From Research to Practice
16-18 September 2010
University of Warsaw, Poland
Conference announcement
We are pleased to announce an international conference "Language Teaching in Increasingly Multilingual Environments: From Research to Practice", which will take place in September 2010 at the scenic campus of the University of Warsaw.
The aim of the conference is to provide a multilingual, international platform for exploration and exchange of research findings, perspectives, and experience in language teaching and language development in multilingual environments. The event will bring together academics, researchers, teacher trainers, materials writers, practitioners, and students concerned with foreign/second language acquisition and instruction. Special emphasis will be given to empirical research which can inform foreign language teaching practice. The event will combine plenary addresses, roundtable discussions, paper sessions in thematic strands, and a poster session.
Confirmed Keynote speakers:
- Prof. Romuald Gozdawa-Gołębiowski
- Prof. Ulrike Jessner
- Prof. Kurt Kohn
- Prof. Jo Lewkowicz
- Prof. Ahmar Mahboob
- Prof. Bogusław Marek
- Prof. Pauline Rea-Dickins
- Robin Walker
A roundtable discussion will be chaired by Prof. Hanna Komorowska.
Working languages:
English, Polish, French, Russian
Conference venue:
Old University Library
University of Warsaw central campus
Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28
Warsaw, Poland
The University of Warsaw, est. 1816, is the largest university in Poland, with nearly 60,000 students from all corners of the globe. Its main campus is located in the heart of the metropolis hailed a 'World Class City' by the Lonely Planet guides. The conference venue - the recently refurbished Old Library - lies in the centre of the scenic university grounds among several historic palaces. The participants will also experience the world-famous traditional Polish cuisine.
The organising and scientific committees have now completed the evaluation of abstracts submitted following the first CfP. Submissions were double-blind peer-reviewed and evaluated on the basis of relevance, originality, scientific significance and practical merit. We have accepted 86 abstracts from Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Macao, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam, and are looking forward to what is sure to be an exciting and remarkable, truly multicultural and multilingual event.
At least one author of every accepted proposal will be expected to attend the conference. Information on registration fees and dates will be available on this website shortly. We recommend that you book your flight and accommodation as soon as possible, since September is high season in Warsaw, and 2010 is the year of Chopin, with several events devoted to the great Polish composer.
The conference is held under the patronage of the Chancellor of the University of Warsaw and supported by the Warsaw University Foundation.
Second call for papers
There are still a few presentation slots available. Proposals are invited for high-quality, original 20-minute oral presentations and posters that broadly fall within the following themes and topics:
- A. language instruction, acquisition and learning, including CLIL, bilingual education, and TLA;
- B. resources and technology, including native- and non-native corpus-based materials;
- C. language assessment and program evaluation;
- D. special education, including sign language and teaching students with a visual impairment.
Paper submission:
Please send two copies of an abstract of no more than 300 words (excluding references), in .rtf format, as e-mail attachments to Michal.Paradowski(at)uw.edu.pl by April 30, 2010. The e-mail should use the subject header "LTIME submission", your last name, the language of your submission, the letter of your chosen thematic strand, and whether you intend to present a paper or poster, e.g.:
LTIME submission Smith French C paper
while the body of the message ought to include the following information:
- (a) Title of the submission
- (b) Name(s), position, and affiliation of the author(s); please CAPITALISE your surname;
- (c) First author's e-mail and postal address;
- (d) The chosen thematic strand under which you would like your submission to appear;
- (e) The language of the submission (English, Polish, French, Russian);
- (f) Type of presentation intended: please indicate whether your proposal is to be considered for a paper or poster;
- (g) Equipment needs.
One copy of the abstract, in a file "yoursurname_named.rtf" (e.g. "Smith_named.rtf") should include the author's name and affiliation written under the title; the other copy, in a file "yoursurname_anonym.rtf" (e.g. "Smith_anonym.rtf"), must be headed only by the title of the paper, refrain from self-reference, and not mention the presenter(s) nor their affiliations or addresses.
Please include the word count at the bottom of the page; submissions exceeding the word limit will automatically be rejected without review.
Submitters should receive a confirmation of receipt of the abstract within 7 days of despatch.
Paper publication:
Authors of papers accepted for presentation will be invited, after the conference, to submit their papers for publication in an edited stand-alone volume. Papers will be subjected to refereeing. We are currently talking with two leading international publishers.
Important dates:
Abstract submission deadline: April 30, 2010.
Notification of acceptance/rejection: May 31, 2010.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Warsaw!
Registration:
A link to the online registration form will be provided closer to April.
The fees include admittance to the sessions, a pack of conference materials, tea, coffee and sandwich breaks, three sumptuous lunch buffets, one warm supper, and the conference banquet, all the meals portraying an exquisite and varied array of the world-famous traditional Polish cuisine.
Early-bird fee (until 15 June): PLN 570/EUR 155/US$ 205
Late fee (16 June - 31 August): PLN 680/EUR 185/US$ 245
On-site registration: PLN 790/EUR 210/US$ 285
The sightseeing trip (see below) incurs an additional fee of PLN 200/EUR 55/US$ 70.
All presenters and co-presenters are kindly requested to pay the registration fee until June 15th, 2010.
The bank account number will be provided in late March.
Important travel information:
Owing to runway repair works scheduled for September, Warsaw Frédéric Chopin Airport (WAW) is going to be closed on Saturday, Sept. 18th. On Friday 17th it is going to operate normally until 2330 hrs; it reopens on Sunday 19th at 0800 hrs (morning). Consequently, you may consider leaving Warsaw on the Sunday rather than Saturday, especially if you want to join our Sunday excursion (see below).
Warsaw Frédéric Chopin Airport is connected to the city centre and the university campus by a municipal bus line and taxis. Bus line 175 runs all week from 0500 to 2330 hrs. The ride to the central university campus takes approximately 40 minutes (stop: 'Uniwersytet'). The 40-minute bus ticket ('Bilet 40-minutowy') can be purchased in the Arrivals Hall for PLN 2.80 (PLN 1.40 reduced student rate). A three-day ticket ('Bilet 3-dniowy') costs PLN 16.00 and 8.00, respectively, a 7-day ticket - PLN 32.00 and 16.00. Three taxi corporations offer services from the airport to the city: Merc Taxi, MPT Radio Taxi, Sawa Taxi. As in any other city, avoid non-corporate drivers.
The Central Railway Station is only 12 minutes' bus ride away from the conference venue.
Conference program
The conference is going to commence on Thursday, Sep. 16th in the morning and close on Saturday, Sep. 18th after lunch.
Organising committee:
- Dr Elżbieta Gajek
- Prof. Jo Lewkowicz
- Dr Michał B. Paradowski
Organising committee contact person:
dr Michał B. Paradowski
Institute of Applied Linguistics,
University of Warsaw
ul. Browarna 8/10
PL-00-311 Warsaw, Poland
Michal.Paradowski(at)uw.edu.pl
Office phone: +48 225520988