LINGUIST List 21.4468 Sun Nov 07 2010 Calls: Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition/Japan Editor for this issue: Elyssa Winzeler <elyssalinguistlist.org> LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.     Kaoru Koyanagi , 11th Annual Conference of the Japan Second Language Association Message 1: 11th Annual Conference of the Japan Second Language Association Date: 07-Nov-2010 From: Kaoru Koyanagi <kaoru-ksophia.ac.jp> Subject: 11th Annual Conference of the Japan Second Language Association E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: 11th Annual Conference of the Japan Second Language Association Short Title: J-SLA 2011 Date: 11-Jun-2011 - 12-Jun-2011 Location: Bunkyo University, Japan Contact Person: Ken Urano Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://www.j-sla.org/e/index.html Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition Call Deadline: 31-Jan-2011 Meeting Description: The 11th Annual Conference of the Japan Second Language Association Call for Papers J-SLA 2011 (The 11th Annual Conference of the Japan Second Language Association) (1) Dates: June 11 and 12, 2011 (2) Place: Bunkyo University (3337 Minami-Ogishima, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama 343-8511) (3) Plenary speaker: Roumyana Slabakova (University of Iowa) (4) Academic areas: Abstracts are invited for papers or poster presentations on any theoretical or empirical area of research in second language acquisition (SLA). (5) Presentations: Oral presentation of papers will be allotted 40 minutes (30 minutes for presentation, followed by 10 minutes for discussion). (6) Deadline for receipt of abstracts: January 31, 2010 (7) Notification of acceptance: February 28, 2010 (8) Abstract submission procedure: Please submit your abstract (1,600 characters in Japanese or 1,000 words in English) as an MS-Word file (or a PDF file if it contains special characters) and send it as an attachment to the following e-mail address: shunjiL2yahoo.co.jp Shunji Inagaki (Graduate School of Languages and Cultures, Nagoya University) Please write 'J-SLA Abstract Submission' in the subject line and list the following information in the body of the message: -Title of your paper or poster -Your name -Affiliation -Address -Telephone number/fax number -E-mail address -Type of proposal (Student Workshop*, paper, or poster) -Language to be used for presentation (i.e., Japanese or English). Please note at the bottom of the list whether you are willing to participate in the poster session should your paper not be accepted for oral presentation. A Student Workshop will be held the morning of June 11, 2011. We plan to schedule parallel sessions to accommodate as many presentations as possible. The time allotted for each presentation is 30 minutes, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion. At least one expert in the area will attend each session to promote discussion and to provide advice. Presenters should be student members of J-SLA (see (10) below). Studies-in-progress are welcome. (9) Notes regarding abstract submission: - Figures and tables are not counted as part of the word limit but should be included in the abstract. The total length of the abstract should not exceed two A4 pages. - Include the title of the abstract at the top and the number of characters (if written in Japanese) or word count (if written in English) at the bottom. - Do not put the name(s) of the presenter(s) on the abstract. - Send a shorter version of the abstract (no more than 300 characters in Japanese or 100 words in English) as a separate attachment. Include the title at the top and the number of characters or word count at the bottom. - Authors may submit only one abstract for consideration as a paper for oral presentation. This limit holds for all authors regardless of their status as primary or secondary author. Additional submissions for the Student Workshop or for poster presentations are also permitted as long as the contents of each submission are not the same. (10) General notes - All presenters must be members of J-SLA at the time of the conference. (It is not necessary for co-presenters to be members.) - Information on joining J-SLA may be found at the following website: http://www.j-sla.org/e/index.html - The language of presentation may be either Japanese or English. - No substitute presenters will be allowed. - Regrettably, no financial support for transportation and accommodation will be offered. For more information, please contact Ken Urano, Conference Chair: uranoba.hokkai-s-u.ac.jp Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 07-Nov-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.