6th International Conference on Chinese as a Second Language Research (CASLAR-6)

第6届国际汉语二语研究会议（CASLAR-6）

Date日期: 2020.08.05 - 08.07

Location地点: Washington, DC, USA 华盛顿特区，美国

Contact Person联系人: Hang Zhang

Web Site会议网站: https://eall.columbian.gwu.edu/caslar-6-2020

Linguistic Field(s)所涉语言学分支: Applied Linguistics应用语言学; Discourse Analysis会话分析; Language Acquisition语言获得; Pragmatics语义学; Sociolinguistics社会语言学

Subject Language(s)主题语言: Chinese, Mandarin

Call Deadline征稿截止: 2020.02.15

Meeting Description会议详情:

CASLAR (Chinese as a Second Language Research) is a biennial conference with the goal to bring together scholars from all over the world whose research focuses on the acquisition, development and use of Chinese as a second language to survey available knowledge in the field, exchange ideas and initiate research projects. The conference is a part of the CASLAR movement that aims to transform a field from a primarily experienced-and practice-based discipline into a discipline based on and supported by research and theory.

Call for Papers征稿:

CASLAR-6 invites proposals for presentations related to research in any area of Chinese as a Second Language.

Suggested Topic Areas推荐议题:

- Acquisition and development of CSL: phonetics, phonology, semantics, morphology, syntax, pragmatics

- Chinese character acquisition and development of reading and writing

- Application of linguistic theories to Chinese L2 data

- Cognitive aspects of CSL acquisition

- Motivation to learn Chinese

- Role of culture in the acquisition of CSL

- Discourse in CSL

- Technology and CSL: Corpus Studies, Distance Learning in CSL, etc.

- Curriculum and instruction

- Research-based Language Teaching Methodology for CSL

- Designing materials for CSL

- Conceptual socialization in developing CSL

- Assessment of proficiency

Publication出版:

Two selected-papers volumes will be published. One will select papers focusing on linguistics (Routledge) and discourse issues of CSL/CFL. The second one will contain papers focusing on language learning and teaching issues (DeGruyter). Papers can also be submitted for consideration to the CASLAR journal.

Confirmed Plenary Speakers大会报告:

Jane Orton, University of Melbourne, Australia

Wen Cao, Beijing Language and Culture University, China

Chiara Romagnoli, Università Degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy.

Fangyuan Yuan, US Naval Academy, USA.

Abstract Submissions摘要提交:

Abstract submission Deadline: February 15, 2020

Please submit abstracts to EASYABS at http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/caslar-6

- Abstracts should be in English or Chinese and be submitted as a WORD doc.

- Each proposal should include: the title, the abstract, three to five keywords and a summary. The first keyword should indicate the topic area of study (please refer to “Suggested Topic Areas”).

- Individual Presentations: Proposals for a 20-minute oral presentation (15 minutes plus 5 minute Q & A) or poster presentation. Abstract should not exceed 350 English words (or about 600 Chinese characters). It should summarize the purpose of the study, methods, results. The summary should not exceed 60 English words (or 90 Chinese characters). Poster presentations focus on an on-going project and combine text and graphics.

- Panels: An hour-long panel comprised of three, or four, presentations on a common theme. Each must have a representative submitting a proposal, which should include: theme of the panel; individual topics and abstracts; five key words and a summary. Proposal should not exceed 500 English words (750 Chinese characters). Summary should not exceed 100 English words (150 Chinese characters).

Other Activities其他活动:

1) CASRI Roundtables: CASRI research groups will offer round table discussions about the topics they focus on: 1) prosody and tone, 2) formulaic language, idioms, SBUs, 3) acquisition and use of modality, 4) innovative pedagogical approaches, 5) vocabulary, speech acts and discourse, 6) neural mechanism of cognitive/psychological process in Chinese as related to language acquisition.

2) Two workshops with the objective of bridging the research and practice of Chinese language acquisition.

Important Dates重要日期节点:

Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 February 2020

Acceptance Notification: 15 March 2020

Early Bird Registration: 15 May 2020

Registration: 30 June 2020

Registration fees注册费用:

Early Bird, Regular, Late/Onsite

Full time students: $140 USD, $180 USD, $220 USD

Other participants: $220 USD, $260 USD, $300 USD

Conference Dinner: $55 USD

Registration fee covers access to plenaries, breakouts, and workshops, lunches and coffee breaks. Conference dinner is extra and optional.

Contact联系: caslar2020gwugmail.com

Attendees who need a Professional Development Point (PDP) certificate, please email us in advance.