New perspectives in psycholinguistic research : language, culture, technologies

12th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ISAPL

Rome, 04-06 June 2020

organized by the

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF APPLIED PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

(ISAPL)
hosted by the

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA TOR VERGATA (ITALY)

e-mail : 12isapl.congress.org@gmail.com

2 nd Circular

NEW PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHOLINGUISTIC RESEARCH :

LANGUAGE, CULTURE, TECHNOLOGIES

CONTENTS

 Welcome
 About ISAPL
 Congress Venue
 International Scientific Committee
 Local Scientific Committee
 Local Organizing Committee
 Invited Plenary Speakers
 Call for Program Suggestions, Proposed Round Tables and Symposia.
 Congress General Topic
 Congress Special Themes (Sections)
 Criteria for Reviewing Proposed Activities
 Dates to remember
 Submission form
WELCOME
The honorary members of ISAPL, Prof. Leonor Scliar-Cabral (Florianopolis,
Brazil) and Prof. Maria da Graça Pinto (Porto, Portugal) along with the
President, Prof. Diane Ponterotto (Rome, Italy)
and the President of the 12 th International of ISAPL, Prof. Louis Begioni (Rome, Italy)
welcome and invite all scholars and students interested in the area of Applied
Psycholinguistics to submit proposed subjects for their participation, and to participate in
the Congress and in its scientific, social, and cultural activities. This important Scientific
Meeting provides an exciting opportunity to share information on research with

colleagues from around the world, integrating basic scientific research with practical
applications for the benefit of human modern life.
The special emphasis topic of the Congress is on NEW PERSPECTIVES IN
PSYCHOLINGUISTIC RESEARCH : LANGUAGE, CULTURE, TECHNOLOGIES,
having in view what Cultural and Applied Psycholinguistics can offer for the benefit of
our contemporary world.

We hope that the congress will attract a lot of scholars and colleagues working in
practical areas, in basic research, or teaching in schools and universities, for a
scientific, academic collaboration.

SYMPOSIUM AND ROUND TABLE PROPOSALS
The main purpose of the 2 nd Circular is to provide clarifications on the sending of
proposals for Symposia and Round Tables, at the request of several interested
participants.
Symposium proposal
The idea of the symposia is offering plenty of them in order to allow opportunity to
researchers' presentation of their experiments in different fields. Each symposium will
need one, two or three sessions (4 hours each) depending upon the number of
registered and or invited by the symposium coordinator presenters (each individual
presentation will take 20 min + 10 min. for discussion). Proponents of symposia should
submit a summary of up to 500 words on the topic of the symposium, which should be
framed in one of the special themes of the congress, filling out the form at the end of
this Circular. The deadline for submission of abstracts is July 31, 2019.
Round Table proposal
Round Tables are the space for deepening the debate among researchers on the controversies
raised by the Congress special issues. The coordinator is responsible for inviting two or three
panelists and for sending a summary of up to 500 words including the name of the invited
researchers filling out the form at the end of this circular. The deadline for submission of
abstracts is July 31, 2019.

ABOUT ISAPL

History
The International Society of Applied Psycholinguistics (ISAPL) was
founded on November 1982 during the 1st International Conference of
the AILA Commission of Psycholinguistics in Milan. The initiative came
from the basis of a founding proposal written by Tatiana SLAMA-
CAZACU and Renzo TITONE, thereafter agreed by 20 founding
members. The registered name of the society is “INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY
OF APPLIED PSYCHOLINGUISTICS” (initials ISAPL), number of registration
18995/1T, which took place on 21 st July, 2014 at Via De Rossi, 16, Bari
(Italy), being its notary Michele Labriola.

Aims
• Stimulating and promoting activity in the domain of teaching
psycholinguistics and applied psycholinguistics, of research and
publications in these fields.
• Strengthening the contacts and exchange opportunities in the fields.
• Organizing future international meetings with a view to eventually
developing even comprehensive congresses.
Since its foundation, ISAPL has organized eleven International
Congresses :
 
1. Barcelona June 15-20 1985
2. Kassel July 27-31 1987
3. Toronto July 16-22 1991
4. Bologna-Cesena June 23-27 1994
5. Porto June 25-27 1997
6. Caen June 28-July1 2000
7. Cieszyn September 6-9, 2004
8. Porto-Alegre November 18-22, 2007
9. Bari June 23-26, 2010
10. Moscow May 17-19, 2013
11. Tbilisi June 27-30, 2016

and The International Seminar on Psycholinguistics, Florianópolis,
January 4-22, 1993.

CONGRESS VENUE

Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, located in Rome, the capital of Italy, will host the
Congress at the Dipartimento di Studi letterari, filosofici e di storia dell'arte, Via Columbia 1, 00133
ROMA Itália

History of the University
The University of Rome Tor Vergata, also known as the University of Rome II (Italian :
Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata), is a public research university located in Rome,
Italy, established in 1982 with the goal of providing high-quality education for students
preparing to meet the ever-evolving needs and opportunities of the 21st-century workforce.
Despite its young age, Tor Vergata has already reached high quality standards in Italy and
Europe. Located in the southern-eastern suburb of Rome, the University combines a liberal arts
tradition with emphasis on career orientation in the field of Economics, Engineering, Sciences
and Medicine. The University occupies a 6.0-square-kilometre (1,483-acre) area outside the
Grande Raccordo Anulare highway connection, in the eastern sector of the city.
One of the most modern University Hospitals in Italy is theTor Vergata Polyclinic, with state-of-
the-art medical equipment. The Polyclinic is well equipped with diagnostic and therapeutic
vanguard structures, considered a flagship hospital at national and international levels.
The University is divided into six schools : Economics, Engineering, Humanities, Arts and Social
Sciences, Law, Medicine and Sciences. There are 19 departments : combined, they offer 31 PhD
and 120 Masters programmes. The University offers 114 undergraduate degree programs (three-
year degree, single-cycle), 9 of which are entirely taught in English. The university has taken
concrete steps in the past years to participate in international projects and to link industries to its

research. It also participates in interdisciplinary dialogue with local businesses to provide support
to entrepreneurial activities and small businesses. In 2016, the University ranked among top 10
universities in Italy.
Research is carried out in 27 departmental and inter-departmental research centers. On campus
there are also other major research institutions. The new main headquarters of the Italian Space
Agency were inaugurated in Tor Vergata on July 25, 2012. Other important national centres
include the Tor Vergata research establishment of National Research Council and the National
Institute for Astrophysics. The close proximity and research ties with other distinguished
research centers near campus, such as the Italian National Agency for New Technologies,
Energy and Environment (ENEA), the European Space Agency Center for Earth Observation
and the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics make Tor Vergata a unique research
environment and one of the most dynamic scientific centers in the country. The University
scientifically supports the UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit, together with the
University of Cambridge and the Institut Pasteur.

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Prof. Emeritus Dr. Leonor Scliar-Cabral – Brazil, The International Seminar on
Psycholinguistics’ organizer, 1993 and ISAPL Honorary Member
Prof. Maria da Graça Pinto – Portugal, 5 th ISAPL Congress President and Honorary Member
Prof. Emeritus Dr. Louis Begioni – Italy, 12 th ISAPL Congress President
Prof. Diane Maria Ponterotto – Italy, ISAPL President, June 28, 2016
Prof. Maria Antonietta Pinto – Italy, ISAPL Interim Vice-President, July 21, 2014
Prof. Stefania Stame – Italy, 4 th ISAPL Congress President
Prof. Natalya V. Ufimtseva – Russia, ISAPL Vice-president, 2013-2016, 10 th ISAPL Congress
President
Prof. Giuseppe Mininni – Italy, ISAPL Vice-president, 2013-2016, 9 th ISAPL Congress President
Prof. Kirstin Hummel – Canada, ISAPL Vice-president, 2013-2016
Prof. Dr. Penka Baltova – Bulgaria
ISAPL Committee Members :
Prof. David Gotsiriddze (Georgia), 11 th ISAPL Congress President
Dr. Otilia Lizete Heinig (Brazil)
Prof.. Kirstin Hummel (Canada)
Dr. Amelia Manuti (Italy), 9 th ISAPL Congress Secretary
Dr. Natela Mosiashvili (Georgia), 11 th ISAPL Congress Secretary
Prof. Heidemarie Sarter (Germany)
Dr. B. E. Wong (Malaysia)

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Louis Begioni
Diane Ponterotto
Maria Antonietta Pinto
Giuseppe Mininni
Amelia Manuti
Antonio Filippin
Sandra Petroni
Maria Lozano-Zahonero
Paola Appetito

Sponsor :
The University of Rome Tor Vergata

Key-note Addresses

Prof. Dr. Leonor Scliar-Cabral, Brazil

Prof.Dr. Louis Begioni, Italy

INVITED PLENARY SPEAKERS
Prof. Dr. José Morais, Belgium
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Mininni, Italy

Other Plenary Lecturers will be mentioned in further Circulars, Plenary Round-tables,
Symposia and Special Workshops will be announced in further Circulars. Please offer
suggestions, titles and brief presentation.
CALL FOR PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS
Round Tables, Symposia and Workshops, Titles of Papers etc.
General guidelines
All interested scholars in the area of Applied Psycholinguistics and interconnected
sciences are invited to submit proposed personal activities for the 12th International
Congress of ISAPL.
CONGRESS GENERAL TOPIC
NEW PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHOLINGUISTIC RESEARCH : LANGUAGE,

CULTURE, TECHNOLOGIES

CONTENTS
CONGRESS SPECIAL THEMES (SECTIONS)
 Language and cognition
 Speech comprehension and production. Reading and writing
 Language acquisition. Foreign language learning
 Bilingualism and multilingualism
 Psycholinguistic problems in translation
 Nonverbal components in communication
 Semiotics and Psycholinguistics
 Awareness, emotion, memory in communication
 Language disorders and speech pathologies. Phonoaudiology
 Psycholinguistics and manipulation : Language and power. Political discourse
 Language and Education. Psychopedagogy of language. Persuasion in
communication and education
 Language and social context. Discourse analysis. The dialogue
 Psycholinguistic methodology for the analysis of literary texts
 New problems of reading/writing posed by computer. Effects of “navigating” on
computer (Internet)

 Psycholinguistics perspective of Mass Media (MM). Ethical/negative effects of
MM communication
 Electronic progress as supported by Psycholinguistics
 Culture and society effects on language
 Transnational/transcultural problems in modern society
 Ecology and language
 Varia (please propose other possible themes with arguments).

CRITERIA FOR REVIEWING PROPOSED ACTIVITIES
a) Symposia (S). Several papers on a related topic will be grouped by the Symposium
Coordinator. Presumed Coordinators are invited to send an abstract of their proposals.
b) Round Table (RT). A Round Table will be composed by three presenters invited by
the Organizer and will have 30 minutes each for their presentation. Presumed
Organizers are invited to send an abstract of their proposals.
c) Workshop (W). The Organizer will conduct activities in which participants will discuss
about a certain approach or tool.
d) Regular sessions (RS). For those who wish to present individual papers that do not fit
the symposia.
e) Poster session (PoS). A visual display is prepared in order to present a study, a
project or an experiment. Specific guidelines for posters will be provided upon
acceptance.

The criteria for reviewing will include :
 Relevance of the proposal according to congress theme and topics ;
 Coherence and clarity of the submitted title and abstract ;
 Theoretical and practical implications.

Proposals and abstracts should be presented in ENGLISH, though FRENCH is also
accepted.

DATES TO REMEMBER

 31 July 2019 : Deadline for receiving proposals for Symposia, Round Tables,
Workshops and title of the session paper
 31 August 2019 : Deadline for communicating acceptance of proposals for
Symposia, Round tables and Workshops
 31 October 2019 : Deadline for abstract submission of papers and of
presentations of invited participants
 30 November 2019 : Deadline for notification admission of abstracts, to give time
for raising funds, writing papers etc.
The norms for the Congress registrations and their payments will be announced
in the 2nd Circular.