Zahadin Omar

Córdoba (Spain), 17th-19th October 2018

We would like to invite you to submit your contributions to the General Session of our conference on topics included in, or related to, the theme of this edition, “Cognitive linguistic  research in metonymy, metaphor, constructions and frames: Scope, models and methods”. However, AELCO/SCOLA’'s conferences aim to serve as a forum for discussion of any topic within the field of cognitive linguistics; therefore, we also invite proposals on other traditional topics in cognitive linguistics.

Our plenary speakers are:

  - Mario Brdar, Professor, University of Osijek (Croatia)

  - Günter Radden, Emeritus Professor, University of Hamburg (Germany)

  - Francisco J. Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez, Professor, University of La Rioja (Spain)

  - Leonard Talmy, Emeritus Professor, University of Buffalo, New York (U.S.A.)

Proposals will be written in any of the languages of the conference (English or Spanish) and sent in pdf format (maximum 500 words, including examples but excluding figures and references), no later than April 10th 2018. They should contain the following information:

  1) type of presentation; Oral or poster.

  2) title

  3) five keywords

  4) abstract (specifying  research questions,  methodology,  data and  expected  results)

The deadline to submit the abstracts of approved theme sessions has equally been extended to April 10, 2018.

* Please avoid including the names, affiliations or addresses of the authors of the presentation. For further important submission instructions please to go to:

Proposal submission

For more information on the Conference, please visit:

Bienvenido

REVISITING MULTICULTURALISM AND INTERDISCIPLINARITY

IN TODAY’S ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION

6 - 7 December, 2018

Warsaw, Poland

SPEAKERS WHO HAVE ALREADY CONFIRMED THEIR PARTICIPATION 

Prof. Ray Fabri, Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology, University of Malta, Malta 

Prof. Ken Hyland, University of East England, Norwich, England 

Prof. zw. dr hab. dr h.c. (multi) Franciszek Grucza, University of Social Sciences, Warsaw 

Prof. zw. dr hab. Piotr P. Chruszczewski, College for Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Wroclaw 

The language of the conference will be English. 

Papers will be allocated 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for questions. Abstracts of no more than 300 words including references should be sent as MS Word attachment to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 23rd September, 2018. Notifications of acceptance will be communicated by 7th October, 2018.

There will be an opportunity to publish in Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny (Neophilological Quarterly, Polish Academy of Sciences) indexed in ERIH PLUS (European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences) and list B of academic journals of the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (12 points). 

Please visit http://cocac.san.edu.pl/ for further information.

TIRF – The International Research Foundation for English Language Education – is pleased to announce its 2018 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition. Grants of up to US $5,000 will be made to successful applicants investigating a range of topics in English language education. The application deadline is Wednesday, April 25, 2018.

There are two types of grants offered through TIRF’s DDG program. Information about the two types of grants, as well as eligibility concerns, resource videos, answers to frequently asked questions, and much more can be found at:https://www.tirfonline.org/research-grants/doctoral-dissertation-grants/

TIRF and its Trustees are grateful to be working in partnership with Cambridge Assessment English and the British Council, as well as individual donors, in support of the 2018 DDG competition.

Please write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions about this announcement, or visit the link above. 

History of Language Learning and Teaching

This research network (HoLLT.net) exists to stimulate and promote research into the history of language learning and teaching within applied linguistics internationally. Such research will help us understanding historical developments and furnish necessary historical perspectives for professional reflection on how language education is or should be carried out today, including – for example – in the areas of language education policies, curricular and textbook reform initiatives and enhancement of  teacher training and teaching methodology in different contexts.

Journal Discounts

Australian Review of Applied Linguistics	$A 37.50

http://www.bahripublications.org/

Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics	30%
International Journal of Translation	30%
International Journal of Communication	30%
Language Forum	30%
Creative Forum	30%

Journals of Blackwell Publishers

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/

Modern Language Journal	20%
Language Learning	20%
International Journal of Applied Linguistics	20%

Journals of Cambridge University Press

http://www.cup.org/

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics	20% or more
Applied Psycholinguistics	20% or more
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition	20% or more
English Today	20% or more
Language Teaching	20% or more
ReCALL	20% or more
Studies in Second Language Acquisition	20% or more
Journal of French Language Studies	20% or more
Journal of Child Language	20% or more
Journal of Linguistics	20% or more
English Language and Linguistics	20% or more
Phonology	20% or more
Journal of International Phonetic Association	20% or more
Language in Society	20% or more
Language Variation and Change	20% or more

Journals of Chinese University Press

http://www.chineseupress.com/

The Asian Journal English Language Teaching	15%

Journals of Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

http://www.erlbaum.com/

Research on Language and Social Interaction	20%
Discourse Processes	20%
Journal of Language, Identity, and Education	20%
Mind, Culture, & Activity	20%

Journals of Elsevier

Discounted prices at http://www.elsevier.com/

Assessing Writing	EUR 38,--
English for Specific Purposes	EUR 49,--
Journal of English for Academic Purposes	EUR 45,--
Journal of Second Language Writing	EUR 49,--
Linguistics and Education	EUR 49,--
System	EUR 45,--

Journals of Hodder Arnold

http://www.hodderheadline.co.uk/

Child Language Teaching and Therapy	20%
Language Teaching Research	20%

Journals of Oxford University Press

http://www.oup.co.uk/

For individuals from countries that according to UNESCO are acknowledged as developing countries, OUP offers a discount of 20% on the annual subscription fee.

Journals of University of Toronto Press

http://www.utpress.utoronto.ca/

Canadian Modern Language Review	20%

Journals of SAGE Publications

http://www.sagepub.com/

Discourse & Society	15% - 20%
Discourse Studies	15% - 20%

TESL Reporter

http://www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/spc/tesl/

TESL Reporter	15% Free outside the U.S. and US 6$ within the U.S

The 4th International Conference on Writing Analytics: Writing Analytics, Data Mining, and Student Success (http://toolsforwriters.com/) 

Held on the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus from January 12-13, 2017, this conference provides a forum for researchers and faculty from writing studies, predictive analytics, and corpus linguistics to explore the emergence of writing analytics and data mining as a primary concern for academe, and as a method to develop fairness in assessment practices and thereby facilitate student success.

Featured speakers will report on pioneering efforts in big data studies and progress in developing intelligent tutorial systems and artificial intelligence. Conference attendees will explore how scores and comments on writing projects in the freshman year can be used to increase retention and student success.

This conference also marks the launch of the Journal of Writing Analytics (http://journalofwritinganalytics.org). The editors will host a session during the conference to describe the mission of the journal and encourage manuscript proposals. Sponsored by the Colorado State University Open Press, Analytics encourages new perspectives on writing research. Those registered for the conference are especially welcome to submit publications for the inaugural 2017 issue.

You can register for the conference at (http://bit.ly/2fxYCEg). Early registration closes on 12/1/16, and we anticipate not being able to meet demand so we encourage you to register asap. Given the conference falls right before a holiday weekend (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), you may want to extend your stay to visit our beaches.

Joseph M. Moxley, Ph.D.

Professor of English | Director, First-Year Composition

University of South Florida

The 50th Anniversary Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics will be hosted by the Centre for Language Education Research, University of Leeds, on 31 August - 2 September 2017.

 CALL FOR PAPERS

Conference theme: Diversity in Applied Linguistics: Opportunities, Challenges, Questions

2017 is the 50th anniversary of the first annual meeting of BAAL. The theme of the conference – Diversity and Applied Linguistics – will enable us to engage with the notion of diversity both of and in Applied Linguistics, in a diversifying world, in this anniversary year. What opportunities are enabled? What challenges are presented? What are the key questions for the field, as we take stock and look forward?

Keynote Speakers

Professor Henry Widdowson, Department of English, University of Vienna

Professor Bencie Woll, Director, Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre, University College London

S. Pit Corder Lecture

Professor Mohamed Daoud, Professor of Applied Linguistics, Institut Supérieur des Langues de Tunis

Submission Guidelines 

Abstracts are welcome in any area of Applied Linguistics and should present original research. Abstracts which address the conference theme will be particularly welcome.

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS: 31 March 2017

You will be notified of the outcome of the review process in May 2017.

To submit your abstract:

Please go to the abstracts page of the BAAL 2017 website to submit your abstract:

http://www.baal2017.org.uk/

Abstract submission will be available shortly via this page.

Your contact details will be included in the book of abstracts unless you opt out during the submission process.

FORMAT: Text 300 words maximum (including references, if any). Do not use any special fonts, such as bold print or caps. Do NOT add tables, photos, or diagrams to your abstract. Do NOT indent your paragraphs, leave one space between paragraphs instead.

Type of presentation:

Individual

Special interest group (SIG) track

Poster

Colloquium

Scholarships

BAAL offers scholarships at every annual conference. The scholarships are open to students and early career researchers, with the latter defined as being within 2 years of PhD completion. In addition, BAAL also offers one Chris Brumfit student/early career scholarship which is usually targeted at delegates from outside Britain who would not otherwise have funds to do so to attend the BAAL Annual Meeting. Candidates wishing to apply for either scholarship should submit an abstract in the usual way, indicating clearly on their submission that they wish to be considered for a scholarship. For more information on the scholarships and the selection process please refer to the conference website.

Prizes

Poster prize - A prize will be given to the best poster presented at the conference. The local organising committee will select poster prize judges from the plenary speakers and leaders of invited colloquia. The winner receives £50.

The Richard Pemberton best postgraduate paper prize - The postgraduate development and liaison co-ordinator together with an ordinary member of the BAAL Executive Committee will draw up a shortlist and co-ordinate judges for the Richard Pemberton best postgraduate paper prize. The winner receives £50.

ALL PRESENTERS HAVE TO BE BAAL MEMBERS BY THE TIME THEY REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE.

Conference Website: http://www.baal2017.org.uk/

In case you encountered any difficulty or have any question, please do not hesitate to contact the Meetings Secretary, Alex Leung at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The University of Valladolid will host the 4^th International Conference on Multilingual Language Theories and Practices (MLTP2018) in April 25-27, 2018. Call for Papers is already open up to January 15, 2018, https://mltp18.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/.

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION:

• Date: April 25-27, 2018
• Location: University of Valladolid, Spain
• Venue: Faculty of Education and Social Work
• Call for Papers: January 15, 2018
• Further Information: Click here

Keynote speakers:

         https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria_Perez_Canado

Topics will include:

• (multiple) language acquisition and learning (L3, L4, Lx);
• psycho- and neurolinguistics of multilingualism;
• translanguaging;
• early bilingualism and heritage language development;
• speech processing in bi-/multilinguals;
• trans/multilingual language use in different contexts;
• multilingual education;
• bi-/multiculturalism;
• bi-/multilingual language policies;
• literacy in multiple languages (pluriliteracy);
• intercultural and globalisation issues related to multilingualism.

We kindly invite you to submit your contributions.

The second annual International Conference on Multilingualism and Multilingual Education (ICMME 2018) will be held in New Westminster (Metro Vancouver), BC, Canada, on May 31- June 2, 2018.  The conference is organized by MultiLingNet, and hosted by Douglas College, Canada.

The conference considers all aspects of the linguistic and sociolinguistic competences and practices of bi-/multilingual speakers who cross existing social and linguistic boundaries, adopting or adapting themselves to new and overlapping linguistic spaces.

We invite papers in all areas of research in bi-/multilingualism, whether or not linked directly to the overarching conference theme, including, but not limited to, linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, clinical linguistics, education, bi- /multilingual societies.

For more information, visit the conference website:  https://icmme18.wordpress.com/conference-calendar/

The 36th International Conference of the Spanish Society for Applied Linguistics (AESLA 2018), “Applied Linguistics and knowledge transfer: employability, internationalization and social challenges”, will be held at the University of Cadiz (SPAIN), 19-21 APRIL 2018.

URL: http://aesla2018.tucongreso.es/en/presentacion

Updates and additional information: https://www.researchgate.net/project/36th-International-Conference--AESLA-2018

AESLA 2018 is organised by scholars and researchers from the Department of French and English Philology and the Research Institute of Applied Linguistics at the University of Cadiz. The Conference will be held next April 19-21, 2018 at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, located in the heart of the city centre. This year’s focus will be the ways in which Applied Linguistics, a well-established area of study and research, can contribute to enhance economic growth and societal wellbeing by integrating employability, internationalization and knowledge transfer issues across higher education. In this way, AESLA 2018 aims to raise awareness of the significant contribution of Applied Linguistics to these three key issues and explore the social challenges which scholars, researchers and students need to address when trying to build successful and sustainable collaboration between universities, business and the public sector in national, transnational and international contexts.

AESLA 2018 invites scholars to submit their papers, posters, and round table proposals in any of the two official languages of the conference: Spanish or English. Submissions may be related to the conference main theme or fall within the scope of any of the following thematic panels:

• Language acquisition
• Language teaching
• Language for specific purposes
• Language psychology, child language and psycholinguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Pragmatics
• Discourse analysis
• Corpus linguistics, computational linguistics and linguistic engineering
• Lexicology and lexicography
• Translation and interpreting

RELEVANT DATES

Abstract submission: from September 10 to November 10, 2017 -- Please, upload your submission via the conference website

Notification of acceptance: January 20, 2018

More information: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Conference website: http://aesla2018.tucongreso.es/en/presentacion

Updates and additional information: https://www.researchgate.net/project/36th-International-Conference--AESLA-2018

ICMME17

University of Minho, Braga (PORTUGAL)

11-13 May 2017

The conference considers all aspects of the linguistic and sociolinguistic competences and practices of bi-/multilingual speakers who cross existing social and linguistic boundaries, adopting or adapting themselves to new and overlapping linguistic spaces.

We invite papers in all areas of research in bi-/multilingualism, whether or not linked directly to the overarching conference theme, including, but not limited to, linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, clinical linguistics, education, bi-/multilingual societies.

Topics will include: (multiple) language acquisition and learning (L3, L4, Lx); psycho- and neurolinguistics of multilingualism; translanguaging; early bilingualism and heritage language development; speech processing in bi-/multilinguals; trans/multilingual language use in different contexts; multilingual education; bi-/multiculturalism; bi-/multilingual language policies; literacy in multiple languages (pluriliteracy); intercultural and globalisation issues related to multilingualism; multilingual issues in literature and translation.

The two categories of proposals are: individual papers and posters.

Submission is already open and will close on 15 February 2017. Presenters are requested to include their name, affiliation and email address in the submitted MS-Word documents. All proposals should be sent to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

More information to be found: https://bragaconfmultiling.wordpress.com/ 

All presenters will be invited to submit their full papers for publication by 1 September 2017. Selected papers will be published in “Multilingualism” with De Gruyter Open.

 23-25 November 2016

UNED, Madrid, SPAIN

Organized by the EMO-FunDETT project group (FFI2013-47792-C2 - http://www.uned.es/proyectofundett/): 

EMOtion and language 'at work': The discursive emotive/evaluative FUNction in Different Texts and contexts within corporaTe and institutional work

DUE DATE FOR ABSTRACTS: May 20th, 2016

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Chairs: Laura Alba-Juez (UNED) & Mercedes Díez Prados (Universidad de Alcalá)

Secretaries: David Ferrer Revull (UNED) & Rosa Muñoz Luna (Universidad de Málaga)

Roberto Carlos Álvarez Delgado (UAH)

Ana Belén Cabrejas Peñuelas (U. de Valencia)

Aurelia Carranza Márquez (UNED)

Isabel Castelao (UNED)

Ana Mª Cestero Mancera (UAH)

Ana María Ducasse (RMIT, Melbourne, Australia)

José Santiago Fernández Vázquez (UAH)

Antonio García Gómez (UAH)

Carmen Maíz Arévalo (UCM)

Victoria Marrero Aguiar (UNED)

Carmen Sancho Guinda (UPM)

Carmen Santamaría García (UAH)

CONFIRMED PLENARY SPEAKERS:

Monika Bednarek (University of Sydney, Australia)

Manuel Casado Velarde (Universidad de Navarra – Correspondiente de la Real Academia Española, Spain)

Javier De Santiago Guervós (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain)

Jean Marc Dewaele (Birkbeck College, London, U.K.)

Ad Foolen (Radboud Universiteit, Nijmegen, Netherlands)

Barry Pennock (Universidad de Valencia, Spain)

Francisco Yus (Universidad de Alicante, Spain)

CONFIRMED GUEST SPEAKER:

Juan Carlos Pérez González (UNED, Spain)

ABSTRACTS:

Abstracts (not exceeding 350 words – excluding the references) should be sent as an e-mail attachment to the conference organizers : David Ferrer (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for the general section on Emotion and Rosa Muñoz Luna (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for the section on Persuasion) no later than May 20, 2016. Notifications of acceptance/rejection will be sent out by June 30th, 2016.

Abstracts should include:  1) Title of paper; 2) Name and affiliation of each author; 3) E-mail address of each author; 4) 3-5 keywords.

Webpage: http://congresos.uned.es/w11346

The main language of the conference will be English, but contributions in Spanish are also possible. (Cross-cultural) studies about any other languages are welcome too.

The CALL FOR PAPERS for the 18th World Congress of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA 2017) has been extended. Proposals for posters, papers and symposia can be submitted until April 30th 2016 through the conference website – www.aila2017.com.br

The World Congress which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 23-28, 2017 will gather scholars from all over the world who share interests in discursive practices in and across diverse social domains. The theme Innovation and Epistemological Challenges in Applied Linguistics aims at fostering discussions about innovative research agendas to address social practices and how they challenge the way we comprehend, produce and transform knowledge in the area.

In order to submit proposals and upload the CALL FOR PAPERS with detailed guidelines, access www.aila2017.com.br

E‐mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We look forward to meeting you in Rio in 2017.

Application for Grants

General information:

In applying for a Solidarity Award, individuals or affiliates applying on behalf of an individual must supply online all the following information:

• A copy of the abstract accepted to the upcoming AILA World Congress or abstract of contribution in a symposium or Research Network (ReN) session.
• One document in PDF-format, containing a) a letter of application giving the motivation of the applicant to participate, the reasons why participation without the award might be impossible, and how the applicant intends to make use of the congress participation afterwards and b) a CV from the applicant, showing evidence of academic excellence and/or promise;
• One document in PDF-format containing the proposed budget for the expenses, also specifying whether the applicant seeks either 

     - a 'full' award, covering reasonable travel costs, accommodation and congress fees, or 
     - a 'travel' award, covering reasonable travel costs and congress fees;

• A letter of support (digital document in PDF-format) from an AILA affiliate association, an AILA Research Network, or a senior academic who is acquainted with the candidate's work.

Please note: In addition to financial need and academic merit of application, the selection committee will also consider applicants' potential for regional networking on behalf of AILA within their applied linguistics community after the congress as well as envisaged channels of dissemination of information gained through congress participation. Such aspects should be addressed in the letter of application.

Successful applicants must provide the AILA Executive Board with a one-page report within a month of the congress; the reports will be published in AILA News.

Applications can be submitted only after the review of paper proposals for AILA 2017 has been completed.

Applications for a Solidarity Award are submitted to :
Dr. Christina Gitsaki

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

In case of any further queries, applicants should send an e-mail to the Chair of the Solidarity Committee of the AILA Executive Board This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..