LINGUIST List 22.2120 Wed May 18 2011 Calls: Applied Ling/ Southern African Ling & Applied Lang Studies (Jrnl) Editor for this issue: Danniella Hornby <daniellalinguistlist.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.     Jodie Bell , Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Message 1: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Date: 17-May-2011 From: Jodie Bell <jodie.belltandf.co.uk> Subject: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics Call Deadline: 01-Jul-2011 Call for Papers - The Role of African Languages in Education in Southern Africa Special issue of the Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (Volume 30, Number 4, 2012). Guest-edited by Vic Webb and Michel Lafon, University of Pretoria A forthcoming special issue of Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies www.tandf.co.uk/journals/rall The objective of this forthcoming special issue is to place the spotlight on the importance of African languages in primary education in the southern Africa region, both as a language of learning and teaching, and as a subject of study. Contributors to the special issue may offer theoretical or empirical studies on any relevant issue in the theme. Topics to be considered include: (a) The language political realities of African languages in schools in SA and the region (b) Home language teaching practices in the African languages (c) Literacy development in African languages (d) Skills development in African languages as home language in schools (e) Skills assessment in African languages as home language subjects (f) Language behavior in school classrooms (g) Code-switching in school classrooms (h) The role of urban varieties (including code-mixing) in schools (i) LoLT modes in primary schools: dual medium, parallel medium, single medium (in the context of highly complex multilingual classes) (j) Teacher training in the didactics of teaching African languages as HLs (k) Language-in-education policy development and practice in classrooms (l) The role of state or regulatory bodies (e.g. PanSALB, DAC, etc. in SA) in the promotion and development of AL in education Abstracts for consideration are welcomed with the deadline of 1st July 2011. Read further details at: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/cfp/rallcfp.pdf Articles must be in accordance with the Requirements for Authors. They will be peer reviewed as per SALAS general policy. For all submissions and queries, please contact Vic Webb, and cc Michel Lafon: Vic.webbup.ac.za Michel.lafonup.ac.za Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 18-May-2011       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.