International Conference on Native and Non-native Accents of English ACCENTS 2007

International Conference on Native and Non-native Accents of English ACCENTS
2007
University of Lodz, 3-5 December 2007 on native

The conference continues the tradition of annual meetings of teachers and researchers in the area of phonetics and phonology of English in Poland. In connection with the main theme of the conference, the major aim is to stimulate the exchange of ideas between specialists in the field of native accent variability and non-native speech, including linguistic, socio-linguistic and pedagogical aspects of accent studies in native and non-native speakers. The main topics for the conference are the following:

• native accents of English
• non-native accents of English
• native- non-native accent continuum
• model accents for English teaching
• accents and Lingua Franca Core
• variability in spoken language
• methodology of accent studies
• teaching English pronunciation

The list of topics is by no means exclusive, as we hope to provoke discussion on a variety of issues related to the application of accent studies to second and foreign language learning and teaching.

Papers and workshops in the above and related areas are invited. Please send abstracts of about 500 words by September 15, 2007 to accents@uni.lodz.pl. An abstract should also include the name, affiliation of the author, and the intended type of presentation: paper (20 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion), workshop (45 minutes) or poster presentation). After the process of peer-revision, e-mail notifications will be sent out by October 15, 2007.

Hoping to hear from you soon

Ewa Waniek-Klimczak