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Title: Book: Categorization and L2 Vocabulary Learning
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Categorization and L2 Vocabulary Learning: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective
By Xiaoyan Xia
Published by Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
The book addresses the role of the L1 (first language)-based concept categorization in L2 (second language) vocabulary learning from a cognitive linguistic perspective. The author hypothesizes that the patterns of one’s L1-based concept categorization will be present in his or her L2 vocabulary learning as well. The two characteristics pertaining to concept categorization under investigation are the prototypicality and the basic-level effects. The results show that the psychological salience of the basic-level and the prototypical concepts in one’s L1-based conceptual system is related to better retention and faster retrieval of the corresponding L2 words. The author argues that these two effects are dynamic in L2 contexts, being influenced by factors such as concept familiarity, formal instruction and exposure to the specific culture.
Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=78469&concordeid=265010
Source: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
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Title: Call for Chapter Proposals: Global Contexts of English Language Teaching and Learning
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From http://linguistlist.org/issues/25/25-3032.html
Seeking proposals for chapters to be included in an edited volume on global contexts of English language teaching and learning. In particular, the editors are seeking proposals for potential chapters that are based on qualitative research conducted in particular local and/or regional contexts of English language teaching and learning. Contexts may include settings where English is the dominant language or where it is a minority language, and settings where few languages are present or many.
Abstracts of 500 words or less can be submitted by August 31, 2014.
View the full call for proposals at http://linguistlist.org/issues/25/25-3032.html
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: Call for Proposals: MidWest Association for Language Learning & Technology 2014 Conference
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From http://mwallt.org/MWALLT2014
MWALLT 2014 Conference
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
November 15th, 2014 8am-5pm
Theme: Traditional, Hybrid, and Online Teaching in Modern and Classical Languages: Exploring Differences, Creating Communities.
MWALLT invites you to attend our fall conference. The organizers are accepting presentation proposals and encourage current members, professionals, and students to participate. They invite you to submit abstracts for presentations or workshops on topics related to language learning and technology. Whether you are a seasoned veteran or have newly acquired ideas to impart, please consider submitting a presentation or workshop proposal so that all can learn from your experience. Some topic ideas include:
Effective technology use with limited time and on a limited budget
Impact of online learning beyond the language requirement
The place of languages in the Digital Humanities
Mobile learning
Play and game-based learning
Technology and service learning
Content-based learning with new technologies
Building community online
Online tools for the traditional classroom
Managing your online/hybrid identity as a language instructor or learner
The proposal deadline is September 1, 2014.
Go to http://mwallt.org/MWALLT2014 to submit a proposal.
Source: MWALLT
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Title: Call for Papers: International Journal of Language Studies
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From http://linguistlist.org/issues/25/25-3038.html
International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) invites professional (applied) linguists and language researchers to submit their scholarly papers to IJLS. Authors can submit (a) research papers, (b) research notes or reports, (c) 'state of the art' articles, or (d) critical book reviews. Acceptable themes include, but are not limited to, the following:
•- First and additional language learning, teaching, and use
•- Language assessment
•- Language for special purposes
•- Bilingualism and multilingualism
•- Language planning and policies
•- Conversation analysis
•- Corpus linguistics
•- Critical discourse analysis
•- Deaf linguistics
•- Discourse analysis and pragmatics
•- Computer-mediated communication
•- Forensic linguistics
•- Multimodal communication
•- Lexicography
•- Literacies
•- Rhetoric and stylistics
•- Translation
There is also room for a forum section in each issue which aims at enhancing debate between authors and the wider community of applied linguists; the forum section is dedicated to short pieces of writing which are typically 'responses' to a published article, a short research note or report, or a commentary on research issues or professional practices. The Journal also contains a review section which is dedicated to "State of the Art" papers or 'Critical Book Reviews.'
For more details please see: http://www.ijls.net/
For author Guidelines please see: http://www.ijls.net/guide.html
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: Call for Submissions: Critical Filipina and Filipino Studies Collective Digital Archive Project
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The Critical Filipina and Filipino Studies Collective is currently building a comprehensive website offering pedagogical, scholarly, and community resources to all those invested in a critical Filipina/o studies framework. The collective invites submission of any material that resonates with the mission of the collective to organize educators and scholars to interrogate and challenge histories of Western imperialisms (both Spanish and U.S.), ongoing neocolonial relations in the Philippines, and their relationship to past and present Filipina/o migrations through our research and teaching both within the university and beyond it.
This project is an endeavor to make accessible research and other forms of scholarly work outside of the spaces of the university and academic publishing. It is our hope to create a public commons of knowledge grounded by an anti-imperial praxis. These submissions can range from papers, panels, syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, workshops, etc. to be published on the CFFSC website at www.cffstudies.org. For specific requirements, please see each category below. The collective asks that material be submitted to the designated person and email address or consideration by August 15, 2014.
Papers & Publications
CFFSC offers a space to circulate written work that resonates with its mission. Article-length work is preferred but not required; all lengths and formats will be considered. If previously unpublished, please submit file as a Word Document. If already published, please provide web address to the appropriate database or to author’s institutional page, and we will publish link. Please also provide a 150-word abstract, list of keywords, and a brief author’s bio if not already included. All submissions and questions can be directed to Dr. Valerie Francisco at valeriefrancisco@gmail.com.
Pedagogical Resources
The collective welcomes any form of teaching material dealing with Filipino American Studies. This may range from university and college syllabi, assignments, and project prompts to K-12 lesson plans to material by community-based educational initiatives. We ask all submissions to be in the form of a Word Document and to be accompanied by a 150-word description of the context of the material, i.e. whether for an Asian American Studies course, high school conference, community workshop, etc. Please also include a brief author’s bio or organizational description if needed. All submissions and questions can be directed to Dr. Amanda Solomon Amorao at alsolomon@ucsd.edu.
Scholarly Bios
CFFSC seeks brief biographies of all scholars and educators who have been or are currently members of the collective. If you have participated in a CFFSC Symposium, National Assembly, co-authored publication, or public project, please send your brief bio to be published on the site or any questions you may have to Dr. Michael Viola at viola.michael@gmail.com.
[CSEAS-SOCAL] Southeast Asia Announcements 7/25/14.
Source: CSEAS-SOCAL
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Title: Midwest Association of Language Testers Conference 2014
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From http://www.cambridgemichigan.org/mwalt
The sixteenth annual MwALT conference will be held Friday, October 3, and Saturday, October 4, 2014, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. CaMLA will host the preconference workshop and opening reception on Friday. Palmer Commons will be the venue for the Saturday sessions. The conference theme this year is Under Construction: Building Arguments, Assessments, and Expertise.
For more information go to http://www.cambridgemichigan.org/mwalt
Source: MwALT
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Title: UIC BilForum
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From http://bilforum2014.wordpress.com/
The 2014 UIC BilForum will be held on October 2 and 3, 2014 at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The UIC BilForum is dedicated to research in any area related to bilingualism, including theoretical linguistics, code-switching, second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, neurolinguistics, cognitive sciences, heritage languages and bilingual acquisition.
Visit the conference website at http://bilforum2014.wordpress.com/
Source: University of Illinois at Chicago
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Title: International Virtual Forum for Slavists
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From http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesiv/
An International Virtual Forum for Slavists
Join in from September 25-29, 2014 in the fifth virtual (online) conference from Kyoto, Japan. The theme of the conference is Socio-cultural and Philological Aspects of Teaching and Research.
Here is more conference information: http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesiv/files/2014/01/Conference-Info.pdf
Source: Middlebury
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Title: Annual Conference Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching
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The Annual Conference Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching, organized by the the Linguist List will take place from 5th September to the 6th September 2014 at the University of California Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, USA.
Register at http://10times.com/psllt
Source: University of California Santa Barbara
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Title: Workshop: Delving Deeper into Highly Effective LOTE Instruction
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From http://www.nysaflt.org/conferences/summerinstitute/
The New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers presents
Delving Deeper into Highly Effective LOTE Instruction
August 5-8, 2014
Oneonta, NY
For more details and to register go to http://www.nysaflt.org/conferences/summerinstitute/
Source: NYSAFLT
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