B.A.A.L. / C.U.P. SEMINAR PROGRAMME 2002
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR FRENCH LANGUAGE STUDIES
(AFLS)
LINGUISTIC DEVELOPMENT IN FRENCH
18-19 JULY 2002
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON, UK
Seminar Coordinators:
Florence Myles, Ros Mitchell, Sarah Rule, Emma Marsden, University of
Southampton
LAST CALL FOR PAPERS
Proposals for papers (30 minutes) are invited for this two-day seminar on
French SLA. The aim of the seminar is three-fold:
1. To document
linguistic progression in learners of French.
Papers are invited which aim to
further our understanding of developmental stages in French, by documenting and
analysing the development of a range of morphosyntactic structures, such as
sentence structure, verbal morphology, gender, interrogation, negation,
embedding, pronominal reference etc...
2. To inform current theoretical debates
The seminar will aim to
inform current theoretical debates about linguistic development in second
language learners, in terms of the different learning mechanisms available to
classroom learners (e.g. innate or learnt), and in terms of the impact of
classroom instruction on development (comparison with naturalistic learners;
role of formulaic language). Papers are also invited in this context.
3. To define a research agenda for French SLA
A final objective of
the seminar will be to discuss a research agenda for the study of French SLA.
This will be achieved through a round-table at the end of the seminar.
Plenary speakers: Roger Hawkins (Essex), and Daniel Véronique (Paris)
Deadline for abstracts: 8 April 2002
