Category: applied linguistics

New Speakers in a Multilingual Europe: Opportunities and Challenges

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

BAAL / Cambridge University Press Applied Linguistics Seminar Programme 2015-2016 and COST Action IS1306

New Speakers in a Multilingual Europe: Opportunities and Challenges

New plurilingual pathways for integration: Immigrants and language learning in the 21st Century

Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 26th & 27th May 2016

The 21st Century is witnessing increased discussions on immigration in local, national and international contexts. The aim of this seminar is to bridge the study of language and immigration and consider the extent to which immigrants learning new languages (which include learning majority, minority and/or heritage languages) may contribute to a more comprehensive and plurilingual view of integration today.

The proceedings will be directed by key themes and objectives as follows:
• What are the opportunities and challenges for immigrants who learn new languages?
• To what extent do immigrant speakers challenge current conceptions of integration, cohesion and citizenship?
• Which steps or initiatives could facilitate a more comprehensive view of integration, cohesion and citizenship in national and minority language contexts?

Confirmed plenary speakers:
Professor Máiréad Nic Craith (Heriot-Watt University)
Professor Alison Phipps (University of Glasgow)

Round table discussion: Immigration in the 21st century: language, integration and citizenship
Professor Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost (Cardiff University)
Professor Bernadette O’Rourke (Heriot-Watt University)
Dr Cassie Smith-Christmas (University of the Highlands and Islands)

Workshop: Immigrants, integration and multilingual practices in the UK
Ms Mirona Moraru (Cardiff University)

Fee: This is a free event and lunch will be provided on both days

Please submit an abstract of no more than 350 words (including references) by 29th February 2016 to baalcupseminar2016@gmail.com.

Contact details (name, affiliation and email address) should be included in the body of the email together with the title.

Please also indicate whether you wish to present a paper or a poster. We intend to publish an edited volume based on the seminar papers and therefore encourage participation from those who are in a position to contribute to the volume.

CFP Journal Research in Corpus Linguistics


Research in Corpus Linguistics (RiCL), issue 4 (2016)
(Official journal of the Spanish Association for Corpus Linguistics AELINCO)

Research in Corpus Linguistics (RiCL, ISSN 2243-4712), the official journal of the Spanish Association for Corpus Linguistics AELINCO, is a peer-reviewed international scientific journal published annually, aiming at the publication of original research based on corpus data from different languages and language families and from different theoretical perspectives and frameworks, with the goal of improving our knowledge about the linguistic theoretical background of a language, a language family or any type of cross-linguistic phenomena/constructions/assumptions.

RiCL invites previously unpublished research articles and book reviews in the field of corpus linguistics. Specific areas of interest include corpus design, compilation and typology; discourse, literary analysis and corpora; corpus-based grammatical studies; corpus-based lexicology and lexicography; corpora, contrastive studies and translation; corpus and linguistic variation; corpus-based computational linguistics; corpora, language acquisition and teaching; and special uses of corpus linguistics. The journal also publishes special issues on specific topics, with leading specialists in the field of corpus linguistics as guest editors.

Editors: Javier Pérez-Guerra (University of Vigo) and María José López-Couso (University of Santiago de Compostela)

Links:
– journal website: http://www.aelinco.es/ricl
– instructions for authors: http://www.aelinco.es/ojs/index.php/ricl/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions

#CFP Learner Language, #corpuslinguistics and #mobilelearning deadline March 31

 

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Learner Language, Corpus Linguistics and Mobile Learning

at Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany, 20 July 2016

Pre-conference workshop of the 12th Teaching and Language Corpora Conference organised by the

Transforming European Learner Language into Learning Opportunities (TELL-OP) team

Call for Papers

TELL-OP is a Strategic Partnership that seeks to promote the take-up of innovative practices in European language learning (Data Driven Learning, DDL) by supporting personalised learning approaches that rely on the use of information and communication technology and open educational resources by bringing together the knowledge and expertise of European stakeholders in the fields of language education, corpus and applied linguistics, e-learning and knowledge engineering in order to promote cooperation and contribute to unleash the potential behind already available web 2.0 services to promote the personalised e-learning of languages in the contexts of higher and adult education, in particular, through mobile devices.

This pre-conference workshop will take place all day on Wednesday, 20 July 2016. It will start with an introduction to TELL-OP aims and outcomes including a beta version of the TELL-OP language learning application developed by the workshop organisers and end with a round table. As part of the workshop, we would like to invite stakeholders in the field to submit abstracts for paper presentations. We would like to invite educators, teachers, linguists, software developers, and second/foreign language researchers working at the interface of learner language, corpus linguistics and mobile learning.

Paper presentations will consist of a 20-minute talk followed by 10 minutes for questions and discussion. Papers reporting on empirical research should represent either completed work, or work in progress where some results can be reported. Abstracts on all topics related to the connection between learner language, corpus linguistics and mobile learning are welcome, especially those focusing on one of the following topics:

  • (personalized) mobile learning
  • DDL and mobile learning
  • (learner) corpus research and their benefit for mobile learning
  • teaching with mobile learning applications
  • teaching and/or assessment with mobile learning devices
  • automatic feedback in mobile learning devices
  • corpus linguistics applications in mobile environments

We are welcoming paper presentations on any of these topics listed above. However, we are especially encouraging presentations that combine any of these topics. We request abstracts of 500 words (not counting the reference list) for paper presentations. Abstracts can be submitted to:

tellop@um.es

The deadline for abstract submission is 31 March 2016.

Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by 30 April 2016, along with further information on the workshop.

We hope to see you in Giessen in July 2016!

The organising committee consists of:

Pascual Pérez-Paredes, Dogan Bulut, Baki Dursun, Ibrahim Ercan, Sandra Götz, Stefanie Hehner, Fanny Meunier, Carlos Ordoñana, Karin Puga, Julie Van de Vyver, Pilar Aguado, Gregorio Martínez and Purificación Sánchez.

E-mail: tellop@um.es

 

CFP 15th AELFE Conference abstract deadline Feb 28

15th International AELFE Conference

Today’s and Tomorrow’s Challenges in Languages for Specific Purposes and Translation
Universidad de Alcalá
Guadalajara, Spain, 23 – 24 June 2016
1st CALL FOR PAPERS

In the context of an increasing specialization in languages and translation due to the increasing number of contexts where specialized languages and translation are needed in the world along with the current internationalization of Higher Education and the effect of technology in education and , it is necessary to revise the role of languages for specific and academic purposes and translation. AELFE 2016 intend to bring together researchers, academics, language professionals with a genuine concern in these areas, along with academics and experts in other fields and languages all over the world.

This conference is aimed at those who are interested in all aspects of research and applications of these fields who might be interested in publishing high quality papers in reputed academic journals and in a special volume of peer-reviewed selected presentations under the seal of the Universidad de Alcalá Publishing.

 

Confirmed Plenary Speakers:

Ana M. Gimeno (Universitat Politécnica de Valencia, Spain)

MK Jauregi Ondarra (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

Alex Boulton (Directeur adjoint UFR Lansad, France)

 

Thematic strands:

  1. Discourse Analysis
  2. Terminology and Lexicology
  3. Translation
  4. ICT
  5. Didactics and Language Acquisition
  6. Cognitive Linguistics and Languages for Specific Purposes

 

Conference languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish.

 

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

We invite contributions in the form of paper presentations or posters on any of the above topics (but not restricted to them). Please submit your proposal in EN, DE, FR, IT, or ES, saved as PDF https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aelfe2016, by 28 January 2016,

Paper presentations will consist of a 20-minute talk followed by 10 minutes for questions and discussion. Especially welcome will be paper submissions presenting research (either complete or in progress) related to the conference topics. In addition, they should be interesting and academically of good quality. Poster abstracts are particularly welcome if they report on innovative research and/or on projects relevant to at least one of the conference topics. Presenters who want to submit more than proposals can do it in form of posters (two more). A prize to the best poster will be granted at the end of the conference.

The first page of the Proposal should include:

  • the title of the paper / poster
  • the Abstract (300 words)

 

In addition, please indicate:

  • whether it is a proposal for a paper presentation or a poster
  • the language of the presentation (EN, FR, DE, IT, RO or ES)
  • the thematic strand it would fit best.

Abstracts should include a brief outline of the research/project context and clearly indicate the objectives, method(s) and results. All abstracts will be peer-reviewed by the conference programme committee and AELFE panel coordinators.

Participants interested in displaying copies of their work (books, teaching resources) or project materials should contact the organisers at aelfe2016@uah.es

 

KEY DATES:

 

Deadline for submission of abstracts:                        February 28, 2016

Registration opens:                                                         March 1
Notification of acceptance:                                             March 28, 2016
Deadline for submitting complete
short paper (2500 words)                                             May 15, 2016
Early registration deadline:                                 May 1, 2016
Registration deadline to ensure the inclusion
in the conference program:                               June 1, 2016.

 

REGISTRATION & CONFERENCE FEE:

The conference fee includes: the conference folder, book of abstracts, refreshments and snack lunch on both conference days, and the conference dinner on Thursday. Please note that it does not include accommodation and the trip on Saturday.

Early bird

(till 15 May)

 Participants who are not members of AELFE EURO 170
Members of AELFE EURO 120
Students (with proof of registration in 2015-2016) EURO 35
After 15 May Participants who are not members of AELFE EURO 185
Members of AELFE EURO 135
Students (with proof of registration in 2015-2016) EURO 45

Reduced fee for students includes conference folder coffee breaks (not lunch) and the volume of proceedings.

Account details for the bank transfer will be found in the conference website after February 1st 2016.

More details soon at www.aelfe.org and on the conference website http://www3.uah.es/aelfe2016 (temporary)