Academic Exchange Quarterly (ISSN 1096-1453) Winter 2012 Volume 16, Issue 4 Second Language Acquisition and Pedagogy Feature Editor: Marilyn Pasqua ESL Assistant and contract Professor University of Calabria, Italy
E-mail: marilynpasqua@tiscali.it Call For Papers Deadline: 31-August-2012 Focus:
This issue aims to explore helpful cutting-edge knowledge on second language acquisition and pedagogy. The target language may be any second/foreign language, including English as a second language (ESL). Both quantitative and qualitative studies are welcome. More specific topics encompass, but are not limited to 1. input and interaction 2. teacher talk (the language of instruction that second/foreign language teachers use in the classroom) 3. interlanguage or learner language analysis (i.e., error, discourse, pragmatics, and conversation analyses) 4. learner variables (such as motivation, personality characteristics, age, aptitude, and learning styles) 5. study abroad 6. task or content based instruction (including immersion program) 7. language for specific purposes (LSP) (including science and technology) 8. form-focused instruction 9. teaching cultural understanding in a second/foreign language class 10. teaching listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing skills 11. teaching and acquiring pronunciation 12. teaching and acquiring vocabulary 13. genre and academic language teaching 14. methodologies and approaches to language teaching 15. learning strategies and/or styles 16. multiple intelligences 17. learner autonomy.
The edition intends to bring together new findings and insights about second language acquisition and, hence, contribute to the enhanced efficacy of second/foreign language learning and teaching. Who May Submit:
Submissions are welcome from teachers, researchers, administrators, and teacher educators at all levels. Please identify your submission with keyword: LANGUAGE-12 Submission deadline:
any time until the end of August 2012; see details for other deadline options like early, regular, and short. Submission Procedure:
By E-mail: Send attachment, MS-Word-doc-file type, to academicexchange@yahoo.com
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Conventional (Paper) Submission: Send by postal mail one paper copy plus a copy on a 3.5 inch floppy disk to: Academic Exchange Quarterly, P.O. Box 131 Stuyvesant Falls, NY 12174 USA For more detailed information about submitting your manuscripts, please visit
http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm
http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/12lang.htm For further details about the layout of your manuscript, please visit : http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/layout.htm
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