First Virtual Conference Language, Communication and Education (LCE-2020)

The First Virtual Conference Language, Communication and Education (LCE2020) will be held on January 15-17, 2020 (15-22h Central European Time). The theme of LCE2020 is “Linguistic Advances in the Digital Era”. Seven thematic strands have been distinguished (see conference strands and topics).

• Strand 1: Language in the Digital Era
• Strand 2: Language Diversity and Change
• Strand 3: Language in Society
• Strand 4: Language, Politics and Education
• Strand 5: Language Sciences
• Strand 6: Applications of Linguistics
• Strand 7: Other linguistic fields

Original unpublished contributions are welcome, including papers, posters, workshops and demonstrations. Works may be presented in four formats: oral, written, slide-and-text and on-blackboard.
Abstracts, written in English or Spanish, must be uploaded as an MS Word document and must contain the author´s name, academic affiliation, and e-mail address, as well as a list of three to five keywords. The abstract must specify the review of previous literature, methodology, analysis and main conclusions of the work. Format specifications for abstracts include: 125-150 words, one paragraph, single-spaced, justification on both sides, Times New Roman font, 12 pt.
Abstract submission will be peer-reviewed.

TYPES AND FORMAT

All contributions must render original unpublished scientific work including review, method, analysis, original conclusion and bibliographical references.

A 150-word abstract (in English or Spanish) with 3-5 keywords is required for peer-review.

Abstracts may be submitted summarising four types of presentation: paper, poster, workshop (3-4 participants) and demonstrations of current projects or product developments.
The following formats by presentation type can be chosen. Formats need not be specified in the abstract submission; they will be selected during registration.
Formats, participants, duration and sizes must be duly kept.

1. Paper (choose ONE format)

• Oral: 15’video (formats: MOV, MP4, MPEG4, AVI, WMV, FLV, 3GP, MPEGPS, WebM);
• Written: 2000-3000 words (Adobe Acrobat PDF document);
• Slide-and-Text: 10-20 slides (MS Power-Point) with written support (Adobe Acrobat PDF document, 1000-1500 words);
• On-Blackboard: 10-20 slides (MS Power-Point with voice over; maximum duration 15’).

2. Poster

• Written (Adobe Acrobat PDF document: 36” x 48” or 91.4 cm x 121.9 cm).

3. Workshop

• Long oral: 20’-30’ video (formats: MOV, MP4, MPEG4, AVI, WMV, FLV, 3GP, MPEGPS, WebM).

4. Demonstration (choose ONE format)

• Oral: 15’video (formats: MOV, MP4, MPEG4, AVI, WMV, FLV, 3GP, MPEGPS, WebM);
• Slide-and-Text: 10-20 slides (MS Power-Point) with written support (Adobe Acrobat PDF document, 1000-1500 words);
• On-Blackboard: 10-20 slides (MS Power-Point with voice over; maximum duration 15’).

Submission