Department of Linguistics
Vyatka State University of Humanities
Kirov, Russian Federation

April 03 – 04, 2012

This two-day conference is designed to give linguistic undergraduates as well as graduates from different research areas an opportunity to present and discuss results of their research. The event will bring together young researchers concerned with theoretical or applied linguistics as well as foreign/second language acquisition and instruction.

The key research areas of the conference:

• Language pragmatics and semantics;
• Concepts and constants in language and literature;
• Cross-cultural communication and problems of  translation theory and cultural studies;
• Socio-cultural aspects of language research  and language education;
• Person-oriented techniques and IT technologies in enhancing the communicative competence;
• Psychological aspects of foreign language acquisition process;
• Innovative approaches to developing  the intercultural communicative competence.

The languages of the conference: Russian, English, German.

Participation through papers submission is welcome and supposes publication of papers if they meet all listed requirements (see below).

Submission Guidelines for Papers

Papers may not exceed 3 pages, including data, references and diagrams and should be submitted via e-mail as attachments (Microsoft Word/Rich Text Format files). Papers should be typed in MS Word 6.0, 7.0; 14-point font, with 0.8-inch margins, 1.5 line spacing. Papers may be presented in Russian, English or German.
Please email your papers to: kaf_angl@vshu.kirov.ru

Your papers should include:

1. In the upper right corner: the name of the author and his affiliation (name of university, city, country) given both in the language of presentation and English (or just in English if the papers are in English) – typed in bold capital type.
2. Below: the title of the paper given both in the language of presentation and English (or just in English if the papers are in English) – typed in bold capital type.
3. Below in a line space: the text
4. Below the text: references numbered and listed in the alphabetical order.

Sample reference: 3. Smith, Karl A. Cooperative Learning: Making Groupwork Work. Using Active Learning in College Classes [Text] / Karl A. Smith // New Directions for Teaching and Learning, no. 67. – San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 1996. – P. 71-82.

Submission deadline
Submission deadline is 14 February 2012.

Registration
Registration is via e-mail message to kaf_angl@vshu.kirov.ru

The body of the e-mail message should contain:

1. The name of the author.
2. The name of the research supervisor and his affiliation (degree, position, name of university, city, country).
3. The author’s affiliation (name of university, city, country)
4. The author’s e-mail address and contact details: postal address, telephone number.
5. The research area (chosen from the list above).
6. The title of your presentation / papers.
7. Equipment required (if any)
8. Form of participation (participation through paper submission / paper presentation) , accommodation required (if any)
9. Check payment or postal money order or scanned image of the deposit slip

Previous conferences
You can know about
II National Undergraduates Conference on Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching, April 2011 (Russian version).

Registration fee 400 RUR
The registration fee covers paper publication and conference fee.
Accommodation and meals are not included.

Payment through postal money order only!
Transfer the money to:
26 Krasnoarmeiskaya, Kirov, Kirov Region, Russian Federation, 610002
Vyatka State University of Humanities, Department of Linguistics