Exploring SLA: Perspectives, Positions, and Practices

Through this year's theme, we investigate various professional interests and practices of the field of Second Language Acquisition. The overall purpose of SLRF 2008 is to integrate an array of ideas about SLA research, ethics, and practice, from across multiple approaches. We solicit papers, posters, and colloquia that consider SLA from a range of theoretical, methodological, linguistic, practical, political, historical, and disciplinary perspectives, and encourage submissions that deepen and broaden our understandings and inform the quality and application of SLA research.

Plenary speakers: - Dr. Harald Clahsen (University of Essex) - Dr. Alan Firth (Newcastle University) - Dr. Carmen Muñoz (Universitat de Barcelona) - Dr. Richard Schmidt (University of Hawai'i at Mānoa) Invited Colloquia: "Comparing child L2 and SLI: Crosslinguistic perspectives" (Organized by Dr. Theres Gruter, University of Montreal) See a separate call for papers for this colloquium [here]. For questions and further information regarding this colloquium, please contact Dr. Theres Gruter (theres.gruter@umontreal.ca). "Language learning in and out of classrooms: Connecting contexts of language use with classroom practices" (Organized by Dr. Chrisina Higgins , University of Hawai'i at Manoa) See more information on this colloquium [here]

About SLRF: The Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) is a prestigious and internationally renowned conference which brings together researchers in second language (L2) research from all over the world. It is the premier conference on L2 research in North America providing a venue for established scholars and graduate students to present work on a wide variety of theoretical and empirical issues.

	Updates & Announcements: - March 10th, 2008: Information on colloquia updated [see above]. - February 21st, 2008: Waikiki hotel reservation form is online! [Click here] - February 5th, 2008: Online submission system is now open! [Click here] - January 25th, 2008: Call for SLRF 2009 Host (Deadline: May 15th, 2008) - December 20th, 2007: Call for proposals (Deadline: April 15th, 2008) - October 28th, 2007: Launched SLRF 2008 website.

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