*CFP* “LINGUISTIC ADVANCES IN THE DIGITAL ERA", FIRST VIRTUAL CONFERENCE IN LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION

The First Virtual Conference in Language, Communication and Education 

Linguistic Advances in the Digital Era

15-17 de enero de 2020

The First Virtual Conference Language, Communication and Education (LCE2020) will be held on January 15-17, 2020 (15-22h Central European Time). The theme of LCE2020 is Linguistic Advances in the Digital Era. Seven thematic strands have been distinguished (see conference strands and topics).

Strand 1: Language in the Digital Era

Strand 2: Language Diversity and Change

Strand 3: Language in Society

Strand 4: Language, Politics and Education

Strand 5: Language Sciences

Strand 6: Applications of Linguistics

Strand 7: Other linguistic fields

Original unpublished contributions are welcome, including papers, posters, workshops and demonstrations. Works may be presented in four formats: oral, written, slide-and-text and on-blackboard.


Types and Format

All contributions must render original unpublished scientific work including review, method, analysis, original conclusion and bibliographical references.

Abstracts may be submitted summarising four types of presentation: paper, poster, workshop (3-4 participants) and demonstrations of current projects or product developments.

The following formats by presentation type can be chosen. Formats need not be specified in the abstract submission; they will be selected during registration.

Formats, participants, duration and sizes must be duly kept.

1. Paper (choose ONE format)

Oral: 15’video (formats: MOV, MP4, MPEG4, AVI, WMV, FLV, 3GP, MPEGPS, WebM);

Written: 2000-3000 words (Adobe Acrobat PDF document);

Slide-and-Text: 10-20 slides (MS Power-Point) with written support (Adobe Acrobat PDF document, 1000-1500 words);

On-Blackboard: 10-20 slides (MS Power-Point with voice over; maximum duration 15’).

2. Poster

Written (Adobe Acrobat PDF document: 36” x 48” or 91.4 cm x 121.9 cm).

3. Workshop

Long oral: 20’-30’ video (formats: MOV, MP4, MPEG4, AVI, WMV, FLV, 3GP, MPEGPS, WebM).

4. Demonstration (choose ONE format)

Oral: 15’video (formats: MOV, MP4, MPEG4, AVI, WMV, FLV, 3GP, MPEGPS, WebM);

Slide-and-Text: 10-20 slides (MS Power-Point) with written support (Adobe Acrobat PDF document, 1000-1500 words);

On-Blackboard: 10-20 slides (MS Power-Point with voice over; maximum duration 15’).

Instructions

Abstracts, written in English or Spanish, must be uploaded as an MS Word document and must contain the author´s name, academic affiliation, and e-mail address, as well as a list of three to five keywords. The abstract must specify the review of previous literature, methodology, analysis and main conclusions of the work. Format specifications for abstracts include: 125-150 words, one paragraph, single-spaced, justification on both sides, Times New Roman font, 12 pt.

Abstract submission will be peer-reviewed.

Submission

Standard: until October 31, 2019 (notification of acceptance by November 10, 2019)

Last minute: until December 15, 2019 (notification of acceptance by December 22, 2019)