Friday 3 April 2015

Call for Papers: 10th University of Sydney TESOL Research Network Colloquium

10th University of Sydney
TESOL Research Network Colloquium 
In conjunction with Macquarie University
 
A Free Colloquium
Saturday September 5, 2015
 
CALL FOR PAPERS
 
The University of Sydney TESOL Research Network Colloquium aims to provide a forum to discuss and share research in the area of TESOL as well as explore possible future research collaborations in this area. The Colloquium is a place for networking, for both established and new TESOL researchers. The Colloquium includes presentation sessions on a wide range of TESOL and TESOL-related research, both in progress and completed. It also includes a networking session for people working in the area of TESOL research. The aim of this is to provide the opportunity for TESOL researchers to talk to each other about their research and to explore possible future research collaborations.
 
Keynote Speakers:
·       Patsy Duff, University of British Columbia
Academic language and literacy socialization into and through social networks and communities of practice
 
·       Christian Chun, City University of Hong Kong/University of New South Wales
Critical pedagogies and English language learning: In the classroom and beyond
 
Proposals are invited for:
·      25-minute paper presentations (20-minute presentations followed by 5-minutes for questions/discussion)
·       90-minute symposia (80-minutes for presentations followed by 10-minutes for questions/discussion)
 
Instructions for submissions:
·      Individual papers: A title, a 250-word abstract plus a 50-word summary of the abstract (plus your name, institution, email and telephone).
·      Symposia: A title, a 500-word abstract plus a 200-word summary of the abstract (plus your name, institution, email and telephone).
 
 
·     Submission deadline: Friday June 30, 2015
·     Notifications on the acceptance of papers and symposia: Monday July 31, 2015
 
Free Pre-Colloquium Workshop (Friday September 4, 2015):
·       Workshop (9.00 am - 12.00 pm): Patsy Duff, University of British Columbia
Doing and reviewing ethnographic research in second language and literacy education
 
Contact Brian Paltridge (brian.paltridge@sydney.edu.au) for further inquiries about the Colloquium and Workshop