ACCENTS IN VARIOUS CONTEXTS
'Accents' is an annual conference organized by the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics at University of Lodz, Poland. It brings together researchers and teachers interested in native and non-native accents of English, approached from a variety of theoretical and/or practical perspectives. The key issues discussed each year include individual accent characteristics, the dynamism of accent usage, accent teaching and learning, and the methods and tools for accent studies. The leitmotif of Accents 2024 revolves around accent teaching and learning in different instructional contexts including EFL, ESL, ELF, EIL as well as classroom-based or laboratory research. Thus, different contexts and 21st-century challenges require the application of appropriate research methodologies so as to analyse and investigate pronunciation learning and its effectiveness.
Plenary speakers (in alphabetical order):
Prof. Alice Henderson, Université Grenoble-Alpes, France
Prof. Jose Antonio Mompeán Gonzalez, University of Murcia, Spain
Prof. Charlie Nagle, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Pre-conference Thursday morning workshops in cooperation with IATEFL PRONSIG:
Prof. Charlie Nagle, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Prof. Veronica G. Sardegna, Duquesne University, USA
Call for papers
We invite proposals for papers, workshops and posters referring to the main theme ‘Accents in various contexts’ as well as other issues related to native and non-native accents of English, including, but not limited to the ones mentioned below:
ASR, CAPT, HVPT
modern technology use in pronunciation learning/teaching
native and non-native verbal interactions
the role of pronunciation in oral communication
pronunciation in discourse
suprasegmentals/prosody
fluency
intelligibility/ comprehensibility/ acceptability
segmental features and accuracy
accents in natural environment: World Englishes, immigrant context, sojourners, etc.
accents in varied educational contexts: ESL, EFL, ELF, ESOL, EAP, EMI, etc.
speech perception and/or speech production
pronunciation teaching, pronunciation instruction and instructed learning
classroom-based research
laboratory-based investigations
pronunciation assessment
native vs. non-native pronunciation teacher
Deadline for abstract submissions has been extended (!!!) till September 21st, 2024. Please send an abstract of up to 400 words in word document (excluding references) to accents@uni.lodz.pl with the intended format, name and affiliation written under the title. The proposals will go through the process of peer review, after which notifications of acceptance will be sent out by September 30th, 2024.
Information on our previous conferences can be found at filolog.uni.lodz.pl/accents under Abstracts. Please send all conference related questions to accents@uni.lodz.pl
All information regarding the registration fee, conference venue and recommended conference hotel will be available in early autumn.
VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION
CONFERENCE VENUE
The conference is planned for three full days, December 12-14, 2024. The conference will be held at the Faculty of Philology and the University Conference Centre (Kopcińskiego 16/18) of the University of Lodz.
ACCOMMODATION
We recommend the University Conference Centre - please go to Registration Form (available below) to book a room.
REGISTRATION
The fee, which covers organization costs, conference materials, lunches, refreshments and conference dinner, is 950 PLN for participants working at Polish institutions (750 PLN for students) and 270 Euro for participants from other countries (210 Euro for students). The deadline for registration and bank payments is October 16th, 2024. We will be able to refund 50% of the fee (in case of resignation) before November 6th, 2024 and after that date no refunds will be possible. The fee should be transferred to the Accents UŁ bank account (bank transfer charges are the responsibility of the payer).
The link to the REGISTRATION FORM is available here where you also find all the necessary information related to the accommodation in the University Conference Center. If you decide to choose other hotels in Łódź, please make the booking on your own and complete only the registration form.
The payments:
Please make payments to the university bank account: (NOTE: please remember to specify your name and the name of the conference – Accents 2024 – as well as accommodation choices with the payment).
Account holder:
UNIWERSYTET ŁÓDZKI
KF24 17TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
IBAN: PL 79 1240 3028 1111 0011 4222 8523
BIC/Swift: PKOPPLPW
Bank:
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A., II Oddział w Łodzi
Piotrkowska 270, 90-361 Łódź
Participants from Poland make payments in PLN
For participants from Poland – additional financial information
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ABSTRACTS
Intellectual Property Rights are reserved under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial license (source)
Books of abstracts from previous Accents conferences can be found below:
ORGANIZERS
ACCENTS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Conference Organisers:
Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics:
Ewa Waniek-Klimczak (Founding Organiser)
Anna Jarosz (Conference Chair), email: anna.jarosz@uni.lodz.pl
Izabela Grabarczyk (Conference Secretary)
Anna Gralińska-Brawata (Conference Secretary)
Grzegorz Zgondek (IT Engineer)
Jakub Żak (IT Engineer)
ACCENTS ADVISORY BOARD
Alexander Baratta, Manchester Institute of Education, UK
Ocke-Schwen Bohn, Aarhus University, Denmark
Una Cunningham, University of Stockholm, Sweden
Tracey Derwing, University of Alberta, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Wayne Dickerson, University of Illinois, USA
Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kołaczyk, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Joshua Gordon, University of Northern Iowa, USA
Alice Henderson,Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Magnus Huber, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
Talia Isaacs, University College London, United Kingdom
Okim Kang, Northern Arizona University (NAU), USA
Jose Antonio Mompeán Gonzalez, University of Murrcia, Spain
Joan Carles Mora, University of Barcelona, Spain
Murray Munro, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Charlie Nagle, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Mirosław Pawlak, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland
Marnie Reed, Boston University, USA
Arkadiusz Rojczyk, University of Silesia, Poland
Veronica Gabriela Sardegna, Duquesne University, USA
Jane Setter, University of Reading, UK
Linda Shockey, University of Reading, England
Radek Skarnitzl, Charles University, Czechia
Jane Stuart-Smith, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Ron Thomson, Brock University, Canada
Pavel Trofimovich, Concordia University, Canada
Jan Volin, Charles University in Prague, the Czech Republic
Ewa Waniek-Klimczak, University of Łódź, Poland
Magdalena Wrembel, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland
