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Framing Minds : English and Affective Neurosciences
Date : 26-Oct-2017 - 28-Oct-2017
Location : Naples, Italy
Contact Person : Liliana Landolfi
Meeting Email : < click here to access email >
Web Site : http://www.unior.it/ricerca/15716/3/framing-minds.html
Linguistic Field(s) : Applied Linguistics ; Cognitive Science ; Language Acquisition ; Neurolinguistics ; Sociolinguistics
Subject Language(s) : English
Call Deadline : 20-Jul-2017
Meeting Description :
The conference ’’Framing Minds’’ aims to investigate Affective Neurosciences and its connections to the acquisition/learning of foreign languages, especially English. In the last twenty years, the field of Affective Neurosciences has grown immensely and explored the brain and how it works in depth. When applied to the educational domain, it sheds light on the mental processes that are at the core of learning, stimulating its development. Recent findings (Immordino-Yang 2016 ; Mareschall, Butterworth and Tolmie 2013) have not only highlighted the close link between brain functions, emotions and learning, but have also suggested that the morale and well being of learners and teachers play a significant role in the development of learning.
The implications are twofold : on the one hand, current educational approaches must be revisited and updated to consider often-neglected factors (such as affect, mental projections and positivity) and inform the creation of new operational frames (mind frames). On the other hand, new practices, strategies and techniques related to affective neurosciences should be promoted to meet the needs of students who reside in today’s global and digital world.
’’Framing Minds’’ will examine these two areas to better understand the impact of neurological processes on linguistic reception and production. It further seeks to find/promote applied modalities that encourage language acquisition. The theoretical and practical areas that the conference aims to investigate include but are not limited to :
- New trends in language acquisition (English) research
- Visualizations in the language learning context
- Cognitive Metalinguistics : processes and awareness
- Emotions, emotivation and attitude enhancement
- Cognitive Psycholinguistics
- Neuroimaging and its applications
- Educational implications of neurosciences
- Training in educational neurosciences
The ’’Framing Minds’’ conference will involve inter/national experts who will propose paths and approaches that can foster learning and empower learners regardless of their current competences. Linguists, psycholinguists, neurolinguists and experts in language teaching who have knowledge of and/or curiosity in these areas are invited to participate in this conference and share their knowledge with other inter/national scholars and students who have experienced the new processes and can constructively contribute to the discussion.
Call for Papers :
It is with great pleasure that we announce and invite you to the international scientific conference Framing Minds : English and Affective Neurosciences, which will be held at the University of Naples “L’Orientale,” Italy, 26-27-28 October 2017. We warmly welcome you to participate in an innovative, engaging and interactive discussion on the applications of Affective Neurosciences and its connections to the acquisition/learning of foreign languages, especially English. Submit your conference proposal (400-word abstract, 100-word bio-data) to framingminds
unior.it by 20 July 2017.
Pre-registration and additional information will soon be posted on the conference website : http://www.unior.it/ricerca/15716/3/framing-minds.html.
Please disseminate this information and the Call for Papers with your colleagues who may be interested in the conference themes. For more information, contact framingmindsunior.it.