26.4267, Calls: Chinese, Applied Linguistics/China

Tue Sep 29 22:33:08 UTC 2015

LINGUIST List: Vol-26-4267. Tue Sep 29 2015. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 26.4267, Calls: Chinese, Applied Linguistics/China

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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:33:02
From: ZHIQI GONG [gongzhiqi1978 at yahoo.com]
Subject: 4th International Conference on Chinese as a Second Language Research

Full Title: 4th International Conference on Chinese as a Second Language Research 
Short Title: CASLAR-4 

Date: 19-Aug-2016 - 21-Aug-2016
Location: Shanghai, China 
Contact Person: XIAOMING LAN
Meeting Email: caslar2016 at chinese.ecnu.edu.cn
Web Site: http://training.ecnu.edu.cn/caslar4/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Subject Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)

Call Deadline: 15-Mar-2016 

Meeting Description:

CASLAR is a biennial conference with the goal to bring together scholars from all over the world whose research focuses on the acquisition, development and use of Chinese as a second language to survey available knowledge in the field, exchange ideas and initiate research projects. The conference is a part of the CASLAR movement that aims to transform a field from a primarily experienced-and practice-based discipline into a discipline based on and supported by research and theory. The first CASLAR conference was held at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou in 2010, the second one was in Taipei, Taiwan in 2012, and the third conference was held in Parma, Italy in 2014. 

Another means supporting the CASLAR movement is a new bilingual journal Chinese as a Second Language Research 漢語作為第二語言研究 published by De Gruyter Mouton; Berlin/New York, which will be inaugurated at the conference. Copies of the journal will be available at the conference. Website of the journal: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/caslar.

We also have our CASLAR website at www.caslarcenter.com. Please visit us for more information about research on Chinese as a second language.

Call for Papers:

CASLAR-4 invites proposals for presentations that are related to research, and theory in any area of Chinese as a Second Language (CSL). Those wishing to participate should prepare abstracts for 20 minute presentations (15 minutes plus 5 minute Q & A). Below there are some suggested categories for topics, though submissions need not be limited to these areas.
Suggested Topic Areas:

Acquisition and development of CSL (Chinese as a Second Language)
Role of culture in the acquisition of CSL
Research-Based Language Teaching Methodology for Chinese as a second / foreign language
Pragmatics of using Chinese as a second language
Cognitive aspects of CSL acquisition
Distance Learning in CSL
Technology and CSL
Computer-mediated communication in CSL
Acquisition of Chinese grammar, vocabulary
Chinese character acquisition and recognition
Discourse in CSL
Designing materials for CSL instruction
Conceptual socialization in the process of developing CSL
Application of linguistic theories to Chinese L2 data
Motivation to learn Chinese
Effect of CSL on L1
Assessment of proficiency in CSL

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