New Directions in Implicit and Explicit Language Learning
June 10-11, 2015, Lancaster University
http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/events/implicit-explicit
The study of implicit and explicit learning plays a central role in the cognitive sciences. This two-day symposium will bring together leading researchers from a variety of disciplines (cognitive psychology, linguistics, second language research, cognitive neuroscience, and education) in order to critically appraise the role of implicit and explicit processes in language acquisition, to discuss current trends, and to outline future directions to take in this interdisciplinary enterprise. In order to facilitate discussion, attendance is limited to 30 participants.
The event will take place over two days. The first day (June 10) will consist of two workshops on the use of eye-tracking and electroencephalography (EEG) to investigate the cognitive and neural bases underlying implicit and explicit learning/knowledge. The second day (June 11) will feature three keynote talks and four invited paper presentations by eminent researchers. There are no additional slots for paper presentations, but we will organize a poster session with space for 20 presentations.
Confirmed speakers:
• Sible Andringa (University of Amsterdam)
• Panos Athanasopoulos (Lancaster University)
• Zoltan Dienes (University of Sussex)
• Aline Godfroid (Michigan State University)
• Kara Morgan-Short (University of Illinois, Chicago)
• John Williams (University of Cambridge)
• Elizabeth Wonnacott (University College London)
Workshop instructors:
• Aline Godfroid (Michigan State University, eye-tracking)
• Kara Morgan-Short (University of Illinois, Chicago, EEG/ERP)
Submitting an abstract for the poster session:
To be considered for one of the poster slots, please submit an abstract (500 words max, including references) to psylab@lancaster.ac.uk. Abstracts can be submitted either as an attachment or in the email body. Please use “Symposium abstract” in the subject line. The deadline for abstract submission is MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2015. Notifications of acceptance/rejections will be sent out by Monday, April 20th, 2015. Registration opens at the end of April.
For questions, please email the organizer, Patrick Rebuschat, p.rebuschat@lancaster.ac.uk. For updates, please follow @LAELPsyLab.
The organizers are grateful to the European Second Language Association (EuroSLA) and to the Department of Language and Linguistics, Lancaster University, for their financial support.