Call for proposals

Submission deadline: January 9, 2012

From July 8-10, 2012, the Department of Education at Concordia University in Montreal will host the 11th International Conference of the Association for Language Awareness. This year’s theme is Language Awareness for our Multicultural World.

Keynote Speakers

Patsy Lightbown, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Patricia Lamarre, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada

Roy Lyster, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Carmen Muñoz, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Proposals are welcome in any of the following topic strands

Language Awareness in Language Learning and Language Teaching
Language Awareness in the Workplace and Other Settings
Language Awareness and the Use of Media/Technology
Language Awareness and Literacy
Intercultural Awareness in Language Learning and Language Teaching
Intercultural Awareness in the Workplace and Other Settings
Intercultural Awareness and the Use of Media/Technology
Critical Language Awareness

We welcome proposals in English or French for

paper presentations (30 minutes)
colloquia (90 minutes)
workshops (60 minutes)
posters

Papers

Papers are presented by one or more authors within a twenty-minute period, with an additional ten minutes for discussion.

Colloquia

Colloquia are presented in 90-minute blocks. Colloquium organizers should allocate time for opening and closing remarks, presentations, discussants (if included), and extensive audience response.

Workshops

Workshops are presented in 60-minute blocks. Workshop leaders share a practice which relates to the conference theme. They should ensure extensive audience participation.

Posters

Posters are for one-on-one discussion of research. Posters are especially effective if data and results can be presented visually (e.g. charts, graphs, tables). A block of time will be designated when presenters are available to discuss their posters.

Submission guidelines

Presenter details

Proposals should be submitted via the online submission form.

If more than one presenter is involved, the lead presenter should be listed as the first author. Contact details of all presenters should be provided: name, affiliation, valid email address.

Format of proposals

All proposals must adhere to the word limit and must contain no references to the presenter(s).

Title (12 words maximum)
Abstract (250 - 300 words) outlining:
- The main aim and the question being addressed.
- The reason for/usefulness of this aim/question, and its relation to the conference theme.
- How the paper/colloquium/workshop/poster seeks to achieve the aim/address the question (e.g. what kind of research approach, what kind of data and from where, what kind of analysis, what kind of theoretical approach).
- Main finding/s or conclusion/s, and its/their significance.
- Only for workshops: The rationale for the practice(s), and the relationship to the conference theme. How the practice(s) will be shared with workshop participants.
Language of the abstract (i.e. English or French) indicates the language used for the presentation.
Note that only .doc (Microsoft Word) file format is accepted for uploading.

Evaluation of Proposals

Proposals for papers and posters are evaluated by a team of reviewers for:

Appropriateness and significance of the topic.
Clearly stated questions, context, data sources, data collection procedures, and analytic/theoretical approaches.
Manner of presentation (indicating a clear and well-organized presentation).

Proposals for colloquia are evaluated by a team of reviewers for:

Appropriateness and significance of the topic.
Presentation of original research studies OR differing or dissenting perspectives on an important.
Coherence and complementarity of the papers.
Manner of presentation (indicating careful planning for the implementation of the colloquium, especially ample time for audience discussion of the presentations).

Proposals for workshops are evaluated by a team of reviewers for:

Appropriateness and significance of the topic.
Clearly stated practice and rationale.
Credible and detailed approach to sharing practice.
Manner of presentation (indicating careful planning for the implementation of the workshop, especially ample time for audience participation).

Key dates

Abstract submission deadline: January 9, 2012

Notification of reviewers’ decision: February 20, 2012

Presenters’ registration deadline: March 26, 2012

Conference: July 8-11, 2012

Publication

A selection of the papers presented at the conference will be published in a special issue of the Language Awareness journal. Further information will be available in due course.