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PAAL2016

The 21st Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics

Tamkang University

Tamkang University is one of the best universities in Taiwan, founded in 1950.

Tamsui

Tamsui is a sea-side district in New Taipei City in nothern Taiwan.

Taiwan

Republic of China

About

The PAAL Conference is a forum for academic exchanges among scholars and practitioners in applied linguistics and related areas. The conference provides a venue for the dissemination of current research on a wide variety of issues concerning Asia and beyond. This year, the conference is held at Tamkang University, Taiwan.

The 21st PAAL Conference is held at Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan from Monday, 22nd to Wednesday, 24th of August, 2016. Tamsui is a sea-side district in New Taipei City in nothern Taiwan. Tamsui means "fresh water" in Chinese, and is very famous for beutiful sunsetting.

Tamkang University is one of the best universities in Taiwan, founded in 1950. The university has been always esteemed as the top-class university in Taiwan.

Information

Updates



Important dates

  • Proposal Submission Deadline: 7th May, 2016   27th May, 2016
  • Notification of Acceptance: 14th May, 2016   4th June, 2016
  • Proceedings Submission Deadline: 30th June, 2016
  • Conference: 22nd to 24th August, 2016


Invited speakers

  • Prof. Ken Hyland, The University of Hong Kong
  • Prof. Chiu-yu Tseng, Academia Sinica


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

  1. Paper: 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion and questions.
  2. Poster: 2 hour blocks will be designated for display and discussion.


Submission guidelines

Proposals

All the presenters at PAAL 2016 are required to be a member of PAAL.
  • Limit your proposal to 400 words or less.
  • The deadline of submission of proposals is 7th May, 2016
  • The notification of acceptance is expected to be sent by the 14th May, 2016.

Proceedings

All the presenters at PAAL 2016 are required to submit their papers to the Proceedings of PAAL 2016.
  • The deadline of submission of proceedings is 30th June, 2016.
  • Submit your paper on the website.
  • Limit your paper to 2 pages.
  • The template for PAAL proceedings is here (MSWord / PDF).


Registration fee

Early-bird registration (Before 1st of August, 2016)

PAAL 2016 Conference Fee (Regular): JPY 9000
PAAL 2016 Conference Fee (Student): JPY 7000
PAAL 2016 Conference Fee plus Banquets (Regular): JPY 14000
PAAL 2016 Conference Fee plus Banquets (Student): JPY 12000


On-site registration

PAAL 2016 Conference Fee (Regular): NT$ 3500 (JPY 11000)
PAAL 2016 Conference Fee (Student): NT$ 2500 (JPY 8000)
PAAL 2016 Conference Fee plus Banquets (Regular): NT$ 5000 (JPY 16000)
PAAL 2016 Conference Fee plus Banquets (Student): NT$ 4000 (JPY 13000)

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 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).

Submission

The deadline for the paper submission was 30th of June, 2016.

Payment

Annual membership fee


You are required to be a member of PAAL to make a presentation at PAAL 2016. Please keep in mind that both you and your coauthors (if you have any) are required to be a member of PAAL. To be a member of PAAL, please complete The subscription form and pay the annual membership fee for 2016.

Membership fees can be paid by PayPal 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).

Click on "Pay Now", then you will go into the payment system by PayPal. You do not need a PayPal account (if you have it is very easy). You can pay it by your credit card.

Note. If you see only Japanese on the PayPal page, please click on the top-right option   [PICTURE/PAAL]   . Then you can choose languages.

PAAL Annual Membership Fee for 2016 (Regular): JPY 5000



PAAL Annual Membership Fee for 2016 (Student): JPY 3500



Conference fee for PAAL2016


The conference fee includes the PAAL 2016 participation fee, the proceedings, two coffee breaks and two lunch boxes at the conference site. If you would like to join the conference dinners on the second day of the conference, please choose "Conference fee plus Banquets." We have the conference dinner at Chef A-Ji dimsum restaurant.

The early-bird registration system has been closed.

Conference Site

Travel Information

From Taoyuan International Airport to Tamsui

  • By Taxi: Taxies are available 24 hours a day. It takes about one hour from the airport to Tamsui.
  • By Public Transformation System: Take a Taipei City-bound bus at the airport and get off at Taipei Main Station. Then take the MRT Tamsui Line (Tamsui-bound) to Tamsui Station (the terminal station).

From Songshan International Airport to Tamsui

  • By Taxi: Taxies are available 24 hours a day. It takes about 40 minutes from the airport to Tamsui.
  • By Public Transformation System: Take the MRT Wenshan-Neihu Line (the brown line, Taipei Zoo-bound) at the SongShan Airport Station below the arrival hall of the airport and get off at Zhongxiao Fuxing Station. Then transfer to the MRT Nangang Line (the blue line, Yongning-bound) and get off at Taipei Main Station. From there, take the MRT Tamsui Line to Tamsui Station, the terminal station.

From MRT Tamsui Station to Tamkang University

  • From MRT Tamsui Station, take Bus R27 or R 28 to the Tamsui Campus (bus fare is NT$15 per person). An alternative would be to take the taxi. It would take about 5 min. and costs around NT$110 (by the meter, may be a bit more if there is traffic).

Accomodation

  1. Hotel Regalees
  2. Fullon Hotels & Resorts – Tamsui Fishermen’s Wharf
  3. Fullong Hot Spring Resort Tamsui
  4. Hotel Day+ Tamsui
  5. Asia Pacific Hotel
  6. Amain Boutique Motel


There are many B & Bs in Tamsui Area. So, it would be easier to check hotel booking websites for more accommodations, such as Booking.com, Agoda.com, or Triavago. Keywords to use would be “Tamsui District”, “Tamsui MRT Station”, “Tamsui Old Street and Waterfront.”



Contact

PAAL Japan Office • email: conference2016#paaljapan.org (Replace # with @)     website: http://paaljapan.org/