25.4339, FYI: Christopher Brumfit PhD/Ed.D. Thesis Award 2014

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Subject: 25.4339, FYI: Christopher Brumfit PhD/Ed.D. Thesis Award 2014

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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:05:20
From: Melissa Good [mgood at cambridge.org]
Subject: Christopher Brumfit PhD/Ed.D. Thesis Award 2014

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Aim:
To recognize doctoral thesis research that makes a significant and original
contribution to the field of SLA and/or foreign/second language teaching and
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Award: 
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Eligibility:
To be considered for the award:
- The candidate’s institution must have accepted the thesis for the PhD/Ed.D.
no more than two years before the date of the award application.
- The research must have been completed as part of the requirements for a
doctoral degree or its equivalent at a university.
- Although the thesis under consideration must be in English, the research may
be related to work concerning any second language.
- Candidates should not have applied for the award on a previous occasion

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- Two files: One MS WORD file containing a summary of the thesis, not to
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separate MS WORD file containing a 150-word abstract of the thesis. Both files
should be clearly labelled with the candidate’s name. 
The maximum size of any file sent should not exceed 2 Mb. 

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of the research and (where appropriate) specify the research questions, the
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and significant contribution to the field of SLA and/or FL teaching and
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- Originality and creativity
- Quality of presentation 

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30th November 2014 – Deadline for receipt of summary and abstract and official
proof of thesis acceptance
20th February 2015 – Feedback given to all candidates and call for electronic
submission of theses of short-listed candidates
3rd March 2015 – Deadline for receipt of theses
1st August 2015 – Announcement of award winner by the Editorial Board of
Language Teaching

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