26.3678, Confs: Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition/USA

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LINGUIST List: Vol-26-3678. Tue Aug 18 2015. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 26.3678, Confs: Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition/USA

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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:08:02
From: Valentyna Filimonova [valefili at indiana.edu]
Subject: Symposium on Interlocutor Individual Differences

Symposium on Interlocutor Individual Differences 

Date: 01-Oct-2015 - 02-Oct-2015 
Location: Bloomington, IN, USA 
Contact: Laura Gurzynski-Weiss 
Contact Email: lgurzyns at indiana.edu 
Meeting URL: http://www.individualdifferencesinsla.com/symposium--iu.html 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Meeting Description: 

The AILA ReN on Interlocutor & Instructor Individual Differences (http://www.individualdifferencesinsla.com/) will host a Symposium on the Interlocutor October 1-2 at Indiana University.

This inaugural symposium will bring together leading and junior scholars from various second language acquisition frameworks to facilitate discussion of the theoretical role(s) of the interlocutor within their approach; consider how the individual differences of the interlocutor in each perspective may influence second/foreign language (L2) opportunities; present original, robust, peer-reviewed empirical research on interlocutor individual differences from each theoretical approach; and collaborate and outline existing trends and future areas for research. Our use of the term interlocutor refers to the input provider and communicative partner for learners in formal and informal L2 settings, and individual differences refer to characteristics that we all have, and differ by degree, such as native language, gender, research focus, and training, among others.

Invited Speakers Include:

- Kimberly L. Geeslin, Indiana University: Variationist perspective
- James Lantolf, The Pennsylvania State University: Sociocultural perspective
- Diane Larsen-Freeman, University of Michigan: Complexity theory perspective
- Jenefer Philp, Lancaster University: Cognitive-interactionist perspective
- Luke Plonsky, Northern Arizona University: Methodological perspective 

Program:

Panel 1: Cognitive-interactionist perspective
Invited theoretical overview: Jenefer Philp, Lancaster University 

Empirical Papers: 
''The effect of proficiency, gender and learning style on the occurrence of negotiated interaction in communicative task performance''
Anna Mystkowska-Wiertelak & Mirosław Pawlak
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland

''Noticing feedback in L2 Spanish interaction: The effect of the NS/NNS interlocutor''
Travis Sago, Carly Henderson, & Laura Merino, Indiana University

Panel 2: Sociocultural perspective
Invited theoretical overview: James Lantolf, Penn State University

Empirical Papers:

''The construction of individual differences among native and heritage speakers of Spanish: Epistemics and expertise''
Michele Back, University of Connecticut, Storrs

''Examining sociocultural determinants of second language proficiency using structural equation modeling''
Sun-Young Shin & Jaesu Choi, Indiana University

Panel 3: Variationist perspective 
Invited theoretical overview: Kimberly L. Geeslin, Indiana University 

Empirical Papers:

''Examining the role of instructor first language in classroom-based oral input''
Avizia Yim Long, Kimberly L. Geeslin, & Laura Gurzynski-Weiss, Indiana University

''Interlocutor L1 effects on L2 sociolinguistic competence: A variationist analysis of L2 French ne-deletion''
Mark Black, Indiana University /Université de Pau et des Pays de LÁdour, France

Panel 4: Complexity theory
Invited theoretical overview: Diane Larsen-Freeman, University of Michigan 

Empirical Papers:

''Applying a dynamic systems lens to interpreting the interaction between cognitive and (psycho)social resources in adult second language learners''
Ellen J. Serafini, George Mason University

''The dynamic nature of willingness to communicate: Exploring the impact of interlocutor variables''
Mirosław Pawlak & Anna Mystkowska-Wiertelak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland

Interlocutor individual differences: Methodological perspective 
Laura Gurzynski-Weiss, Indiana University & Luke Plonsky, Northern Arizona University 

Panel 5: Symposium Discussion
All invited speakers discuss themes throughout the conference; future directions and methodological considerations; open discussion

Details regarding proposal submission, the organizing AILA ReN, and tentative outline of the conference schedule can be found on www.individualdifferencesinsla.com.

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