LINGUIST List 23.1589: Calls: Applied Ling, Language Acquisition, Cognitive Sci, Psycholing/Switzerland

LINGUIST List 23.1589
Thu Mar 29 2012 Calls: Applied Ling, Language Acquisition, Cognitive Sci, Psycholing/Switzerland Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.org>
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Date: 28-Mar-2012 From: Andrea Schalley <a.schalleygriffith.edu.au> Subject: Workshop: Multilingualism and Literacy E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Workshop: Multilingualism and Literacy Date: 22-Jul-2013 - 27-Jul-2013 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Contact Person: Andrea Schalley Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://www.cil19.org/en/workshops/multilingualism-and-literacy/ Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics Call Deadline: 15-Jul-2012 Meeting Description: One of the visible aspects of globalisation and politico-economic upheavals in the third millennium is the increased mobility of populations, resulting in children growing up with, and adults being exposed to, a variety of languages. Ensuing are linguistic systems that display a range of proficiency levels across the four macroskills, namely listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Usually it is the reading and writing skills for one or all the languages spoken by multilinguals that lag behind - or in some cases are never developed. This workshop will explore the impact of multilingualism on literacy development of both children and adults. In particular, we will focus on whether, and if so how, literacy skills or the lack thereof in one language impact on the development of literacy in the other language(s) and on cognitive skills more generally. Workshop Organisers: Susana Eisenchlas Diana Guillemin Andrea Schalley The workshop is organised as part of the International Congress of Linguists to be held in Geneva July 22-27, 2013. ICL website: http://www.cil19.org/en/ Call for Papers: Specific topics may include but are not limited to: The Acquisition of Multiple Literacies by Multilinguals: - Cognitive processes - Pathways and best practice - Challenges - Outcomes and implications The Cost of Illiteracy in the Home or Heritage Language, specifically in the following domains: - Cognitive - Academic - Social - Economic - Identity formation, wellbeing, and health Specific Populations, e.g.: - Emergent literacy in multilingual children - Literacy and emergent second language acquisition (i.e. in sequential multilingualism) - Literacy and multilingualism in children with interrupted schooling - Acquisition of literacy in the language of schooling or work in the absence of literacy in the home language (Note: For the purposes of this workshop, multilingualism in particular comprises bilingualism.) We invite abstracts for the workshop. Abstracts should be of no more than 500 words. They will be reviewed anonymously. Please remove all author information from the abstract. Please send your abstract via email to s.eisenchlasgriffith.edu.au by 15 July 2012. Presentations consist of a 20-minute presentation followed by 10 minutes for discussion. This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2012 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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