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This conference is devoted specifically to exploring interfaces between SLA research and second language instruction. Colloquia, individual papers, and posters are therefore solicited which, from a variety of perspectives, investigate SLA as it relates to various aspects of second language instruction ranging from classroom practices to syllabus design, material development, curriculum development, policy making, and assessment.

Please choose one submission format:
 
ΆΒ Paper Presentations

30 minutes long including a 10-minute discussion period.

 

ΆΒ Poster Presentations

To be displayed for a 2-hour block of time; they are intended as a format for reports of work in progress.

Submissions must adhere to the following format. Send submissions to slrf2005@tc.columbia.edu.

I. In the subject heading of the e-mail message please type "Poster Submission" OR "Paper Submission".

II. In the body of the e-mail message, please fill all of the following fields in the given order (you may want to copy and paste this into your e-mail):

  1. TITLE OF PRESENTATION (Maximum ten words)
  2. PRESENTER'S NAME (FAMILY, GIVEN)
    DEPARTMENT & AFFILIATION
    MAILING ADDRESS (Incl. CITY, STATE/PROV., ZIP/POSTAL CODE)
    COUNTRY
    PHONE
    FAX
    E-MAIL ADDRESS
    (Repeat the above fields for any Co-Presenters)
  3. GENERAL RESEARCH AREA OF PRESENTATION (any that apply):
    a. Biological processes and effects
    b. Cognitive processes and effects
    c. Neurological processes and effects
    d. Developmental sequences
    e. Environmental influences
    f. Socio-cultural influences
    g. Linguistic analyses
    h. Pragmatic analyses
    i. Individual differences
    j. Research methodology
    k. Use of learner-corpora
    l. Evaluation, assessment, and testing
    m. Other
  4. SUMMARY OF THE PRESENTATION no longer than 50 words. This will be included in the program booklet if your paper is accepted.


III. As an attachment, please include an ABSTRACT OF THE PRESENTATION. The attachment must be either a Microsoft Word document or in Rich Text Format (RTF) and include any special fonts (e.g. IPA) you have used. Please do not exceed 400 words in length. Please also ensure that the title of the paper or poster appears as the first line of the document. However, do not include the author(s)' name(s) or other obvious reference to the author(s) in the document as these abstracts will be distributed for blind review.


Deadline for Abstracts: April 15th, 2005
 

ΆΒ Evaluation of Proposals
 
    		• Topic must be relevant, timely and important to the field.
     
    		• Presentation must include innovative and original research.
     
    		• Research question(s), data collection procedures and analytic approaches must be clearly indicated.
     
    		• Presentation must be well-organized.