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Author: Mauricio Horto |
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Date Posted: 10:18:55 08/27/10 Fri Hi gyys, take a look and say if it is what we are expected to post as our justification for... " write a brief justification for your choice of conference and choice of communication format." What came to us as a crucial point for deciding which conference to work with was the theme proposed in the American Association for Applied Linguistics – AAAL conference for 2011. Its main subject intends to explore the relevance of applied linguistics theories and methods in the changing contexts of globalization. As result of the globalization process we are facing nowadays the vast integration of many cultures through a narrower global network. This brings into the contemporary society many challenges which need to be successfully overcome, like the increasingly competitive international market job, sustainable development, critical consciousness raising etc. Not only this, but other subjects are strongly stimulating as well. For instance: Bilingual, immersion, heritage, and language minority education; Language planning and policy; Sociolinguistics; Language, culture, socialization, and pragmatics; Second language acquisition, language acquisition, and attrition among others. We decided to propose the article one as an individual paper firstly because it is well connected with the main theme of the Conference. Applied linguistics is “an interdisciplinary field of study that identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_linguistics), and since it is the key point of the meeting , the research chosen attend to it due to deal directly with a case study of intercultural team teaching issues. Other relevant topic concerning this article is the sociolinguistic subject. The case presented in this paper is a typical example of the study of the effect of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context, on the way language is used, and the effects of language use on society (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociolinguistics) . Also, the length and layout of the paper achieve the proposal criteria stipulated by the forum presentation policies. Finally, the critical reflection stimulated by this article may bring into the applied linguistics field more perceptive insights concerning the intercultural affairs faced by team-teaching partners working abroad. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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| Re: the justification for having chosen the conference | Luciano Valadares | 15:00:31 08/28/10 Sat |