LINGUIST List 26.2218

Mon Apr 27 2015

Calls: Applied Linguistics/USA

Editor for this issue: Erin Arnold <earnoldlinguistlist.org>


Date: 27-Apr-2015
From: Cynthia Berger <cmurphy20gsu.edu>
Subject: 34th Annual Second Language Research Forum
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Full Title: 34th Annual Second Language Research Forum
Short Title: SLRF 2015

Date: 29-Oct-2015 - 31-Oct-2015
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Contact Person: Cynthia Murphy Berger
Meeting Email: < click here to access email >
Web Site: http://alsl.gsu.edu/second-language-research-forum-2015/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

Call Deadline: 11-May-2015

Meeting Description:

The Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL at Georgia State University is pleased to host the 34th annual Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 29-31, 2015. We invite proposals for papers, posters, and thematic colloquia (consisting of 3-4 papers each) for SLRF 2015. While we are especially interested in proposals which align with our conference theme, “Application, Context, and Language Use,” we welcome proposals from researchers from a variety of disciplines who represent all areas of second language research.

We are pleased to announce the following plenary speakers and invited colloquia:

Plenary Speakers:

Dr. Nick Ellis, University of Michigan
Dr. Kim McDonough, Concordia University
Dr. Magali Paquot, Université catholique de Louvain
Dr. Naoko Taguchi, Carnegie Mellon University

Invited Colloquia:

Title: Empirical Advances in the Study of L2 Humor
Organizer: Nancy Bell, Washington State University
Presenters: Maria Shardakova, Indiana University; Rachel Shively, Illinois State University; Jiyun Kim, The Catholic University of Korea

Title: Anticipation and Expectation in L2 Processing and Learning
Organizer: Theres Grüter, University of Hawai‘i
Presenters: Paola Giuli Dussias, Pennsylvania State University' Edith Kaan, University of Florida; Clara Martin, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language

Title: Current SCT Research in SLA (TBD)
Organizer: Matthew Poehner, The Pennsylvania State University
Presenters: TBD

Final Call for Papers:

Deadline Extensions:

The deadline for paper and poster submissions for SLRF 2015 has been extended to Monday, May 11, 2015 (11:59pm Eastern Standard Time). Please visit http://alsl.gsu.edu/second-language-research-forum-2015/ for details.

The direct link to submissions can be found here: https://www.softconf.com/e/slrf2015/

Student Awards:

We are also pleased to announce the availability of three SLRF 2015 Student Travel Awards. Abstracts with a current graduate student as first author will be considered for one of three $500 travel awards (to be awarded during the conference). Abstracts already submitted will already fall under consideration. Please email slrf2015gmail.com if you have any questions.



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