31.448, Calls: Lang Acquisition/Australia

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LINGUIST List: Vol-31-448. Thu Jan 30 2020. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 31.448, Calls: Lang Acquisition/Australia

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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:15:03
From: Titia Benders [titia.benders at mq.edu.au]
Subject: Perspectives on Language in Children with Hearing Loss

 
Full Title: Perspectives on Language in Children with Hearing Loss 

Date: 14-May-2020 - 15-May-2020
Location: Sydney, Australia 
Contact Person: Titia Benders
Meeting Email: titia.benders at mq.edu.au
Web Site: http://bit.ly/workshopmay2020 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 15-Feb-2020 

Meeting Description:

How do children with hearing loss develop spoken language? As advancements in
early identification, devices, fitting and intervention progress, children
with hearing loss have better possibilities for functional language use than
ever before. Yet challenges remain. This workshop brings together researchers,
clinicians, health practitioners and industry representatives from diverse
fields to discuss the many perspectives on how children with hearing loss come
to be able to acquire and process spoken language.

Keynote Speakers
- Mary-Beth Brinson (Cochlear Ltd)
- Teresa Ching (National Acoustic Laboratories)
- Aleisha Davis (The Shepherd Centre)
- Samantha Harkus (Hearing Australia)
- Derek Houston (Ohio State University)
- Greg Leigh (Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children)
- Christian Lorenzi (Ecole Normale Supérieure)


Call for Papers: 

Abstract Submission by 15 February 2020

We invite submission of abstracts for talks and posters. Abstracts should
include:
- Title, name/s, affiliation/s, first-author email
- 1 page abstract plus a page of figures/references (single space 12-point
font size)
- An indication of preference for talk, poster, or either

Please email abstract submissions to Titia.Benders at mq.edu.au

Important Dates
15 February 2020 – Deadline for abstract submission
29 February 2020 – Notification of acceptance
8 May 2020 – Registration deadline (registration is free and available online
now)
14 & 15 May 2020 – Workshop

Organising Committee
Rosanne Abrahamse
Titia Benders
Ben Davies
Katherine Demuth
Mridula Sharma
Elise Tobin

Program Enquiries: Titia.Benders at mq.edu.au
General Enquiries: Elsa.Whelan at mq.edu.au

Workshop Sponsors
ARC Laureate Fellowship FL130100014 (Demuth)
ARC Linkage Grant LP180100534 (Demuth & Sharma)
Macquarie University Child Language Lab
Macquarie University Centre for Language Sciences (CLaS)




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