LINGUIST List 23.676 Thu Feb 09 2012 Confs: Applied Linguistics/Belgium Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunettlinguistlist.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.     Ann Aerts , Linguapolis Summer School: New Formula Message 1: Linguapolis Summer School: New Formula Date: 07-Feb-2012 From: Ann Aerts <ann.aertsua.ac.be> Subject: Linguapolis Summer School: New Formula E-mail this message to a friend Linguapolis Summer School: New Formula Date: 27-Aug-2012 - 31-Aug-2012 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Contact: Ann Aerts Contact Email: < click here to access email > Meeting URL: http://summerschool.linguapolis.be Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics Meeting Description: This year the Linguapolis Summer School offers an intermediate course in research designs, methods, and techniques used in design-based research. The course will focus on methodological considerations in conducting empirical research. We will highlight the practical issues involved in the use of qualitative and quantitative research methods in language teaching and learning. Insight will be given in how to process data after having used the most commonly data-collection techniques such as surveys, interviews and observations. The course is primarily intended for researchers in language teaching and learning who investigate user data or results of specific design practices and experiments in a more evidence-based manner. This programme will be most valuable for researchers who already designed their empirical research and are now in the early stages of conducting it. All participants will receive a reader including the necessary didactic materials (handouts, PowerPoints, articles, etc.). During the course the participants will work in small groups according to their research theme, methodology and level. Each participant will have the opportunity to work with his/her own data set and will have time to experiment with these data during the exercise sessions. As many researchers in the language field deal with similar issues, discussion with peers will be encouraged under the guidance of our experienced lecturers. At the end of the course each participant has the opportunity to have a personal consult with the lecturers to discuss current research. More details can be found on the website: http://summerschool.linguapolis.be (Information regarding the content and the programme will be added soon) Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 09-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.