The Asian Conference on Language (ACL2020)

Call for Papers | The Asian Conference on Language (ACL) Toshi Center Hotel, Tokyo, Japan March 29 – April 01, 2020 https://acl.iafor.org ––– Abstract Submission and Registration Deadlines ––– Early Bird Abstract Submission Deadline: November 15, 2019 Final Abstract Submission Deadline: January 17, 2020 Early Bird Registration Deadline: December 19, 2020 Final Registration Deadline for Presenters: February 20, 2020 Submit your abstract through the online submission system: https://acl.iafor.org/call-for-papers/ Held in partnership with the IAFOR Research Centre at the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP) at Osaka University. This conference is associated with the Scopus and DOAJ listed IAFOR Journal of Education. There will be a special "Language and Education" issue of the journal featuring some of the papers presented at the conference. ––– The Asian Conference on Language (ACL) ––– The Asian Conference on Language (ACL) is an interdisciplinary conference that explores the many fields, theories and practices of the study of language, from questions of language acquisition, psychology and linguistics, through those of culture, communication, and technology, to the teaching and learning of language. In its written and spoken forms language dominates and shapes our lives. Far from just being the tool of communication, language can be beautiful or ugly, sparse and succinct, or overblown, technocratic; direct or obfuscatory; it can be mediocre, lazy, hurtful, spiteful, libellous, slanderous, or false, but it can also be uplifting, joyous, salutary, truthful, and even divine. Language brings us our first and last words, and accompanies our journeys, helping us to formulate concepts, sentences, and lives, and helps us negotiate meanings, ideas, and each other. The study of language and languages is an immense opportunity to engage with international, intercultural, and interdisciplinary content and issues that lie at the heart of the IAFOR mission. Since its founding in 2009, IAFOR has brought people and ideas together in a variety of events and platforms to promote and celebrate interdisciplinary study, and underline its importance. Over the past year we have engaged in many cross-sectoral projects, including those with universities (the University of Barcelona, Hofstra University, UCL, University of Belgrade, Moscow State University and Virginia Tech), think tanks/research centers (the East-West Center, APHERP, The Center for Higher Education Research), as well as collaborative projects with the United Nations in New York, and here in Tokyo, with the Government of Japan through the Prime Minister's office. With the IAFOR Research Centre at Osaka University's Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), we have engaged in a number of interdisciplinary initiatives we believe will have an important impact on domestic and international public policy conversations. It is through conferences like these that we expand our network and partners, and we have no doubt that ACL will offer a remarkable opportunity for the sharing of research and best practice, and for the meeting of people and ideas. At the intersection of theory, pedagogy, and praxis the Asian Conference on Language invites researchers and teachers to submit proposals in the following areas: – Language Acquisition – Language and Communication – Language and Culture – Language and Psychology – Language and Technology – Language Learning and Teaching – Linguistics We look forward to meeting you in Tokyo! – The ACL Organising Committee Joseph Haldane, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Japan Donald E. Hall, University of Rochester, USA Barbara Lockee, Virginia Tech., USA Jo Mynard, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan Diane Hawley Nagatomo, Ochanomizu University, Japan Dexter Da Silva, Keisen University, Japan ––– Keynote Speakers ––– Stephen E. Gregg, University of Wolverhampton, UK Donald E. Hall, University of Rochester, USA ––– IAFOR Publishing Opportunities ––– ACL Official Conference Proceedings https://acl.iafor.org/publishing-opportunities/ If your abstract has been accepted, and you presented the work at the conference (including Virtual Presentations), you are encouraged to submit a full paper for inclusion in the official Conference Proceedings. Our Conference Proceedings are Open Access research repositories, which act as permanent records of the research generated by IAFOR conferences. Please note that works published in the Conference Proceedings cannot be considered for publication in IAFOR journals. Peer-reviewed journal: IAFOR Journal of Education (SCOPUS indexed) https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-education/ ISSN: 2187-0594 The IAFOR Journal of Education is an internationally reviewed and editorially independent interdisciplinary journal associated with IAFOR's international conferences on Education. This Open Access journal, which conforms to the highest academic standards, reflects the interdisciplinary and international nature of our conferences. THINK https://think.iafor.org THINK The Academic Platform, is IAFOR's online magazine, publishing the latest in interdisciplinary research and ideas from some of the world's foremost academics, many of whom have presented at IAFOR conferences. Content is varied in both subject and form, with everything from full research papers to shorter opinion pieces, interviews and media-themed articles. ––– About IAFOR ––– The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) is a research organisation, conference organiser and publisher dedicated to encouraging interdisciplinary discussion, facilitating intercultural awareness and promoting international exchange, principally through educational exchange and academic research. 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