The UCC Conference Center, University of Iowa (UI) Co-hosted by University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison)
Second Language Acquisition in the 21st Century
Friday, April 17 & Saturday, April 18, 2009
Submission Guidelines
We invite proposals for papers and posters from graduate students at any level of graduate study. All proposals must be original (i.e., not previously presented in public) and unpublished work. Paper presentations will be 20 minutes followed by a 10-minute discussion period. Poster presentations will be displayed at an hour-long session, during which poster authors will stand by their posters to discuss their work.
Please submit abstracts by December 31, 2008 (extended deadline) to: studorg-flares@uiowa.edu (only e-mail submission is accepted)
Notification of acceptance will be sent by January 31, 2009.
Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to:
- Analysis of discourse and interaction
- Classroom research and pedagogical implications
- Computer-assisted language learning
- Generative second language acquisition (syntax, phonology, semantics)
- Heritage language acquisition
- Language, culture, socialization, and pragmatics Learner corpora
- SLA Psycholinguistic approaches to SLA Testing and assessment
Please adhere to the following format:
I. In the body of the email message, please include all of the following information in the given order:
- Title of presentation (maximum 10 words)
- Presenter’s name (family, given)
- Department & affiliation
- Complete mailing address
- Phone/Fax
- Preferred e-mail address for correspondence
- Summary of the presentation, with a clear theoretical or empirical focus (no longer than 50 words). This summary will be included in the program booklet and cannot be subsequently revised.
II. Also in the body of the email message, please indicate your choice below. I wish my abstract to be considered as a:
- a. Presentation OR poster
- b. Presentation only
- c. Poster only
III. Please include an abstract as an attachment. The attachment must be a Microsoft Word document and may not exceed 300 words. Please place the title as the first line of the document. Neither your name nor your institution’s name should be included in the abstract.
Evaluation of Proposals:
- I. Choice and clarity of topic, perspective, and/or method
- II. Quality of research
- III. Contribution to field, originality
- IV. Relevance to current issues in SLA
Please contact studorg-flares@uiowa.edu with questions.
Vera Grabitzky Coordinator, Symposium Organization Committee