Call for Papers: International Society for Language Studies June 18-20, 2015 Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

International Society for Language Studies

June 18-20, 2015

Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. 

The International Society for Language Studies will hold its regular biennial conference from June 18-20, 2015 at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. The theme of the conference will be "Critical Language Studies: Focusing on Community." The paper proposal submission system will be open from April 1, 2014 and close on November 30, 2014. Submissions will not be accepted after the  November 30th deadline. Notification of proposal acceptance or rejection will be sent around the middle of December, 2014. All presenters who have not registered for the conference by January 31, 2015 will not be scheduled in the program. Selected conference papers will be published by ISLS in the Readings in Language Studies series, Volume 6, in 2016.

Hotel reservation information will be posted in late November. We have secured a great rate of $109 per night at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town for single or double occupancy.

The registration system will open in late November. Early bird rates (until December 31, 2014) are:
•Members: $190
•Non-Members: $300
•Student Members: $140
•Student Non-Members: $225

About the Theme

Language is more than the words that are communicated from one to another. Language represents our identity in terms of our relationships with others, how we are connected to others, power between individuals or groups, and so forth. A critical examination of the connection between language and society also requires a critical consideration of the ways in which language and community are linked. Community is defined differently across disciplines and in varying situations, and as such we invite scholars to engage in discussions about how what community means in their respective areas of research and to explicitly discuss how their presentation is relevant to their understanding of the relationship between community and language.

In order to provide a guide and structure to the theme, the following represent possible key words (called strands and elaborated below) to describe your proposed session:

 Discourse and Community
 Language & Community in the Professions & Workplace
 Language Teaching Practices, Pedagogy & Community
 Language Policy & Community
 Language, Culture & Community
 Researching Community in Language Studies
 Other

For more information, please read the call for proposals. For questions regarding this conference, please e-mail the conference chairs, Erin Mikulec, Jennifer Wooten, and Paul Chamness Miller, at conf2015@isls.co