Department of Language Pedagogy and Intercultural Studies
PF UKF in Nitra, the SlovakRepublic
Department of English Language and Literature
PF MU in Brno, the CzechRepublic
1st Call for Papers
foreign languages at school 6
held under the auspices of
the Dean of the Faculty of Education UKF in Nitra
Prof. PhDr. Gabriela Porubská, CSc.
1stJuly 2009
general information
Conference focus
- Current situation in foreign language education in the world, Europe, and the Slovak and Czech republics
- First feedback on the New Conception of the foreign language education in elementary and secondary schools
- Pedagogical, psychological, social, and cultural factors in foreign language education
- Psychological, pedagogical, and didactical aspects of personality development through foreign language learning
- Integrated approaches to foreign language teaching/learning (CLIL aCALL)
- Current issues in foreign language teachers’ professional training
Workshops
- Integrated approaches to foreign language teaching/learning (CLIL aCALL)
- Development of intercultural competencies within the foreign language education
Conference venue: Dept. of Language Pedagogy and Intercultural Studies (KLIŠ), PF UKF
Nitra, Dražovská 4, 2ndfl.
Conference languages: Slovak, Czech, English, German
Conference output:a monograph, a thematicissue of the on-line scientific journal X-linguae.eu, andpier-reviewed conference proceedings on a CD-ROM. The proceedings will be given to attendees on the first day of the conference, hence keeping the deadlines is necessary.
Deadlines
Registration (e-mail): 30April 2009
Paper submission (e-mail): 15 May 2009
Payment of conference fees (transfer): 15 May 2009
Registration fee: 4 EURO (refreshments, materials, proceedings, certificate).
Conference fee: 25 EUR (refreshments, materials, proceedings, publication of the paper).
Lunch upon request (menu): 4 EURO.
Note: travel and accommodation expenses are not included in the fee. Accommodation close to the conference venue can be booked upon request.
Fees should be paid by15. 05.2009by bank transfer:
Bank: Štátna pokladnica, Radlinského 32, 810 05Bratislava 15
Account name: UKF Nitra so sídlom : Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 74 Nitra
SWIFT addressof the bank: SUBASKBX
Receiver account No.: 7000073068/8180
Account number in the IBAN form: SK7681800000007000073068
Variable code: 0113
please do enter YOUR NAME to the text of the payment!
The copy of the payment voucher should be submitted on the registration.
Contact address:
PhDr. Katarína Veselá, PhD.
KLIŠ PF UKF
Dražovská 4
949 74 Nitra
Call for papers, registration form, template for the paper, and all information will be available (web site of the dept.):
PRELIMINARYprogramme
8.00 – 8.45Registration
8.45 – 9.00Opening and Welcome address
9.00 – 12.30 Plenary session
13.00 – 13.45Lunch
14.00 – 17.00 Sessions and Workshops
17.00 Closing session
Detailed programme shall be available one week before the actual conference day on the department web page.
The participants will be presented by the official conference and workshop certificate. Other confirmation or acknowledgements forms brought by the participant can be confirmed on the registration.
Important notes
- Registration form and papers should be sent to the contact address.
- Only the papers sent as an attachment of an e-mail will be accepted. Papers should be written into the template – please do keep its formatting.
- Name all the files (registration, paper) by your surname. (Save the files as Surname.doc)
- Papers not keeping these requirements (template, formatting, citation and resources according to the APA style or ISO 690 norm) will not be accepted.
- If the reviewer finds it necessary, the paper may be sent back to the author for revision.
- Late submissions will not be accepted.
- All the necessary documents and information can be downloaded from the web page