NBR 2016 conference

The FIPLV Nordic-Baltic Region is pleased to announce NBR 2016 conference hosted by Estonian Association of Foreign Language (the EATFL) in Tallinn, Estonia. In 2012 EAFLT joined the FIPLV regional organization Nordic- Baltic Region (the NBR), a year later the EAFLT became a member of the FIPLV (the Fédération Internationale des Professeurs de Langues Vivantes).

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Sprak sa in i Norden - Call for Papers

Each year the Swedish Language Teachers’ Association arranges a conference, most recently Uppdrag sprak (Mission: Language) in Uppsala. In 2016 we are going Nordic. In collaboration with the language teachers’ associations of the Nordic countries and other partners we invite you to the conference:

Sprak sa in i Norden/ Languages Go Far in the North,18-19 April 2016, Stockholm

The aims and purpose of the conference are as follows:

. To raise the status of languages in the Nordic countries and increase public awareness about the importance and benefits of language skills in each country.

. To promote a Nordic spirit of cultural and linguistic community.

. To spread knowledge of the collaboration between the Nordic countries, and of the goals and efforts of the Nordic council.

. To increase knowledge and awareness of the importance of multilingualism for  cognitive skills, economic growth and trade, mobility on the labour market,  tolerance and democracy, integration, research, and international cooperation.  

. To build and strengthen Nordic networks on several levels: teachers, research, labour unions, minority languages, etc.

. To offer qualitative and versatile in-service training for language teachers.

. To offer an opportunity to interact: to compare conditions and learn from each other regarding languages from the neighbouring countries, heritage-language teaching, school languages, multilingualism and validation, as well as steering documents, in-service training, languages offered, core curricula, ICT, internationalization, language methodology, and much more.

The conference will offer lectures in a number of different strands: a general strand, streams for research, labour unions, Nordic languages, immigrant languages, heritage languages, English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and Italian.
 
Deadline for paper proposals is September 1st 2015 by e-mail to spraksaininorden@spraklararna.se. Papers shall be written in the language to be used in the lecture. We reserve the right of selection.

Deadline for submissions to the conference publication is April 1st 2016 by e- mail to spraksaininorden@spraklararna.se.

Classroom-oriented research

Faculty of Philology,
 State University of Applied Sciences, Konin, Poland,  

Department of English Studies, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts
Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz, Poland

and

Institute of English Studies, Faculty of Philology
University of Łódź, Poland

are happy to announce sixth international conference:

Classroom-oriented research: Towards effective learning and teaching

Konin, October 12th-14th, 2015

CALL FOR PAPERS

THEME

The conference will be devoted to various aspects of broadly-understood classroom-oriented research and provide a forum for disseminating latest research findings in this area, which is critical for foreign and second language pedagogy. In particular, it will focus on the ways of enhancing the effectiveness of learning and teaching foreign languages in institutional settings. The event will be of relevance not only to academics, researchers, teacher educators and material writers, but also to language teachers wishing to enhance their instructional practices.
 
ORGANIZERS

The event will be organized by Faculty of Philology, State University of Applied Sciences, Konin, Poland, Department of English Studies, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz, Poland, and Institute of English Studies, Faculty of Philology, University of Łódź, Poland. The organizing team is headed by prof. Mirosław Pawlak (Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz) – Chair, prof. Ewa Waniek-Klimczak (University of Łódź) – Co-Chair, and dr Anna Mystkowska-Wiertelak (Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz) – Co-Chair.

PLENARY SPEAKERS

The following scholars have agreed to participate in the conference and deliver plenary talks:

• prof. Adriana Biedroń (Pomeranian University in Słupsk)
• prof. Andrew Cohen (Emeritus, University of Minnesota)
• prof. Terry Lamb (University of Sheffield)
• prof. Diane Larsen-Freeman (University of Michigan)
• prof. Peter MacIntyre (Cape Breton University)
• prof. Carmen Muñoz (University of Barcelona)
• prof. Rebecca Oxford (Emerita, University of Maryland)

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

We welcome contributions related to the theme of the conference in the form of papers (20 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion), workshops (60 minutes) and posters which could, among other things, focus on the following areas:

• theoretical foundations of classroom-oriented research;
• teaching language skills and subsystems;
• developing intercultural competence in the language classroom;
• individual differences and language learning and teaching;
• learner autonomy and language learning strategies;
• content and language integrated learning;
• classroom interaction and management;
• teachers’ knowledge and beliefs;
• teacher education;
• coursebooks and materials;
• syllabus design;
• assessing second language knowledge;
• methodology of classroom-oriented research;
• disseminating the findings of classroom-oriented research.

Abstracts of papers and workshops in the range of 250-300 words should be submitted by e-mail to classroomresearch2015@gmail.com by May 31st, 2015. The proposals should include the title, name, affiliation, e-mail address and a short biographical note, about 60-80 words in length. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by June 30th, 2015.

PUBLICATION OF PAPERS

After the conference selected papers will be published in a peer-reviewed volume and the journals Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching or Konin Language Studies. Further information concerning the publication as well as the submission guidelines will be sent after the conference.

VENUE

The venue for the event will be the Conference Center of State School of Higher Professional Education in Konin, Poland at Popiełuszki 4 St., where all the plenary and parallel sessions will be held, and meals and refreshments will be served.  

REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE FEE

All the participants are requested to return the registration form and pay the conference fee by August, 31st, 2015. The fee, which covers organization costs, conference materials, lunches and refreshments is 450 PLN for Polish participants and 160 euro for participants from other countries. We will be able to refund 50% of the fee before September 20th, 2015 and after that date no refunds will be possible. The fee should be transferred to the following bank account (bank transfer charges are the responsibility of the payer):

Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Koninie
Ul. Przyjaźni 1
62-510 Konin
Kredyt Bank SA
BIC (SWIFT) CODE: KRDBPLPW
IBAN number: PL 65 1500 1461 1214 6004 7669 0000
The title of the payment: Classroom-oriented research 2015 + name of the participant

→ registration form

ACCOMMODATION

The participants are requested to book their own accommodation in the Konin Hotel which has consented to offer a discount on its regular room rates:

HOTEL “KONIN”
Al. 1 Maja 13
62-510 Konin, Poland
tel. + 48 63 243 76 00
fax  + 48 63 243 76 07
e-mail: recepcja@hotelkonin.pl
http://www.hotelkonin.pl/

Rooms are available from October 11th to October 14th. Rates: single room 135-160 PLN (ca. 35-40 euro), double room 160-190 PLN (ca. 45-50 euro), triple room 240 PLN (ca. 60 euro). Breakfast is included in these prices. The name of the conference should be mentioned at the time of the booking.

For further information participants are requested to contact the Conference Secretary:

Karolina Rakowicz, MA
Faculty of Philology
State University of Applied Sciences in Konin
ul. Wyszyńskiego 3C
62-510 Konin, Poland
tel. (63) 2497240
e-mail: classroomresearch2015@gmail.com

Information about the Conference and important updates can also be found on the conference website https://sites.google.com/site/classroomresearch2015/

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

Prof. Mirosław Pawlak (pawlakmi@amu.edu.pl) – Chair
Prof. Ewa Waniek-Klimczak – Co-Chair
Dr. Anna Mystkowska-Wiertelak – Co-Chair

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Dr. Jakub Bielak
Dr. Marek Derenowski
Dr. Bartosz Wolski
Ewa Konieczna, MA
Karolina Rakowicz, MA

Międzynarodowe seminarium Communication-Culture-Creativity 2015

The Faculty of Philology
of Ateneum-University in Gdańsk
in cooperation with
the Institute of Applied Linguistics of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań,
the Department of Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies
of the University of Gdańsk,
and the Faculty of Philology of the University of A Coruña

wish to invite you to the fourth international seminar on

Communication – Culture – Creativity: Language, literature and identity (CCC 2015)

Gdańsk, Poland, 17-18 September, 2015

→CCC 2015 FIRST CALL