[ecrea] BAAL - final call for papers - 'Opening New Lines of Communication in Applied Linguistics'

46th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR APPLIED LINGUISTICS

SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS

Theme: 'Opening New Lines of Communication in Applied Linguistics'

Dates: 5-7 September 2013

Venue: Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Conference theme

Over the last number of decades, research in the area of applied 
linguistics has been transformed by an increasing focus on the social, 
cultural and linguistic changes brought about by globalisation, 
increased mobility and transnational flows, new technologies and a 
changing political and economic landscape. These changes have had major 
implications for the ways in which we conceptualise the relationship 
between language and society in the twenty-first century. A new 
communicative order has emerged in which we find new types of speakers, 
new forms of language and new modes of communication. The conference 
theme 'Opening New Lines of Communication in Applied Linguistics' 
addresses the challenges and opportunities that this new communicative 
order presents in the field of applied linguistics. To understand the 
complexity of this new (socio)linguistic reality, the conference 
explores new lines of communication between sub-disciplines within and 
beyond the field of applied linguistics.

Plenary speakers

Kathryn Woolard, University of California, San Diego

Jannis Androutsopoulos, Universität Hamburg

Svenja Adolphs, University of Nottingham

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS: 1 March 2013

BAAL 2013 will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland's inspiring and dynamic 
capital. This year's conference is organised by the Department of 
Languages and Intercultural Studies at Heriot-Watt University. Set in 
secluded parkland seven miles west of Edinburgh, the venue is ideally 
located within ten minutes from Edinburgh Airport and central to 
Scotland's motorway network with easy access to Glasgow and the north. 
The campus is easily accessible by car and there is a regular bus 
service to the city centre. We promise a memorable social programme 
which include our gala dinner and céilidh in the Scottish Cafe and 
Restaurant at the Scottish National Galleries.

Conference Organiser: Dr Bernadette O'Rourke (b.m.a.o'(rourke /at/ hw.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(b.m.a.o%27rourke /at/ hw.ac.uk)>)

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE: Ms Rita McDade, Professor Máiréad Nic 
Craith, Professor Graham Turner, Professor Isabelle Perez, Ms Elizabeth 
Thoday, Mr John Cleary, Ms Olwyn Alexander, Dr Michelle Liao, Mr Ashvin 
Devasundaram

Conference webpage: see 
http://www.sml.hw.ac.uk/departments/languages-intercultural-studies/baal-2013-heriot-watt-university.htm 
 for further details

Call for Papers:

Abstracts are welcome in any area of Applied Linguistics, should be 
interesting and innovative in some way, and should be of scholarly and 
academically good quality and indicate clearly objectives, method(s), 
and results where appropriate. Abstracts which address the conference 
theme will be particularly welcome.

To submit your abstract:

1.      Please go to the BAAL conferences webpage to submit your 
abstract and follow the steps below (this works best in Internet 
Explorer 5.5 or better): http://www.baal.org.uk/baal_conf.html
2.      Register with the submission system. Make sure to save your 
details in case you want to amend your submission later. You will be 
sent an e-mail about successful registration and submission guidelines, 
the latter of which you are free to ignore if you are familiar with 
online abstract submission.
3.      Go back to the abstract submission page, log in to the 
submission system and start the submission process (you will have to 
answer a maximum of ten questions). An e-mail confirmation of receipt of 
abstract will be sent to you immediately. Your contact details will be 
included in the book of abstracts unless you opt out during the 
submission process.

If you are unable to submit your abstract online, contact Dawn Knight at 
(Dawn.Knight /at/ ncl.ac.uk) <mailto:(Dawn.Knight /at/ ncl.ac.uk)>

format:

*       Title in Times New Roman 12 (do not use all caps, no bold print)
*       Text 300 words maximum (including references, if any)
*       Times New Roman 12
*       Align text left, single-spaced
*       Do not use any special fonts, such as bold print or caps 
(italics fine)
*       Do NOT add tables, photos, or diagrams to your abstract
*       Do NOT indent your paragraphs, leave one space between 
paragraphs instead

Abstract type

Indicate the type of abstract that you are submitting during the 
submission process: individual presentation for parallel sessions or a 
SIG track, poster, or colloquium.

Individual presentation for the parallel sessions

Individual papers have 25 minutes: 20 for the presentation, 5 for questions.

Individual presentation for a Special Interest Group (SIG) track

If you believe your paper is of interest to a SIG track, you may want to 
submit it to one of the SIG tracks (all individuals, whether or not 
officially SIG members, are eligible). The SIG may then wish to include 
your paper in a track at the annual meeting. Submitting your abstract to 
a SIG track may or may not lead to your paper being included in a SIG 
track and has no impact on abstract acceptance to the conference. BAAL 
has ten Special Interest Groups. They are (1) UK Linguistic Ethnography 
Forum, (2) Corpus Linguistics, (3) Multimodality, (4) Language Learning 
and Teaching, (5) Language in Africa, (6) Gender and Language, (7) 
Vocabulary Studies, (8) Testing, Evaluation and Assessment, and (9) 
Intercultural Communication.

Poster

We strongly encourage the submission of abstracts for posters. We aim to 
raise the profile of posters at our conference since we value them as 
equal to other forms of presentation, and we believe that they tend to 
receive more feedback than individual papers. All posters will be listed 
in the book of abstracts, and there will be a dedicated area and time 
slot for discussion of poster presentations. There will also be a £50 
prize for best poster displayed at the conference.

Proposed colloquium paper

Colloquium introduction and individual papers within the colloquium must 
be submitted separately, due to technical constraints. The organiser of 
the colloquium should first submit colloquium title and introduction 
along with an overview of paper titles in the colloquium (max 450 
words). The paper abstracts of the colloquium should then be submitted 
by the organiser one by one, entitled "Paper X of colloquium title: 
paper title" followed by the abstract (max 300 words per abstract). 
Colloquia have half a day and a minimum of four papers. Colloquia 
proposers should plan their half day in four slots, in step with the 
individual paper slots. If they wish to have a larger number of papers, 
they may fit two papers into what would normally be a single slot. 
Colloquia papers should cohere. The order of the papers should not be 
changed after acceptance.

scholarships

During the abstract submission process, you will be asked to indicate 
whether you want to apply for a scholarship. If so, choose the 
scholarship you want to apply for. BAAL offers 4 full conference 
scholarships (for students or early career researchers, with the latter 
defined as being within 2 years of PhD completion). Monies from a 
special ring-fenced fund, contributed by donors, will pay for an 
additional 'Chris Brumfit scholarship'. Details of the scholarships can 
be found on the BAAL website: http://www.baal.org.uk/funding.html

If, following the reviewing process, your abstract is accepted, you will 
be sent a scholarship form to complete. In this form you will be 
required to explain why you should be considered for the award(s) (in 
100 words). Each candidate will also be required to provide two full 
references plus a list of other conferences they have attended and any 
other grants/scholarships that they have received for their studies.

The scholarships are worth up to around £1,000 (this may be flexible 
depending on the cost of travel for the specific applicant), which goes 
towards registration, accommodation, meals and travel.

All presenters have to be BAAL members by the time they register for the 
conference.



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