19.176, Calls: Applied Ling/Finland; Lang Acquisition/Japan

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Subject: 19.176, Calls: Applied Ling/Finland; Lang Acquisition/Japan

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1)
Date: 15-Jan-2008
From: Sirpa Leppänen < sleppane at campus.jyu.fi >
Subject: Mediating Multilingualism: Meanings and Modalities 

2)
Date: 14-Jan-2008
From: Maki Yamane < my95002 at nifty.com >
Subject: 2008 Conference of Japan Second Language Association

 

	
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Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:00:41
From: Sirpa Leppänen [sleppane at campus.jyu.fi]
Subject: Mediating Multilingualism: Meanings and Modalities
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Full Title: Mediating Multilingualism: Meanings and Modalities 

Date: 02-Jun-2008 - 05-Jun-2008
Location: Jyväskylä, Finland 
Contact Person: Päivi Pahta
Meeting Email: multilingualism(AT)jyu.fi
Web Site: http://www.jyu.fi/hum/laitokset/kielet/conference2008/en/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 31-Jan-2008 

Meeting Description

Mediating Multilingualism: Meanings and Modalities Conference

University of Jyväskylä, Finland
June 2-5, 2008 

Final Call for Papers

Mediating Multilingualism: Meanings and Modalities

University of Jyväskylä, Finland
June 2-5, 2008

Invited Speakers:
- Jan Blommaert (University of London / University of Jyväskylä)
- Diane Mavers (University of London)  
- Ben Rampton (University of London)
- Steven Thorne (Pennsylvania State University)
- Crispin Thurlow (University of Washington)

Deadline for Abstracts: January 31, 2008

Submission of Abstracts:
http://www.jyu.fi/hum/laitokset/kielet/conference2008/en 

For further information, see the conference website: 
http://www.jyu.fi/hum/laitokset/kielet/conference2008/en 

Contact: multilingualism (AT) jyu.fi



	
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Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:00:47
From: Maki Yamane [my95002 at nifty.com]
Subject: 2008 Conference of Japan Second Language Association
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Full Title: 2008 Conference of Japan Second Language Association 
Short Title: J-SLA2008 

Date: 31-May-2008 - 01-Jun-2008
Location: Kyoto, Japan 
Contact Person: Shunji Inagaki
Meeting Email: shunjil2 at yahoo.co.jp
Web Site: http://www.j-sla.org/e/index.html 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 10-Mar-2008 

Meeting Description

Japan Second Language Association calls for papers to be presented at 2008
conference held in Kyoto, Japan. 1000-word abstract should be electronically
sent by March 10, 2008. 

J-SLA (Japan Second Language Association) calls for papers to present at  J-SLA
2008 (The 8th Annual Conference of the Japan Second Language Association) held
on May 31-June 1, 2008 at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies.

1. Academic areas
Abstracts for papers are invited on any theoretical or empirical area of
research in second language acquisition.

2. Time length of presentations
Abstracts are welcomed for 30-minute talks or poster sessions on any aspect of
second language acquisition. Individual papers for oral presentation will be
allotted 45 minutes (30 minutes for presentation, followed by 15 minutes of
discussion).

3. Deadline for receipt of abstracts: March 10, 2008

4. Notification of acceptance: April 10, 2008

5. Abstract submission procedure
Please prepare your abstract (1600 characters in Japanese or 1000 words in
English) as an MS-Word file (or a PDF file if it contains special characters)
and send it as an attachment to the following e-mail address:

shunjil2 at yahoo.co.jp (Shunji Inagaki)

Write "J-SLA Abstract Submission" in the subject line of your e-mail. Give the
title of the paper, your name, affiliation, address, telephone number, fax
number, e-mail address, and type of proposal (paper or poster) as a list in the
main text of your e-mail. Note at the bottom of the list whether you are willing
to participate in the poster session if your paper is not accepted as an oral
presentation.

6. Notes regarding abstract submission
- Figures and tables are not counted as part of the word limit, but should be
included in the abstract. The total length of the abstract should not exceed two
pages of A4 paper.
- Give the title of the abstract at the top and the number of characters (if
written in Japanese) or words (if written in English) at the bottom.
- Do not put the name(s) of the presenter(s) on the abstract.
- Send a shorter version of the abstract (no more than 300 characters in
Japanese or 100 words in English) as a separate attachment. Give its title at
the top and the number of characters or words at the bottom.

7. General notes
- All presenters must be members of the J-SLA at the time of the conference.
(It is not necessary for co-presenters to be members.)
- Information on joining the J-SLA may be found at the following website:
http://www.j-sla.org/e/index.html
- The language of presentations may be either Japanese or English.
- No substitute presenters will be allowed.
- No financial support for transportation and accommodation will be offered.


 




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