28.2579, Calls: Applied Ling, Lang Acquisition/Poland

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LINGUIST List: Vol-28-2579. Mon Jun 12 2017. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 28.2579, Calls: Applied Ling, Lang Acquisition/Poland

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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:51:23
From: Bartosz Wolski [bartwol at gmail.com]
Subject: Classroom-Oriented Research: The Importance of a Macro- and Micro-Perspective

 
Full Title: Classroom-Oriented Research: The Importance of a Macro- and Micro-Perspective 

Date: 09-Oct-2017 - 11-Oct-2017
Location: Konin, Poland 
Contact Person: Bartosz Wolski
Meeting Email: classroomresearch2017 at gmail.com
Web Site: https://sites.google.com/site/classroomresearch2017/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 30-Jun-2017 

Meeting Description:

The conference will be devoted to various aspects of broadly-understood
classroom-oriented research and provide a forum for disseminating the latest
research findings in this area, which is critical for foreign and second
language pedagogy. In particular, it will focus on the importance of adopting
both a macro- and micro-perspective in investigating the learning and teaching
of foreign and second languages in the classroom. The event will be of
relevance not only to academics, researchers, teacher educators and materials
writers, but also to language teachers wishing to enhance their instructional
practices. 

Plenary Speakers:

The following scholars have agreed to participate in the conference and
deliver plenary talks:

- Prof. Alessandro Benati (University of Portsmouth)
- Prof. Heidi Byrnes (Georgetown University) 
- Prof. Anna Chamot(Emerita, George Washington University)
- Prof. Thomas Farrell(Brock University)
- Prof. James Lantolf (Pennsylvania State University)
- Prof. Hadrian Lankiewicz (University of Gdańsk)
- Prof. Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk(State University of Applied Sciences,
Konin)

Registration and Conference Fee

All the participants are requested to return the registration form and pay the
conference fee by August, 31st, 2017. The fee, which covers organization
costs, conference materials, lunches and refreshments is 460 PLN for Polish
participants and 160 euro for participants from other countries. We will be
able to refund 50% of the fee before September 20, 2017and after that date no
refunds will be possible.


2nd Call for Papers:

New abstract submission date: 30 June 2017

We welcome contributions related to the theme of the conference in the form of
papers (20 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion), workshops (60 minutes) and
posters which could, among other things, focus on the following areas: 

- Theoretical foundations of classroom-oriented research;
- Teaching language skills and subsystems;
- Developing intercultural competence in the language classroom; 
- Individual differences and language learning and teaching;
- Learner autonomy and language learning strategies; 
- Content and language integrated learning;
- Classroom interaction and management;
- Teachers' knowledge and beliefs;
- Teacher education;
- Coursebooks and materials;
- Syllabus design;
- Assessing second language knowledge;
- Methodology of classroom-oriented research;
- Disseminating the findings of classroom-oriented research.

Abstracts of papers and workshops in the range of 250-300 words should be
submitted by e-mail to classroomresearch2017 at gmail.com by June 30, 2017. The
proposals should include the title, name, affiliation, e-mail address and a
short biographical note, about 60-80 words in length. Notifications of
acceptance will be sent by July 30, 2017.




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