34.657, Calls: New Perspectives in Second Language Acquisition Research

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Subject: 34.657, Calls: New Perspectives in Second Language Acquisition Research

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From: Jana Gamper [jana.gamper at germanistik.uni-giessen.de]
Subject: New Perspectives in Second Language Acquisition Research

Full Title: New Perspectives in Second Language Acquisition Research

Date: 05-Oct-2023 - 06-Oct-2023
Location: Giessen, Germany
Contact Person: Jana Gamper
Meeting Email: jana.gamper at gmail.com

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition

Call Deadline: 31-Mar-2023

Meeting Description:

The aim of the workshop is to compile new findings from the field of
L2 acquisition research that question and expand common theoretical
premises as well as methodological approaches within L2 research. By
looking at previously neglected topics, e.g. from the domain of higher
language cognition, and by incorporating equally neglected research
methods, e.g. from the field of interactional linguistics and learner
corpus studies, we would like to shed light on the question how we can
or even have to extend and modify traditional L2 acquisition theories.

Call for Papers:

Second language acquisition research traditionally assumes
supraindividual acquisition trajectories and linear acquisition
processes. The assumption of such linearity of L2 acquisition is based
on a large number of 'classical' studies such as the morpheme studies
on English or - with respect to German - e.g., the ZISA project.
Acquisition processes were modeled as largely rule-governed. Formal
and norm-based theoretical approaches as well as morpho-syntactic
research questions (e.g., word order, basic aspects of nominal and
verbal inflection) predominate. Other linguistic levels tend to be
neglected. The current state of the art in SLA research is also
characterized by specific methodological preferences. We often find
cross-sectional or experimental approaches, which - with the help of
both quantitative and qualitative methods - capture average
(group-specific) tendencies. Within such an approach, aspects of
inter- and intraindividual variability are rarely systematically
captured. More recent findings and theoretical approaches increasingly
focus on aspects of individual variability and challenge traditional
approaches based on linear acquisition trajectories. Language
acquisition in general and second language acquisition in particular
are increasingly understood as highly complex processes influenced by
contextual, social, cognitive, and linguistic factors. Taking into
account the complex interplay of numerous factors in the acquisition
process opens up new perspectives and an understanding of L2
acquisition as a dynamic process characterized by nonlinearity and
intra- as well as interindividual variability (cf. Larsen-Freeman &
Cameron 2008; Lowie & Verspoor 2015; Vyatkina 2013, among others).
This fundamental paradigm shift in SLA research is in turn due to the
growing influence of usage-based (cf. Bybee 2008) or interactional
approaches to SLA research (cf. Pekarek Doehler & Pochon-Berger 2011).
There is also an increasing consideration of previously neglected
acquisition items, most notably within the domain of so-called higher
language cognition (cf. Hulstijn 2015). Looking at what learners
actually do with complex linguistic objects during their language
development requires a re-evaluation of previous methodological
approaches.

The workshop invites researchers in the field of SLA research to share
insights that enable the re- and further modeling of established L2
acquisition theories in the sense presented. In doing so, the workshop
aims to address the following questions:

- Which linguistic objects enable an innovative view on L2 acquisition
trajectories and processes?
- Which (new) methodological approaches can be used to make
acquisition processes visible beyond or complementary to linear L2
acquisition models?
- How can we use innovative approaches to further develop L2
acquisition theories and models?

We hereby invite colleagues from empirical L2 acquisition research to
submit an abstract (in English) of no more than 300 words (plus
references) in length to jana.gamper at germanistik.uni-giessen.de and
weber.kathrin at uni-jena.de by March 31, 2023. Notification of
acceptance will be made by April 30, 2023. Participation in the
workshop is possible both in attendance at the University of Giessen
as well as online via Zoom.

We are honored to announce that our keynote speakers will be Professor
Dr. Jan H. Hulstijn, University of Amsterdam, and Professor Simona
Pekarek Doehler, Université de Neuchâtel.

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