27.444, Confs: Applied Ling, Lang Acq/UK

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Subject: 27.444, Confs: Applied Ling, Lang Acq/UK

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Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 11:31:29
From: Vivienne Rogers [v.e.rogers at swansea.ac.uk]
Subject: BAAL Linguistics and Knowledge About Language in Education SIG

 
BAAL Linguistics and Knowledge About Language in Education SIG 
Short Title: BAAL LKALE 

Date: 20-Apr-2016 - 20-Apr-2016 
Location: Swansea, United Kingdom 
Contact: Vivienne Rogers 
Contact Email: v.e.rogers at swansea.ac.uk 
Meeting URL: https://baallkale.wordpress.com/events/swansea-2016/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Meeting Description: 

Applied linguists have plenty of practical knowledge about language and its
role in the construction of knowledge that can be applied to educational
settings.

Come and join the new BAAL SIG exploring Linguistics and Knowledge About
Language in Education (LKALE) for our spring meeting in Swansea on April 20
2016.

We have two main perspectives at this meeting:

- The role of Metalanguage in language and literacy teaching – Constant Leung
and Diane Potts
- Practical examples of regional projects on literacy and language awareness
from Wales and England – Lise Fontaine and Lindsey Thomas

Registration is now open. Please visit
https://baallkale.wordpress.com/events/swansea-2016/swansea-2016-registration-
form/
 

Program:

9.00 – 9.30am Arrival and registration with tea/coffee

9.30 – 9.50am 
Welcome and Introduction

9.50 – 10.35am 
Constant Leung (KCL)
Metalanguage as content: a view from the classroom

10.40 – 11.00am
Diane Potts (Lancaster)
Follow up: Meaningful metalanguage: Putting metalanguage to use

11.00 – 11.20am Tea/coffee

11.20 – 11.55am
Discussant (TBA) offering reflections on the papers and inviting further
comments

12.00 – 12.45pm Lunch

12.45 – 1.25pm 
Lise Fontaine (Cardiff)
LLAWEN (Literacy and Language AWareness in EducatioN

1.30 – 1.50pm 
Lindsey Thomas
The Buckinghamshire WRITE project

1.50 – 2.10pm Tea/coffee

2.10 – 2.50pm 
Discussant (TBA) offering reflections on the papers and inviting further
comments

2.50 – 3.30pm Plenary, next steps, and close





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