Faculty of Education

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Language, Education and Diversity Conference

The LED 2011 Call for Papers has now closed.
Thank you to all those who submitted an abstract for consideration. All abstracts will be double blind reviewed. All contributors will be notified of an outcome no later than 15 April 2011.

Presentation Formats

• Colloquia (short) 1.5 hours with 3 contributors
• Colloquia (long) 3 hours with 5-6 contributors
• Papers 25 minutes, with 5 minutes for questions/responses
• Posters (to be displayed at designated times throughout the conference)

Abstracts should address directly at least one of the key strands of the conference:

• Bilingual/immersion/indigenous language education
• English language teaching
• Language policy and planning
• Literacy education (educational and/or community-based)

All abstracts will be double blind reviewed.

Please read the guidelines on how to make your submission before you start the submission process.
Abstract Submission Guidelines

Don't worry if you do not have the final version of your submission right now.   You will have the ability to login and amend your details right up until the deadline for abstract submission closes on 15 March 2011.  After this date, your submission will be sent for review for inclusion in the programme.

Evaluation of Proposals

Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of the following:

• Appropriateness and significance of the topic to the conference themes
• Originality/significance/impact of the research
• Clarity/coherence of the abstract in relation to the key research questions, analytical framework(s), description of research, data collection, findings/conclusions
• (For colloquia) Importance/significance of the overarching topic and/or framework(s) addressed, along with the coherence of the individual presentations therein

Please note:

• Each presenter may participate in a maximum of two presentations, be it an individual paper, poster, or paper within a colloquium
• Abstracts submitted as Papers may be accepted instead as Posters

Timetable for Call for Papers:

• The deadline for abstract submission is now 15 March 2011 (extended from 28 February)
  
• Confirmation of Acceptance will be no later than 15 April 2011
• Presenters will need to have registered for LED 2011 by no later than 1 June 2011 in order to guarantee a place in the conference programme.

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