27.4871, Calls: English, Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Lang Acquisition, Text/Corpus Ling/China

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LINGUIST List: Vol-27-4871. Tue Nov 29 2016. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 27.4871, Calls: English, Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Lang Acquisition, Text/Corpus Ling/China

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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 13:21:04
From: Lei Lei [leileicn at 126.com]
Subject: 3rd China EAP Association Annual Conference & the 2nd International Symposium on EAP in Asia

Full Title: 3rd China EAP Association Annual Conference & the 2nd International Symposium on EAP in Asia 

Date: 19-May-2017 - 21-May-2017
Location: Wuhan, Hubei, China 
Contact Person: Sherry Gu
Meeting Email: EAP2017 at 126.com

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Language Acquisition; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Meeting Description:

Theme: Academic English research: Technologies and beyond 

Venue: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

Co-hosted by: China English for Academic Purposes Association (CEAPA) and
Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Confirmed keynote speakers: 

- Guangwei Hu (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Disciplinary influences on English for Academic Purposes

- Yongyan Li (University of Hong Kong, China)
EAP writing instruction for graduate students: What can we learn from the
experiences in the U.S. and Europe?

- Dilin Liu (University of Alabama, U.S.A.)
Cognitive and corpus linguistics-inspired approaches to lexicogrammatical
usages in written academic English

- Xiaofei Lu (Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.)
Towards the synergy of corpus-based and genre-based approaches to EAP writing
research and pedagogy

- Diane Pecorari (Linnaeus University, Sweden)
'I wouldn't be starting from here': Addressing plagiarism in English-medium
environments

Call for Papers:

Important Dates:

Abstract Submission Deadline: March 1, 2017
Abstract Requirement: About 300 words with title, name, affiliation and
contact details
Notification of Acceptance: March 30, 201

Submission Guidelines:

Abstracts should be submitted to: Miss Sherry Jiahui Gu at EAP2017 at 126.com
For more details, please go to: http://www.ceapa.cn/d_en.asp?id=256
Title of presentation: 25 words maximum
Proposal for presentation: 200 words maximum
Short summary of presentation: 50 words maximum
Biographical statement of presenter(s) 50 words maximum per presenter

Conference working language: English

Themes of the conference include, yet are not limited to:

1. New technologies in Academic English research
2. Development of Academic literacy
3. Academic writing and publication
4. Teaching academic English through technologies
5. Academic assessment and evaluation
6. Academic English teacher development
7. EAP curriculum design 
8. EAP teaching pedagogy and model
9. EAP and critical thinking
10. Connection between EGP and EAP (EGAP and ESAP)
11. EAP class materials and text-books development
12. EAP, teacher development 

Five types of presentations:

1. Paper presentation (20-minute presentation + 5-minute Q & A, 1-3
presenters)
 Present ongoing or completed research results

2. Workshop (50 minutes, 1-4 presenters)
A hands-on session to address a topic

3. Forum (50 minutes, 3-6 presenters)
Present a topic (minimum 3 panel members) and discuss it with participants

4. Demonstration session (15 minutes, 1-3 presenters)
Present and share innovative and practical ideas or teaching materials with
participants   

5. Poster display (1 hour, 1-2 presenters)
Display on-going or completed research results on a notice board and answer
participants’ questions

Pre-conference Workshops:

Two pre-conference workshops are to be organized by CEAPA Center for Research
Writing and Publishing in English on May 19, 2017:

Pre-conference workshop 1: Using corpus technologies for EAP teaching and
research (Presenter/s to be confirmed, Morning, May 19)
Pre-conference workshop 2: Publishing in international journals (Co-hosted by
Dr Yongyan Li, University of Hong Kong, China, and Dr. Guangwei Hu, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore, Afternoon, May 19) 

Conference fee: 800 RMB or 130 US dollars
Pre-conference workshop fee: 100 RMB or 16 US dollars for each workshop

Organizing Committee:

The 3rd China EAP Association Annual Conference
The 2nd International Symposium on EAP in Asia

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