LINGUIST List 23.631 Tue Feb 07 2012 Calls: English, Applied Linguistics/Australia Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.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.     Sarah Hoekwater , Australian Council of TESOL Associations International TESOL Conference Message 1: Australian Council of TESOL Associations International TESOL Conference Date: 06-Feb-2012 From: Sarah Hoekwater <sarah.hoekwaterastmanagement.com.au> Subject: Australian Council of TESOL Associations International TESOL Conference E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Australian Council of TESOL Associations International TESOL Conference Date: 02-Jul-2012 - 05-Jul-2012 Location: Cairns, QLD, Australia Contact Person: Sarah Hoekwater Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://www.astmanagement.com.au/ACTA12/ Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics Subject Language(s): English Call Deadline: 01-Mar-2012 Meeting Description: The 2012 ACTA International Conference will be convened at the world class Cairns Convention Centre from 2-5 July 2012, and we have negotiated a variety of accommodation packages to suit our delegates' needs. Proceedings will open with a pre-conference Pronunciation Symposium on Monday 2 July. We are thrilled to host leading national and international educators and researchers in the field to this symposium, and the conference proper will pick up on some of the key issues arising from the colloquium and plenary sessions. The full program gets under way on Tuesday 3 July with a broad range of strands and exciting keynote presentations, workshops and poster sessions relevant to ESL, EFL and Indigenous educators at all levels and across all sectors. We have a special treat in store for delegates attending the conference dinner on the Wednesday night, and you might also like to book a seat for an exclusive hosted breakfast with some of our keynote and plenary speakers before the final day's sessions kick off on Thursday. Call for Papers: Call for abstracts opens on 1 February 2011 Call for abstracts closes on 1 March 2012 Notification to presenters on 1 April 2012 Presenters' acceptance closes on 15 April 2012 Final Program available on 30 April 2012 Authors or organisations interested in submitting a paper or presenting a workshop, colloquium or poster session are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 250 words. The abstract should outline the aims, content, conclusions and/or recommendations of the paper or presentation, or provide details of the workshop or colloquium and the author's, authors' or organisation's intended role. All proposals will be reviewed by the Conference Committee. Presentations will be selected to provide a program that offers a comprehensive and diverse treatment of issues related to the conference theme. Presentations must relate to one or more of the conference strands listed below. Authors will be notified by email of the outcome of their abstract submission. Conference Strands: 1. Indigenous Education and Indigenous Language Issues 2. TEFL and EAP 3. Refugees and New Arrivals: Issues and Initiatives 4. Language Education Management 5. Oracy (Incorporating Pronunciation) 6. Effective TESOL Pedagogies (a) Early Childhood and Primary (b) Middle Years (c) Senior Secondary (d) Adult Please submit your abstract through our conference website: http://www.astmanagement.com.au/ACTA12/ Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 07-Feb-2012       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.