LINGUIST List 21.4562 Sun Nov 14 2010 Calls: Applied Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sociolinguistics/USA 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.     John Levis , Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Message 1: Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Date: 12-Nov-2010 From: John Levis <jlevisiastate.edu> Subject: Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Short Title: PSLLT Date: 07-Oct-2011 - 08-Oct-2011 Location: Ames, IA, USA Contact Person: John Levis Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://pslltconference.com Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Sociolinguistics Call Deadline: 01-Apr-2011 Meeting Description: Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching October 7-8, 2011 Iowa State University, Ames IA USA The Confluence of Social Factors and Pronunciation: Accent, Identity, Irritation and Discrimination Call for Papers Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching October 7-8, 2011 The Confluence of Social Factors and Pronunciation: Accent, Identity, Irritation and Discrimination Invited Speaker Donald Rubin, University of Georgia Athens, Georgia USA Second language pronunciation acquisition is widely considered to be difficult from a physical, cognitive and developmental point of view, but just as significant are the role of social factors. Native and non-native accents, even when they are intelligible, are not neutral, but are subject to social pecking orders which cause listeners to evaluate speakers in various ways. These evaluations may lead to discriminatory or preferential treatment, and they may even affect speakers ability to be audible, to construct their identities, and to successfully acquire a new language (Miller 2006). This conference will provide a forum for discussions of how social factors influence and are influenced by pronunciation. Possible paper topics may include descriptive and experimental studies, discussions of instructional approaches that emphasize social factors, and case studies of the interaction of social and linguistic factors in the development of oral skills. In addition to papers related to how social factors impact the learning of pronunciation, how accent affects social acceptance and the results of acceptance (or lack thereof), how irritation is related to intelligibility, and how interlocutors' reactions can be improved, this third annual conference invites proposals for papers or poster presentations on any aspect of pronunciation research, teaching and learning. Papers will be given in English, but papers addressing the teaching and learning of pronunciation for any language are encouraged. Presenters will be invited to submit their papers for a peer-reviewed, on-line proceedings of the conference. Please submit a 250-word abstract by April 1, 2011 to the following site: http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/PSLLT2011 Acceptances will be sent out by May 1, 2011. Please specify whether you would like your abstract to be considered as a paper or a poster. For further information about the conference, go to http://pslltconference.com or contact John Levis at pslltconferencegmail.com NOTE: The conference will be held concurrently with the Second Language Research Forum conference (SLRF) and will include a joint colloquium with SLRF entitled 'Social influences on the acquisition of L2 phonetics and phonology' Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 14-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.