31.3554, Confs: Applied Ling, Lang Acquisition, Psycholing, Socioling/Online

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Subject: 31.3554, Confs: Applied Ling, Lang Acquisition, Psycholing, Socioling/Online

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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 23:31:44
From: Andrea Schalley [andrea.schalley at kau.se]
Subject: Online ALS 2020 Workshop on Bi/Multilingualism and Disability

 
Online ALS 2020 Workshop on Bi/Multilingualism and Disability 

Date: 13-Dec-2020 - 15-Dec-2020 
Location: Online (accessible from around the world), Australia 
Contact: Andrea Schalley 
Contact Email: andrea.schalley at kau.se 
Meeting URL: https://als.asn.au/Conference/Workshops2020 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics 

Meeting Description: 

The 53rd annual conference of the Australian Linguistic Society (ALS) will run
in an online format on Monday and Tuesday, 14-15 December 2020 (Australian
time). The theme this year is Building Bridges, and in the spirit of building
bridges, we are organising a multidisciplinary workshop at the conference, on
the topic of bi/multilingualism and disability.

The workshop will include six 15-minute pre-recorded video presentations and a
live-streamed panel discussion. The pre-recorded presentations can be accessed
by conference delegates ahead of the conference, in preparation of the live
panel discussion taking place during the conference dates.
 

Program Information: 

Workshop Presentations:

BILINGUALISM AND MULTILINGUALISM IN INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
(ASD) OR DOWN SYNDROME (DS): EVIDENCE AND IMPLICATIONS
Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird, Dalhousie University, Canada

HOW TO DISENTANGLE BILINGUALISM FROM DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER (DLD)
Sharon Armon-Lotem, Bar Ilan University, Israel

THE SUITABILITY OF DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING
CHALLENGES
Fred Genesee, McGill University, Canada

DEAF MULTILINGUALISM: TRAVERSING NEW RESEARCH TERRAIN
Louisa Willoughby, Monash University, Australia

CAN CROSS-LINGUISTIC TREATMENT EFFECTS INFORM CLINICAL PRACTICE IN
MULTILINGUAL APHASIA?
Maria Kambanaros, University of South Australia, Australia

BILINGUALISM AS A SOURCE OF COGNITIVE RESERVE: IMPACT ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Ellen Bialystok, York University, Canada

Registration:
In order to gain access to the video presentations and follow the
live-streamed workshop discussion, participants need to register for the ALS
2020 conference. Registration fees are kept very low due to the online format,
and single-day registrations are also possible. 
The early bird registration deadline is 22 Nov, 5pm Australian Eastern
standard time. See https://als.asn.au/Conference/Registration for details on
how to register. 
For further information about the conference please visit the conference page
at https://als.asn.au/Conference/Conference2020. 

Support:
We would like to thank the Centre for Language and Literature Education (CSL)
at Karlstad University, Sweden, for supporting the organisation of the
workshop. The workshop is organised under the auspices of the AILA Research
Network on Social and Affective Factors of Home Language Maintenance and
Development.

Workshop Organizers:
Susana A. Eisenchlas, Griffith University, Australia
Andrea C. Schalley, Karlstad University, Sweden





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