New Trends in Language Didactics Babe-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 9-10 may 2014

Call for Papers New Trends in Language Didactics is an international conference aimed at bringing together specialists in various areas of language acquisition and the pedagogy for language learning. It seeks to offer a congenial forum for language professionals, researchers, research groups and institutions involved with language learning, to exchange their views on the latest advancements in the field. The conference is organised around the following main areas of enquiry: Language for specific purposes (LSPs); Computer assisted language learning; Audiovisuals and language learning enhancement; Translation and language learning. Thematic areas: We are inviting presentations reflecting on the developments of the fast changing language acquisition environment with specific emphasis on the following thematic areas: Language learning and cultural mediation; E-learning and M-learning; Video game localisation and language learning; Subtitling and the role of audiovisual translation in language learning; Language for specific purposes; Social networks & language learning; Copyright issues in language learning;

New trends in foreign language learning; Training the trainers: working with foreign language instructors; Quality and innovation in the teaching of Romanian as a foreign language. Please send your proposal in .doc format by email at language.didactics@gmail.com with the following accompanying information:
Name of the author(s), affiliation and contact information; Abstract and title (250-350 words in the language of the presentation); Line of research of the presentation ( Language for specific purposes (LSPs), Computer assisted language learning, Audiovisuals in language learning, Translation & Language learning)

The deadline for submission is 25th February 2014. Abstracts will be blind peerreviewed. Successful presenters will be notified by 10 March 2014. A selection of the papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Working languages: The official languages of the conference are: English, Romanian, French, Spanish, and Italian. If need be, simultaneous interpretation will be provided. Event calendar: Call for proposals: 6 January 2014; Deadline for submission of abstracts: 25 February 2014; Deadline for submission of workshop proposals: 25 February 2014; Notification of acceptance: 10 March 2014; Early bird registration deadline: 25 March - 15 April 2014; Standard registration: 16 April 9 May 2014; Conference dates: 9-10 May 2014. The conference proceedings will be due out approximately around 15th September 2014. Registration and Fees: a. Early birds 25 March - 15 April 2014 150 RON

b. Standard: 16 April - 9 May 2014 200 RON c. Students: 75RON The fee covers: the conference folder, including all conference documentation; admission to all conference sessions, including workshops; coffee and refreshments; Terms of payment: The terms of payment will be announced as soon as possible at http://conference.ubbcluj.ro/ClipFlairRO/registration.html. Contact: For updates, please visit the official conference website www.http://conference.ubbcluj.ro/ClipFlairRO/index.html Universitatea Babe-Bolyai. For further particulars, please do not hesitate to contact us at language.didactics@gmail.com. Dr Cristina Varga Babe-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca Faculty of Letters Department of Applied Modern Languages 31 Horea Street 400 202 Cluj-Napoca Tel.: +40-264-43 25 40 Fax: +40-264-43 25 40