--- Forwarded Message from "John Liontas" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "John Liontas" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Call for Papers >Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 14:46:34 -0500 >Importance: Normal Dear Colleagues, Please help me publicize this Call for Papers. Thank you. John Liontas The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal Call for Papers - Special Issue Second Language Idiomaticity Volume 4, No. 1 Deadline: March 15, 2004 The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal invites submissions of previously unpublished manuscripts on any topic related to Second Language Idiomaticity. The collection of papers will explore the wide range of theoretical and research issues involved in the processing, comprehension, and interpretation of second language idioms by young and adult learners at the K-12 and college/university level, including (meta)cognitive, psycholinguistic, and social factors. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * Defining Idiomaticity * L1 and L2 Idiomaticity: Similar or Different? * L2 Idiomaticity: A Fertile Ground of Research? * Theoretical and Pragmatic Assumptions Concerning L2 Idiomaticity * L2 Idiomaticity and SLA Theory * L2 Idiomaticity and the Nature of Interlanguage * Mental Representations and L2 Idiomaticity * Lexical Access and Retrieval of L2 Idioms * Processing, Comprehending, and Interpreting L2 Idioms * The Role of Context and Background Knowledge in the Comprehension of L2 Idioms * Pragmatics and L2 Idiomaticity * Individual Learner Factors in L2 Idiom Learning * Instructional Implications of L2 Idiom-Learning Theories, Models, and Research * Pedagogical Insights Into the Teaching and Learning of L2 Idioms * Pedagogical Concerns and Challenges for Teaching L2 Idioms at the Lower, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels of Proficiency * Developing Idiomatic Competence in Second and Foreign Languages * Standards for Foreign Language Learning and L2 Idiomaticity * Listening/Speaking/Reading/Writing Comprehension Formats and L2 Idiomaticity * Assessing/Evaluating L2 Idiomaticity * L2 Idiomaticity and Guidelines for Planning Lessons * L2 Idiomaticity and Curriculum Articulation * L2 Idiomaticity and Materials Development * L2 Idiomaticity and (Multimedia) Technology * L2 Idiomaticity and Computer-Assisted Instruction * L2 Idiomaticity and Authoring Software * L2 Idiom Learning via the World Wide Web We welcome both practical and research focused articles (including action research). Articles should have a clear focus and be written so that they are accessible to a broad audience of reading and language educators, including those individuals who may not be familiar with the particular subject matter addressed in the article. Articles should report on original research or present an original framework that links previous research, educational theory, and teaching practices. Full-length articles should be no more than 7500 words in length and should include an abstract of no more than 200 words. The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal encourages submissions that take advantage of the hypertext and multimedia possibilities afforded by our World Wide Web publication format. To this end, we gladly accept articles with graphics, sound, and hyperlinks submitted as HTML documents. More detailed submission guidelines are available online at: http://www.readingmatrix.com/submission.html. Send all submissions electronically to: Dr. John I. Liontas, [log in to unmask] Dr. John I. Liontas, Special Issue Editor of Second Language Idiomaticity, Assistant Professor of German, The University of Notre Dame, Department of German and Russian Languages and Literatures, 318 O'Shaughnessy Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5639; Tel.: (574) 631-7568; Fax: (574) 631-4268. ______________________ John I. Liontas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of German and SLA Specialist Director of German Language Program University of Notre Dame Department of German and Russian Languages and Literatures 318 O'Shaughnessy Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556-5639 Co-Editor: The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, <http://www.readingmatrix.com> www.readingmatrix.com TEL: (574) 631-7568 FAX: (574) 631-4268 E-Mail: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] Web Page: <http://www.nd.edu/~jliontas> www.nd.edu/~jliontas