12th UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE CONFERENCE ON APPLIED LINGUISTICS (ELIA)

The research group The English Language in University Settings  (HUM-397) at the University of Seville is pleased to announce the 12th ELIA Conference to be held in Seville, Spain, on July 1-3, 2015.

Renowned national and international scholars in the broad domain of applied linguistics have taken part in all eleven previous ELIA conferences and have made a significant contribution to ELIA's success: Gabrielle Kasper, David Singleton, Angela Labarca, Norbert Schmitt, Jasone Cenoz, Anne-Marie de Mejía, Sima Paribakht, Robert DeKeyser, and Carmen Muñoz.

The theme for the 2015 conference will be Issues in Intercultural Learning and Teaching across L2 Contexts and Situations (i.e., interculturality in foreign / second language education—from preschool to university settings). The keynote speakers at the 12th ELIA Conference will be Dr. Prue Holmes (Durham University, UK) and Dr. M. Carmen Méndez García (University of Jaen, Spain).

A selection of the papers presented at the conference will be published in the Spanish journal Studies in Applied English Linguistics / Estudios de lingüística inglesa aplicada (ELIA). An edited volume including selected original contributions addressing the conference theme is also planned.

IMPORTANT DATES:
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: November 15, 2014-February 1, 2015
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: February 27, 2015
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: June 10, 2015
CONFERENCE: July 1-3, 2015

TOPICS: Relevant topics/issues include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Aspects of non-verbal communication in L2 learning and teaching
- Aspects of intercultural communication in bilingual and bicultural education programs
- Aspects of intercultural communication in bilingual / multilingual / CLIL education programs
- Cross-cultural comparisons and intercultural communication in L2 textbooks
- Intercultural awareness in elementary L2 classrooms
- Intercultural communication and cross-cultural comparisons in supplementary teaching materials
- Intercultural (communicative) competence theory development
- Interculturality and co-teaching practices in L2 classrooms
- Interculturality and educational technology/ICT
- Interculturality and English as a lingua franca (ELF)
- Interculturality and individual learner differences
- Interculturality and internationalization initiatives in higher education
- Interculturality and pragmatics in L2 teaching and learning
- Interculturality and social identity in L2 learning and teaching
- Interculturality and translation in L2 teaching and learning
- Interculturality in foreign-language classrooms at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels
- Interculturality in higher education institutions
- Interculturality in in-service L2 teacher development
- Interculturality in language for specific purposes (business, tourism, etc.)
- Interculturality in language planning and policy
- Interculturality in language testing and assessment
- Interculturality in pre-service L2 teacher education
- Interculturality in second language (L2) acquisition research
- Interculturality in study-abroad programs
- Interculturality in syllabus design and curriculum development
- The role of native language assistants as cultural ambassadors
- Theoretical/empirical perspectives on intercultural speakers, bicultural speakers, and native speakers of the target language

Additional information will be available in due course on this conference website. For specific questions, please contact the organizing committee at the following e-mail addresses: mdlopezji@upo.es and jorge.sancheztorres@gmail.com


For information: http://www.eliaxii.es

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