Full Title: Technology for Second Language Learning - Advancing Technologies — Expanding Research
Short Title: TSLL2023

Date: 20-Oct-2023 - 21-Oct-2023
Location: Ames, Iowa, USA
Contact Person: Mahdi Duris
Meeting Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://apling.engl.iastate.edu/conferences/technology-for-second-language-learning-conference/tsll-2023/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics

Call Deadline: 07-Jun-2023

Meeting Description:

AI-powered technologies have made natural language recognition and generation more accessible than ever before, opening up new possibilities for applied linguistics research and practice. Like previous advances in digital tools powered by natural language processing, hypermedia, microcomputers, large databases, networking, virtual reality, and wireless technologies, AI tools invite professionals in applied linguistics to imagine new ways of teaching, learning, assessing, and researching language. Unlike previous advances, however, AI tools such as intelligent chatbots and spoken dialog systems appear to forecast a seismic shift in practices in the field.

The language capacities of these new tools call for exploration of their potentials for new learning and assessment. They also require inquiry into the skill set required of language learners and test takers who have access to them. AI-powered bots for language learning and assessment might, for example

Act as a partner in an interactive dialog
Evaluate students’ language production based on rules or a rubric
Provide comprehensive grammatical feedback on students’ texts
Guide students’ writing processes to increase the comprehensibility of their texts
Generate level-appropriate texts on requested topics
Compose example texts for teaching and learning genre-appropriate moves
Identify textual cues indicating a writer’s affective and epistemic stances

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Technology for Second Language Learning (TSLL) conference at Iowa State University, we invite abstracts describing research investigating the potentials, uses, and implications of AI technologies for language teaching, learning, assessment, and research. The conference theme, “Advancing Technologies – Expanding Research,” signifies the multiple strands of research and practice in applied linguistics affected by current and future AI technologies.

We are particularly interested in work connected to one or more of the following strands of applied linguistics research at Iowa State University:

Data-driven language learning
Technology in project-based learning
Feedback on writing processes and products
Learning and assessment of spoken language
Language assessment design and validation
Language teacher education

We are particularly interested in exploratory studies using design-based, qualitative, and mixed-methods research to reveal insights into the linguistic, learning, and performance dimensions of AI technologies for language teaching, learning, assessment, and research.

Abstracts proposing papers related to the theme are invited for the conference to be held in hybrid format at Iowa State University on October 20-21, 2023.

2nd Call for Papers:

Extended deadline for Abstracts to *June 7th, 2023*.

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Technology for Second Language Learning (TSLL) conference at Iowa State University, we invite abstracts describing research investigating the potentials, uses, and implications of AI technologies for language teaching, learning, assessment, and research. The conference theme, “Advancing Technologies – Expanding Research,” signifies the multiple strands of research and practice in applied linguistics affected by current and future AI technologies. https://bit.ly/TSLL2023

We are particularly interested in work connected to one or more of the following strands of applied linguistics research at Iowa State University:

- Data-driven language learning
- Technology in project-based learning
- Feedback on writing processes and products
- Learning and assessment of spoken language
- Language assessment design and validation
- Language teacher education

Abstracts proposing papers related to the theme are invited for the conference to be held in hybrid format at Iowa State University on October 20-21, 2023.

Types of Sessions: Abstracts are invited for four types of sessions. Please note the abstract requirements and evaluation criteria for each type of submission:

* Individual Papers
* Colloquium
* Posters
* Round Tables

Submission: The site for submissions is now available here: https://bit.ly/TSLL23Abstract . Submissions extended to June 7th, 2023.