[EDLING:1586] CFP: Issues in Teaching, Learning, and Using Vocabulary in an L2 (English/Spanish)

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Full Title: Issues in Teaching, Learning, and Using Vocabulary in an L2 
(English/Spanish)
Short Title: ELIA X

Date: 14-Mar-2007 - 16-Mar-2007
Location: Seville, Spain
Contact Person: Rubén Chacón
Meeting Email: < click here to access email >

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English

Call Deadline: 15-Dec-2006

Meeting Description:

The Research Group The English Language in University Settings of the 
College of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at the University of 
Seville, is pleased to announce the Tenth ELIA Conference, to be held in 
Seville, Spain, on March 14-16, 2007. The main theme of the conference 
will be 'Issues in teaching, learning, and using vocabulary in an L2 
(English/Spanish).'

Renowned national and international scholars in the broad domain of 
applied linguistics have taken part in the nine previous ELIA 
conferences and have made a significant contribution to ELIA's success. 
The keynote speakers for this year's conference include Dr. Batia Laufer 
(University of Haifa, Israel), Dr. Norbert Schmitt (University of 
Nottingham, UK), and Dr. Carmen Perez Basanta (University of Granada, 
Spain).

In accordance with the symposium-like structure of the conference, only 
proposals related to L2 vocabulary teaching, learning, or using will be 
accepted. Proposals related to the above mentioned theme that deal with 
Spanish as a target language are also welcome.

Those interested in taking part as speakers are requested to consider 
the following information:

1.    SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS AND DEADLINE: Proposals for papers and 
workshops are invited in English or Spanish. Please send the relevant 
proposal form (provided below), an abstract, and a sequential outline of 
the presentation (see additional information on the form) to Secretaría 
de ELIA either by regular or electronic mail. The deadline for 
submission is December 1, 2006.

2.    NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: A written acceptance or refusal of 
proposals will be sent by e-mail or fax the week of January 8-12, 2007.

3.    PAYMENT METHOD: Once a proposal has been accepted, payment must be 
made promptly by bank transfer (payment by credit card is not accepted). 
The following information must be specified on the transfer form: 
Seville Bank: Santander Central Hispano. Bank account no.: 
0049.2588.70.2414250158. Subject: ELIA Conference (see fees below). 
Participants who have technical difficulty making international 
transfers and/or currency exchanges from overseas banks may request to 
pay their fees upon arrival at the conference venue.

Please send a copy of the bank transfer to Secretaría de ELIA in Seville 
by February 16, 2007. The reception of this copy will confirm your 
participation.

4.    ATTENDEES: Attendees --both in-service L2 professionals and 
full-time students at Spanish universities-- should also pay by bank 
transfer as indicated above; the completed application form (provided 
below) together with a copy of the transfer must be sent to Secretaría 
de ELIA no later than March 13, 2007.

5.    CONFERENCE FEES:
Speakers: 90
Attendees (Non-student status):     50
Full-time students (at Spanish universities):     25

IMPORTANT: Please note that registration will not be valid until payment 
has been made and a copy of the bank transfer has been received by the 
organizing committee (unless payment upon arrival at the conference 
venue has been requested by a participant and accepted by the organizing 
committee).

6.    PUBLICATION: A selection of the papers presented at the conference 
will be published in the seventh issue of the Spanish journal Estudios 
de Lingüística Inglesa Aplicada (ELIA).

Participation is open to all those interested in the conference theme as 
well as in applied linguistics in general. The relevant forms (provided 
below) must be submitted to:

Secretaría de ELIA
Departamento de Lengua Inglesa
Facultad de Filología
Universidad de Sevilla
41004 Seville, Spain

Phones: (34) 954 55 15 46
(34) 954 55 15 50
(34) 954 55 11 81
Fax: (34) 954 55 15 16

For further information, please contact the organizing committee at the 
above address or at the following e-mail address: eliasiff.us.es

Thank you for your interest. We look forward to receiving your proposal 
for the coming ELIA Conference.

TENTH BIENNIAL UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE CONFERENCE ON APPLIED LINGUISTICS 
(ELIA)
Issues in teaching, learning, and using vocabulary in an L2 
(English/Spanish)
University of Seville, Spain
March 14-16, 2007

PROPOSAL FORM FOR PAPERS AND WORKSHOPS

PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Family name and first name

Address 
______________________________________________________________________
Town _________________ Country ______________________ Postal/ Zip code 
_______
Phone______________________ e-mail__________________________Fax 
_______________

Institutional affiliation and present position

Latest degree obtained, institution, and year

INFORMATION ON PRESENTATION (PAPER OR WORKSHOP)

Title (max. 15 words)

-    Paper
-    Workshop

Specific area(s) of applied linguistics addressed

Language of presentation: ________________________ (same as in title above)
Equipment required:
-    VHS Video / VCR
-    Beamer / projector (see note 1 below)
-    OHP
-    Cassette recorder

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SPEAKERS

1.    Since the organizing committee cannot guarantee full availability 
of a beamer / projector --or its compatibility with the speakers' 
laptop/notebook computer-- presenters are kindly requested to make 
contingency plans (= OHP).

2.    Papers and workshops may be presented in either English or 
Spanish. The time for papers and workshops will be 40 minutes, including 
in all cases 5 minutes for discussion.

3.    Co-presenters are required to pay their registration fee and take 
part in the presentation in order to receive the conference certificate.

4.    All speakers are requested to devote the first 5 minutes of their 
time to introducing the specific topic to be addressed by placing it in 
an appropriate context and a wider framework. Similarly, speakers are 
requested to emphasize the main points/findings rather than give 
unnecessary detail during the presentation. The organizing committee 
feels that a reasonably uniform format will make it easier for the 
audience --mostly advanced undergraduate students-- to follow the talks.

5.    At ELIA the workshop format is usually based on some teaching 
strategy, classroom activity, data collection/analysis procedure, 
teaching materials (either academic or commercial), and the like. It 
includes a brief introduction followed by a practical demonstration 
(live or recorded) intended to show the comparative benefits of the 
strategy, procedure or materials being presented. References to and/or 
discussion of specific theories, hypotheses, authors, etc. are less 
relevant in this format type. Although the overall time available for 
workshops is the same as for paper presentations, the time assigned for 
participation by the audience may need to be more flexible in workshops 
(eg. 10 min. out of the total 40).

6.    VERY IMPORTANT: A 300- to 400-word (maximum) single-spaced 
abstract and a sequential outline of the presentation must be attached 
to this proposal form. The sequential outline will consist of a 
step-by-step distribution of the contents to be covered organized 
according to the total time available for presentation.

7.    CRITERIA FOR SELECTION: The following criteria will be used for 
assessing the proposals received:
Relevance: Topics must be based on the conference's main theme from the 
perspective of learning, teaching, or using the L2 in question.
Significance to the field: Proposals must include at least two (2) of 
the following aspects of the topic discussed: original research / 
critical analysis of an issue / innovative practice / contrastive 
analysis / review of the literature.
Clarity: Abstracts must be clear and specific; sequential outlines must 
be well-organized and reflect the total time available for presentations.
Implications and/or applications: These must be clearly stated as an 
integral part of the conclusion.

8.    All proposals will consist of a completed proposal form, an 
abstract, and a sequential outline, as indicated above. The deadline to 
submit proposals --either by regular or electronic mail to 
eliasiff.us.es (WORD, RTF, ASCII format)-- is December 1, 2006.

Secretaría de ELIA
Departamento de Lengua Inglesa
Facultad de Filología
Universidad de Sevilla
41004 Seville, Spain

eliasiff.us.es
Fax: (34) 953 55 15 16
Phones:    (34) 954 55 15 46
(34) 954 55 15 50
(34) 954 55 11 81

TENTH BIENNIAL UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE CONFERENCE ON APPLIED LINGUISTICS 
(ELIA)
Issues in teaching, learning, and using vocabulary in an L2 
(English/Spanish)
University of Seville, Spain
March 14-16, 2007

APPLICATION FORM FOR ATTENDEES

Family name and first name
Address _________________________________________________
Town: ____________________ Country: _____________ Postal /Zip 
code:_________
Phone: _____________________________ e-mail: 
________________________________

Present occupation and institution

Circle as Appropriate:
Student status (25):     YES    NO
(If yes, attach copy of supporting document)

Professional status (50):    YES    NO

Important: Payment must be made by bank transfer. The following 
information must be specified on the transfer form: Seville Bank: 
Santander Central Hispano. Bank account no.: 0049.2588.70.2414250158. 
Subject: ELIA Conference. Please send this application form together 
with a copy of the bank transfer (no later than March 13, 2007) to:

Secretaría de ELIA
Departamento de Lengua Inglesa
Facultad de Filología
Universidad de Sevilla
41004 Seville, Spain

Fax: (34) 954 55 15 16

Phones: (34) 954 55 15 46
(34) 954 55 15 50
(34) 954 55 11 81

The certificates of attendance will be available in the administration 
office in the Departamento de Lengua Inglesa at the Universidad de 
Sevilla, one week after the conference or, if requested, will be sent to 
the address given on the application form. Please note that 70% 
attendance will be required in order to obtain the conference certificate.