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UGC Sponsored INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR on 31 Jan, 01 Feb 2013

English Language Teaching in the Context of a Globalised World

Thank you for the overwhelming response.

We have stopped accepting abstracts / full-lengths papers with effect from 10 January 2013.

All delegates whose papers have been selected for presentation/ publication, will be intimated via email, on 17 January 2013 by 6 pm.

- The Organising Committee

REGISTRATION FEE: Rs.1500/-

(Includes lunch, refreshments, and a copy of the book with ISBN containing select articles)
DD should be drawn in favour of The Bursar, Madras Christian College, payable at Tambaram.
Papers received without DD will not be considered. Co-authors also have to pay the Registration fee.

POSTAL ADDRESS:

The Coordinator, UGC Seminar
PG & Research Department of English
Madras Christian College (Autonomous)
Tambaram, Chennai – 600 059
Phone: 044-65641127
Mobile: 09003195621

PUBLICATION OF SEMINAR PAPERS:

All articles selected for presentation, will be published in a book with ISBN, which will be released on the second day of the Seminar.

ACCOMMODATION:

Accommodation is available in College Campus, on a first-come-first-serve basis, for fifteen participants, on both single/sharing basis, at a nominal sum of Rs.500-700 per day.

There are quite a few standard hotels nearby with a tariff of Rs.1200 - 3000/-

Hotel Emerald Park is situated within a two-km radius.

Hotel Henkala is within one-km distance from the College Campus.

Hotel Shree Bhavan is located within one-km radius from the College Campus.

HOW TO REACH THE VENUE:

Tambaram is well connected by road, rail and air. Weather will be warm in the month of January, in Chennai. For travel-related enquiries, please feel free to contact our volunteers: Mr.Gladwin 09962997497

Mr.Dhanasekar 09345160159

Dwight Atkinson is an applied linguist and second language educator who specializes in writing (first and second language), qualitative research approaches, and second language acquisition. Current projects include an attempt to establish a view of second language acquisition on "sociocognitive" principles, research in India on the experiences of vernacular language-schooled students in English-language universities, and a booklength study of different theories of culture impacting TESOL and applied linguistics. Past work has covered a wide variety of topics, from the history of medical and scientific research writing in English, to critiques of commonly used concepts in university writing instruction such as critical thinking and voice, to explorations of the concept of culture, to writings on qualitative research methods. Atkinson teaches courses in qualitative research, postmodernism, and second language acquisition at Purdue, where he is an assistant professor of English.

Key-note Speaker

INFORMATION/INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELEGATES
Last date for sending in your full-length article is 07 January 2013.

Dear Sir/Madam,

It gives us great pleasure in welcoming you to participate and present your paper at the Two-day UGC-Sponsored International Seminar on 31 January & 01 February 2013 in Madras Christian College. Please find below information regarding the Seminar for your perusal.

PRESENTATION AND PUBLICATION OF PAPERS:
 All paper presenters will be given six minutes for presentation and four minutes for discussion on each paper. PowerPoint presentations are preferred.
 The Conference Proceedings Publication [with ISBN] is to be released on the second day of the Seminar.
 Please ensure that papers submitted for publication are unpublished and original. Also, ensure that your full-length paper has a word-length of 2500–3000 words.
 Original research articles should be sent as an email attachment in Microsoft Word, Times New Roman, size 12, A4, double-spaced format to ugcseminarmcc@gmail.com
 Last date for sending in your full-length article is 07 January 2013.

 We wish to reiterate that ALL ARTICLES SHOULD BE WRITTEN ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS CONFORMING TO THE PMLA Style (7th Ed).
 For more details on the MLA Style, you may access the links below:
 http://library.williams.edu/citing/styles/mla.php
 http://www2.honolulu.hawaii.edu/library/mlahcc7th.html
 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
 Kindly ensure that your article has a minimum of SEVEN print citations, preferably with at least TWO of post-2009 publication (reflecting the latest research trends).
 Please avoid quoting from Wikipedia and similar web resources.
 As is the norm, to maintain the quality of our publications, all articles will be checked for plagiarism before publication, and hence, authors are requested to refrain from any kind of unethical practices.
 Please ensure that your article is in the following format:
 Title of the Paper:
 Name of the Author (s):
 Designation of the Author (s):
 Email id (s):
 Institutional Affiliation:
 Abstract: (not more than 200 words)
 Key words: (a maximum of 6)
 Full Paper:

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION:
Accommodation is available in Campus for around 15 delegates at a nominal cost of Rs. 400 – 700/- per day (Non-A/c & A/c), on a first-come-first-served basis. We also help you find accommodation in good hotels in and around Campus. To help arrange your accommodation, please contact our help desk by calling or by sending sms to: 09962997497 OR 09345160159. You may also mail us at ugcseminarmcc@gmail.com
Keep us posted of your travel plans in order to help us serve you better.

REGISTRATION:
The paper registration form should be accompanied by a DD for Rs. 1500/*- [payable to “The Bursar, Madras Christian College,” payable at Tambaram, drawn from any nationalised Bank]. Kindly note that only registered participants shall be eligible for the Conference hospitality, support material and Publication. Registration includes lunch & refreshments, (on both days) and a copy of the book with ISBN containing all full-length articles selected for paper presentation. Entry for non-registered participants is FREE.
* Every accepted paper with accompanying registration fee enables inclusion in the Publication.
With warm regards,

Dr. K. Ganesh, Associate Professor of English
& Coordinator, UGC Seminar
PG & Research Department of English
Madras Christian College (Autonomous)
Tambaram, Chennai – 600 059

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Click HERE for the Final List of Accepted Papers (Updated)