[Edling] CFP: Individuals in Contexts – Psychology of Language Learning 2

Thu Feb 4 08:11:00 UTC 2016

https://www.jyu.fi/en/congress/pll2016/call-for-proposals

Individuals in Contexts – Psychology of Language Learning 2

The first international conference “Matters of the Mind: Psychology and Language Learning” was held in Graz, Austria, in May 2014. It was organized on the initiative of Dr Sarah Mercer, and it was a highly successful event.

We have taken up the challenge, and will be organising the second international conference with the title “Individuals in Contexts: Psychology of Language Learning 2” to be held in Jyväskylä, Finland, August 22 – 24, 2016. The idea is to bring together scholars from all over the world interested in the role of psychology in learning and teaching languages (irrespective of their status).

The conference will address among other things such key issues in the field as
learners and teachers as individuals with all their characteristics, including self-concept, motivation, identities,

beliefs, agency, emotions, strategies, styles, etc.,

the learning process and its outcomes, and

the diversity of contexts.

The conference is organised back-to-back/in cooperation with the 26th annual conference of the European Second Language Association (EUROSLA), held Wednesday, August 24 – Saturday, August 27, 2016.

We are now inviting proposals for presentations in this international conference, organized for the second time. The first one was held in Graz, Austria in May 2014.

Conference theme

The conference will focus on the role of psychology in learning and teaching languages and address among other things such key issues in the field as:
learners and teachers as individuals with various aspects of their psychology involved, including self-concept,

motivation, identities, beliefs, agency, emotions, strategies, styles, etc.,

the learning process and its outcomes, and the diversity of contexts where the learning and teaching of languages takes place these days.

Academic programme

In addition to the talks delivered by plenary speakers, the programme will consist of paper and poster sessions, colloquia and workshops.

Talks by plenary speakers Phil Benson, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Maggie Kubanyiova, University of Birmingham, UK

Sarah Mercer, University of Graz, Austria

Presentations by conference participants

The submission of proposals opens on February 1, 2016, and closes on March 15, 2016. This is done by filling out an online form.

Types of presentations: 1) paper, 2) poster, 3) colloquium (with thematically related papers, discussion and audience participation), and 4) workshop (with hands-on  activities based on some data or a specific topic)

Length of abstracts: paper or poster (300 words, max., including references), colloquium (500 words, max., including titles of papers but no mention of presenters by name; and if a proposal is accepted, an abstract will be requested for each paper, 300 words, max.); workshop (500 words, max.)

Length of presentations in the conference: paper (20 min. and 10 min. for questions and answers), poster (size AO, max.), colloquium (90 or 180 min.), workshop (90 min.)

Language policy: The language of the conference is English. If a presentation is based on data in any other language, use of multilingual material (e.g. in Power Point slides, handouts) is recommended.

The proposals for any type of presentation will be evaluated anonymously by at least two members of the PLL Scientific Committee and the Organizing Committee, and they will be evaluated for their

contribution to the field

quality of content

thematic relevance

quality of abstract (organization, clarity of expression)

for colloquia/workshops: clear schedule of activities, discussion and/or audience participation

Presentation acceptances will be sent out by early May 2016 (see Important Dates).

The conference will be held in Paviljonki, a modern conference centre, in the heart of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Registration will open on the conference website on May 2. Those whose proposals get accepted will have to register by May 15. The conference fee is EUR 225–300 for regular participants and EUR 100 for students, and it includes lunch and refreshments.

The social programme will include a conference dinner in a restaurant with panoramic views over the City of Jyväskylä, and a half-a-day excursion to Mänttä, a great destination for lovers of fine arts and nature – about 1.5 h drive west of Jyväskylä. The dinner and excursion are for additional fees.

For any queries, please email: pll2016 at jyu.fi<mailto:pll2016 at jyu.fi>.

We look forward to seeing you in Jyväskylä, Finland, in late August 2016.
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