CFP: TESOL Applied Linguistics Graduate Students (TALGS) Conference

[Francis Hult]

http://core.ecu.edu/engl/talgs/conference/conference.htm

 

TESOL Applied Linguistics Graduate Students (TALGS) Conference

East Carolina University

Saturday February 21, 2009 9:00am-5:00pm

 

Purpose: 
The purpose of this small, student-run conference is to provide a serious but relaxed environment where graduate students and professionals working in TESL/TEFL and a variety of Applied Linguistics fields to present their work and receive feedback. The TALGS Conference provides graduate students and TESOL professionals (including ESOL, TESL, EFL, ESL, TEFL, etc.) a forum to showcase their research and practices. TALGS is committed to bettering the educational experiences of language learners in the community by providing a comfortable environment where an interaction between theory/research and practice/teaching is possible.

 

Call for Papers:
TALGS is not a theme-based conference. We encourage submissions from a variety of fields that can make a contribution to an understanding of language use, language teaching or language learning. This year, we're especially interested in cross-disciplinary proposal submissions. For instance, proposals with relevance to language learning from the fields of sociolinguistics, sociology, education, foreign languages, and psychology will be considered. Proposals grounded in action research, works in progress, and pilot research are also welcome. Presentations requiring computer facilities can be accommodated. Multiple proposals will be considered. Proposals must be submitted electronically.

 

Deadline for proposal submissions is Sunday, December 7, 2008. Notification of acceptance or non-acceptance will be sent via email by Wednesday, January 7, 2009. Early submissions from international presenters and those flying to the conference can expect a response much sooner. All presenters are required to pre-register. 

 

Session Formats: 
a) Papers
(30 minutes; 20 minutes for presentation, 10 minutes for questions and answers.)

b) Workshops 
(Workshops tend to involve practical, hands-on "presentations"; 40 minutes.)

c) Discussion Panels 
(Discussion panels involve the leader(s) of the panel moderating discussion about a specific topic and focused on a specific set of questions. 40 minutes)

Submission Guidelines:

1) If you'd like to submit a proposal for consideration, please fill out the online form below. Poorly written abstracts will be returned. 

2) Your proposal is NOT your registration. Please pre-register by Sunday, January 18, 2009.

3) Please limit your abstract to 200 words. Abstracts over this limit will not be accepted.

4) If you would like to submit a proposal for a discussion panel, please replace your abstract with a list of questions that you would pose as the moderator(s).

5) At this point, we are unable to publish the conference proceedings. However, we can link any materials (papers, PowerPoint presentations, outlines, worksheets, etc.) associated with your presentation to your abstract on the program page. Please contact us if you have any questions.

6) Sessions last for 30-40 minutes. Double sessions (~80 minutes) can be scheduled upon request.

 

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