2018 International Conference on
Applied Linguistics & Language Teaching (ALLT)
Call for Participation
April 20-21, 2018
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
Conference Theme:
Meeting the New Demands of Second Language Education: Research Innovations in Professional Development, Technology, and Literacy
Registration deadline for participants: March 20, 2018
Website (registration): http://alltntust.wixsite.com/2018allt
The biennial ALLT conference brings together researchers and practitioners all over the world to share their latest research findings and applications to the field of applied linguistics and language teaching. Through exploring and exchanging ideas among contributors, this conference aims to present research state of the art in updated theories, advanced analysis, and teaching insights that connect the empirical research to the practical. This conference also proposes to inform frontline teachers of cutting-edge approaches as well as the fundamentals of language acquisition in the classroom so as to provide proper and timely scaffolds to equip learners with language and literacy competencies, and more important, learning abilities required for the future challenges. For 2018 ALLT, topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
l Second/foreign language learning strategies revisited
l Technology enhanced language learning: CALL, MALL, and gamification
l Psychometric applications in language acquisition and assessment
l Problem-based approaches to literacy instruction
l Research in multimodal language instruction
l Language, culture, and socialization
l Teacher identity and cognition
l Translation and interpretation
l Issues in EMI, CLIL, and ESP
l Corpus linguistics
l Curriculum design
Keynote speakers (in alphabetical order):
Registration Fee (online):
Registration deadline: March 20, 2018
l Local participants: NTD 1,000
l Local students: NTD 500
l International presenters: USD 100
l International participants: USD 40