The conference’s main objective is to highlight the importance of the use of subtitled audiovisual materials in formal teaching/learning contexts (primary, secondary tertiary education), and in informal contexts (individual language learning for adult learners).
Since research on subtitled audiovisual materials as teaching aids as well as the translation of subtitles are becoming assets within the academic community, the conference aims to bring together scholars and young researchers engaged in:
a) the analysis of subtitles (interlingual, intralingual and reversed) from the perspective of second/foreign language acquisition;
b) the translation of subtitles and the most recent translation techniques.
The conference is also meant to encourage European school teachers to use multimodal subtitled teaching aids to foster foreign language learning in their classrooms, motivate students, and raise the quality of learning.
WE WELCOME CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS
Subtitled audiovisual material and language learning/acquisition with particular emphasis on one of the different types of subtitles: a) interlingual subtitles and language learning; b) intralingual subtitles and language learning; c) reversed subtitles and language learning.
The acquisitional value of subtitled audiovisual material from interdisciplinary perspectives.
Subtitling: trends and techniques.
Experimental research on the use of subtitles in the classroom.
Subtitled audiovisual materials for immigrants to learn the host language.
The use of subtitled audiovisual materials in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) programmes, at any level of school or university education.
Abstracts of 300-350 words (not including references) and bionotes of 100-150 words should be written on the attached abstract form (download) and sent to subtitles@unipv.it
All abstracts must be in English, the official language of the Conference. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 30th April 2012.
Submission of abstracts: 30th April 2012
Notification of acceptance: 31st May 2012
Scientific Committee: Annamaria Caimi, Yves Gambier, Cristina Mariotti, Stavroula Sokoli, Teresa Tomaszkiewicz, Patrick Zabalbeascoa.
*A selection of papers will be published after the conference.
AILA World Congress 2014