University of Helsinki
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University ELT Department has for many years organised a biennial research conference and we are delighted to tell you that our next event will be held from 12-14th May 2016, in collaboration with the International Association of Research in Applied Linguistics and Foreign Language Education (UDEAD). The theme for this 9th ELT Research Conference is “Interdisciplinary Approaches: Beyond the Borders of ELT Methodology”, and the organising committee looks forward to receiving proposals for papers, posters and workshops under the following headings or other topics which may be considered appropriate:
Applied Linguistics and Language Education
Approaches and Methods in English Language Education
Corpus and Language Teaching
Culture and Literature in English Language Education
Early English Education
English for Academic Purposes
English for Specific Purposes
English Language Teacher Education
English Language Curriculum and Teaching Materials
English as an International Language
Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning
Intercultural Communication
Language Policy
Language Learning and Acquisition
Language Testing and Evaluation
Life-long Language Learning
Lingua Projects
Multimedia and ICT in English Language Education
Teacher Training and Education
Translation Studies and Language Teaching
Keynote speakers:
Invitations to join us as keynote speakers have been accepted by Graham Hall, Simon Borg and Fred Dervin, all well-known distinguished scholars in our field, and we shall be honoured to welcome them in Canakkale and to the conference. We look forward greatly to benefitting from their contributions.
Proposals for papers:
Presenters are asked to submit their proposals online by 15th February, 2016. They will be informed of the result at the end of February and required to register for the conference by March 20th. Presenters will also be given the opportunity to have their paper published in either a book or a journal. All information and details regarding submissions and publications can be found on the conference web site: http://eltresearchconference.com/. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Important dates are shown in the table below:
Important dates:
Deadline for Abstract Submission: February 15, 2016
Notification of Acceptance: February 29, 2016
Deadline for Presenters’ Registration: March 20, 2016
Announcement of the Conference Programme: April 15, 2016
Conference: May 12-14, 2016
Onsite Event Registration: May 12, 2016
Submission of Full-text Manuscripts: May 27, 2016