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Maricel Santos, San Francisco State University
LESLLA 2013 Call for Proposals!
Proposals due March 18, 2013
Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition (LESLLA) for Adults is an international forum of researchers who share an interest in research into the development of second language skills by adult immigrants and refugees with little or no schooling in the home country, low levels of literacy in the native language, and limited proficiency in the language of the new country.
LESLLA’s goal is to share empirical research and information that will guide further studies on second language acquisition for the adult immigrant population with limited formal education. This research, in turn, is meant to influence educational policy development in all those countries where immigrants settle and are likely to need educational support.
LESLLA welcomes presentation proposals for the 9th annual conference to be held in San Francisco, California, USA, August 7-9, 2013. The theme of the 2013 conference – Expanding Emergent Literacy Practices (http://leslla2013.wordpress.com/) – aims to embrace multiple but complementary perspectives on the learning experiences and needs of LESLLA learners, including well-established psycholinguistic views as well as less-established socio-cultural views on the enterprise of learning to read, write, and speak a second language for beginning-level learners, and those with limited schooling.
**Please note that only presentations directly related to LESLLA learners will be considered.**
**Deadline for Submissions: March 18, 2013**
To submit a proposal for a presentation, please visit: http://leslla2013.wordpress.com/