26.3768, Calls: Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition/Denmark

Tue Aug 25 20:50:31 UTC 2015

LINGUIST List: Vol-26-3768. Tue Aug 25 2015. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 26.3768, Calls: Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition/Denmark

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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 16:50:12
From: Ocke-Schwen Bohn [ocke.bohn at dac.au.dk]
Subject: New Sounds 2016 - 8th International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech

Full Title: New Sounds 2016 - 8th International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech 

Date: 10-Jun-2016 - 12-Jun-2016
Location: Aarhus, Denmark, Denmark 
Contact Person: Ocke-Schwen Bohn
Meeting Email: newsounds2016 at dac.au.dk
Web Site: http://conferences.au.dk/newsounds2016/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 15-Dec-2015 

Meeting Description:

The 8th International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech (New Sounds 2016) will take place on 10-12 June 2016 at Aarhus University in Denmark. New Sounds gathers researchers from all over the world to discuss issues related to the learning and teaching of second/foreign language (L2) phonetics and phonology. 

The conference will cover a variety of themes related to the acquisition of L2 phonetics and phonology, including:

- Speech perception and production
- Theories and models of L2 speech learning
- Phonetics and phonology in L2 learning
- Acquisition of L2 phonotactics
- Multilingualism and the acquisition of additional languages
- Application of new technologies to pronunciation teaching and learning
- Sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and neurolinguistic aspects of L2 speech learning

Confirmed Keynote Speakers
- Catherine T. Best
- Tracey Derwing
- James E. Flege  
- Linda Polka

Early Registration: 1 March – 30 April 2016

For updates on the conference, please visit the New Sounds 2016 website regularly: 

http://conferences.au.dk/newsounds2016/ 

New Sounds 2016 Chair: Ocke-Schwen Bohn

New Sounds 2016 Administrator: Camila L. Garibaldi

Conference Email: newsounds2016 at dac.au.dk

Call for Papers:

Special Sessions:

The conference program has a slot for three parallel special sessions (2.5 hours each). Proposals for special sessions on aspects of second language speech are invited. Those who wish to organize a special session should submit a brief proposal (max. one page, incl. references) with the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the session organizer(s) as a pdf attachment to newsounds2016 at dac.au.dk by 15 October 2015.

Notification of Acceptance of Session Proposals: 1 November 2015.

Abstract Submission:

Proposals for papers and posters related to the acquisition of second language speech are invited. Oral presentations will be 15 minutes each, followed by a 3-minute question-and-answer period. Posters sessions are scheduled for each of the three conference days. 

Abstracts should not exceed 300 words (excluding references) and must be submitted by 15 December 2015. To submit your abstract, please use our on-line abstract submission system, which will open on our website (http://conferences.au.dk/newsounds2016/) on 1 September 2015. Authors may submit one singly- authored and one jointly-authored abstract, or two jointly-authored abstracts, which will be peer-reviewed anonymously. Authors may indicate a preference for oral or poster presentation.

Abstract Requirements:

- Abstracts should contain: A title; a clear and explicit statement of the question/s or issue to be examined; a statement of the relevant research context and key references; a clear statement of the methodology adopted (if applicable), a summary of the conclusions reached and an assessment of their significance. 
- To ensure anonymity, abstracts should not contain excessive references to its author's publications or acknowledgements for grants or to granting agencies.
- 300 word length (excluding title and references)

Submission Deadline for Abstracts: 15 December 2015
Notification of Acceptance: 28 February 2016

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