CALL FOR PAPERS

The Licenciatura Program in English, the Masters Program in English Language

Teaching, the Instituto de Lenguas Extranjeras de la Universidad Surcolombiana -
ILEUSCO, and the research groups COMUNIQUMONOS, APRENAP, and ILESEARCH are
pleased to invite the foreign language teaching community to the 12 Symposium on
th

Foreign Language Research and Innovative Teaching Practices to be held at

Universidad Surcolombiana, Neiva-Huila, on November 2nd-3rd, 2017.
Submissions and registration for participation are currently open. For more details,
please visit the following website:
http://uscofl.weebly.com/

The aim of this event is to share the latest trends in research and innovative
pedagogical practices in the field of Teaching English as a Foreign Language.

IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract Submission Deadline: July 28th 2017
Notification of Acceptance: September 29th 2017
Dates of the Symposium: November 2nd- 3rd 2017
AREAS OF INTEREST

English language teaching and social relevance

Innovative teaching practices (ICTs, autonomous learning, current issues and trends in
language teaching)
Professional development
Bilingualism and bilingual education
Evaluation and assessment
Multiculturalism

TYPES OF SESSIONS

Sessions should be no longer than 40 minutes (30 minutes for the presentation and 10 minutes for
questions). Each session can have two (2) presenters maximum.

Final research reports

Partial research reports
Research proposals
Innovative teaching practices reports
Poster session (visual display of research studies, theories, educational experiences)

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

Proposals can be submitted online through the following link:

https://goo.gl/iafMl5
REGISTRATION FEES

Non-USCO Students $50.000

(Graduate and
Undergraduate Students
/USCO Alumni)
Current USCO students $10.000
Faculty $100.000
Presenters Registration fee
waiver

CONTACT

Universidad Surcolombiana
Avenida Pastrana Borrero Carrera 1a
Phone numbers: 8754753, ext. 1187
Email: symposium.usco@gmail.com
http://uscofl.weebly.com/