Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals

The JALT CUE SIG is happy to announce our 25th anniversary conference will be held on September 15-16, 2018 at Rikkyo University in Tokyo. We are excited to highlight CUE SIG’s illustrious history and look forward to continuing to support college and university educators in Japan in the future. The conference will feature plenary talks by Jo Mynard and Kay Irie along with a panel discussion on quantitative and qualitative research, professional development workshops, short presentations, and poster sessions.

We would like to invite you to submit an abstract for a short presentation or poster session on a topic that showcases a topic of interest to the college and university education community such as the following.

  • Current research on linguistics, language learning, methodology, or other related topics
  • English for specific purposes
  • Teaching practice-based presentations
  • Innovative approaches to CBT, CLIL, CLT
  • Issues related to gender and diversity in college and university settings
  • Changes in foreign language education in Japan over the past 25 years
  • Other topics that you feel might be of interest to tertiary educators

Presentations can be in English, Japanese or any language you like. Teachers and students of all kinds are all very welcome and encouraged to submit proposals for 25-minute presentations or interactive poster sessions. Space and time permitting, we'll do our best to fit you in.

Submitting a Proposal

Important: Emailed, mailed, or faxed proposals will NOT be accepted.

Please follow the steps below to ensure your submission is received in its complete and correct form.

 

Registration for proposals closes at 11:59pm on June 26th.

  1. Titles must be no more than 50 characters including spaces. Titles must be in English. Please capitalize the title using sentence case:
    for example, Submitting a presentation: Format like this.
  2. Prepare a summary (maximum of 50 words or 100 Japanese characters) and an abstract (200-300 words or 400-600 Japanese characters). Following the steps below will help ensure your submission is received properly.
    • If possible, use a word processor or text editor other than Microsoft Word to write your submission. Microsoft Word introduces various text encodings that cause compatibility issues with the online database, and may result in unwanted characters appearing in your submission.
    • Plain text only. Do not format your document with tabs, bold text, bullet marks or multiple line breaks between paragraphs. All formatting will be stripped when the document is submitted to the database and sent to the reading committee.
    • Use straight quotes and apostrophes, not curly quotes (" " are straight; “ ” are curly).
    • Use a single space only after punctuation such as periods, not double spaces.
    • Do not use all caps for your name. Enter your name with the first letter capitalized only like this: Smith, Joe.
  3. To submit go to the CUE Conference submissions webpage. Registration is open until June 26th.
  4. Enter all your submission details following the on-screen instructions. Once complete, submit your summary and abstract. Do not send by email. Only website submissions will be accepted.
  5. As all correspondence from the program committee regarding your submission will be via email, please ensure you enter a correct working email address! We will be notifying presenters around the middle of August with submission results. It is important you provide an email address you can access at this time, as presenters who do not confirm their intention to present by the deadline may be removed from the schedule. It is your responsibility to confirm your presentation by the deadline even if you are away from home or work.
  6. Also, be sure to notify the program team of any changes in your contact address. If we cannot contact you via email, your submission will be dropped.
  7. Once you submit your presentation, you will receive an automatic confirmation email message listing the details of your submission. In most cases this confirmation email will be sent within a few seconds of your submission. This email message is your receipt to show your submission has been received and entered in the conference database. Please keep a copy of this message in case of any queries or problems related to your submission. If you do not receive this confirmation, it means your submission was not received or your email was incorrect. Therefore, please contact us to check on the status of your submission. In most cases, failure to receive confirmation mail means the presentation details were not submitted correctly. It is your responsibility to follow up on submission errors promptly. You can contact us at jaltcueconference@gmail.com.