2018 Conference

The 23rd PAAL Conference

 

The PAAL Conference is a forum for academic exchanges among scholars and practitioners in applied linguistics and related areas. The conference provides a venue for the dissemination of current research on a wide variety of issues concerning Asia and beyond. This year, the conference is held at Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
The 23rd PAAL Conference is held at Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan from Tuesday, 21st to Thursday, 23rd of August, 2018. Tokyo is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world. After Tokugawa Shogunite established the feudal government there, Tokyo has been Japan's political, economic, and academic center.

Important dates

Proposal Submission Deadline: 12th May, 2018
Notification of Acceptance: 31st May, 2018
Proceedings Submission Deadline: 30th June, 2018
Conference: 21st to 23rd August, 2018

Invited speakers

Prof. Andy Kirkpatrick (Griffith University)
Prof. Hiroshi Matsusaka (Waseda University)
Prof. Nobuyuki Hino (Osaka University)

Area of interest

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following topics:

- Second Language Acquisition
- TESOL - Language and Culture
- Pedagogy (Language/Literature)
- Theoretical Linguistics
- Text Analysis - e-learning/CALL
- Psycholinguistics/Neurolinguistics
- Language Testing
- Sociolinguistics
- Language Policy and Planning
- World Englishes
- Phonetics/Phonology
- Motivation and Strategies
- Language Policy and Planning
- Applied Linguistics and Technology

 

Registration fee

Conference fee for PAAL2018 (Regular): JPY 9000
Conference fee for PAAL2018 plus Banquet (Regular): JPY 15500
Conference fee for PAAL2018 (Student): JPY 5000
Conference fee for PAAL2018 plus Banquet (Student): JPY 11500