Waymade College of Education

Managed by Charutar Vidya Mandal, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India

in collaboration with

The Global Association of English Studies

organizes

First National Conference on

Contemporary Practices in Language, Literature

and Education : Indian Context
January 30 31, 2015

CONFERENCE PREAMBLE

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACT

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

TYPES OF PROPOSALS

CONFERENCE DVDs AND MEDIA

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

TRACKS FOR DISCUSSION AND

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

PRESENTATIONS

CONFERENCE VENUE

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

ACCOMMODATIONS

CONFERENCE PREAMBLE
The academic fraternity engaged in Arts and Humanities studies across the world is preoccupied
with various ways of understanding the functions, structures and forms of language, literature and
education. In addition to their interrelations and interdependence, the new ideas and approaches
emerging from various disciplines like literary theory, philosophy, anthropology, linguistics,
pragmatics, discourse analysis etc. alongside technological revolution and socio-cultural
transformations, have a pivotal role to play in the methodological and scientific study of language,
literature and the paradigms of education and pedagogy. Hence, the proposed conference aims to
explore and to scrutinize such dynamics with a central focus on the complementary nature of
language, literature and education and their centrality in human life, with specific reference to the
Arts and Humanities studies in the Indian context.
The Organizing Committee of the proposed conference invites scholarly researched papers that
examine the intersections of Language, Literature and Education and their sub-disciplines with
special reference to the Indian context. The primary focus of the proposed conference is to examine
the new methodologies, theories, and sites of study that are emerging from this intersection.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Executive Board and the Advisory Board of theGlobal Association of English Studies, in
collaboration with the Waymade College of Education, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar,
Gujarat, India, is pleased to issue this Call for Proposals for the 1st National Conference on
Contemporary Practices in Language, Literature and Education : Indian Context. The proposed
Conference will be held on January 30 31, 2015 at the Waymade College of Education, Sardar Patel
University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat, India.
We invite proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions and poster exhibitions.
Given below are the various types of Abstracts that the Organizing Committee will accept.

TYPES OF PROPOSALS

1. Table Sessions / Paper Presentation (15+5 minutes) : Interactive presentation/themed

session focused on sharing, modeling, and discussing your proposed themed topic, while
allowing for interaction among session participants
2. Interactive
Workshop
Sessions
(40+10
minutes)
:
Best
suited
for
teaching/sharing/demonstrating particular procedures, skills or techniques in the chosen
field; academic research session focused on original research in which higher education
teaching and learning methods
3. All-Conference Interactive Poster Sessions (2.5 hours) : Poster Presentation will facilitate
presenting preliminary results of work in progress or for projects that lend themselves to
visual displays and representations. Space will be provided by the Host Institution. You will
use a 42x56 board to display your poster in a large room with others. All materials must be
organized by the presenter(s).
Please note that we will make every effort to assign you to the proposal format you have selected;
however, it may be necessary due to space and time constraints to assign you to a different format.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The proposed Conference aims to network the Academics, Research Scholars, Students
(undergraduate or post graduate), Professionals from the private and public sector, Educational
Technologists, School counsellors, principals and teachers, Education policy development
representatives, General personnel from vocational sectors (Independent Scholars), Open learning
specialists and any person interested in Language Studies, Literary Studies and Education.

TRACKS FOR DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION

The proposed conference will address a range of important tracks including the following :

EDUCATION
TEACHER EDUCATION

PEDAGOGIC ENGAGEMENT

TESTING AND
EVALUATION

PEDAGOGIC ISSUES AND

CHALLENGES

RESEARCH IN EDUCATION

ICT in Education

HIGHER EDUCATION

The Knowledge Base of Language Teacher Education

Social, Cultural, and Political Contexts of Language Teacher Education
Collaborations in Language Teacher Education
Practices of Language Teacher Education
Education, Employability, and Employment : The Vital Bridge
Maintaining Quality While Widening Access : Squaring the Circle
Language in Higher Education
Innovative Pedagogic Engagement Strategies
Using Active Learning Classrooms to their Fullest Potential
Promoting Student Self-Regulation and Responsibility
Integration of Online, Hybrid, and Collaborative Learning
Engaging Community Partners as Effective Co-educators/coresearchers in Experiential Learning
Catering to Learners with Special Needs
Teaching Learning Materials for Constructivist Paradigm
Assessment Practices to Language and Literature Teaching
Educational Measurement and Evaluation
Evaluation Rubrics
Teaching of Language and Literature
Teaching and Learning of English as a Foreign/ Second Language
Effective Teaching Methodologies in Language and Literature
Classrooms
Interdisciplinarity in Language Teaching and Learning
Teaching Translation
Education, Research and Globalization
Educational research in India : The Contemporary Observations
Education Curriculum Research and Development in India
Classroom Practitioners Research : A Sure Way to Solve Problems
Educational Communications and Technology
E-learning
Information and Communications Technology in Education
Increasing affordability and access to the Internet
New Trends in Higher Education : An Indian Context
Conceptual Analysis, Goals and Perspectives of Higher Education
Higher Education and Research Scenario in India
Teaching and Research
Open Book Examination
Impact of NAAC in Quality Enhancement Practices
Indian Higher Education : Vision for the Next Decade
Challenges to Higher Education & Research.
Value systems in Higher Education and Research

Inclusiveness in Higher Education and Research

Systems of Assessment and Accountability in Higher Education
Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment in University
Participatory Evaluation

Language, Literature and Ideology

Discourse Analysis
Language, Gender and Power
Language in Feminism and Gender Studies
Language and Postcolonialism
Stylistics and Pragmatics
The analysis of language and language use as providing a window into
non-linguistic cognitive processes and structures
The relationship between linguistic structure and cognitive processes
Language, linguistic and speech resource development
Linguistic, psychological and mathematical models of language,
computational psycholinguistics
Sociolinguistics
Historical Linguistics
Culture, Communication and Identity
The transformative nature of the role of language and communication
in human cognition
Lexical semantics and word sense
Grammars, syntax, semantics and discourse
Machine learning for natural language
Machine translation and multilingual processing
Language Change and Variation
Role of English and Indian English in Globalised Contexts
New Varieties of English
Regional varieties of English in India
Structural variations in the Regional Varieties
Cultural Influences on Change and Variations in Regional Englishes in
India
Historical Perspectives of ELT in India
Approaches and Methods : A Historical Perspective
ELT : Contemporary Scene
ELT and Multimedia
Testing and Evaluation : An Indian Perspective
Contemporary Research Studies in ELT : Indian Context
English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
Language and the New Media
Language and ICT
Transliteration, Translation and Transcreation : Theoretical
Perspectives
Contemporary Practices in Translation : An Indian Perspectives
Translation : Issues and Challenges
Cultural Translation and Transplantation of Indianness : Issues and
Challenges

LANGUAGE STUDIES
LANGUAGE IN LITERATURE

LINGUISTIC STUDIES

COMMUNICATION
STUDIES

INDIAN ENGLISHES

ELT IN INDIA

TRANSLATION : THEORY
AND PRAXIS

ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC

PURPOSES

English in Corporate World

English for Business Purposes
English in Legal Practices
English for Academic Purposes
English for Tourism and Hospitality
English for other Science and Technology
English and Internet (Social Networking)
English in Entertainment Industry

Colonial, Postcolonial and Beyond : Contemporary Indian Writing in

English
Contemporary Indian Writing in English and Media
Indian English Literature and Film
Womens Writings
Literature, Culture and Translation
Literature, Identity and Culture
Literature and Social Reality
Literature and Popular Culture
Literature and Power
Literature and Gender
Comparative literature
Feminism
Postcolonialism
Existentialism
Postmodernism
Psychoanalysis
Structuralism and Post-structuralism
Linguistics, Stylistics and Pragmatics
Contemporary Indian English Novel
Contemporary Indian English Poetry
Contemporary Indian English Drama
Contemporary Indian English Short-Stories
Contemporary Indian Popular Literature in English
Biographies and Autobiographies
Specialty literatures (such as children's or women's literature,
literature of cultures)

LITERARY STUDIES
CONTEMPORARY INDIAN
WRITING IN ENGLISH

LITERARY PERSPECTIVES :
AN INDIAN CONTEXT

INDIAN WRITING IN
ENGLISH : CRITICAL
PERSPECTIVES

LITERATURE OF A SPECIFIC
GENRE

PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Proposals from those who would like to facilitate a panel discussion are welcomed. The proposals
may address any of the topics falling within the scope of the conference themes.
Panel Discussions provide an opportunity for public discussion amongst a selected group of
panelists. Central to the success of a panel discussion is the choice of a good topic as the focus for
discussion and panel lists that bring differing perspectives and are confident in making clear
arguments in a live situation. Panels should comprise of three to five scholars who present their

arguments; a discussant offers critical comment on the arguments made and

the discussion is opened up to the participating audience.
The proposal must include:

Title of the Panel Discussion

Panel Chair(s) (if necessary)
Speakers Names, Affiliations and Emails
Scope of the Discussion
Objective and motivation

The proposed National Conference will set aside space for those who wish to
pursue discussion of a particular topic or issue. Interested individuals should
submit a proposal not more than 400 words, on or before the deadline. In
addition, the proposal should indicate the duration of the panel discussion
(preferred duration is 60 minutes).
All accepted Panel Discussion proposal will be published in the Conference
Proceedings. If you are interested in organizing Panel Discussion for the
National Conference please email your proposal to submission@thegaes.org
Submissions should be in MS Word format.

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Submission of Abstract could be made online on the official website of The
Global Association of English Studies http://www.thegaes.org/abstractsubmission. Proposals (abstracts) can also be submitted through an email to
submission@thegaes.org or drdipaligandhi1974@gmail.com as an attachment
with 'Submission of Abstract' typed in the subject field. Proposals should
include title, author(s) name(s), academic affiliation(s), contact email
address(es) and 300 word abstract of his/her/their proposed paper. Deadline
for submission of abstracts is January 01, 2015.

CONFRENCE PROCEEDINGS/PUBLICATIONS

All registered papers for the 1st National Conference on Contemporary

Practices in Language, Literature and Education : Indian Context will be
published. The selected papers will be published in the form of a Book with
ISBN and all other presented papers in The Global Journal of English Studies and
The Global Journal of Literary Studies in the form of exclusive volumes.

Photography
Exhibition
January 30 to

Contact Email : For any inquiry about the Conference, Submission and
Publication, please do not hesitate to communicate with us at:
m.trivedi@thegaes.org.

February 03, 2015

CONFERENCE DVDs & MEDIA

Conference photos will be available for viewing at the official website of the
Global Association of English Studies : www.thegaes.org
All the important sessions Key-Note Address, Plenary Sessions will be
available as a set of DVDs. In addition to it, interested delegates may request
the Organizing Committee for the recording of their presentations, which would
be done on the paid basis.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Category

Registration Fee

Presenters
Participant

INR 1000.00/INR 800.00/-

Full Time Research

Scholars

INR 800.00/-

Alumni Members
(Waymade College of
Education)

INR 700.00/-

The Registration Fee includes Conference Kit, two Luncheons, a Dinner,

Tea/Coffee and snacks on the Conference days, Certificate, and Publication of
the Papers. Please note that the Registration Fees do not include the
Accommodation Charges. However, the Registration Fees do include the
Publication Charges.
ALL THE PRESENTED PAPERS WILL BE PUBLISHED WITH ISSN/ISBN
A FIVE DAY BOOK EXHIBITION BY SAHITYA AKADEMI, MUMBAI.
A FIVE DAY PAINTING EXHIBITION BY THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTISTS
A FIVE DAY PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION BY THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER

How to REGISTER?
Please mail your completed Conference Registration Form (Either use the attached form, or
download it from www.thegaes.org) to submission@thegaes.org. You may also submit your
Registration Form online at www.thegaes.org/registrations. Make your payment in any of the
following ways :

By Bank Transfer to account number 914020051447344 (AXIS Bank, Vallabh Vidyanagar

Branch, Gujarat, IFSC Code UTIB0000038, A/c name LINGUANATION).
By Cheque in the name of LINGUATION (add Rs. 60 towards bank charges, write your name
on the reverse of the cheque and post it with your Registration Form to The Principal,
Waymade College of Education, Near GCET Enginnering College, Bakrol Road, Vallabh
Vidyanagar. Anand, Gujarat, INDIA. PIN Code : 388120.
By depositing the Registration Fee directly to the following account :

A/C Number
A/C Name
A/C Branch
IFSC Code
MICR
SWIFT

: 914020051447344
: LINGUANATION
: Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat.
: UTIB0000038
: 388211002
: AXISINBB038

Your registration will be confirmed only on the receipt of your full Registration Fees. Please also
note that you are advised to keep a photocopy of the Cheque/Payment Slip, scan it and send it to
us as an attachment to email on submission@thegaes.org.

BOOK
EXHIBITION
BY SAHITYA
AKADEMI,
MUMBAI
January
30 to
February 03,
2015

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Paper / Font & Font size: A4 / Times New Roman / 12
Spacing : 1.5 lines, Margin of 1 inch on all four sides.
Title of the paper : bold, Sentence case (Capitalize each word), centre
aligned. Font & size : Times New Roman 14, bold.
Text of the paper : Font & size : Times New Roman & 12. Images, if any,
should be in jpeg format.
References : Please adhere to the latest APA Style-sheet strictly.
Submission by e-mail attachment in MS Word is required. No other format,
fax or postal submissions will be accepted.
Each manuscript must carry the declaration that this paper has not been
submitted elsewhere for either presentation or publication and is original,
with due credits where required.
Authors are requested to observe the norms of ethics of writing scholarly
papers and to beware of plagiarism.
All the presented papers will be published with either ISBN or ISSN. Each
contributor will receive one copy of the volume/copy of online journal.

Authors and Affiliations :

Name of the Author should be listed in the following order:
First names (or initials, if used),
Middle names (or initials, if used), and
Last names (surname, family name)

Each author should list the department, university, or organizational

affiliation and its location, including city, state/province (if applicable), and
country.
All authors will be designated as the corresponding authors, and their email
addresses or other contact information should be included on the manuscript
cover page. This information will be published with the paper.

Prof. Sulabha Natraj

Conference Convener
Dr. Dipali Gandhi
Organizing Secretary

Mrs. Bhargavi Trivedi

Conference Coordinator

CONFERENCE VENUE
The conference will be held at the Waymade College of Education located around 500 meters from
the Sardar Patel University Building.

How to get there:

The nearest Airports to the Venue are located at Ahmedabad (65 kms) and Vadodara (35 kms).
Private Cabs are available from both the Airports to the Conference Venue.
The nearest railway station is Anand. Auto-rickshaws are available from Anand Railway Station to
Vallabh Vidyanagar on a regular basis. You could take a shared auto or specially reserved one to
Nana Bazaar in Vallabh Vidyanagar.
From Ahmedabad (65 kms) and Vadodara (35 kms), you could either travel by a state transport bus
or by train to Anand.

ACCOMMODATION
The Registration Fees do not include the Accommodation Charges. The organizers will provide
assistance to the delegates for comfortable accommodation. However, there are several hotels,
guest houses and hostels, where single-occupant/double-occupants rooms will be available for the
participants at a special discounted rate. An attempt will also be made to make available moderately
priced, simple accommodation in Vallabh Vidyanagar itself. The necessary details will be sent on
receiving a request.

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