LINGUIST List 22.2844 Mon Jul 11 2011 Calls: Applied Linguistics/ Academic Exchange Quarterly (Jrnl) Editor for this issue: Brent Miller <brentlinguistlist.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.     Andee Pollard , Academic Exchange Quarterly Message 1: Academic Exchange Quarterly Date: 11-Jul-2011 From: Andee Pollard <andeepollardgmail.com> Subject: Academic Exchange Quarterly E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Academic Exchange Quarterly Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics Call Deadline: 31-Dec-2011 Call for Papers Academic Exchange Quarterly; Summer 2012, Volume 16, Issue 2 'East Asian Learners of English' (Submission Keyword: 'LANGUAGE-15') Feature Editor: Andee Pollard, Kangwon National University, Korea Focus: This issue aims to explore current knowledge of second language acquisition and pedagogy among East Asian learners of English. It will examine the process of English as a Second Language (ESL) acquisition among students with East Asian backgrounds - Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese. More specific topics encompass, but are not limited to, (1) interlanguage or learner language analysis (such as conversation analysis), (2) English as a Lingua Franca in the East Asian context, (3) learner variables (such as motivation, personality characteristics, age, and learning styles), (4) pragmatic competence, (5) sociolinguistic competence, (6) grammatical acquisition and form-focused instruction, (7) vocabulary acquisition, (8) phonetic/phonological acquisition and teaching pronunciation, (9) task or content-based instruction, (10) study abroad, and (11) teaching listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing skills. The purpose of this edition is to bring together new findings about second language acquisition and pedagogy among East Asian learners of English and, hence, contribute to the enhanced efficacy of their learning and teaching processes. Submission Procedure and Basic Guidelines: - Manuscript's length (abstract, text, references) is 2000-3000 words - Adheres to the sample manuscript layout - Manuscript can be identified by the keyword (LANGUAGE-15) - Tables and Figures are separate JPG attachments - Submissions accepted as MS Word DOC or DOCX (less than 100KB) - Manuscript is free of metadata, hidden text, and header/footer - Submission address: academicexchangeyahoo.com Full submission guidelines can be found at: http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm Please remember to identify your submission with the keyword: 'LANGUAGE- 15' Submission deadline: Until the end of February 2012 Early Deadline (Editors' Choice consideration): December 2011 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 11-Jul-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.