Second Language Acquisition Research

Quote: Hear the latest research, present in a supportive environment, publish before a global audience, network, engage in new relationships, experience England, explore Brighton and London, join a global academic community... The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global partners is proud to announce the Inaugural European Conference on Technology in the Classroom, to be held from July 11-14 2013, at the Thistle Hotel, Brighton, England. CONFERENCE THEME: "The Impact of Innovation: Technology and You" Technology is all around us. Long gone are the days when we could just walk into a classroom with a handful of papers and a piece of chalk. Even if we are in an environment that is lacking resources, our students with mobile phones, internet café, and social networking, are exposed to technology daily. And new uses of technology are being introduced daily. These new uses show how innovation and creativity go hand-in-hand. We invite language educators, administrators, policy makers, and others to join us at ECTC 2013 as we examine technology’s impact upon our classrooms, share what innovations we are currently implementing, and look to the future imagining the role technology will play in education. ECTC 2013 will attract a diverse group of teachers, researchers, practitioners and scholars who are engaged in the singular goal of meeting students' educational needs, as students can learn about crucial issues and become familiar with web-based learning and other information technology tools. The use of technology in the classroom represents a significant departure from traditional teaching methods, conducting research, assessing student performance and assurance of learning. Moreover, it creates a user friendly and economically viable environment conducive to learning in any corner in the world where access to technology exists. We hope you can join us in Brighton in 2013! Professor Steve Cornwell - ECTC 2013 Conference Co-Chair Professor, Department of International and English Interdisciplinary Studies, Osaka Women's University, Japan Director of Program, and Member of the Board of Directors, Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT) Professor Barbara Lockee - ECTC 2013 Conference Co-Chair Professor of Instructional Design and Technology Associate Director of Educational Research and Outreach in the School of Education, Virginia Tech, USA For more information about submitting an abstract, please click the submissions tab at the top of the page. The abstract submissions deadline is March 1, 2013 ECTC is the partner conference of the Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom (ACTC), an event founded in 2010 in Osaka, Japan, and a great forum for exchanging the latest ideas and views. Since its inception in 2010, ACTC has welcomed over three hundred and fifty academics and practitioners to its annual Osaka event. Past keynote speakers include presentation guru, Garr Reynolds, and Virginia Tech Professor Barbara Lockee (both pictured right). For more information about the Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom, please click here. Publishing Opportunities: Authors of Accepted Abstracts will have the opportunity of publishing their associated paper in the official conference proceedings, and a selection of papers will be considered for inclusion in the IAFOR Journal of Education. For more information about the journal, click here. http://iclalis2013.blogspot.com/