28.1888, Calls: Applied Ling, Lang Acquisition/UK

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LINGUIST List: Vol-28-1888. Thu Apr 20 2017. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 28.1888, Calls: Applied Ling, Lang Acquisition/UK

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Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 15:51:13
From: Sofia Martinho [s.martinho at leeds.ac.uk]
Subject: Language Learning and Teaching Conference: Developing Speaking Skills

 
Full Title: Language Learning and Teaching Conference: Developing Speaking Skills 

Date: 15-Sep-2017 - 15-Sep-2017
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom 
Contact Person: Sofia Martinho
Meeting Email: LLTconf at leeds.ac.uk
Web Site: https://lltconf.leeds.ac.uk 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 24-Apr-2017 

Meeting Description:

The purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers and language
teachers working in Higher Education in the UK and internationally to discuss
the nature and challenges currently faced in the field of language learning
and teaching.  This conference intends to:

- Push forward the under-researched field of speaking skills by showcasing
original research and innovative practice.
- Support a closer integration of language learning theory and pedagogical
practice.
- Bridge the gap between MFL, EFL and EAP and provide a forum for all
practitioners to develop collaborative projects, across language education
regardless of the discipline.
- Act as a catalyst for collaboration across institutions.

The focus will be towards the enhancement of speaking skills.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers

Dr Fumiyo Nakatsuhara, Reader, CRELLA, University of Bedfordshire
Dr Tita Beaven, Senior Lecturer in Spanish, Open University


Call for Papers:

The purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers and language
teachers working in Higher Education in the UK and internationally to discuss
the nature and challenges currently faced in the field of language learning
and teaching.  This conference intends to:

- Push forward the under-researched field of speaking skills by showcasing
original research and innovative practice.
- Support a closer integration of language learning theory and pedagogical
practice.
- Bridge the gap between MFL, EFL and EAP and provide a forum for all
practitioners to develop collaborative projects, across language education
regardless of the discipline.
- Act as a catalyst for collaboration across institutions.

The focus will be towards the enhancement of speaking skills. We now invite
submissions of abstracts for papers and panels that relate to the following
sub-themes:

Theoretical and practical approaches to:

- Pronunciation and intonation
- Pragmatics and interaction
- Cognitivism on speaking skills
- Assessment and Proficiency Level Bench-marking (including the CEFR)
- Motivation
- Technology to enhance language learning
- Task Based Teaching and Learning
- Learning outside the classroom
- Enhancing students’ employability through the development of speaking skills

Abstract Submission:

Papers are allotted twenty-minute slots followed by 10 minutes of discussion.
Please submit your abstract proposal form available on the conference website:
https://lltconf.leeds.ac.uk/  via email to LLTconf at leeds.ac.uk, by 
24 April 2017.
 
Key Dates:

Abstract submission deadline: 24 April 2017
Notification of acceptance:  26 May 2017
For more information go to the conference website https://lltconf.leeds.ac.uk

Best wishes,

Conference Organisers: Bettina Hermoso-Gómez , Chiara La-Sala and Sofia
Martinho




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