27.15, Calls: Applied Ling, Discourse Analysis, General Ling, Lang Acq/Lebanon

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Subject: 27.15, Calls: Applied Ling, Discourse Analysis, General Ling, Lang Acq/Lebanon

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Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2016 12:44:20
From: Dr Hayat Al-Khatib [hkhatib at aou.edu.lb]
Subject: Revisiting the Communicative Approach in English Language Teaching: The Way Forward

 
Full Title: Revisiting the Communicative Approach in English Language Teaching: The Way Forward 
Short Title: RCA 

Date: 19-Mar-2016 - 20-Mar-2016
Location: Beirut, Lebanon 
Contact Person: Dr Hayat Al-Khatib
Meeting Email: hkhatib at aou.edu.lb
Web Site: http://CALR@aou.edu.lb 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 14-Feb-2016 

Meeting Description:

Communicative language teaching or the communicative approach has been celebrated as the ultimate solution to language teaching in the face of increasing dissatisfaction with the structuralist approaches to language studies and audiolingualism.  The communicative approach emphasizes communication and meaning in language teaching and promises rapid results in language learning. The method was hailed in the Arab world and hurriedly adopted by institutions aiming at offering high quality education. However, recent studies are starting to question the ability of the communicative approach to deliver comprehensive solutions to English language teaching, specifically in non-native contexts. The conference is aimed at questioning some of the exiting principles of the communicative approach through presenting case studies that recount applications of the communicative approach in non-native English language teaching contexts. The overall aim is to revisit the communicative approach and ident
 ify the major components that need to be incorporated in the communicative approach to support teaching and learning of English in non-native contexts. Specifically, presentations need to reflect on whether or not a communicative approach should focus on receptive skills before productive ones or oral before written; whether or not grammatical competence should be an essential component of communicative competence; whether a functionally-based communicative approach is more likely to have positive consequences for second language learners; and whether or not non-native texts should be incorporated into second language classroom material.

Call for Papers: 

The main themes include, but are not limited to:

- English language teaching studies ELT
- English as a foreign language studies EFL
- Comparative linguistics
- Communicative approaches
- Grammar approaches
- Teaching strategies
- Material Design

Specific areas of interest:

- Research extending knowledge associated with learning, understanding and applying the communicative approach in English language teaching, with various recommendations and results
- Research broadening horizons on communicative language teaching through case studies with recommendation on syllabus design

Abstract length: 200 words
Abstract format: Paragraph preceded by title, author’s name, affiliation and email
Means of submission: Email attachment to calr at aou.edu.lb
Date of acceptance notification: 21 February 2016




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