29.499, Calls: Language Acquistion/Australia

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Subject: 29.499, Calls: Language Acquistion/Australia

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:45:45
From: Nan Xu Rattanasone [nan.xu at mq.edu.au]
Subject: Current Issues in Child Bilingual Development

 
Full Title: Current Issues in Child Bilingual Development 

Date: 26-Jul-2018 - 27-Jul-2018
Location: Sydney, Australia 
Contact Person: Rosemary Eliott
Meeting Email: rosemary.eliott at mq.edu.au
Web Site: http://www.ccd.edu.au/events/conferences/2018/bilingualdevelopment/index.php 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 01-May-2018 

Meeting Description:

Current Issues in Child Bilingual Development
Thursday 26 – Friday 27 July 2018
Developing Minds Workshop
Child Language Lab 
Macquarie University, Sydney
Website:
https://www.ccd.edu.au/events/conferences/2018/bilingualdevelopment/index.php 
 
More than half of children around the world grow up in bilingual environments.
In English-speaking countries, including Australia, many children are Early
Sequential Bilinguals (ESBs), who start learning their second language at
preschool or school. Despite their increasing numbers, our knowledge of how
ESBs acquire a second language (L2) is still very limited. This poses a
challenge both for assessing school readiness, academic achievement, and for
identifying those at risk for language disorders. A range of linguistic,
developmental and environmental factors interact to determine how and when
ESBs acquire knowledge of a L2, raising both theoretical and applied
challenges for the field. Most ESBs eventually become competent in their L2.
However, limited knowledge of what constitutes ‘typical’ ESB language
development poses a significant challenge for identifying language delay. 

This workshop brings together international leaders in the field of bilingual
research to discuss current issues in bilingual language acquisition. It
should be of interest to researchers, clinicians, educators, parents and the
general public, with implications for all.

Keynote Speakers:

- Erika Hoff (Florida Atlantic University)
- Theo Marinis (University of Reading)
- Carmel O'Shannessy (Australian National University)
- Johanne Paradis (University of Alberta)

Organising Committee:

Nan Xu Rattanasone
Jae-Hyun Kim
Katherine Demuth

Workshop sponsors: ARC Laureate Fellowship FL130100014 awarded to
Distinguished Professor Katherine Demuth and the Child Language Lab, ARC
Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders (CCD), and Macquarie
University Centre for Language Sciences (CLaS)


Call for Papers:

We invite submission of abstracts for talks and posters. Abstracts should
include:

- Title, name, affiliation, email
- 1 page abstract plus a page of figures/references
- Indicate preference for talk, poster, or either
- Please submit abstracts using the template provided.
- Abstract submission instructions can be found at
https://www.ccd.edu.au/events/conferences/2018/bilingualdevelopment/index.php

Important Dates:

1 May 2018 – Deadline for abstract submission
1 June 2018 – Notification of acceptance
20 July 2018 – Registration deadline (FREE)
26-27 July 2018 – Workshop

For enquiries please email Rosemary Eliott (rosemary.eliott at mq.edu.au)




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