23.3211, Calls: Applied Linguistics/Canada

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Subject: 23.3211, Calls: Applied Linguistics/Canada

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:00:44
From: Martin Guardado [martin.guardado at ualberta.ca]
Subject: Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference

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Full Title: Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 
Short Title: ACLA - CAAL 

Date: 03-Jun-2013 - 05-Jun-2013
Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 
Contact Person: Callie Mady
Meeting Email: calliem at nipissingu.ca
Web Site: http://aclacaal.org/CongACLAAn.htm 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 16-Nov-2012 

Meeting Description:

Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference
In conjunction with the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences June 3 to 5, 2013 
Association Canadienne de Linguistique Appliquée Congrès Annuel
En conjonction avec le congrès des sciences humaines du 3 au 5 juin, 2013 
University of Victoria, British Colombia

ACLA - CAAL seeks to promote research and teaching in all fields of applied linguistics in Canada. This year's meeting will take place in beautiful Victoria and it will welcome researchers and practitioners from around the world.

Plenary Sessions - Sessions plénières :

Jim Anderson (University of British Columbia) 
Promoting children's bi-lingual and biliteracy development in family literacy programs

Sylvie Roy (Université de Calgary)
Idéologies et discours en immersion française

Invited Symposium - Symposium invité :

Shahrzad Saif (Université Laval, Québec)
The language proficiency of International Teaching Assistants in Canadian Universities: Training, assessment, and screening

Program Chairs:

Callie Mady (Nipissing University)
Mela Sarkar (McGill University)  

Local Chair:

Li-Shih Huang, University of Victoria 

Call for Papers:

Submission deadline for proposals: November 16, 2012

Abstract Requirements:

1. Please submit your abstract for a paper, or symposium in a Word document by email attachment to Mela Sarkar mela.sarkar at mcgill.ca following the requirements listed below by November 16, 2012. Only one proposal per person as first author please. (See form on CAAL site)

2. Paper sessions will be designed for 20-minute papers followed by a 10-minute question/discussion period. Symposia will be scheduled for 3-hour blocks.

3. Abstracts for single papers should be no longer than 250 words, excluding references. Abstracts for symposia should include a general description of the symposium (250 words) as well as a description of each panel member presentation (250 words). One page for each.

4. In order to help ensure anonymity, abstracts should not contain excessive reference to its author's publications. 

5. Abstracts will be evaluated according to each of the following categories:

- Appropriateness and significance of the topic and interest for the participants of ACLA
- Evidence of a theoretical framework and links to previous research
- Clearly stated research design in the case of empirical studies
- Organization and clarity
- For symposium proposals, evidence of coherence and complementarity of the papers

6. Submissions must be sent as a single document which includes two separate pages:

- First page: title of the presentation as well as the name, affiliation, and contact information, including email addresses for all presenters
- Second page: title of presentation and the abstract (without names of presenters)

Only abstracts meeting the above criteria will be evaluated.

Appel de Communications :

Date de soumission des propositions : le 16 novembre 2012

Format des propositions : 

1. La proposition doit être en format Word et envoyée en annexe électroniquement à Mela Sarkar en suivant le format suggéré ci-dessous avant le 16 novembre 2012, au courriel suivant: mela.sarkar at mcgill.ca.

2. Une proposition par personne comme premier auteur svp. (voir formulaire sur le site de l'ACLA)

3. Les communications seront de 20 minutes suivies de 10 minutes de discussion. Les symposiums seront d'une durée de 3 heures.

4. Les propositions pour les communications ne doivent pas dépasser 250 mots (sans compter la bibliographie s'il y a lieu). Les propositions pour les symposiums doivent inclure une description générale du symposium (250 mots) ainsi qu'une description de la présentation de chaque intervenant (250 mots). Utilisez un formulaire pour chaque. 

5. Afin d'assurer l'anonymat, les propositions ne doivent pas contenir de trop nombreuses références aux publications de l'auteur.

6. Les propositions seront évaluées selon les critères suivants :

- Importance du sujet traité et intérêt pour les participants de la conférence
- Cadre théorique offert et lié à des recherches antérieures 
- Détails méthodologiques de la recherche dans le cas d'une étude empirique
- Organisation et clarté
- Cohérence et lien clair entre les propositions dans le cas d'un symposium

7. Les propositions doivent être envoyées dans un seul document avec les deux pages suivantes :

- Première page : titre de la présentation, affiliation et adresse de contact, courriels pour tous les présentateurs.
- Deuxième page : titre de la présentation et résumé (sans les noms des présentateurs) 

Seules les propositions qui respectent toutes les consignes seront prises en considération.

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