CFP: A Brief History of Rhetoric

A Brief History of Rhetoric in the Americas: 3113 BCE to 2012 CE

Damián Baca & Victor Villanueva, editors

Call for Contributors

Focusing on rhetoric outside of the dominating Greco-Latin canon, this collection will examine rhetorical practices and traditions of the indigenous pre-Columbian past and their legacies in the global American present as well as the rhetorical legacies wrought by other colonized peoples in the Americas. The timeline referenced in our title, for example, follows the Epi-Olmec and Maya calendar, thereby evoking indigenous chronologies and cosmologies that we hope our contributors will engage. The purpose of this collection will be to look to the past and present simultaneously, as many of these rhetorics are in use today in various contemporary configurations.

Submissions might address issues of historiography, linguistic/rhetorical migrations, cartography, multiple writing systems, material culture, the impact of Western expansion and global-colonial power on rhetorical practices, etc.

We are especially interested in essays dealing with rhetorical traditions, voices, audiences and contexts in North American, Mesoamerica/Anahuac/Mexico, Sub-Arctic, Caribbean Islands/Arawak/Antilles, Austronesia (Philippine, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islands), and other "American" colonial peripheries.

In particular, we invite submissions that focus on pictographic, ideographic, logographic, iconographic, kinetic, material, and so-called "visual" rhetorics in the Americas, and/or those that root their theoretical/methodological approaches in rhetorics that do not derive from Sumerian or Egyptian (i.e.: Greco-Latin) traditions.

Submissions Process
Please send a 250-500 word abstract of your contribution to Damián Baca via e-mail by May 3, 2008.

If your contribution is accepted for the volume, we anticipate a deadline of August 1, 2008 for full manuscripts (no longer than 10,000 words including notes and reference matter).

Contact Information
Damián Baca, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Rhetoric & Writing
Chicano-Latino Studies
baca@msu.edu
Michigan State University

CFP: Cross-Cultural Linguistics and Contrastive Rhetoric at RMMLA

2008 Rocky Mountain MLA Convention
Reno, NV, October 9-11
http://rmmla.wsu.edu/conferences/default.asp

Special session: Cross-Cultural Linguistics and Contrastive Rhetoric:
Issues and Approaches in Language Analysis and Teaching

Description: Focus on comparisons between languages: pragmatics,
semantics, syntax, morphology, phonetics/phonology, which contribute to
understanding linguistic structures/functions, and their application in
foreign language teaching.

Please submit your proposals to
Stefan Mummert, School of LCL, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
AUSTRALIA
stefan.mummert@arts.monash.edu.au

by March 31, 2008

CFP: Special Topic Sesssion on L2 Writing at Rocky Mountain MLA

Call for Papers

Second Language Writing*: Reports of Research and Discussions of Central Issues in Second/Foreign Language Writing

2008 Rocky Mountain MLA Convention
Reno, NV, October 9-11

For the time first time ever, a special topic session focusing on Second Language Writing will be part of the Rocky Mountain MLA Convention, which will be held in Reno, Nevada on October 9-11 this year .

If a Special-Topic Session is held three consecutive years, organizers may address a written request for permanent status to the Executive Board, signed by twenty RMMLA members.

Proposals are being accepted until March 1 for this session. Reports of research and discussion of central issues in second language (ESL) writing are welcome. Non-members may submit a proposal (but membership in RMMLA is required of all presenters). Three to four proposals will be accepted for presentation.

Please help support this session by either submitting a proposal or circulating this CFP as widely as possible to professors and graduate students alike, and thank you in advance for your support.

Submit your one-page proposals or inquiries March 10 to:

Fify Juliana
Mailing address: Box 870302, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302
Email: fify@asu.edu

For the PDF version of the CFP, go to: http://rmmla.wsu.edu/download/2007CFP.pdf.

For the online version of the CFP (updated), go to: http://rmmla.wsu.edu/call/default.asp.

The Journal of English as an International Language

The Journal of English as an International Language (www.eilj.com) is an internationally refereed journal which aims at providing free on-line access to all those involved in the research, teaching and learning of English as an International Language

The first edition was published in April 2007, and the second edition (December 2007) is now on-line.

We welcome submissions on any aspect of EIL: the global spread of English, the impact of native English(es) on local cultures and languages, the impact of local cultures and languages on native English(es), phonological, lexical, grammatical, discoursal variations in English(es), the perceptions of these variations, intelligibility, corpus studies, bilingualism, multilingualism, language standards and related teaching issues.

All submissions should be submitted to eiljournal@gmail.com

Sincerely

Ahmet Acar
Senior Associate Editor
The Journal of English as an International Language

Journal of Writing Research

Journal of Writing Research: Call for papers

In 2007 EARLI’s Special Interest Group on Writing decided to start an international research journal on writing. Luuk van Waes, Gert Rijlaarsdam & Denis Alamargot, started the preparations for the journal in October 2007. Marie-Françoise Crété (Poitiers) and Mariëlle Leijten (Antwerp/Stafford) will assist the editors. The first issue containing invited (and reviewed) papers is expected to be published in April/May 2008.

The Journal of Writing Research will be made by and for researchers, without any interference from commercial publishers. It will set high standards for quality control, which are guaranteed by double blind reviews, and a strong international editorial board, chaired by Joachim Grabowski & Asa Wengelin. More information about the aims and scope, the editors, the editorial board and procedures can be found on the website: http://www.jowr.org

We are now ready to receive submissions. That is why we have sent you this call for papers and proposals for special issues.

Papers can be submitted via the website. If you wish to submit a paper via the repository database, please, register as a member first (it’s free of charge). When you register, you can also choose to receive alerts in various frequencies when new publications are ready. The same procedure applies for submitting proposals for special issues. A special issue consists of three to five papers on a specific theme, with one or two commentaries.

On behalf of the JoWR editors

Gert Rijlaarsdam
http://www.jowr.org/

CFP: Social Networking in CALL

Lara Lomicka (University of South Carolina) and Gillian Lord (University of Florida) are editing a volume on social networking and online collaboration for the CALICO Monograph Series 2009 and are currently accepting chapter proposals for the chapters presented below. If you are interested in any one of them, please submit to lomicka@sc.edu and glord@rll.ufl.edu a one- to two-page description of the chapter you would like to write based on the general outline below. Please refer to the topics we have provided as a general guideline; you can amend aspects of the chapter as you see fit. Submissions should combine SLA theory, research and practice of relevant applications, such as those listed below. The book will focus on practical and theory-based applications and how they relate to SLA and CALL theory, as well as empirical studies detailing their usefulness to CALL. The deadline to submit proposals is March 31, 2008.

Thank you very much for your interest and we look forward to working with you. Feel free to contact us in case of questions.

Lara Lomicka (lomicka@sc.edu)
Gillian Lord (glord@rll.ufl.edu)

Website: http://secondgenerationcall.edublogs.org
Wiki: http://secondgenerationcall.wikispaces.com
(Authors will have pages created for their chapters and will be invited to join the wiki so they can share their ideas with the other contributors.)

The Second Generation: Online collaboration and social networking in CALL

VOLUME DESCRIPTION

In recent years the landscape of CALL has been drastically altered, thanks to what have become known as Web 2.0 applications. The phrase “Web 2.0” was coined by O'Reilly Media in 2004 and refers to the second generation of the Internet, in which the emphasis is on online collaboration, networking and sharing among users. With Web 2.0 applications, language teachers have a variety of tools available to use in new and creative ways, and the potential to make us rethink how we act and interact in our lives and in our classrooms. This volume addresses the changes implied in these new applications, focusing on the social and collaborative aspects as well as the theoretical constructs informing their use, the benefits for students from a language perspective, and successful projects implemented in the language classroom.

Chapter topics open to submissions

• Social networking/online communities (FaceBook, MySpace)
• Flickr, YouTube, other social media-sharing sites
• Chatbots (i.e., Fryer & Carpenter, 2006)
• Tagging and folksonomies
• RSS (really simple syndication) and feed aggregators
• Social bookmarking
• Other forms of many-to-many publishing
• Other social software applications

The volume will also contain five invited chapters, with the following topics:

• Gaming
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Podcasting and audioblogging
• Virtual realities

Timeline

• March 31: Submission of chapter proposal & commitment to timeline
• April 28: Acceptance notices and comments from the editors on chapter descriptions
• May 31: Authors post outline and work in progress to wiki
• June 30: Authors provide feedback and comments for each other via wiki
• August 25: Submission of full chapter to editors and to post wiki
• October 6: Comments and requested revisions from the editors on full chapter
• November 3: Resubmit final version of chapter to editors and post to wiki

*The volume is expected to go to press in time for the 2009 CALICO conference.

CFP: CMLR Special Issue on Multilingual Literacies

CALL FOR PAPERS
Canadian Modern Language Review
Special issue on Multilingual Literacies

The Canadian Modern Language Review will feature a special issue on multilingual literacies in September 2008. Assumptions of monolingual language and literacy competencies in educational approaches are increasingly questioned by practitioners, policy makers, researchers, and theorists who recognize the growing presence of multilinguals in communities, schools, and the workplace. Research on literacy has moved beyond a focus on one or two languages to consider the complex range of literacy practices adopted in diverse languages and spheres of social activity. In the last decade, work on the intersection of literacy and multilingualism has contributed to the emergence of theories of multilingual literacies. Recent innovative literacy programs that include a variety of languages aim to meet the needs not only of multilinguals and students of diverse heritages but also of those seeking an education that prepares them to live in a global society. The editors of this special issue invite researchers and literacy practitioners in Canada and abroad to submit articles in English and in French on theory, research, and practice in multilingual literacies.

Final submission deadline: December 1, 2007

Submissions should be sent in electronic form, either through PReSTO (http://presto.utpjournals.com/index.php/CMLR) or by e-mail to the CMLR Editorial Assistant, Rachel McArthur, at rmcarthur@utpress.utoronto.ca or cmlr@utpress.utoronto.ca.

Receipt of all manuscripts will be acknowledged within a week of their arrival. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, please send an inquiry directly to rmcarthur@utpress.utoronto.ca.

Questions about the special issue may be addressed to the co-editors:

Heather Lotherington
Faculty of Education
York University
4700 Keele Street
North York, ON
M3J 1P3
Canada
hlotherington@edu.yorku.ca

Diane Dagenais
Faculté d’éducation
Université Simon Fraser
8888 University Drive
Vancouver (Colombie-Britannique)
V6R 3J2
Canada
dagenais@sfu.ca

CFP: International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference (5/31/2008)

CFP: Ninth Biennial International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference (IWAC), Austin, Texas
Wednesday, May 28 through Saturday, May 31, 2008

We invite proposals investigating how border crossings affect the shape of writing instruction, disciplinary tutoring, institutions, and global WAC conversations. For example, proposals might focus on how working with disciplines and their media in and outside class, and in writing centers influence our theories; how communicating across local (e.g.K-16), national and international borders changes definitions of disciplinary writing as well as teaching and collaborative practices; how we translate what we do so students, academic staff, administration, and those outside our institutions support the scholarship and curricular reform we promote. For more information, visit http://www.utexas.edu/cola/progs/wac/conferences/iwacc/index/

Proposal deadline: Friday, September 28, 2007.

CFP: Asia TEFL, June 8-10, 2007.

The 5th Asia TEFL International Conference
June 8-10, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Theme: "Empowering Asia: New Paradigms in English Language Education."

The Call for Presentation and Participation is now available. The deadline for submission is January 2, 2007.

Update: Symposium 2007 in Japan

Here is an update: The 2007 Symposium on Second Language Writing is going to be at Nagoya Gakuin University, Japan. Professor Miyuki Sasaki has generously agreed to host the Symposium at her institution's new campus.

The dates are set for September 15-17, 2007. The information will soon be available at the Symposium web site.

This time, we are going to be soliciting proposals from everyone--there won't be a separate graduate student conference. Our goal is to make it possible for as many people to participate as possible.

I'll post more information here soon--stay tuned!