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>Upcoming Conferences
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>ISLS 2007 Honolulu, Hawaii
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>Preliminary Proposal Information
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>The on-line proposal submission system will open May 1, 2006 and close
>October 1, 2006. Proposals will be limited to 600 words in length with
>the addition of a 50-word abstract to appear in the conference
>program. Papers must be submitted to one of the paper strands listed
>below. Acceptance of proposals will follow a two-stage process, in order
>to expedite travel arrangements and visas for our international
>participants. First, accepted proposals will be placed in a general Forum
>Session (see description below) with authors being notified of acceptance
>as early as two weeks upon submission. Authors of accepted papers will be
>sent official letters of invitation to participate in the
>conference. Second, during the month of October, 2006, strand chairs will
>select individual papers from the pool of accepted papers for Papers
>Sessions consisting of two papers. Whereas authors have the benefit of
>early acceptance and assured participation in the conference, not all
>accepted papers will be placed in a Paper Session.
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>When composing a proposal, please keep in mind the ISLS mission statement
>with reference to your paper s relevance to this mission.
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>The International Society for Language Studies is an interdisciplinary
>association of scholars who explore critical perspectives on language.
>Within these perspectives, language is understood as both shaping and
>being shaped by historical, political, social, and cultural contexts.
>Research on language from such perspectives has historically been
>marginalized as well as compartmentalized within artificially constructed
>academic disciplines. The primary purpose of ISLS is to bridge these
>arbitrary disciplinary territories and provide a forum for both
>theoretical and empirical research, from existing and emergent research
>methodologies, for exploring the relationships among language, power,
>discourses, and social practices.
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>The author/s of the proposal may select from three options for submission:
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>Option 1) Single Paper
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>You are a single author presenting one paper. Your paper will be reviewed
>and may be placed in a Paper Session to be shared with a second author in
>a similar topic (80 minute session). Individual presentations may be 25
>minutes in length with the remaining time dedicated to audience
>discussion. Presiders will time the length of each presentation to ensure
>adequate time for audience discussion. Discussion is moderated by the
>Presider and occurs after the two papers have been presented. Accepted
>single papers will be initially placed in the Issues in Language Studies
>Forum Session (see description below). In October, the Strand Chair will
>select papers for themed Paper Sessions.
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>Option 2) Paper Session
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>You are a group of two or more authors who will present 1-3 papers
>together for a single Paper Session (80 minute session). The proposal
>should include the title, author, and institution for all presenters. You
>will be the primary contact for your group. Your group will moderate your
>own session. Time allotted for presentation is at the discretion of your
>group. Accepted Paper Session proposals will be initially placed in the
>Issues in Language Studies Forum Session (see description below). In
>October, the Strand Chair will select single paper and group proposals for
>themed Paper Sessions.
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>Option 3) Issues in Language Studies Forum Session
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>You are a single author or a group of authors who would like to submit
>directly to the Forum Session. The Forum Session an 80-minute session
>which provides an open format for small group and individual discussion of
>papers and topics related to issues of language studies. All paper titles
>will be listed in the official conference program. The Forum Session is
>similar to what some conferences term a paper roundtable session. Authors
>are asked to bring ten copies of their papers to share with conference
>attendees. Authors will be assigned to tables consisting of 2-3
>papers. Both authors and conference attendees will participate in open
>discussion and sharing focused on the paper topics. Papers accepted for
>the Forum Session will meet one of two criteria: 1) the paper was
>originally submitted for a formal Paper Session, either as a single paper
>or group presentation, but was not selected for these limited sessions; 2)
>the paper was directly submitted to the Forum Session.
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>PAPER STRANDS
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>Open Strand
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>Not sure which strand best fits for your proposal? Submit to the Open
>Strand and the Conference Chair will work to place your proposal with a
>relevant paper in a paper session or the Forum Session.
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>Hawaiian Language Studies
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>Chair: TBA
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>This strand organizes presentations specific to the local context of the
>conference. The Chair both recruits and referees proposals that feature
>practices, teaching, research, and activism in support of native Hawaiian
>language and culture. Individual proposals may focus on: pedagogy,
>policy, politics, history, identity, and culture. The strand seeks to
>organize a series of presentations that will present in an international
>forum the contemporary field of Hawaiian language studies.
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>Issues in Language Studies Forum Session
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>Chair: TBA
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>ISLS strives to disseminate scholarship that is international in
>scope. As space to accommodate all paper proposals for the annual
>conference is limited, this paper strand was formed in order to provide
>more options for participation. One conference session will be reserved
>for the posting of papers that deal with general issues of language
>studies. Conference attendees will meet to browse these papers and
>discuss in small groups, much like a poster session. Accepted papers are
>listed in the official conference program. Papers accepted for this
>strand will meet one of two criteria: 1) the paper was originally
>submitted for a formal paper session, but was not accepted for these
>limited sessions; 2) the paper was directly submitted to this
>strand. Conference registration is required for inclusion of the paper in
>the forum session. Paper authors are not required to be in attendance for
>the full time of the Forum Session. However, ten copies of the papers
>should be brought to the session for distribution.
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>Discourse and Identity
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>Chair: Miguel Mantero, University of Alabama,
><mailto:mmantero@bamaed.ua.edu>mmantero@bamaed.ua.edu
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>The discourse and identity strand seeks proposals that present original
>research on issues of discourse and identity in language and literacy
>research. Individual proposals may focus on: the relationship between
>language practices and identity, identity construction within particular
>linguistic spaces, bridging identity theory and SLA theory, the influence
>of contexts on language learners identities, and related areas of inquiry.
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>Policy
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>Chair: Carol Erting, Gallaudet University,
><mailto:carol.erting@gallaudet.edu>carol.erting@gallaudet.edu
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>The policy strand seeks proposals that address issues related to language
>policy. Interdisciplinary studies are encouraged and research utilizing a
>variety of methodologies is sought. Papers may focus on language policy
>formation, language planning, language rights, language education policy
>and other related areas of study in complex, multilingual
>societies. Empirical studies contributing to theories of language policy
>and the identification of emergent issues are welcome.
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>Language in Professional and Workplace Contexts
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>Chair: Samira Farwaneh, University of Arizona,
><mailto:farwaneh@email.arizona.edu>farwaneh@email.arizona.edu
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>This strand seeks proposals which investigate the intersection of language,
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>research, teaching, and professional and workplace practice. Papers may
>focus on areas
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>such as language use in these contexts (language and power, language and
>gender, forensic linguistics, language and the media); language analysis
>(theoretical and
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>applied phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and discourse analysis);
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>or language processing (computational linguistics, neurolinguistics,
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>psycholinguistics).
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>Language teaching practices and pedagogy
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>Chair: Deanna Nisbet, Regent University,
><mailto:deannis@regent.edu>deannis@regent.edu
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>The language teaching practices and pedagogy strand seeks proposals that
>address theory, research, or practice of any aspect of language teaching
>and learning. Papers for this strand may include topics such as
>assessment, curriculum, instruction, teacher preparation and inservice,
>and other maters related to culturally and linguistically diverse learners.
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>Research Methodology
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>Chair: Iyabo Osiapem, Washington University in St. Louis,
><mailto:iosiapem@wustl.edu>iosiapem@wustl.edu
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>The research methodology strand seeks papers that explore methodological
>issues, opportunities related to language and literacy research. Proposals
>are invited that concern the use of diverse research methodologies and the
>interface between differing epistemological perspectives, comparative
>investigations of methodologies, and the unique perspectives and merits of
>particular research methods.
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>Teacher Development
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>Chair: John Watzke, University of Notre Dame,
><mailto:jwatzke@nd.edu>jwatzke@nd.edu
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>The teacher development strand seeks proposals that address theory,
>research, policy and/or practices related to teacher development and
>preparation. Papers for this strand may include topics such as teacher
>developmental theory, emergence of pedagogical practices, pedagogical
>content knowledge, teacher career patterns, teacher education programmatic
>issues and initiatives, and other matters related to the education,
>development and professional support of teachers.
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>Conceptualizations of language
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>Chair: Lisa "Leigh" Patel Stevens, Boston College,
><mailto:lps@bc.edu>lps@bc.edu
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>This strand seeks theoretical papers that put forth conceptualizations of
>language and literacy. In particular, crossdisciplinary, historical
>genealogies, and innovative interpretations of the nature of language,
>semiotics, and/or textual practices.
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>Technology
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>Chair: Gabriela Zapata, University of Alberta,
><mailto:gzapata@ualberta.ca>gzapata@ualberta.ca
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>The technology strand seeks proposals for interdisciplinary work that
>investigates the use of technology in language studies. Papers may focus
>on topics such as language teaching and learning, intercultural
>communication, and related areas of study.
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