AILA 2011 

16th World Congress of Applied Linguistics 
Harmony in diversity: language, culture, society 
Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing 
23-28 August 2011 

Final Call for Paperss 
AILA 2011 invites proposals for presentations that are related to policy, research, and theory in any area of applied linguistics. Proposals may be for individual papers, posters, symposia or workshops (see below for information about submissions). 
Exceptionally, we announce ONE further extension to the deadline for submissions: 
Midnight Beijing time, 15 May 2010 (= UTC + 8) 

All proposals should be submitted via the AILA website: http://www.aila.info ? 
For registrations and conference information follow the link on the AILA website: 
http://www.aila.info 

Host AILA affiliate: 
China English Language Education Association 

Co-host: 
Beijing Foreign Studies University & Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. 



Plenary Speakers: 
:: Allan Bell (Auckland University of Technology) 
:: Malcolm Coulthard (University of Aston) 
:: Gu Yueguo (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences & Beijing Foreign Studies University) 
:: Diane Larsen-Freeman (University of Michigan) 
:: Barbara Seidlhofer (University of Vienna) 

Invited Symposia: 
Convenors: 
:: Patricia Duff (University of British Columbia): Multilingualism and Language Policy 
:: Gao Yihong (Peking University): Language, identity and globalization 
:: Nkonko Kamwangamalu (Howard University) & Gary Barkhuizen (University of Auckland): Migration, language maintenance and shift: Multiple perspectives 
:: Francoise Salager-Meyer (University of Los Andes): Languages for Specific Purposes 
:: Elana Shohamy (Tel Aviv University): Language Testing 
:: Marjolijn Verspoor & Kees de Bot (University of Groningen): Dynamic Systems Theory and Second Language Development 

Types of Presentations: 

Individual Papers 
Papers will consist of 30-minute sessions, of which 20 minutes should be for the presentation 
and 10 minutes for discussion time. 

Poster Presentations 
Posters submissions will be considered for reporting the full range of applied linguistic presentation, using visual media (including enlarged text, diagrams, charts, graphs, or tables). Poster presenters will be allocated a specific programme session to enable them to discuss their projects with interested conference participants. Guidelines for posters will be made available on acceptance of submissions. 

Symposia 
Symposia will be scheduled for 2-hour sessions. Organizers of symposia may divide their time as they choose, although some of the time should be reserved for audience discussion. Organizers of symposia are expected to liaise with their symposium participants and with the congress program committee. 

Workshops 
Sessions of 1 hour will be allocated for workshops. Workshops are for demonstrating practical work, such as courseware, software, teaching or classroom techniques. 

Working languages: English and Chinese 

Format of Proposals: 
Proposals for all papers including those within symposia, for posters and for workshops should consist of: 
:: a title (no more than 20 words) 
:: an abstract (maximum 500 words) 
:: a summary for inclusion in the conference programme (maximum 50 words). 

In addition, convenors of symposia should provide: 
:: a symposium title (maximum 20 words) 
:: a 350 word abstract for the whole symposium 
:: and a summary (maximum of 75 words) for inclusion in the conference programme. 




All proposals should be submitted via the AILA website: http://www.aila.info ? 

Deadline for submissions: 15 April 2010, by midnight Beijing time.