BAAL VocabSIG Annual Conference 2020

**Due to the current Covid-19 situation, the conference was cancelled. We are planning to hold it at the same venue in 2021.

More details will be available in due course**

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CALL FOR PAPERS

 “Vocabulary studies: intersection between theory, research, pedagogy and materials development”

Annual Conference of the BAAL Vocabulary Studies SIG 2020

Hosted by the Department of Applied Linguistics and the School of English at the University of Sheffield

Dates: Thursday 23^rd April, 2020, 13.00-18.30 and

Friday 24^th April, 2020, 09.00-17.00

Location: Humanities Research Institute, 34 Gell Street, S3 7QY, Sheffield

Confirmed Plenary Speakers:

• Senior Lecturer Dana Gablasova, Lancaster University
• Associate Professor Phil Durrant, University of Exeter

The theme of this year’s Vocabulary Studies SIG conference will provide a forum for discussion of vocabulary research from multiple perspectives, with the aim to reflect on the intersection between theory, research and practice. The conference will be an excellent opportunity for participants to engage with present and future vocabulary research venues, and to foster fruitful discussion on how vocabulary research can inform theory and practice, as well as its implications for vocabulary development and use in diverse learning contexts.

We invite abstracts for paper and poster presentations on any topic related to the teaching, learning, processing, use, and assessment of vocabulary (e.g. corpus linguistic approaches to the study of vocabulary; classroom-based research on the learning and teaching of vocabulary; formulaic language; psycholinguistic studies on the processing of vocabulary; vocabulary assessment, etc.). We particularly welcome abstracts based on empirical data.

We welcome proposals for: a) Paper presentations (20 minutes + 10 minutes for questions) and b) and poster proposals. A title and a 300-word abstract should be submitted to baalvocabsig@hotmail.com by the 1^st of February 2020. Please specify in your email if your submission is for a poster or paper presentation and do not add tables or diagrams in the abstract submission.

For the first time this year, and in the interest of inclusion, the conference will provide British Sign Language interpreting during the talks, if required by attendees. The delegates should let us know if they are in need of sign language interpreters upon registration for the conference.

Important dates:

Deadline for receipt of abstracts: 1^st February 2020

Results communicated: 2^nd March 2020

Registration starts: 15^th February 2020

To register please go to https://onlineshop.shef.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-arts-and-humanities/english/baal-vocab-sig-annual-conference-2020

Registration deadline: 29^th March 2020

Conference fees (including refreshments and lunch):

	Conference fees
Non-BAAL Member	£65
BAAL Member	£55
Students	£40
BAAL Member Students	£30

• The above price covers attendance on both days, Friday lunch, and teas/coffees both days.
• There will also be an optional conference dinner on Thursday the 23^rd

More information about registration and travel arrangements will be available at https://baalvocabsig.wordpress.com/ in due course.

If you have any questions, contact us at baalvocabsig@hotmail.com

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Sheffield!

Local organiser:

Beatriz González-Fernández, The University of Sheffield

Conference organizers:

Convenor: Ana Pellicer-Sánchez, UCL Institute of Education

Secretary: Roopa Leonard, University of Reading

Treasurer: Pawel Szudarski, University of Nottingham

Web Editor: Verónica García-Castro, University of Costa Rica

BAAL Vocabulary SIG 2019 Conference Programme

BAAL Vocabulary SIG 2019

Conference Programme

Thursday 25^th April

Time	Event	Location
12.00-12.45	Registration	GM Atrium
12.45-13.00	Opening	GM LT7
13.00-13.30	Lexical and conceptual expectations in native and non-native speakers’ processing of verb-noun collocations Cylcia Bolibaugh	GM LT7
13.30-14.00	Do words come easy? L2 vocabulary development as a result of a SA experience (S) Judith Borràs-Andrés	GM LT7
14.00-14.30	Moving the field of vocabulary assessment forward: The need for more rigorous test development and validation Norbert Schmitt	GM LT7
14.30-15.00	Coffee break	GM Atrium
15.00-15.30	L2 lexical engagement of the meaning of novel words and the (in)significance of individual differences (S) Verónica García Castro	GM LT7
15.30-16.00	Can vocabulary learning occur by chance? An empirical study on incidental vocabulary learning in the digital era (S) Danyang Zhang	GM LT7
16.00-16.30	Learning L2 vocabulary from reading-only, reading-while-listening, and reading with textual input enhancement: Insights from Vietnamese EFL learners (S) Duy Van Vu Elke Peters	GM LT7
16.30-17.00	Break (group picture)	GM Atrium
17.00-18.00	Plenary talk 1 The importance of (good) input on vocabulary learning: The case of formulaic language Associate Professor Kathy Conklin	GM LT7
19.00	Conference Dinner	Zouk Restaurant

 

 Friday 26^th April

Time	Event	Location
9.15-9.45	The effect of incidental and explicit dual-mode exposure on vocabulary learning among EFL learners (S) Imane Berrouba Tani	GM LT7
9.45-10.15	Does a reflection on the semantic motivation of Spanish idioms foster their acquisition? A teaching proposal inspired by Cognitive linguistics (S) Clara Ureña Tormo Hélène Stengers Julie Deconinck	GM LT7
10.15-10.45	Interpreting idioms from context: Evidence from eye-movement patterns in native speakers Gareth Carrol, Jeannette Littlemore	GM LT7
10.45-11.15	Coffee break	GM Atrium
11.15-11.45	Incidental vocabulary learning as a function of verbal-visual contiguity: duration, frequency, and ratio in L2 captioned videos (S) Souheyla Ghebghoub	GM LT7
11.45-12.15	Understanding  the  vocabulary  knowledge  construct:  An  empirical examination across L2 learner populations and proficiency levels Beatriz González Fernández	GM LT7
12.15-12.45	Phonological variables are more important than vocabulary in L2 listening among Chinese learners of English Yun Wang Jeanine Treffers-Daller Suzanne Graham	GM LT7
12.45-13.00	Preparation for Poster session	GM Atrium
13.00-14.30	Lunch Break  Poster Presentations: 1.      The investigation into vocabulary learning strategies in a target language community Nur Afiqah Ab Rahman  2.      Signalling nouns in learner and native speaker English Abdulrahman Alharbi  3.      The effect of an explicit awareness-raising approach on lexical collocation awareness and knowledge of female undergraduate Saudi students majoring in the English language Mai Alqaed  4.      L2 incidental vocabulary learning through different modes of input: The role of frequency of occurrence and working memory Hassan Alshumrani  5.      Towards a framework for word list evaluation Sarah Alzeer  6.      The learning burden and decay of foreign language vocabulary knowledge – The effect of form presentation mode Samuel Barclay  7.      How is a vocabulary lost: ‘Pit talk’ in the East Midlands Natalie Braber  8.      Vocabulary size as a proxy for the socio-economic status in partner selection Michael Daller, Zehra Ongun  9.      Second language learners’ knowledge of academic spoken vocabulary: form, meaning, and word class Yen Dang, Marijana Macis  10.  Following individual paths: An investigation of students‘ instructed and non-instructed steps towards vocabulary development Katharina Ghamarian  11.  Lexical error analysis: Unpicking a knotty problem Anthony Picot  12.  Successful lexical inferencing strategies and cultural topic Familiarity during reading Nesreen Al Ahmadi  13.  The effects of timing and modality of teaching on learners’ retention of academic and technical vocabulary Khaled AlAmri	GM Atrium
14.30-15.30	Plenary talk 2 The Need for Teacher Cognition Research on Vocabulary Teaching and Learning Professor Emerita Birgit Henriksen	GM LT7
15.30-16.00	Break  Votes for best poster and best student presentation	GM Atrium
16.00-16.30	Announcement of winners and Closing Remarks & AGM	GM LT7

Important notes:

1. Letter S next to some of the presentation titles means that these are student presentations.
2. GM LT7 and GM Atrium are based on the ground floor in the Geoffrey Manton Building.

 

Election 2018

Currently, three positions (Convenor, Treasurer and Secretary) of the current Vocab SIG committee have come to the end of their second period of two years serving time. These three positions are therefore facing a new election.

We already have members who have expressed their interest in the three positions and we welcome any other expressions of interest. If you wish to stand for any of these positions, please post your name, the position you would like to apply and a brief description detailing what motivates you to apply for this position, why you should be elected and what you can bring to the Vocab SIG in your serving time to baalvocabsig@hotmail.com by 29^th of June 2018.

The election will be conducted at this year’s Vocabulary SIG Annual Conference at UCL, London. You will need to be a BAAL member to be eligible to apply for any of the positions or to vote at the conference. Detailed information of BAAL Vocab SIG and its constitution can be found here at https://baalvocabsig.wordpress.com/about/vocabulary-sig-constitution/

Election for New BAAL Vocab SIG Committee

The current Vocab SIG committee has come to the end of its period of two years serving time and the committee is facing a new election. The current committee members are Dr. Michael Daller (Reading University), Dr. Ana Pellicer Sanchez (Nottingham University) and Yixin Wang-Taylor (PhD candidate of Swansea University). Although the committee members are happy to stand for another term, the Vocab SIG welcomes new applicants. If you wish to stand for any position, please post your name, the position you would like to apply and a brief biography (150 words) to baalvocabsig@hotmail.com by 1st October 2016. In the biography, please demonstrate what motivates you to apply for this position, why you should be elected and what you can bring to the Vocab SIG in your serving time. The biography will be open to every Vocab SIG member if an online election is needed. To be an eligible applicant, you will have to be a BAAL member.

Welcome to our Vocabulary Special Interest Group

This blog is now open to everybody who is interested in vocabulary studies. Future events and notices will be published here. Any brainstorming will be welcomed. With every member’s contribution, we hope this blog will bring energy into the British Applied Linguistics. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to send an email to r.leonard@reading.ac.uk