Norwegian Forum for English for Academic Purposes, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus), Norway, June 8-9, 2017
Website: https://nettskjema.uio.no/answer/77119.html
Proposal deadline: February 17, 2017
The theme for the 2017 conference is EAP and Positioning. We welcome work that addresses the concept of positioning in relation to EAP theory and practice. This may include, for example, rhetorical and argumentative position, the positioning of a reader, political positions (explicit or covert), the relationship between voice and position, how the idea of positioning is effected by technology, and so forth. But it might also open questions of geographical position, and what EAP could mean in a particular place – a continent, a country, a city, a building, even. Indeed, there is no reason why these broad categories of position should be treated as separate (and if one bridges the gap between two ideas – is this bridge not also a position?). “Positioning”, in other words, can be understood broadly.
We invite proposals that explore positioning in connection with EAP concepts; EAP training methods, principles, practices and research; needs analysis, syllabus and materials design, teaching strategies and methodological issues; group/interdisciplinary teaching; critical EAP; e-learning and technology; academic identities; academic literacies; any other relevant topics.