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CALL FOR PAPERS
ESEA 2010

CONFERENCE TITLE: The 15th English in South East Asia Conference
SHORT TITLE: ESEA 2010

DATES: 9–11 December 2010
LOCATION: University of Macau, Macao SAR
CONTACT PERSON: Andrew Moody
CONTACT E-MAIL: esea2010@umac.mo
WEB SITE: http://www.umac.mo/fsh/de/esea2010.htm

The ESEA organisation and annual conference is the result of a collaboration between the following member institutions:
• Ateneo De Manila University (Philippines)
• Curtin University (Australia)
• Hong Kong Institute of Education (Hong Kong)
• King Mongkut's University of Technology (Thailand)
• National Institute of Education (Singapore)
• Sanata Dharma University (Indonesia)
• University of Brunei Darussalam (Brunei)
• University of Macau (Macao)
• University of Malaya (Malaysia)
• University of Waikato (New Zealand)
• Zhejiang University (China)
The annual ESEA conference celebrates the linguistic and creative diversity of English across the region of South East Asia and confronts challenges that are typically presented in the teaching of English.

The conference theme of 2010 is:

OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES

Like ESEA conferences in the past, the 2010 conference in Macau will provide a valuable forum for faculty and students engaging in research and teaching in English language and literature. Recognizing that South East Asia is a large and diverse region, the conference organizers will welcome a variety of proposals related to research and teaching in linguistics, literature, cultural studies, and language pedagogy. General areas of interest include:

• International and regional trends in research
o Important new findings
o Theoretical approaches
o Methodologies
• Professional concerns
o Discipline and interdisciplinarity
o Publication: careers, venues, evaluation
o Institutional expectations and fulfillment
o Service
• Technology and the profession
o Research tools
o Communications and networks
• Pedagogy
o Programs and curricula
o Forms of learning
o Technology and learning
• Creativity
o Creative writing and other industries in English
o English in the media

CALL FOR PAPERS

The ESEA 2010 Organising Committee invites proposals for individual presentations (20 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion) or panel presentations (90-minute or 120-minute) on any area of research related to English in South East Asia.

Interested participants may submit an abstract proposal of a maximum of 300 words for individual presentations or 1200 words for panel presentations. (Please note that word limits include title and references.)

Proposals may be submitted on-line at:
http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/esea2010

The deadline for submissions is 30 June 2010.
Notification of acceptance will be sent via e-mail beginning 31 July 2010, but earlier notification is available upon request.

For further information regarding the conference (i.e. registration, accommodation, plenary speakers, Macau links) please visit the ESEA 2010 Conference website:
http://www.umac.mo/fsh/de/esea2010.htm