University of Adrar Faculty of Letters and Languages Department of English National Conference on: Academic Writing November 18th-19th,

2013 with other classes like grammar, literature and civilization. Developing tools for better academic writing in the 21st century The impact of changing social, political, and economic forces on academic writing The above list cannot be exhaustive. The committee welcomes any paper that attend to writing in academic setting and it connection with the Algerian university. We want to make sure that the only measure of accepting a given proposal is its capacity to stay away from theoretical deliberations and its direct preoccupation with any practical aspect of the problematic. Abstract Details All abstracts must be submitted as WORD documents written in English, French or Arabic and should include: Title Language of presentation (English, French or Arabic) Type of presentation and participant interaction (e.g., workshop, paper, demonstration of classroom practice/method) The issues/approaches/skills to be explored A maximum of 300 words Font: Times New Roman, 12 point, double-spaced Abstracts written in French or Arabic should include a translation into English, also not exceeding 300 words. Please note that abstracts exceeding 300 words will automatically be rejected.

In line with our earlier scientific events, this years conference is dedicated for the study of academic writing. Participants are welcome to submit presentations that provide succinct reflections concerning any practical aspect of academic writing of English / French in the context of foreign language learning. Members of the English Department at the University of Adrar are pleased to announce its second national conference. Over the years, we have observed that various players in the field often take academic writing lightly. This situation expresses probably a frustration resulting from a mixture of absence of will as well as deficiency of adequate instruction. After all, with graduation almost guaranteed and employment usually pending, academic writing becomes a dead currency! Faculty members are more than ever called to seriously think over such a perplexing state of affair. Their hesitancy and sometimes unwillingness to address academic writing as a priority make their pedagogical efforts subject to question. For purposes of clarity and mutual benefits, the scientific committee seeks to uncover what is really at stake when it comes to academic writing. This committee welcomes any paper proposal that attends to the following lines of inquiry: Academic writing: defintions Academic writing in different disciplines inside a typical English department: literature, civilization, linguistics, etc Academic writing in different disciplines (taught outside the English departments): Law, Engineering, History, Islamic Studies, etc Challenges facing the training team lquipe de formation: locating the adequate instructor Challenges facing the teacher: choice of timing in the weekly timetable, the selection of textbooks, dealing with overcrowded classes, coordination

Criteria for Accepting Abstracts Abstracts will be evaluated blindly, based on the following criteria: Is the topic relevant to the conference theme? Is the approach to the topic original? Are the issues presented appropriate for the conference participants? Is the presentation placed within a theoretical framework, if relevant? Is the issue that prompted this presentation clearly stated? Are the implications for pedagogy or research clearly stated? Is the paper error-free in terms of grammar, punctuation, spelling and clarity of expression?

Important Dates: The conference will take place on November 18th-19th, 2013 and the scientific committee will stop considering papers by June 20th, 2013 Contact for Submission: Fouad.english2010@gmail.com The Scientific Committee of the Conference:
Prof. Boursali Fewzi; Dr. Fouad Mami; Dr. Bouhania Bachir; Dr. Moustafaoui Aziz; Dr. Mahiedine Rachid; Mr. Abbou Taher; Mr. Bessaid Abdelhamid

The Organizing Committee:

Dr. Fouad Mami; Mr. Abbou Taher; Mr. Bessaid Abdelhamid; Mr. Oumari Mohamed