26.1504, Calls: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics/Italy

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Subject: 26.1504, Calls: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics/Italy

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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 00:16:44
From: Giuliana Elena Garzone [giuliana.garzone at unimi.it]
Subject: ALAPP 2015 Language, Discourse and Action in Professional Practice

 
Full Title: ALAPP 2015 Language, Discourse and Action in Professional Practice 
Short Title: ALAPP 2015 

Date: 06-Nov-2015 - 08-Nov-2015
Location: Milan, Italy 
Contact Person: Giuliana Garzone Giorgia Riboni
Meeting Email: giuliana.garzone at unimi.it
Web Site: http://users.unimi.it/alapp15 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 31-Mar-2015 

Meeting Description:

ALAPP 2015: Language, Discourse and Action in Professional Practice

The 5th International Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP) will be held at the Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan Italy, 6-8 November 2015.

The conference aims to bring together scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds, especially those related to language and communication research, and professional specialities (e.g., mediation, management, business, law, journalism, education, healthcare, social care, therapy, translation and interpreting). A special emphasis will be on the role language and discourse as tools for action in professional practice and on relevant research. ALAPP 2015 welcomes contributions on any topic linking professional practice with language and communication issues.

Keynote Speakers:

Claudia Angelelli (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK)
Maurizio Gotti (University of Bergamo, Italy)

International Advisory Committee:

- Christopher N. Candlin
- Laurent Filliettaz
- Srikant Sarangi
- Stef Slembrouck

Organising Committee:

- G. Garzone (conference chair)
- P. Catenaccio
- D. Heaney
- M. C. Paganoni
- G. Riboni

Conference Venue:

The Conference will take place in the new campus hosting the Polo di Mediazione Interculturale  e di Comunicazione of the University of Milan, Sesto San Giovanni (Milan).
Diane Hazlett (University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK)

Call for Papers: 

Conference Themes Include:

- Language, communication and the professions 
- Identity construction in professional communication
- Use of lingua franca in professional encounters
- Professional practice, discourse and the new media
- Translation, interpreting and professional practice
- Linguistic training for professionals

Submission Guidelines:

Submissions are to be sent to alapp2015.conference at unimi.it by March 31, 2015.

For all submissions, indicate:

- Abstract title, author names, and institutional affiliations of the responsible (presenting) (author and collaborating authors).
- Contact e-mail address and phone number for the responsible author.
- Up to three conference themes (feel free to indicate themes beyond the list above).

Proposals will include:

1) Panels:

Panels which will include approximately four thematically related papers will be scheduled for 90 minutes.
In addition to individual proposals (250 words), please submit an overview description of no more than 300 words of the panel’s content and objectives. 

2) Individual Papers:

Proposals (250 words) can be made for either oral or poster presentations. The organisers have the final decision about whether a proposal is selected for oral or poster presentation.

3) Work-in-Progress Roundtable:
 
Proposals should be no more than 250 words targeted at oral presentation. 

Please note that ALAPP conference policy is one main oral presentation per author. Any additional accepted proposals may be presented as poster(s).

All proposals will undergo a double blind peer-review process.

Following formal acceptance, the responsible (presenting) authors must register for the conference prior to the finalisation of the conference programme.

Language of the Conference:

The organising committee is pleased to accept presentations in English and Italian. 

Pre-Conference Masterclass:

Please note that there will be a pre-conference Masterclass on 5 November 2015, led by Srikant Sarangi, titled “Engaging qualitatively with institutional and professional discourse”.  

Important Dates:

March 31, 2015: Submission Deadline 
April 30, 2015: Decision of Acceptance 
June 1, 2015: Registration Opening 
July 31, 2015: Deadline for Early Bird Registration
November 5: Masterclass (Srikant Sarangi)
November 6-8, 2015: ALAPP 2015 Conference

Further Information:

For further information please contact:

alapp2015.conferenceunimi.it or Giuliana Garzone giuliana.garzone at unimi.it.
Conference website: http://users.unimi.it/alapp15/.




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