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LINGUIST List 19.3101

Mon Oct 13 2008

Calls: Applied Ling/USA; Lexicography/USA

Editor for this issue: Kate Wu <katelinguistlist.org>


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        1.    Chiemi Hanzawa, 2009 SLA Graduate Student Symposium
        2.    Michael Adams, Dictionary Society of North America


Message 1: 2009 SLA Graduate Student Symposium
Date: 11-Oct-2008
From: Chiemi Hanzawa <chiemi-hanzawauiowa.edu>
Subject: 2009 SLA Graduate Student Symposium
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Full Title: 2009 SLA Graduate Student Symposium

Date: 17-Apr-2009 - 18-Apr-2009
Location: Iowa City, IA, USA
Contact Person: Vera Grabitzky
Meeting Email: studorg-flaresuiowa.edu
Web Site:http://www.uiowa.edu/~flaregra/symposium_09.html

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

Call Deadline: 30-Nov-2008

Meeting Description:

The Second Language Acquisition Program at the University of Iowa is calling for
papers for the 2009 SLA Graduate Student Symposium. The graduate students at the
University of Iowa and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have formed a
partnership to host this annual conference, with organization and hosting of the
conference alternating between the universities. Our purpose is to provide an
opportunity for graduate students in SLA and related disciplines to present
their work and meet distinguished researchers in their field.

The theme of the 2009 symposium is "SLA in the 21st Century." We would like to
present topics from a variety of areas that inform current and future trends in
SLA research, including the following: generative, psycholinguistic, and social
approaches, technology in language teaching, implications of SLA research for
instruction, and others.

Call for Papers

We invite proposals for papers and posters from graduate students at any level
of graduate study. All proposals must be original (i.e., not previously
presented in public) and unpublished work. Paper presentations will be 20
minutes followed by a 10-minute discussion period. Poster presentations will be
displayed at an hour-long session, during which poster authors will stand by
their posters to discuss their work. Please submit abstracts by November 30,
2008 to: studorg-flaresuiowa.edu (only e-mail submission is accepted)
Notification of acceptance will be sent by January 31, 2009.

Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to:
Analysis of discourse and interaction
Classroom research and pedagogical implications
Computer-assisted language learning
Generative second language acquisition (syntax, phonology, semantics)
Heritage language acquisition
Language, culture, socialization, and pragmatics
Learner corpora and SLA
Psycholinguistic approaches to SLA
Testing and assessment

Please adhere to the following format:
I. In the body of the email message, please include all of the following
information in the given order:
1.Title of presentation (maximum 10 words)
2.Presenter's name (family, given)
3.Department & affiliation
4.Complete mailing address
5.Phone/Fax
6.Preferred e-mail address for correspondence
7.Summary of the presentation, with a clear theoretical or empirical focus (no
longer than 50 words). This summary will be included in the program booklet and
cannot be subsequently revised.

II. Also in the body of the email message, please indicate your choice below.
I wish my abstract to be considered as a:
a. Presentation or poster
b. Presentation only
c. Poster only

III. Please include an abstract as an attachment. The attachment must be a
Microsoft Word document and may not exceed 300 words. Please place the title as
the first line of the document. Neither your name nor your institution's name
should be included in the abstract.
Message 2: Dictionary Society of North America
Date: 09-Oct-2008
From: Michael Adams <adamsmpindiana.edu>
Subject: Dictionary Society of North America
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Full Title: Dictionary Society of North America
Short Title: DSNA

Date: 27-May-2009 - 30-May-2009
Location: Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Contact Person: Michael Adams
Meeting Email: adamsmpindiana.edu
Web Site: http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/dsna

Linguistic Field(s): Lexicography

Call Deadline: 01-Dec-2008

Meeting Description:

Dictionary Society of North America 17th Biennial Conference
Indiana University, Bloomington
27 May - Saturday, 30 May, 2009

Abstracts on any aspect of the history, theory, or practice of lexicography by 1
December 2008 to Michael Adams (adamsmpindiana.edu).

Call for Papers

Those wishing to present papers (no longer than 20 minutes long) should send an
abstract to Michael Adams at adamsmpindiana.edu no later than 1 December 2008.
Abstracts for papers on any topic relating to the history, theory, or practice
of lexicography are welcome. Abstracts for papers about Samuel Johnson's
lexicography (to celebrate the tercentenary of his birth) or the role of
dictionaries in university learning and teaching are especially encouraged.
Proposals for special panels on any lexicographical topic should be sent to
Michael Adams at the above address no later than 1 November 2008.

Any queries by mail should be sent to Professor Michael Adams, Department of
English, Indiana University, Ballantine Hall 442, 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave,
Bloomington, IN 47405 USA. Participants must be members of the Dictionary
Society of North America; those not currently members will pay a slightly higher
registration fee that includes membership for 2009.



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