27.766, Calls: Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics/Canada

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Subject: 27.766, Calls: Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics/Canada

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Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:05:19
From: Jaime Demperio [demperio.jaime at uqam.ca]
Subject: Meeting on Language Teaching

Full Title: Meeting on Language Teaching 
Short Title: MeLT 

Date: 22-Apr-2016 - 22-Apr-2016
Location: Montreal, Canada 
Contact Person: Jaime Demperio
Meeting Email: melt at uqam.ca
Web Site: http://www.melt.uqam.ca 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 29-Feb-2016 

Meeting Description:

The fifth annual Meeting on Language Teaching (MeLT) will be hosted by the
École de langues at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). MeLT is a
forum that explores language teaching at the college and university level. For
the 2016 program, we chose to focus on ways to optimize the teaching and
learning of oral proficiency.

We are pleased to announce that the following eminent scholars have kindly
agreed to present plenary talks at our conference:

Dr. Roy Lyster, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill
University
“The relevance of oral practice and corrective feedback in a
communication-based approach” 

Dr. Jeffrey Steele, Department of French, University of Toronto
“Optimizing the Learning of Oral Proficiency: Lessons from the Lab for the
Classroom”

2nd Call for Papers:

Please note: The call deadline has been extended to February 29, 2016.

The theme for the fifth edition of MeLT (Meeting on Language Teaching) is
Optimizing the Teaching and Learning of Oral Proficiency. In the current
global context of heightened mobility and international exchanges, oral
competency continues to play a key role in contemporary language programmes.
Research on this multifaceted topic has raised a variety of questions. For
example, how can recent advances in multimedia technology be used to optimize
the learner’s perception and pronunciation? What aspects of grammar, culture
and sociolinguistic variation should be priorities in oral language, and what
approaches are most effective in the teaching of these aspects? How can the
various facets of spoken language best be evaluated (from evaluation grids and
placement tests to classroom assessment)? 

To pursue these and other related questions, we are organizing a forum for
language professionals to share the results of research on the diverse issues
related to the oral components of second or foreign language teaching and
learning for adults. Research topics that would contribute to this discussion
include, but are not limited to: 

- Optimizing the formal aspects of speech perception and pronunciation 
- Using technology to enhance acquisition of oral communication 
- Refining the assessment of spoken language proficiency 
- Incorporating geographical, social and situational (i.e. register) variation
- Characterizing and teaching grammar for speaking 
- Addressing social and cultural conventions (e.g. distance, turn-taking,
expressing politeness, gender differences) 
- Teaching in a multicultural classroom 
- Enriching the learner’s oral proficiency in various communicative contexts
(conversation, public speaking, etc.) 
- Identifying and effectively teaching relevant aspects of non-verbal
communication (e.g. gesture, posture, eye contact) 

MeLT 2016 will focus on adult (university-level) language learners. We
encourage the submission of proposals from researchers and teachers of all
second or foreign languages who focus on oral proficiency. Please note that
abstracts and presentations must be in English or French. 

Talks will be 20 minutes long, followed by 10 minutes of discussion. Virtual
or off-site presentations (e.g. via Skype) will not be accepted. We ask that
the abstracts be at most two pages long (including bibliography), Times New
Roman, font size 12, and 2.54 cm margins. Each abstract should be submitted in
two versions (one of which is anonymous), both in .pdf and Word format, to
meltuqam.ca (please include 'abstract' in the subject heading of the email). 

Abstract deadline: February 29, 2016 
Notification of acceptance: Beginning of March, 2016 
Conference date: April 22, 2016 

Please note: Conference proceedings will be published by the COOP - UQAM.

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