27.157, Calls: Applied Ling, Gen Ling, Lang Acq/UK

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Subject: 27.157, Calls: Applied Ling, Gen Ling, Lang Acq/UK

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Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:20:28
From: Annina Hessel [annina_hessel at hotmail.de]
Subject: Young Language Learners Symposium 2016

 
Full Title: Young Language Learners Symposium 2016 
Short Title: YLL 2016 

Date: 06-Jul-2016 - 08-Jul-2016
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom 
Contact Person: Organizing Committee
Meeting Email: YLL2016 at education.ox.ac.uk
Web Site: http://www.education.ox.ac.uk/research/applied-linguistics/the-young-language-learners-yll-symposium-2016/ 

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

Call Deadline: 30-Jan-2016 

Meeting Description:

The Department of Education, University of Oxford is very pleased to announce
the second international conference on Young Language Learners (YLL) 2016.

As part of the AILA REN on Early Language Learning, we would like to welcome
you to join us in the city of the ‘dreaming spires’ for a meeting on issues
surrounding YLLs in July 2016.  The conference will focus on early second and
foreign language learning in school contexts (pre-primary and primary),
covering different bilingual and L2/FL provision in school contexts across the
globe.  This symposium will provide opportunities for colleagues from a range
of professional backgrounds (e.g., researchers, teachers, policy makers) to
establish links and help expand the work in this important area of language
development.


Call for abstracts:

The organizing committee of the YLL Symposium 2016 invites the submission of
abstracts on any research-oriented topic relating to the learning of a
foreign, second or additional language by learners of primary school age or
younger.

Presentation Format:

- Oral Presentations (individual or co-authored papers) to be given in a
20-minute oral presentation plus 10 minutes of discussion.
- Poster Presentations (individual or co-authored papers). Posters should be
prepared for A0 (841 x 1189 mm).

Submission Guidelines:

- The word limit for abstracts is 350 words
- The total number of presentations per participant as first presenter should
be no more than two, including a combination of oral presentation and/or
poster presentation.

To submit an abstract please click here:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=yll2016 You will need to create an
account if you do not already have one. This can be done here:
https://www.easychair.org/account/signup.cgi.

Important Dates:

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30 January 2016 
Notification of acceptance: by 14 March 2016




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