10th  INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ISAPL

Moscow, 26-29 June 2013

organized by the

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF APPLIED PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

(ISAPL)

hosted by the

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (Moscow)

and

Institute of Linguistics of Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow)

CHALLENGES OF INFORMATION SOCIETY AND

APPLIED PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

CONTENTS

·         Welcome

·         Congress Venue

·         International Scientific Committee

·         Local Scientific Committee

·         Local Organizing Committee

·         Invited Plenary Speakers

·       Call for Program Suggestions and Proposed Round Tables etc.

·       Congress General Topic

·         Congress Special Themes (Sections)

·         Criteria for Reviewing Proposed Activities

·         Local Organizing Committee

·         Dates to remember

·         Submission form

WELCOME

The Advisory Council Members of the International Society of Applied Psycholinguistics (ISAPL), Profs. Drs. Renzo Titone, Leonor Scliar-Cabral, Maria da Graça Pinto, Stefania Stame and the President of the 10^th International Congress of ISAPL, Prof. Dr. Natalia Ufimtseva welcome and invite all scholars and students interested in the area of Applied Psycholinguistics to submit proposed subjects for their participation, and to participate in the Congress and in its scientific, social, and cultural activities. This important Scientific Meeting provides an exciting opportunity to share information on research with colleagues from around the world, integrating basic scientific research with practical applications for the benefit of human modern life.

The special emphasis topic of the Congress is on CHALLENGES OF INFORMATION SOCIETY AND APPLIED PSYCHOLINGUISTICS having in view what Applied Psycholinguistics can offer for the benefit of our Global Modern World. 

We hope that the congress will attract a lot of scholars and colleagues working in practical areas, in basic research, or teaching in schools and universities, for a scientific, academic collaboration.

CONGRESS VENUE

The Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, located in Moscow, the capital of the Russian Federation, will host the Congress at the Faculty  of  Humanitarian and Social Sciences.

Peoples’ Friendship University (PFU) was founded on 5 February, 1960 by the USSR Government. The University’s name was changed to the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia on 5 February, 1992 by the RF Government, which is considered the University’s founder. It encompasses 14 Faculties. Among these the Faculty of Humanitarian and Social Sciences is one of the most popular and active.

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Prof. Dr. Leonor Scliar-Cabral – Brazil, ISAPL Honorary President

Prof. Dr. Natalia Ufimtseva, Russia, ISAPL President, 2011-2013

Prof. Dr. Stefania Stame – Italy, 4^th ISAPL Congress President and AC Members

Prof. Dr. Maria da Graça Pinto – Portugal, 5^th ISAPL Congress President and AC Member

Prof. Dr. Janusz Arabski – Poland, ISAPL Vice-President, 2011-2013 and 7^th ISAPL Congress President

Prof. Dr. Kirstin Hummel – Canada, ISAPL Vice-President, 2011-2013

Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Mininni – Italy, ISAPL Vice-President, 2011-2013, 9^th ISAPL Congress President

Prof. Dr. Heidemarie Sarter - Germany, ISAPL Vice-President, 2011-2013

Prof. Dr. Diane Ponterotto – Italy, ISAPL Secretary General, 2011-2013

Dr. Olga Geurgieva – Bulgaria, ISAPL Treasurer, 2011-2013

Prof. Dr. B. E. Wong – Malaysia, ISAPL CM, 2011-2016

Prof. Dr. Penka Baltova – Bulgaria, ISAPL Vice-President 2008-2010

LOCAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

·         Prof. Natalia Ufimtseva  - Chair of the Congress

·         Prof. Vladimir Tsvyk

·         Prof. Evgenii Tarasov

·         Prof. Vladimir Sinyachkin

·         Prof. Uldanai Bakhtikireeva

·         Prof. Irina Markovina

·         Prof. Andrei Grigoriev

·         Dr. Ol’ga Balyasnikova

·         Dr. Ignatii Juravlev

·         Dr. Larisa Zhukova

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

·         Dr. Marina Bragina

·         Dr. Denis Makhovikov

·         Dr. Elena Svinchukova

·         Dr. Anna Stepanova

·         Dr. Anastasia Arzamasceva

INVITED PLENARY SPEAKERS

Key-note Addresses

Prof. Dr. Leonor Scliar-Cabral, Brazil

Prof. Dr. Natalia Ufimtseva, Russia

Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Mininni, Italy

Prof. Dr. Li Toan Thang, Vietnam

Other Plenary Lecturers will be mentioned in further Circulars, Plenary Round-tables and Special Workshops will be announced in further Circulars. Please offer suggestions, titles, brief presentation.

CALL FOR PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS

Round Tables and Workshops, Titles of Papers etc.

General guidelines

All interested scholars in the area of Applied Psycholinguistics and interconnected sciences are kindly invited to submit proposed personal activities for the 10th International Congress of ISAPL.

CONGRESS GENERAL TOPIC

CHALLENGES OF INFORMATION SOCIETY AND

APPLIED PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

CONTENTS

CONGRESS SPECIAL THEMES (SECTIONS)

·         Language and cognition

·         Speech comprehension and production. Reading and writing

·         Language acquisition. Foreign language learning

·         Bilingualism and multilingualism

·         Psycholinguistic problems in translation

·         Nonverbal components in communication

·         Semiotics and Psycholinguistics

·         Awareness, emotion, memory in communication

·         Language disorders and speech pathologies. Phonoaudiology

·         Psycholinguistics and manipulation: Language and power. Political discourse

·         Language and Education. Psychopedagogy of language. Persuasion in communication and education.

·         Language and social context. Discourse analysis. The dialogue

·         Psycholinguistic methodology for the analysis of literary texts

·         New problems of reading/writing posed by computer. Effects of “navigating” on computer (Internet).

·         Psycholinguistics perspective of Mass Media (MM). Ethical/negative effects of MM communication.

·         Electronic progress as supported by Psycholinguistics.

·         Culture and society effects on language

·         Transnational/transcultural problems in modern society   

·         Varia (please propose other possible themes with arguments).

CRITERIA FOR REVIEWING PROPOSED ACTIVITIES

a) Paper Session (PS) (90 minutes). Several papers on a related topic will be grouped by the Local Scientific Committee. According to the number of Authors grouped in each session, the Committee will announce in advance if there is sufficient time for presenting a full text or an abbreviated version of the paper.

b) Round table (RT) (60 minutes). A paper will be presented by one or more authors or by the Organizer and discussed with the (small) group. Each participant will provide an abbreviated version of his/her paper. Presumed Organizers are invited to send an abstract, and potential invited participants (see guidelines) describing the contents of the proposed RT.

c) Workshop (W) (60 minutes). The Organizer will conduct activities in which participants will discuss about a certain approach or tool. Formal presentation is kept to a minimum.

d) Poster session (PoS) (45 minutes). A visual display is prepared in order to present a study, a project, an experiment, etc. In the special session, the presenter stands next to the poster and is available to discuss the work. Specific guidelines for posters will be provided upon acceptance.

The criteria for reviewing will include:

·         Relevance of the proposal according to congress theme and topics;

·         Clarity of the submitted title, abstract, general presentation;

·         Theoretical and practical Implications.

Abstracts and papers should be presented in ENGLISH or RUSSIAN, though FRENCH is also accepted.

DATES TO REMEMBER

·         15 November 2012: Deadline for receiving proposals for Round Tables, Workshops and title of the session paper

·         15 December 2012: Deadline for communicating acceptance of proposals for Round tables, workshops and titles of session papers

·         28 February 2013: Deadline for notification of admission of abstracts, round tables, workshops, to give time for raising funds, writing papers etc.

SUBMISSION FORM

Submitter Information

First name Middle name

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Surname

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Professional Title

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Affiliation

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Address home or affiliation (name of Avenue, Road, Street, etc. and number)

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City

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State (Province)___________________________________________________

Zip Code___________________________________________________

Country code________________________________________________

Work Phone (Country code, area code, number) _________________________________________________

Home Phone Number_____________________________________________________

Fax if any___________________________________________________

e-mail______________________________________

Submission Activity

Session / Workshop / Round table (indicate as Organizer/as Invited participant)

Round Table, organizer ____________________________________________________________

Title (about 10 words maximum)

Invited participants_________________________________________________

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Abstract (up to 500 words)

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Congress Session Theme if Abstract of a Paper

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Program Description for Round tables and Workshops, and potential invited

participants

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Language of presentation

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Send proposals and abstracts to:

ISAPL_congress@inbox.ru (c/o Larisa Zhukova)