29.211, Calls: Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Pragmatics, Socioling, Translation/UK

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Subject: 29.211, Calls: Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Pragmatics, Socioling, Translation/UK

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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 18:16:17
From: Virpi Ylanne [Ylanne at cardiff.ac.uk]
Subject: 8th International Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice

 
Full Title: 8th International Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice 
Short Title: ALAPP 2018 

Date: 17-Sep-2018 - 19-Sep-2018
Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom 
Contact Person: Virpi Ylanne
Meeting Email: ALAPP2018 at cardiff.ac.uk
Web Site: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/conferences/applied-linguistics-and-professional-practice 

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

Call Deadline: 15-Feb-2018 

Meeting Description:

The conference aims to bring together scholars and practitioners from
different disciplinary backgrounds, especially language and communication
research, and professional domains, e.g. mediation, management, business, law,
journalism, education, healthcare, social care, therapy, translation and
interpreting. 

Plenary Speakers:

Theresa Lillis, The Open University, UK
Roger Säljö, Gothenburg University, Sweden
Andrea Whittle, Newcastle University, UK


Call for Proposals:

We are pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 8th International
Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP), which
will be hosted by the Centre for Language and Communication Research and held
at Cardiff University (UK), 17-19 September 2018. The ALAPP Masterclass is
scheduled on 20 September 2018. 

The conference aims to bring together scholars and practitioners from
different disciplinary backgrounds, especially language and communication
research, and professional domains, e.g. mediation, management, business, law,
journalism, education, healthcare, social care, therapy, translation and
interpreting. 

ALAPP 2018 is open to proposals that broadly fall within the scope of Applied
Linguistics and Professional Discourse Studies. Special themes include:

- Language, communication and the professions 
- Institutions and professions
- Expertise and professional practice
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in professional contexts 
- Multimodality in professional practice
- Professional practice, discourse and the new media
- Ethics and professional practice
- Interpreting and translation in institutional/professional settings
- Language awareness and reflexivity in the professions
- Communication training for professionals
- Professional practice and communication in the age of globalization
- Research Methodologies
- Collaborative research across professional boundaries
- Challenges in communicating research findings

Submission Guidelines:

The submission for proposals opens on 8 January 2018.

Please download the relevant proposal template from the conference website
(http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/conferences/applied-linguistics-and-professional-pra
ctice/proposal-submissions ).
Proposals must be submitted via email to ALAPPsubmission at hum.aau.dk

Proposals Submission Deadline: 15 February 2018

For all submissions, clearly indicate:

- Abstract title, author names, and full 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 may include panels, roundtables and individual presentations (oral
or poster).

Proposal Selection: 

All proposals, except panel proposals, undergo a double blind peer-review
process. The reviewers will have access to the names of panel coordinators and
the panellists.

Please note that the ALAPP conference policy allows only one oral presentation
per author. You may choose to submit more than one proposal, but normally only
one proposal will be accepted for oral presentation. Any additional accepted
proposals may be presented as poster(s).

Decisions about acceptance/rejection will be communicated by 6 April 2018.
Following formal acceptance, the responsible (presenting) authors must
register participation prior to the finalisation of the conference programme.
Early registration opens in May 2018.

Enquiries:

Please visit the conferenced website
(http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/conferences/applied-linguistics-and-professional-pra
ctice) or send an email to ALAPP coordinator, Bettina Jensen, at
ALAPPsubmission at hum.aau.dk (for enquires about abstract submission only). All
other queries should be sent to the Local Organising Committee at
ALAPP2018 at cardiff.ac.uk. The Local Organising Committee consist of Michelle
Aldridge-Waddon, Tom Bartlett, Michael Handford, Frances Rock, Tereza Spilioti
and Virpi Ylänne.




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