Second Language Acquisition Research

Quote: International Conference on Languages, Linguistics and Society 2013 (ICLALIS 2013) Venue: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Dates: 22-24 October 2013 Organised by the Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning, Universiti Malaysia Sabah CALL FOR PAPERS Welcome to the website of the International Conference on Languages, Linguistics and Society (ICLALIS 2013) in Malaysia. This conference is organised by the Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), and will be held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia from 22 to 24 October, 2013. Introduction Language plays a broad range of essential roles in society and institutions with diverse needs, aspirations, cultures, traditions, and practices while linguistics offers numerous approaches to the study of how communities, groups and individuals interact or communicate with one another. To promote the importance of language learning, facilitate our understanding of languages, and broaden our knowledge of linguistics, we are organising the International Conference on Languages, Linguistics and Society in Sabah, Malaysia, which is well known for its multi-ethnic and multi-cultural identity. The upcoming conference will look into various issues of both global and local concerns especially in relation to the use and learning of different languages. This conference covers topics pertaining to applied linguistics and theoretical linguistics in various institutional, social, and cultural contexts. The conference also welcomes presentations based on studies conducted from inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary perspectives, involving research into language/s in different academic disciplines. We hope to provide an interesting platform for researchers, academics, instructors, language practitioners, policy makers, postgraduate candidates, and members of the public to share knowledge and engage in meaningful interactions. Objectives We aim to (i) investigate, discuss, and exchange ideas related to the learning and/or use of language in institutional, social and/or cultural settings, (ii) explore the benefits of cross-disciplinary studies involving linguistics, and (iii) examine the theoretical and/or practical implications of new ideas, perspectives, theories, and recommendations concerning different approaches to language teaching and/or language analysis. Theme and Sub-themes The ICLALIS 2013 invites proposals (abstracts) for papers based on the main theme "The Developing Roles of Language in a Multi-faceted Society”. The proposals submitted to this conference should preferably be related to (but not limited to) the subthemes or topic areas listed below: Applied Linguistics Theoretical Linguistics Descriptive Linguistics Language and Culture Language, Power and Ideology Language Varieties Discourse Analysis Corpus Linguistics Language and Communication Language for Specific Purposes Language for Academic Purposes Language and Gender Indigenous and Minority Languages Indigenous Culture and Language Preservation Language, Diversity and Identity Intercultural and Cross-cultural Language Studies Language Teaching and/or Learning ICT and Language Teaching Language Education and/or Policy Language Curriculum Development Sociolinguistics Phonetics and/or Phonology Semantics and/or Pragmatics Historical Linguistics Anthropological Linguistics Translation and/or Interpretation Language and Literature Language in the Teaching/Learning of Natural/Applied Science(s) Language in the Teaching/Learning of Social Science(s)