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 Grüter, Stanford University)

"Language learning in and out of the classroom: Connecting contexts of language use with learning and teaching practices"
(Organized by Dr. Christina Higgins , University of Hawai'i at Mānoa)

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:
 - June 26th, 2008: Check out the schedule grid for presenters and presentation titles!
- May 29th, 2008: Registration is open [Click here]! Check out the presenter guidelines.
- May 21st, 2008: Notification of selection sent out.
- May 20th, 2008: Update on tentative conference schedule, and talk summaries [Click here]
 - February 21st, 2008: Waikiki hotel reservation form is online! [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

Links to future conferences:
- AAAL 2009: March 21-24th, 2009 at Denver, Colorado. Call for papers: here
 - Second Language Processing and Parsing: State of the Science: May 21-24th, 2009 at Texas Tech University. Call for papers: here

 

Please print out the SLRF 2008 poster and help promote the conference!

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If you need additional information, please contact us.
E-mail: slrf2008@gmail.com
Mail address: SLRF 2008, Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawai'i
1890 East-West Rd. Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA. Fax: 1-(808) 956-2802
Webdesign by Marta Gonzalez-Lloret, Deborah Masterson, and Yukiko Watanabe
will be taken down by 4:30 p.m. on the same day.

2. THE DISPLAY SPACE
Poster boards stand approximately 6 ft. high from the ground. The maximum poster board dimensions are 63.5 inches high (161.3 cm) X 48 inches wide (116.8 cm). To see the size of the poster board, click [here].

3. THE POSTER
Posters should be designed to fit within the maximum display space. However, note that posters which utilize all of the vertical space may create difficulties for viewing (i.e., it is best to design the poster such that it can be viewed at eye level). Paper or laminated posters will work the best with the display boards, as these are easiest to affix with push pins; pins will be provided to help fasten your poster to the board. If you bring a mounted poster (e.g., using foam core backing material), you will need to bring your own pins as appropriate to the depth of the mounting.

POSTER PRESENTATION TIPS
(a) A poster outlines all of the key points of your study briefly (e.g., the theoretical framework of your work, your research questions or hypotheses, your methodology, your key findings, and any implications your study might have). Because it is a poster, anyone who walks by and reads it should have a pretty good idea of the main ideas of your work. During your poster presentation period, they can come back, ask you questions, get more details, offer feedback, etc. Poster presentations are more informal than papers, and they offer a great opportunity for one-on-one interaction between speaker and audience members.

(b) Posters should be printed out (not handwritten). They also often have graphs, charts, etc. summarizing data if applicable. Some people print out each major section of their study on a separate piece of paper and attach each of those up on the board to form their poster. Others have one large poster, with all the sections on it, specially printed out (copy shops have large-format printers for this purpose), which they can just roll up and take with them. Some even get them laminated or use colors on them.
NOTE: You can use Microsoft PowerPoint to create a large poster. Take a look at an example poster here: [click here].

(c) You may want to bring along handouts to distribute during the official poster viewing session. You are strongly advised to print your handouts in advance. There are several commercial copy shops (e.g., Kinkos) relatively close to the university, as well as copy machines at the university libraries.

 

 

 

Home | Organizers | Sponsors | Call for proposals | Registration | Conference program | Social events | Transportation |
Accommodations | Hawai‘i links | Call for 2009 SLRF host | Past SLRF | SLRF '08 FAQs | Presentation guidelines |

If you need additional information, please contact us.
E-mail: slrf2008@gmail.com
Mail address: SLRF 2008, Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawai'i
1890 East-West Rd. Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA. Fax: 1-(808) 956-2802
Webdesign by Marta Gonzalez-Lloret, Deborah Masterson, and Yukiko Watanabe