第十三届语言教学及语料库语言学会议(TaLC)通知
发布时间:2018年04月11日
作者:发布人:nanyuzi  

13th Teaching and Language Corpora Conference


Welcome to TaLC 13, welcome to the University of Cambridge!


The TaLC conferences offer an engaging platform for researchers, teachers, practitioners and software developers to share their ideas on how corpus resources and tools for analysis can be useful in/for language teaching, language learning and language education. They aim to promote classroom applications of language corpora, data-driven learning, as well as the creation of corpus-informed teaching materials and other resources, and foster discussion between practitioners, researchers and theorists from all over the world.


The University of Cambridge will host the 13th biennial Teaching and Language Corpora (TaLC) Conference to be held from 18 to 21 July 2018.


The TaLC conferences offer an engaging platform for researchers, teachers, practitioners and software developers to share their ideas on how corpus resources and tools for analysis can be useful in/for language teaching and learning. TaLC conferences aim to promote classroom applications of language corpora, data-driven learning, as well as the creation of corpus-informed teaching materials and other resources, and foster discussion between practitioners, researchers and theorists from all over the world.


If you have any questions about submitting abstracts or the conference in general, please do not hesitate to contact us at talc2018cambridge@gmail.com


We look forward to receiving your abstracts and welcoming you to TaLC 13!


We accept proposals for paper presentations, software demonstrations, posters, short 7/14 presentations and workshops.


Paper presentations will consist of a 20-minute talk followed by 5-6 minutes for questions and discussion and 4-5 minutes to change rooms. Papers reporting on empirical research should represent either completed work, or work in progress where some results can be reported. Presentations that take the form of a software demonstration are also welcome. 7/14 presentations (PechaKucha style) on the topic “Integrating corpus data in classrooms and language learning activities” will consist on a rapid-fire showcase of ideas, innovations, and theories where speakers have a 7-minute time limit for their “talk” utilizing a deck of no more than 14 slides.


Topics that are within the scope of TaLC include, but are not necessarily limited to, corpus- based approaches to language learning, teaching and assessment in the following areas:


Teaching first and second languages (including data-driven learning materials and student-centered linguistic investigation)

Research on second language acquisition and learner corpus research

       Learner language

       Teaching languages for specific purposes

       Using corpora across the curriculum, from primary education to HE

       Teaching interpreting and translation with corpora

       Teaching literature, culture and history with corpora

       Teaching intercultural communication and corpora

       Developing pedagogic grammars and learner dictionaries

       Developing corpora/tools/resources for language learning and teaching

       Teacher education and language corpora

       Teaching of corpus methods to students and researchers in linguistics (and other areas of inquiry)

       Mobile language learning/teaching and corpora


We request abstracts of 500 words (not counting the reference list) for paper presentations. Submissions for poster presentations and the 7/14 presentations may be shorter (300-500 words not counting references). Generally, we suggest submitting an abstract for a poster rather than a paper presentation for (a) reports on research in its very early phases with no intermediate or final results to report or (b) reports on new corpus data resources.


There will also be pre-conference workshops on 18 July. If you are interested in organising one of the workshops, please contact the organisers with a brief proposal and proposed timeline (morning, afternoon or all-day workshop). Once the conference website indicates that the maximum number of workshops has been reached, no further proposals can be accommodated.


If you have any questions about submitting abstracts or the conference in general, please do not hesitate to contact us at talc2018cambridge@gmail.com


Abstracts should be submitted through our online submission system:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=talc2018


The deadline for abstract submission is 31 January 2018.


Registration

 

Early bird conference fee: £ 240 (ends 31 May)

Late registration fee: £ 275 (starts 1 June)

Student early bird conference fee: £ 225 (ends 31 May) (NEED A CODE)

Late student registration fee: £ 250 (starts 1 June) (NEED A CODE)

With evidence of current institutional enrolment.


Registration Closes


22 June 2018


Payment Deadline


29 June 2018


Bursaries


The TaLC committee are pleased to be able to offer a limited number of bursaries to attend the TaLC conference. These are open to any PhD student or early career academic and to individuals made up from the 84 countries classified as low income or lower-middle income as specified by the World Bank. Successful bursary applicants will be awarded a complimentary place at the TaLC Annual Conference. In order to apply for a bursary you must:


1. Either be a registered PhD student or within three years of completing your PhD or be an individual made up from the 84 countries classified as low income or lower-middle income as specified by the World Bank.


2. Have submitted an abstract to give a presentation at the TaLC Conference.


3. Following the conference, the applicant must submit a written report of their presentation to the TaLC committee.


To apply, please email the following to talc2018cambridge@gmail.com. The deadline is Monday 30 April 2018.


1. Copy of your current CV

2. A 200-word supporting statement that outlines the benefits of attending the TaLC conference.