{"id":240,"date":"2020-10-22T17:40:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T09:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elc.polyu.edu.hk\/conference\/EAC2021\/?page_id=240"},"modified":"2021-04-15T10:40:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T02:40:55","slug":"cfp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elc.polyu.edu.hk\/conference\/EAC2021\/cfp\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"content5-2n\" class=\"mbr-section content5 cid-s7yBfH1GUP mbr-parallax-background\">\n<div class=\"mbr-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 0.4; background-color: #073b4c;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"media-container-row\">\n<div class=\"title col-12 col-md-8\">\n<h2 class=\"align-center mbr-bold mbr-white pb-3 mbr-fonts-style display-1\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><br \/>\nCall for Proposals<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"content12-2o\" class=\"mbr-section article content12 cid-s7yBilLgB1\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"media-container-row\">\n<div class=\"mbr-text counter-container col-12 col-md-8 mbr-fonts-style display-7\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Conference Theme and Sub-themes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>We are now inviting proposals on topics that relate to English Across the Curriculum and the following themes: <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>a. Role of EAC\/WAC\/CLIL in learning and teaching<\/li>\n<li>An emphasis is placed on the role of these approaches as a high-impact practice, on its role in enhancing student learning and success, and on improving how instructors can use and foster critical and creative thinking through writing and speaking.<\/li>\n<li>b. Pedagogy and practices<\/li>\n<li>A highlight is put on the wide range of instructional practices that use writing and speaking to support learning and critical thinking in various disciplines across the curriculum, in first- and second-language contexts, and in all levels of mainstream education.<\/li>\n<li>c. Programme design, collaboration and assessment<\/li>\n<li>The focus can be placed on the choices for course design and assessment, on challenges in collaboration with discipline teachers, and supporting students. Regional and global perspectives are valued.<\/li>\n<li>d. Technology-enhanced language learning<\/li>\n<li>With Covid-19, the attention can be on the use of technology to facilitate such collaboration.<\/li>\n<li>e. Impact of factors affecting any of the above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Presentation Formats:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The EAC 2021 Conference\u00a0<strong><em>strongly encourages<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0presenters to deliver their presentations and colloquia synchronously in real time. Those who are in very different time zones from Hong Kong may have the option of a pre-recorded presentation. Unless otherwise indicated in the abstract submission process, all accepted presentations will be scheduled for real-time synchronous delivery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid black;padding: 5px;\"><b>Formats<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid black;padding: 5px;\"><b>Length<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid black;padding: 5px;\"><b>Details<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid black;;padding: 5px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colloquium<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid black;padding: 5px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60 minutes (45 minutes maximum for presentation, with at least 15 minutes for discussion)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A series of short presentations on a specific current topic with active discussion with the audience. Maximum of 6 presenters.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid black;padding: 5px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper Presentation<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid black;padding: 5px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30 minutes (20 minutes maximum for presentation, with 10 minutes for Q &amp; A)<\/span>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid black;padding: 5px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A formal presentation of an ongoing or completed pedagogical \/ theoretical research on up-to-date approaches EAC\/WAC\/CLIL learning and teaching<\/span>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Abstract Submission Guidelines\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Proposals must include the following:<\/li>\n<li>a. 15-word (max) title<\/li>\n<li>b. 50-word (max) summary<\/li>\n<li>c. 200-word (max) abstract<\/li>\n<li>d. 50-word (max) bio for each presenter<\/li>\n<li>e. Citation style: APA (7th edition)<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Please submit the abstract online (<a class=\"text-danger\" href=\"https:\/\/elc.polyu.edu.hk\/conference\/EAC2021\/abstract-submission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/elc.polyu.edu.hk\/conference\/EAC2021\/abstract-submission<\/a>). You will then be taken to a submission process that starts with setting up a conference account.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Each person can appear on a maximum of two abstracts (whether paper presentation or colloquium) and only once as the first author (whether paper presentation or colloquium).<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Authors should observe that the same proposal should not have been presented in another conference.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Deadline for submission:\u00a0<strong><del>30 November 2020, 11:59PM (Hong Kong Time)<\/del> Extended to 15 February 2021, 11:59PM (Hong Kong Time)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Selection Process\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>All submissions will undergo a double blind review and the first author of accepted submissions will be informed by<strong>\u00a016 March 2021<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>The EAC Conference Organising Committee reserves the right of editing submitted proposals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Review Guidelines<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Each submitted proposal will be evaluated by at least two reviewers using a blind review procedure.<\/li>\n<li>The following evaluation criteria will be applied:<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relevance<\/strong>: The content of the proposal is relevant to the main theme and sub-theme(s) of the conference.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strength of research<\/strong>: The proposal demonstrates the use of robust research methods in investigating the issue(s) concerned, with clear evidence of grounding in the relevant literature and appropriate analysis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interest and significance<\/strong>: The proposal is original, and contributes to scholarship, theoretical understanding, or current development in EAC\/EAC\/CLIL. It should stimulate the interest of conference participants.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clarity<\/strong>: The proposal is properly written, complying with the proposal submission requirements. It is clearly presented in the appropriate language and style.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Key Dates<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Abstract submission deadline \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong><del>30 November 2020<\/del> (Extended to 15 February 2021)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Notification of acceptance \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>\u00a0by 16 March 2021<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Registration deadline for presenters \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>20 April 2021<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Abstracts submitted by participants who have not registered by <strong>20 April 2021<\/strong> will be removed from the programme.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>All times listed above are in Hong Kong time (UTC+8).<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for Proposals Conference Theme and Sub-themes We are now inviting proposals on topics that relate to English Across the Curriculum and the following themes: a. 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