22.4688, Calls: Applied Ling, Language Acquisition, General Ling/Gaza

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Subject: 22.4688, Calls: Applied Ling, Language Acquisition, General Ling/Gaza

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Date: 23-Nov-2011
From: Dr Mosheer Amer [mamer at iugaza.edu.ps]
Subject: 1st International Conference on Applied Linguistics

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Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:54:09
From: Dr Mosheer Amer [mamer at iugaza.edu.ps]
Subject: 1st International Conference on Applied Linguistics

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Full Title: 1st International Conference on Applied Linguistics 
Short Title: ICALL 

Date: 23-Oct-2012 - 24-Oct-2012
Location: Gaza, Palestinian West Bank and Gaza 
Contact Person: Dr Mosheer Amer
Meeting Email: mamer at iugaza.edu.ps

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 20-Aug-2012 

Meeting Description:

The Department of English in the Faculty of Arts at the Islamic University of Gaza is pleased to announce its 1st International Conference on Applied Linguistics and Literature to be held at the Islamic University of Gaza on 23-24 October 2012. This two-day interdisciplinary conference provides a meeting place for researchers and practitioners in the areas of applied linguistics and literature to present and share their research findings in a stimulating and interactive environment. The conference aims to promote collaborative and networking opportunities between scholars and practitioners and to advance new perspectives and reflect on current research and practice in a variety of areas in applied linguistics and literature. 

Call for Papers:

Scholars from around the world are invited to submit papers written on substantial, original and unpublished research in any of the following broad thematic areas:

Area A: Language Pedagogy: ELT (theory, practice and application) 

Techniques and Methods in language teaching/learning
Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) 
Curriculum Development in Arab/Palestinian Contexts 
Second Language Acquisition (SLA) 
Language Assessment and Testing 
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) 
Teacher Training
Teaching translation
Teaching Literature 

Area B: Literature

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Literature
American Literature 
English and Commonwealth Literature
Comparative Literature 
Postcolonial and Global Literature
Palestinian Literature 

Area C: Linguistics 

Approaches to discourse and text analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis 
Pragmatics/Semantics 
Phonetics and Phonology
Translation studies
Psycholinguistics
Sociolinguistics: language and society, gender, etc.
Cognitive linguistics 
Intercultural Communication
Stylistics 
Contrastive Linguistics

Abstract Proposals and Deadlines:

Scholars are invited to submit 200-300 word abstract proposals (with 5 keywords) in an attachment in MS word format. Please include your contact information in the body of your email, not in the attached file. 

Abstract proposals should be sent via email on the closing day of 20 August 2012 to mamer at iugaza.edu.ps.

Notification of acceptance of abstracts: 25 September 2012

Paper presentations will be 20 minutes followed by 10 minute discussion.

Presenters should submit soft copies of their full papers by 5 October 2012. Papers will be peer reviewed and if selected will be published in the conference proceedings. 

All writers need to prepare their manuscripts according to the APA style.  

Conference language: English 

Information and Contact Details:

For all correspondence about the conference, please contact Dr. Mosheer Amer:

mamer at iugaza.edu.ps

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