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2012 Corpus Technologies and Applied Linguistics: An International Conference

Hosted by Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China 

and the University of Liverpool, UK

Co-Organizer: Corpus Linguistics Society of China (CLSC)
 

Call for papers

Conference theme Corpus linguistics: technologies for language research, teaching and learning

Venue Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University (XJTLU), Suzhou, China

Important dates

Abstract submission deadline: 1 March 2012

Notification of acceptance: 15 March 2012

Conference dates: 28-30 June 2012

Corpora are important. They have been widely used in language technology and lexicography. Rapid advances in computing have in recent years enabled the integration of corpora into language teaching and learning. New tools for corpus construction and consultation help researchers, lexicographers and teachers collect and analyse data and use corpora more effectively. The conference aims to advance the state of the art in the use of corpora in applied linguistics and to spread awareness and expertise in corpus use, by offering:

1. Keynote speeches from six internationally renowned corpus linguists

2. A platform for all corpus-based researchers, whether in linguistics, language teaching, lexicography or other fields

3. Lab/workshop sessions presenting practical advice on how language teachers and learners can benefit from using corpora, inside and out of the classroom. Teachers without any background on corpus can also benefit from the workshops

4. An opportunity for software developers to present their work

Topics include, but are not confined to:

Corpora and CALL

Corpus construction and new technology

Corpora in language teaching and learning

Access to online corpora

Software development for corpus linguistics

Learner corpora

Multimedia corpora

Bilingual corpora

Corpora in translation studies

Corpora for grammar, vocabulary, and language skills

Contributions in the form of paper presentations are invited. Workshop proposals from teaching practitioners who use corpora are also welcome. The topic of a paper may be a corpus of English, Chinese, or any other language.

Conference working language: English

Abstracts to be submitted to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 1st March 2012.

Abstracts should be of 250-500 words, and include details of research methods and brief results (which may be preliminary). Abstracts will be anonymously reviewed.

After the conference, presenters will be invited to submit a full paper to a blind peer review panel, to be considered for inclusion in a published volume.

Conference fee: 900 RMB

Student fee: 500 RMB

Plenary Speakers:

Professor Michael Hoey, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Internationalisation, University of Liverpool, UK; Director, Liverpool Confucius Institute; author of Lexical Priming: A New Theory of Words and Language (2005); chief advisor of Macmillan English Dictionary

Professor Mike Scott, Reader in Corpus Linguistics, Aston University, UK; author of Wordsmith Tools

Dr Adam Kilgariff, Director, Lexical Computing Ltd; designer of Sketch Engine

Professor Naixing Wei, Beihang University, President of the Corpus Linguistics Society of China

Professor Maocheng Liang, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Vice president of the Corpus Linguistics Society of China

Dr Richard Xiao, Senior lecturer, Edge Hill University, UK

Contact:

Conference Secretary:

Linda Lu

      Jinying Ma

      0086 (0)512-88161350

English Language Centre, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

111 Ren’ai Rd, Dushu Lake Higher Education Town, Suzhou SIP, China 215123

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