Join us in Fukuoka, Japan for the 2016 International Conference on the Globalization of Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education (G-SLATE), which is a three-day, international, peer-reviewed conference that invites scholarly interactions among academics, researchers, educators, and students. With the theme Language in the 21st Century, the conference is a wonderful opportunity to share research, insights and techniques, and form professional networks in this burgeoning field of linguistics and education.

We welcome abstracts of 250 words in English by Friday, May 20, 2016 on the following areas:

• Approaches to Teaching ELT and L2
• Bilingualism
• CALL/MALL/CALT
• Cognitive Science
• Cooperative/Collaborative Learning
• Creoles and Pidgins
• Cross-Cultural Issues in ELT
• Cross-Linguistic Influences
• Distance and Open Learning
• Educational Technology and Globalization
• Error Analysis
• ESL/EFL
• ESP/EAP
• Heritage Languages
• ICT in Education
• Innovation and Change in Education
• Language & Discourse Analysis
• Language Assessment
• Language Disorders
• Language Pedagogy
• Language Planning/Curriculum
• Language Policy and Management
• Language, Mind and Culture
• Learning Strategies
• Lexical/Language Processing
• Linguistic Imperialism
• Literacies
• Morphology
• Multilingualism
• Multimedia Applications in Education
• Online Teacher Education
• Phonetics and Phonology
• Pragmatics
• Professional Development and Teacher Training
• Program Administration
• Psycholinguistics
• Second Language Writing
• Semantics
• SLA Theories and Research Methodology
• Social Media and Networking in Education
• Sociolinguistics
• Syntax
• Teacher Training
• Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning
• Text/Corpus Linguistics
• Translation and Interpretation
• Typology
• Virtual Classroom