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
Presentation format
- Paper: 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion and questions.
- Poster: 2 hour blocks will be designated for display and discussion.
Submission guidelines
Proposals
All the presenters at PAAL 2012 are required to be a members of PAAL.
- Submit your proposal here (The site is available from 23rd April, 2012).
- Limit your proposal to 400 words or less.
- The deadline of submission of proposals is
5th May 11th May, 2012
- The notification of acceptance is expected to be sent by the 12th May, 2012.
Proceedings
All the presenters at PAAL 2012 are required to submist their papers to the Proceedings of PAAL 2012.
- The deadline of submission of proceedings is 30th June, 2012.
- Submit your paper on the website (This site is available on 1st of June).
- Limit your paper to 2 pages.
- The template for PAAL proceedings is here (MSWord / PDF).
Important dates
- Proposal Submission Deadline: 5th May, 2012
- Notification of Acceptance: 12th May, 2012
- Proceedings Submission Deadline: 30th June, 2012
- Conference: 21st to 23rd August, 2012
Membership application
Member benefits
- A complementary subscription to the official journal of PAAL
- Receiving the official journal of PAAL twice a year
- A subscription to the PAAL Japan Mailing List
To be a member of PAAL, please complete the subscription form and pay the annual membership fee.
You are required to be a member of PAAL to make a presentation at the conference. Membership fees can be paid by PAYPAL (
Here !) or
Postal transfer. Unless you pay for your membership fees annually, your membership will be terminated. Your co-authors also need to be members of PAAL as well and their membership fees should be paid in advance before you submit your joint paper(s).