Call for Proposals: NABE Research & Evaluation SIG 2016 Proposal Submission

NABE Research & Evaluation SIG 2016 Proposal Submission

We are accepting proposals for short papers (15 mins.) to be presented at the NABE 2016 Research & Evaluation Special Interest Group at the annual NABE Conference in Chicago, to be held March 2-6, 2016. Our SIG theme this year is “Connecting Oracy and Literacy in Bilingual Education,” with Featured Speaker Professor Rosalind Horowitz, University of Texas, San Antonio.

Please send by email attachment an abstract of 150-250 words and a short summary of 50 words (in MS Word) of your proposal, following the guidelines below, to the SIG Chair at: mp64@soas.ac.uk. Be sure to include the language(s) involved in your study or discussion. Send questions or concerns to the attention of Martha C. Pennington at the e-mail address above, or call her at home at (904) 310-3846.

While our SIG theme for the upcoming conference is “Connecting Oracy and Literacy in Bilingual Education,” all data-based, theoretical, and/or pedagogically focused papers on bilingualism, second/foreign language acquisition, intercultural communication, or language assessment are welcome.

The deadline for submission to the Research and Evaluation SIG is July 15, 2015. A notice of acceptance status (accepted, waitlisted, not accepted) will be sent by August 31, 2015.

*See additional important presenter information below.

Sincerely,

Martha C. Pennington, PhD 

Chair, NABE Research SIG

Heather Woodley

Co-Chair, NABE Research SIG

Additional information:

Primary Presenter and Co-Presenter(s): 

Please list name, affiliation, e-mails and phone contacts for each presenter. When there is more than one, please identify one individual as the primary presenter.

The following stipulations are conditions of acceptance. By submitting your proposal, you are agreeing to the following terms if you proposal is accepted.

1.2) Primary Presenter Responsibilities: It is the responsibility of all primary presenters to ensure that all secondary presenters on their proposal receive any and all pertinent information regarding the proposal (all notifications will be sent to the email address for the primary presenter) and that all secondary presenters on their proposal comply with all presenter guidelines and submit all required information.

2.1) Conference Registration: NABE does not waive registration fees for presenters. All accepted presenters must be registered for the conference. The deadline for presenter registration is January 5, 2016. If all proposal presenters (including secondary presenters) are not registered by January 5, 2016, the presentation will be cancelled. It is the responsibility of the primary presenter to ensure that all presenters on their proposal are registered for the conference.

3.1) Lodging and Travel: All accepted presenters are responsible for their own lodging and travel. NABE will neither arrange nor provide funding for presenter lodging and/or travel.

4.1) Audio Visual Equipment:

·       All presentation rooms will be equipped with an LCD projector, screen, and electrical cables at no cost.

·       NABE will NOT provide laptop computers. (Presenters whose proposals are accepted will be provided with contact information for the NABE 2015 On-site Service Provider.)

·       NABE will NOT provide DVD and/or other Audio Visual equipment. (Presenters whose proposals are accepted will be provided with contact information for the NABE 2015 On-site Service Provider.)

4.2) Internet Service:

·       NABE will NOT provide Internet Service. (Presenters whose proposals are accepted will be provided with contact information for the NABE 2015 On-site Service Provider.)