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Selection of Papers for Language Education in Asia, Volume 3, 2012

Submissions to Language Education in Asia, Volume 3, Summer Issue will close on March 7, 2012. Submissions to the Winter Issue will be accepted until June 6, 2012. While inclusion at the annual CamTESOL Conference is not a prerequisite for submission, those papers based on presentations at the CamTESOL Conferences will be highlighted in each Summer Issue. Other submissions are welcome and will also be considered in an ongoing process throughout the year. As is standard practice with the Language Education in Asiajournal, each submission will be blind-reviewed; those submissions accepted by members of the Editorial Board will be included in the publication.

Appropriate Paper / Abstract Topics

The readership of Language Education in Asia is comprised of local Asian and expatriate educators as well as those from international institutions. Submissions which present well-researched aspects of language education and learning, innovative, practical approaches to classroom practice, and discussion of relevant issues in the field that would be of interest in the Asian region are encouraged. When preparing submissions, authors should consider the context of ELT in Asia, particularly in developing countries in the region, where most schools have limited resources and teachers often have to contend with large numbers of students in their classrooms. When selecting submissions, the Language Education in Asia Editorial Board takes into account the local context as well as areas of interest for international readers. Successful submissions may include:

Research:

• Professional development: Teacher awareness of student attitudes
• Linguistic change and pragmatic competence
• Testing: Response analysis and reliability
• Investigation of variables affecting teachers, students, institutions or the learning process
• Learning styles and the cognitive learning process

Teaching Practice:

• Curriculum and materials development: Supplementary materials development, student development of course materials, implementation of integrated approaches in curriculum, adaptation of teaching materials or texts to the local context, instruction with limited resources, utilisation of authentic materials at all levels
• EAP and ESP: Professional report writing, English for tourism
• Independent Learning: How to increase learner autonomy
• Methodology: Teaching grammar communicatively, teaching mixed level classes
• Teaching Reading / Speaking / Writing: Innovative strategies for teaching reading / speaking / writing, teaching speaking with task-based approaches, encouraging communication in large classes
• Testing: Non-traditional forms of assessment and testing
• Program / School Management: Effective management skills, management of special programs, development of a successful adult ESP program

Commentary:

• Current issues related to language learning and language teaching
• Discussion of language policy and related impact in the region
• National and international policies, not limited to language policies, which may have an impact on the learning and/or teaching context in the region or internationally

Language Education in Asia International Standard Serial Number: ISSN  1838-7365