30.4018, Calls: Chinese, Mandarin; Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Lang Acquisition, Pragmatics, Socioling/Ukraine

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Subject: 30.4018, Calls: Chinese, Mandarin; Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Lang Acquisition, Pragmatics, Socioling/Ukraine

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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 06:21:22
From: Istvan kecskes [ikecskes at albany.edu]
Subject: 6th International Conference on Chinese as a Second Language Research

Full Title: 6th International Conference on Chinese as a Second Language Research 
Short Title: CASLAR-6 

Date: 05-Aug-2020 - 07-Aug-2020
Location: Washington, DC, Ukraine 
Contact Person: Hang Zhang
Meeting Email: caslar2020gwu at gmail.com
Web Site: https://eall.columbian.gwu.edu/caslar-6-2020 

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

Subject Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)

Call Deadline: 15-Feb-2020 

Meeting Description:

CASLAR (Chinese as a Second Language Research) is a biennial conference with
the goal to bring together scholars from all over the world whose research
focuses on the acquisition, development and use of Chinese as a second
language to survey available knowledge in the field, exchange ideas and
initiate research projects. The conference is a part of the CASLAR movement
that aims to transform a field from a primarily experienced-and practice-based
discipline into a discipline based on and supported by research and theory.

Call for Papers:

CASLAR-6 invites proposals for presentations related to research in any area
of Chinese as a Second Language.
Suggested Topic Areas:

- Acquisition and development of CSL: phonetics, phonology, semantics,
morphology, syntax, pragmatics
- Chinese character acquisition and development of reading and writing 
- Application of linguistic theories to Chinese L2 data
- Cognitive aspects of CSL acquisition
- Motivation to learn Chinese
- Role of culture in the acquisition of CSL
- Discourse in CSL
- Technology and CSL: Corpus Studies, Distance Learning in CSL, etc.
- Curriculum and instruction
- Research-based Language Teaching Methodology for CSL 
- Designing materials for CSL 
- Conceptual socialization in developing CSL
- Assessment of proficiency 

Publication:

Two selected-papers volumes will be published. One will select papers focusing
on linguistics (Routledge) and discourse issues of CSL/CFL. The second one
will contain papers focusing on language learning and teaching issues
(DeGruyter). Papers can also be submitted for consideration to the CASLAR
journal.

Confirmed Plenary Speakers:

Jane Orton, University of Melbourne, Australia
Wen Cao, Beijing Language and Culture University, China
Chiara Romagnoli, Università Degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy.
Fangyuan Yuan, US Naval Academy, USA.

Abstract Submissions:

Abstract submission Deadline: February 15, 2020
Please submit abstracts to EASYABS at http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/caslar-6
- Abstracts should be in English or Chinese and be submitted as a WORD doc.
- Each proposal should include: the title, the abstract, three to five
keywords and a summary. The first keyword should indicate the topic area of
study (please refer to “Suggested Topic Areas”). 

- Individual Presentations: Proposals for a 20-minute oral presentation (15
minutes plus 5 minute Q & A) or poster presentation. Abstract should not
exceed 350 English words (or about 600 Chinese characters). It should
summarize the purpose of the study, methods, results. The summary should not
exceed 60 English words (or 90 Chinese characters). Poster presentations focus
on an on-going project and combine text and graphics.
- Panels: An hour-long panel comprised of three, or four, presentations on a
common theme. Each must have a representative submitting a proposal, which
should include: theme of the panel; individual topics and abstracts; five key
words and a summary. Proposal should not exceed 500 English words (750 Chinese
characters). Summary should not exceed 100 English words (150 Chinese
characters). 

Other Activities:

1) CASRI Roundtables: CASRI research groups will offer round table discussions
about the topics they focus on: 1) prosody and tone, 2) formulaic language,
idioms, SBUs, 3) acquisition and use of modality, 4) innovative pedagogical
approaches, 5) vocabulary, speech acts and discourse, 6) neural mechanism of
cognitive/psychological process in Chinese as related to language acquisition.
2) Two workshops with the objective of bridging the research and practice of
Chinese language acquisition. 

Dates:

Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 February 2020
Acceptance Notification: 15 March 2020
Early Bird Registration: 15 May 2020
Registration: 30 June 2020

Registration fees:

Early Bird, Regular, Late/Onsite
Full time students: $140 USD, $180 USD, $220 USD
Other participants: $220 USD, $260 USD, $300 USD
Conference Dinner: $55 USD

Registration fee covers access to plenaries, breakouts, and workshops, lunches
and coffee breaks. Conference dinner is extra and optional. 

Contact:  caslar2020gwu at gmail.com
Attendees who need a Professional Development Point (PDP) certificate, please
email us in advance.

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