First call for papers, Child Language Seminar 2011

[Nick Riches]

First call for papers for the next Child Language Seminar

CLS 2011 will be held at Newcastle University, 13th & 14th June 2011
(with registration and wine reception on the evening of the 12th of
June).

The Child Language Seminar (CLS) is an interdisciplinary conference
with a long tradition which attracts a diverse international audience
of, among others, psychologists, linguists and speech and language
therapists, and provides a forum for research on language acquisition
in all its diversity.


Proposals for papers and posters are invited relating to all aspects
of child language acquisition and disorders. Those which speak to the
four key themes of the conference are particularly welcome.

CLS 2011 will focus on four key themes in the field of child language
research

•	Child Language and Literacy
•	Children with Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
•	Capturing change in child language
•	Bilingual and cross-linguistic perspectives on child language

Keynote speakers:

We are very pleased to announce that our confirmed keynote speakers
are:

•	Professor Maggie Snowling (University of York)

•	Professor James Law (Newcastle University)

•	Professor Sheena Reilly (University of Melbourne)

•	Professor Elizabeth Pena (University of Texas)

More details to follow soon

(Our webpage is in development and further calls and links to the
webpage will be circulated in due course)

- Call for papers:

Proposals are invited for papers and posters related to all aspects of
child language
acquisition and disorders.

Proposals will be considered on children’s first or subsequent
language development (e.g., grammar, phonology, lexicon, pragmatics,
discourse, literacy, bilingualism, sign language, psycholinguistic
processing) or on any aspect relating to children with language
difficulties (e.g., description, assessment, remediation).

The CLS is a peer-reviewed research conference and all proposals will
be reviewed anonymously by members of the organising committee.

- Presentation format

Proposals should indicate whether an oral presentation or poster is
preferred. The programme committee views both formats as having equal
value but reserves the right to switch formats to suit the programme.
Presenters will be notified about the final format of their
presentation at the time their proposal is accepted.

- Proposal format

Proposals must be written in English and include the following:

Cover Page:
Title of presentation
Authors’ names and affiliations
Name, address, telephone number and email address of contact person
Preferred presentation format (oral presentation or poster)


Abstract:
Title of presentation
Summary of research undertaken (300 words maximum, single spaced)
Do not include authors’ names

- Submitting proposals:

Proposals must be composed in either MS Word or RTF format with paper
size set to A4 and submitted as an attachment to an email (not as part
of the mail body of the email) to: cristina.mckean at ncl.ac.uk


- Key dates:

Submission of abstracts: 1st January 2011

Notification of acceptance/rejection: 1st February 2011

Registration open: 1st February 2011

Programme published on website: 1 April 2011

Early registration deadline (reduced fee): 15th April 2011

Registration and wine reception: 12th June

CLS meeting: 13th-14th June 2010, with conference dinner 13th June

- Registration:

Exact costings have not been finalised and will be published as soon
as possible on the conference website. We will offer an early
registration discount and a discount for students.
As a guide, fees will not differ significantly from those for CLS
2010.

- Venue:

The CLS 2011 will be hosted by Speech and Language Sciences at
Newcastle University, one of the UK's leading universities. Newcastle
is a research - intensive university, with a reputation for teaching
and learning of the highest quality and for its role in the economic,
social and cultural development of the North East of England.
Speech and Language Sciences at Newcastle University is one of the
leading teaching and research units in the UK devoted to the study of
normal communicative processes and communication disorders in children
and adults.

The core aims of Speech and Language Sciences at Newcastle is to
deliver high quality teaching, and excellent research and to work
collaboratively with the profession to impact on practice. These
activities contribute to our high standing within health and education
both nationally and internationally.

Newcastle was the first university in the UK to award a degree in
Speech and Language Therapy (1967), recently celebrated 50 years of
Speech and Language Therapy Training and continues to be one of the
UK’s leading SLT training programmes.

Our research involves the study of normal and impaired human
communication processes, assessment and intervention for individuals
with communication disorders, and sociolinguistics, the RAE 2008 can
be found here. Many staff are members of larger collaborative research
groups within the university, including the Centre for Research in
Linguistics and Language Sciences and the Institute of Health and
Society. We also collaborate with researchers throughout the UK and
abroad (Europe, USA, Australia and New Zealand).

- Newcastle:

Newcastle upon Tyne was voted England's favourite city break
destination by readers of the Guardian and Observer for four
consecutive years and has been voted the UK’s best University City
2010 by MSN travel.
Located in the North East of England, the city is easily accessible by
rail (1½ hours from Edinburgh, 3 hours from London) and air (direct
flights to over 25 destinations and excellent connections though
London and Amsterdam).
Known for the friendly welcome visitors receive, the city has
impressive Georgian architecture, inspiring cultural venues and is
within easy reach of the beautiful Northumbrian coastline, Hadrian's
Wall, the Scottish Borders and stunning Durham city and cathedral.

- Accommodation:

We are asking delegates to kindly book their own conference
accommodation. There are many excellent places to stay within the city
and good public transport links to and from the university.

More details of specific accommodation and transport arrangements will
be available soon on the conference website.


Further details will be circulated in due course and the conference
website launched in the near future. If you have any queries please
contact Cristina McKean cristina.mckean at ncl.ac.uk


We look forward to welcoming you to the CLS in 2011

Cristina McKean, Helen Stringer, James Law

Co-chairs CLS 2011 organising committee




Dr Cristina McKean | Lecturer in Speech and Language Pathology |
(Developmental Speech and Language Disorders) | Speech and Language
Sciences Section |School of Education Communication and Language
Sciences |Room 2.18a |King George VI Building |Newcastle University |
Queen Victoria Rd |NE1 7RU | 0191 222 6528

CPD for SLTs & Allied Professionals: Accredited, advanced modules in
Professional Practice www.ncl.ac.uk/ecls/sltcpd


For information about the MSc in Evidence Based Practice in
Communication Disorders go to http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ecls/ebpcd

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