CASLAR-4

CASLAR-4 in Shanghai 第五届汉语作为第二语言研究国际会议于2016年在上海召开

 

Date: August 19-21, 2016

Location: East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (old campus)

Conference website: http://training.ecnu.edu.cn/caslar4

Conference Email: caslar2016@chinese.ecnu.edu.cn
CASLAR Association website: www.caslarcenter.com

Linguistic Field(s):

Applied Linguistics
Language Acquisition
Language Teaching Methodology
Discourse Analysis
General Linguistics
Pragmatics

Subject Language(s):

Mandarin Chinese
English

Important Dates:

Abstract Submissions Due: April 1, 2016
Acceptance Notification (by email): April 15, 2016
Early Birds Registration: up to June 15, 2016
Conference Dates: August 19-21, 2016

 

Organizer:

Office at Institute of Global Chinese Language Teacher Education, East China Normal University

Organizing Committee:

Professor Jianmin Zhang
Professor Anqi Ding
Dr. Guoyan Ma
Dr. Xiaoming Lan

Coordinators

Dr. Guoyang Ma gyma@chinese.ecnu.edu.cn
Dr.Kanyu Zhu kyzhu@chinese.ecnu.edu.cn

Conference Co-Chairs:

Dean Jianmin Zhang, East China Normal University
Professor Istvan Kecskes, Chairman of CASLAR, Editor-in-Chief of Intercultural Pragmatics and CASLAR journal, State University of New York, Albany, USA.

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Cornelius C. Kubler Stanfield

Professor of Asian Studies, Williams College, USA

https://asian-studies.williams.edu/profile/ckubler/

 

Dr. Wangxi Zhang Professor

Head of Chinese International Teaching Department, Beijing Language and Culture University, China

http://www.blcu.edu.cn/art/2012/7/3/art_5733_1070347.html

 

Dr. Helen H. Shen

Professor of Chinese, Academic Coordinator for the Chinese Program, University of Iowa, USA http://clas.uiowa.edu/dwllc/asll/people/helen-h-shen

 

Dr. Anqi Ding

Professor of Second Language Acquisition

Deputy Director of the Institute of Global Chinese Language Teacher Education, ECNU

http://faculty.ecnu.edu.cn/s/2644/t/28688/main.jspy

Call for Papers

CASLAR-4 invites proposals for presentations that are related to research, and theory in any area of Chinese as a Second Language (CSL). Those wishing to participate should prepare abstracts for 20 minute presentations (15 minutes plus 5 minute Q & A). Below there are some suggested categories for topics, though submissions need not be limited to these areas.

Suggested Topic Areas:

Acquisition and development of CSL (Chinese as a Second Language),
Role of culture in the acquisition of CSL,
Research-Based Language Teaching Methodology for Chinese as a second / foreign language
Pragmatics of using Chinese as a second language,
Cognitive aspects of CSL acquisition,
Distance Learning in CSL
Technology and CSL,
Computer-mediated communication in CSL,
Acquisition of Chinese grammar, vocabulary.
Chinese character acquisition and recognition,
Discourse in CSL,
Designing materials for CSL instruction,
Conceptual socialization in the process of developing CSL
Application of linguistic theories to Chinese L2 data,
Motivation to learn Chinese,
Effect of CSL on L1,
Assessment of proficiency in CSL,
Submissions:

Abstract submission Deadline: March 15, 2016

Please following the link to submit your abstract

https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=caslar2016

Registration fees:

General registration:

Mainland China participants: 250 RMB

All other participants: 600 RMB

 

Early bird registration: before June 15, 2016

Mainland China participants: 200 RMB

All other participants: 550 RMB

 

If you have any questions, please send your them to the conference email at caslar2016@chinese.ecnu.edu.cn or contact any of us:

Dr. Guoyang Ma gyma@chinese.ecnu.edu.cn
Dr.Kanyu Zhu kyzhu@chinese.ecnu.edu.cn
Zhiqi Gong zgong@albany.edu