Fwd: IICLL 2015 - The IAFOR International Conference on Language Learning

Abstract submission deadline extended! The International Academic Forum has already received over 300 submissions representing more than 40 countries. Due to significant interest, IAFOR is again accepting abstract submissions. Submit today and be part of what promises to be a powerful event. Our conference opens with Dr Christine Coombe's dialogue on advancing teacher effectiveness in English language learning. Dr Cindy Gunn will present on the impact of the connected learner in the classroom. We will also hear featured presentations from Prof. Said M. Faiq, Dr. Patrick Dougherty and more! Submit now! - http://iafor.org/cfp Register early to benefit from our early-bird and advance registration pricing! -http://iafor.org/iafor/iicll2015-registration/ Benefits of attending the IAFOR International Conference on Language Learning: -Be motivated by high quality international speakers. -Benefit from hearing the latest developments in Education and Language Learning research. -Excellent opportunities to promote your research, organisation, or institution. -Participate in interactive audience sessions. -Daily refreshment breaks and lunch on each conference day. -International networking opportunities. -Discounted flights and hotel rates on offer. -Stay at the Crowne Plaza, Dubai Festival City, for access to IAFOR's discount rates inclusive of buffet breakfast. This offer has limited rooms. http://iafor.org/iafor/iicll2015-venue-hotels/ Travel with our Official Airline, Emirates, and receive a 10% discount on your return airfares to the conference. Full details and conditions - http://iafor.org/iafor/travel-on-emirates-to-dubai If you have attended an IAFOR conference within the past year, or belong to an affiliated university or institution, we offer a 10 percent discount in appreciation of your support. Questions can be directed to iicll@iafor.org. See the full schedule of our conferences in Japan, Dubai, the UK, and the US. On behalf of IAFOR and the conference co-chairs Professor Steve Cornwell (Osaka Women's University, Japan) and Professor Stuart Picken (IAFOR IAB) we look forward to meeting you in Dubai! IAFOR Publishing Opportunities -onference Proceedings If your abstract is accepted and you have registered for the conference, you are encouraged to submit a full paper for inclusion in the official conference proceedings. -Journals The IAFOR Journal of Education is an editorially independent journal. These open access journals, which conform to the highest academic standards, reflect the interdisciplinary and international nature of our conferences. IICLL2015 Theme: "Integrated Practices: Creating Experiences to Enhance Learning" Educators face continually shifting demands from all directions: students, administrators, and society. With some of these demands, teachers and learners may feel greater isolation and pressure. These trends may be seen in the disaggregation of the university or in frequent testing of discrete outcomes for analysis and accountability purposes. In the face of these developments, it is more important than ever to reflect on learning as experience, and to bring theory, research, and craft to bear on creating those experiences. Dewey wrote that, "the central problem of education based on experience is to select the kind of present experiences that live fruitfully and creatively in future experiences". So, how does research in second language acquisition and teacher expertise tell us which experiences live on in communication? How do learning theories direct us to view the connections between experiences? And, how can application of technology both become normalized and create vivid experiences? Finally, we need personal and professional integration. Coming together to share best practices in these twinned conferences is a chance to share and develop ways to better integrate our institutions, teachers, and most of all the experiences of the learners in a coherent practice of education. -Alternative assessment -Anxiety and Motivation -Bilingualism -Blended learning -Constructivist approaches -Conversation analysis -Cross-Cultural Communication -Design -First language acquisition -Gaming and Simulation -Individual differences -Innovative language teaching and learning methodologies -Interactional competence -Inter-group relations -Knowledge management/LMS -Language education -Learner and teacher autonomy -Learning Environments -Learning Strategies -Learning third languages -Life long learning -Literacy -Linguistics -Methodology -Open Learning Initiative (OLI) -Phonetics and Phonology -Pragmatics -Sociolinguistics -World Englishes -Teacher training -Testing and evaluation -The good language learner -Translation and Interpretation Submit now! - http://iafor.org/cfp