SPLIS Newsletter - September 2013 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
•  Letter from the Chair
•  Letter from the Chair-ELECT
•  Letter from the EDITORS
ARTICLES
•  Effects of Self-Monitoring and Correction on ESL Learners' Oral Performance
•  Strategies for Developing Independent Student Pronunciation Learning
•  Targeting and Assessing Spoken Accuracy
•  Using Short Film Clips to Develop Speaking, Pronunciation, and Listening Skills
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  WHAT IS THE SPL-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, focus on, or assess ESL/EFL pedagogy, second language acquisition, accent addition/reduction, 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 1,500 words
• Include a 50-word (500 characters or less) abstract
• Contain no more than five citations
• Follow the style guidelines in 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: 1 March and 1 September.

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

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