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F >--- Forwarded Message from Claire Bradin Siskin <[log in to unmask]> --- > >>Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:30:01 -0500 >>From: Claire Bradin Siskin <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: WorldCALL 2008 - Deadline extended >>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum ><[log in to unmask]> > >WORLDCALL 2008 CONFERENCE >CALL bridges the world >5-8 August 2008 >Fukuoka, Japan > >2nd CALL FOR PAPERS > >*********************************************************************** >NEW DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: DECEMBER 15, 2007 > >Following numerous requests from colleagues worldwide, the deadline for >submitting proposals has been extended to December 15, 2007. > >************************************************************************ > >You are invited to submit proposals for 30- or 45-minute >presentations, courseware showcase, poster sessions, or symposia. >Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: >Assessment/ feedback >CMC >Collaborative learning >Corpora >Courseware Development >ICALL >Integration in the curriculum >Learner autonomy >Learner support >Mobile learning >NLP >Research >Translation >VLE > >Proposals shall be subjected to a blind review process to determine >ranking and subsequent acceptance/rejection. Presenters will be >unable to view the detailed results of this process but will be >informed of their rejection or scheduling in the program by February >20, 2008 > >Important dates: >Deadline for submissions: December 15, 2007 >Notification of acceptance: March 1, 2008 >Attendance confirmation: March 15, 2008 >Early-bird Registration for accepted authors >(or removed from programme): April 30, 2008 > >In order to submit a proposal, go to >http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/worldcall08/. You must first create a username >by clicking on "Register proposer". > >Types of Presentations and Conference Strands >Note: The Programme Committee reserves the right to accept proposals >in a different category or strand. >Paper Presentations >Paper presentations (45-minute or 30-minute presentations) should >allow 10 minutes for discussion and 5 minutes for change over. >Paper Presentation proposals should indicate the relevant strand (see >list below). >Research Papers: Papers are invited which focus on the presentation >of research undertaken in any area of CALL. There should be a clearly >stated topic of investigation, supported by a rationale, which may >include a brief literature review. Papers may be empirical or >theoretical. The methodology should be outlined clearly, as well as >the nature of actual or potential findings. >Research & Development Papers: Papers in this strand will focus on >the presentation and critical appraisal of development of >applications, courses integrating CALL, etc. They should be original >and may emphasise practice rather than research. They can also report >on projects (e.g. transnational, national, local, etc.). >Reflective Practice Papers: Papers in this strand will focus on the >integration of CALL in the classroom or in distance/virtual learning >environments. Reflection may take the form of evaluation or action >research. These proposals must include some elements that are of >relevance beyond the context of the practice presented and discussed. >CALL for Development Papers: Papers in this strand will focus on CALL >in developing countries. Reports on challenges and new developments >are particularly welcome. >Symposia >Symposia consist of three or four papers on a similar topic, proposed >and organised by a Chair. Sessions should last for 90 minutes, with >NO changeover during the symposium. Only one submission is required >for the papers that make up the symposium proposal. Individual >abstracts must be preceded by the symposium summary, which should >include an overview of the topic, the rationale for the choice of >papers, and other relevant information. >Courseware Showcase >Participants who are developing courseware, authoware and online >application are invited to submit a proposal to showcase their work >in a relaxed atmosphere conducive to informal exchanges and >discussion. Presenters may also submit a proposal for a paper, which >elaborates on the material presented at the Courseware Showcase >(including evaluation findings, design principles and so on). >Posters >As standing displays are designed to draw attention to a project or >area of work, a poster will usually focus on work in progress, though >preliminary research or evaluation results should be presented. >Posters should be succinct and to the point, easy to read and >attractively designed. Applications from postgraduate students are >particularly welcomed. > >For more information, please email [log in to unmask] > > >-- >Claire Bradin Siskin >Director >Robert Henderson Language Media Center >G 17 Cathedral of Learning >University of Pittsburgh >Pittsburgh, PA 15260 >Office Phone: (412) 624-5939 >Email: [log in to unmask] >http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu >http://www.edvista.com/claire/index.html > > >*********************************************** > LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for >Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for >Language Teaching >and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). >Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. >Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) >***********************************************