and poster sessions.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Presentation Formats:</span></b><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">• Symposium (short) 1.5 hours with 3 contributors.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">• Symposium (long) 3 hours with a minimum of 5-6 contributors.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">• Symposia provide an opportunity for several presenters with a related theme or topic to present together in
a supportive environment. At least 15 minutes should be left for questions and audience interaction. It is the responsibility of the symposium chair to organise their group.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">• Papers 25 minutes, including 5 minutes for questions/responses. This is a lecture style presentation supported
with visual material.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">• Posters (to be displayed at designated times throughout the conference). This is a display of material on a
poster (no more than A0 sheet) with scheduled opportunities to discuss the material with interested individuals.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">How to Submit:</span></b><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Abstracts are to be submitted online. Please read the guidelines on how to make your submission before you start
the submission process. Full details can be found on the conference website </span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><a href="http://www.led.ac.nz" target="_blank">www.led.ac.nz</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Final date for submission of abstracts is 1 February 2015</span></b><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Refereed Conference Proceedings</span></b><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Conference proceedings will be produced after the conference. Further details on how to submit full papers for
peer review for publication in the conference proceedings will be emailed to presenters following the conference.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">For up to date information on the conference, please visit
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">LED 2015 website
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">or contact the conference organisers.</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Nāku noa, nā
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Yours sincerely</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Professor Stephen May</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Conference Convenor and Chair</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Te Puna Wānanga (the School of Māori Education) Faculty of Education</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">University of Auckland</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">(on behalf of the Organising Committee)</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Contact the conference organisers</span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Paardekooper and Associates, PO Box 41002, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt 5047, New Zealand P: <a href="tel:%2B64%204%20562%208259" value="+6445628259" target="_blank">+64 4 562 8259</a> E:
<a href="mailto:led@paardekooper.co.nz" target="_blank">led@paardekooper.co.nz</a> W: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><a href="http://www.led.ac.nz" target="_blank">www.led.ac.nz</a></span><span style="color:#282828"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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