British Association of Clinical Linguistics

Event Notification Type: 
Call for Papers
Abbreviated Title: 
BACL
Monday, 11 January 2010 to Tuesday, 12 January 2010
Country: 
United Kingdom
City: 
Edinburgh
Submission Deadline: 
Thursday, 27 August 2009

Full Title: British Association of Clinical Linguistics
Short Title: BACL

Date: 11-Jan-2010 - 12-Jan-2010
Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Contact Person: Ann Clark
Meeting Email: aclark [at] qmu.ac.uk
Web Site: http://www.bacl.info/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Phonetics

Call Deadline: 27-Aug-2009

Meeting Description:

This will be a two day event which aims to bring together researchers and
teachers of clinical linguistics and phonetics.

Local Organisers:

Ann Clark
Helen Kelly

Call for Papers:

We invite submissions of papers on any area of clinical linguistics and
phonetics which report on research findings, discuss issues in the teaching
and learning of speech and language therapy, or combine both areas.

The focus of Monday 11th January will be research, and the focus of Tuesday
12th January will be teaching and learning.

Presentations will be 20 minutes long followed by a 5-minute question
period.

Posters will be on display for a full day with one attended session during
the day.

Abstract Format and Content:

Abstracts should be no more than 250 words in length.

Abstracts submitted should present original research in clinical linguistics
and phonetics, discuss issues in the teaching and learning of clinical
linguistics and phonetics, or combine both areas.

Please indicate if you would prefer an oral paper or a poster presentation.

Deadline for Abstract Submission:

All submissions must be received by FRIDAY 27th AUGUST 2009.

Abstracts should be submitted using the following link:
http://linguistlist.org/callconf/browse-current-Call.html

Please send any queries to: aclark [at] qmu.ac.uk. In the subject line, please
write the first author's surname followed by BACL 2008 (e.g., Smith BACL
2008).