SPLIS Newsletter - Volume 8 Number 1 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
Leadership Updates
•  LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
•  LETTER FROM THE EDITORS
Articles
•  THE CAT HAS MY TONGUE: A FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING IN NORWEGIAN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH STUDENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO HELP THEM OVERCOME THAT FEAR
•  FROM DEMAND TO DELIGHT: USING DIALOGUE QUIZZES IN THE LISTENING/SPEAKING CLASSROOM
Books
•  BOOK REVIEW: MEDICALLY SPEAKING IDIOMS: IDIOMS AND AMERICAN SLANG
•  BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: TEACHING LISTENING: VOICES FROM THE FIELD
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  WHAT IS SPLIS-L?
•  CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The SPLIS e-newsletter, As We Speak, is soliciting articles on any of the various aspects of teaching and tutoring pronunciation, oral skills, and listening that apply to and/or focus on ESL/EFL pedagogy, second language acquisition, accent addition/reduction, assessment of those skills, and other related research. We also solicit book reviews for both classroom and methodology texts. Teaching tips, tutoring tips, and classroom strategies are also acceptable submissions.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Articles should have the following characteristics:

• Be no longer than 2,500 words
• Include a 50-word (500 characters or less) abstract
• Contain no more than five citations
• Follow the style guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition (APA)
• Be in MS Word or ASCII format
• Follow accepted conventions for online publishing (handout available upon request)

PUBLICATION SCHEDULE

As We Speak will be published two times per year: March 1 and September 1.

• Submission deadline for the March issue is January 1.
• Submission deadline for the September issue is July 20.

Note: You may contact the editor at any time to discuss possible submissions.