LINGUIST List 21.3065 Mon Jul 26 2010 FYI: Call for Book Chapters: Collected Volume on TA Development Editor for this issue: Rachelle Felzien <rachellelinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.    Greta Gorsuch Griffee, Call for Book Chapters: Collected Volume on TA Development Message 1: Call for Book Chapters: Collected Volume on TA Development Date: 25-Jul-2010 From: Greta Gorsuch Griffee <greta.gorsuchttu.edu> Subject: Call for Book Chapters: Collected Volume on TA Development E-mail this message to a friend This is a call for papers for a collected volume on theoretical perspectives in language development for international teaching assistants (ITAs). International teaching assistants are those who TA college courses using languages that are not their first. We are particularly interested in receiving abstracts from applied linguists working in second language acquisition and testing, with special regard to ITAs. This will be a fully refereed book published by New Forums Press, a well known scholarly venue for faculty development matters. This new title will be an edited volume showcasing established and emerging scholars and their work in the field of Teaching Assistant (TA) and International Teaching Assistant (ITA) education. Working theories will go beyond reporting good practices or program descriptions, which typically comprise many current books on TA and ITA development. Instead, theories and models from psychology, sociology, pedagogy, discourse analysis, and second language learning will be presented in such as way as to inform good practice, but above all, motivate future research in TA and ITA learning and development. Chapters in this volume should be methodologically rigorous empirical studies or principled commentaries (although data-driven, empirical studies are preferred) with approachable, detailed descriptions of the rationale for the work and the theory or model on which the work is based. Descriptions of good practices, program descriptions or evaluations, or lesson plans are not appropriate for this volume. The word limit is 12,000. Abstracts will be due November 15, 2010 with full manuscripts due by July 15, 2011. Style guideline is the APA 6th Edition. Electronic submissions are encouraged: greta.gorsuchttu.edu Chapters will be edited by an in-house editor in addition to the volume editor, and the volume will be fully peer reviewed. The aim for this title is to maximize access and visibility in scholarly circles through a variety of mediums as appropriate. Greta Gorsuch is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics & Second Language Studies at Texas Tech University, and has researched educational programs and ITA education for ten years. Her publications have appeared in English for Specific Purposes, The Journal of Faculty Development, The Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development, and Education Policy Analysis Archives, among others. She edited The Language Teacher (The Japanese Association of Language Teaching) and has guest edited special issues of System and TESL-EJ. Publisher: New Forums Press, Inc. Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA www.newforums.com Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 26-Jul-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.