1 ST ALUMNI RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2021

Prishtinë: 29.05.2021 - 29.05.2021

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
CALL FOR PAPERS

Writing a master thesis is a difficult job for young men and women due to the rigorous and tedious rules that often accompany a scientific research. However, the completion of this thesis enables students to have a more successful, professional and academic career. Taking this into account, AAB College – the first non-public institution in Kosovo and the largest in the region – has managed to produce many experts in different fields. Presently, the College’s Alumni consists of young but experienced professionals and researchers who continuously contribute to the society. 

However, most of them have not been provided with the opportunity to discuss the already-accomplished research in a forum involving members of a scientific community which would allow them to compare the main theses with others and to examine whether their research has withstood the test of time. Consequently, they have not been presented with an occasion that would encourage them to scrutinize on a deeper level and observe from an academic perspective the topics they have dealt with in the past and the professional experience they have already gained. 

For this purpose, the Faculty of Foreign Languages will organize the first scientific conference for Alumni, with the intention of bringing together former AAB College students as its main target-group. Nevertheless, the faculty also welcomes the contribution of young researchers from other institutions in the country, region and beyond.

Along this line, the conference ensures a continuous relation between AAB College and its students even after they have finished their Master studies. By the same token, it enables the establishment of this relation with colleagues outside of their institution and Kosovo as well. Laying the foundations of such a connection will help create an international, academic networking of young researchers.

Another reason for organizing this conference concerns the evaluation of previous Master theses which are considerably numerous, as well as of the current researches that encourage critical reflection from both the academic and professional perspective.

 The conference aims to cover a wide range of topics including linguistics, translation studies, teaching methodologies, the use of language in various educational, professional contexts, examine didactics etc.

  

The papers will cover the following or other related fileds and topics:

 

Applied Linguistics 
English and American Literature 
English for Specific Purposes

Discourse Analysis

Translation Studies 

Sociolinguistics

Linguistic Policy 

Professional Education 

Higher Education: Challenges and Issues

Language curriculum Development

Language testing and Assessment 

Lexicology

TESOL / TESL / TEFL

Early Childhood Education

Basic Education and Curricula

Etc.

Type: International student conference

Organizer:

AAB College

Modes of participation

On-campus presentation (AAB College)

On-line presentation for participants who live abroad via Google -Meet

Important Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 20 2021 via email: [email protected]

Abstract Acceptance Notification: April 25 2021

Conference Session Day

Conference Session Day: May 29 2021 

Full-paper Submission Deadline: June 10 2021 (APA citation style) 

Full Paper Acceptance Notification: July 5 2021   

Conference Fee: Free of charge            

Full Paper Format Requirements

The abstract should be limited to 250 words at most (without references) and indicate the subject, objectives, data, methods and results. The participants may submit their abstract either in English or Albanian. 

The full paper should be written in either English or Albanian, and be no longer than 6000 words at most (including references). Four main sections are required for paper acceptance including the abstract, title, methodology, results, discussion and conclusion. The paper’s format style should align with APA style guidelines (https://thesis-journal.net/instructions-for-authors/#APA-Style) in single-spacing and Times New Roman, font size 12 pt: 

Note

Participants will be awarded with a Certificate of Participation.  The accepted abstracts will be published at the conference Book of Abstracts, equipped with ISBN. We also inform all participants that full papers will be subject to peer review by the scientific committee. The papers that will be accepted for publication will be published at the conference Book of Proceedings equipped with ISBN. A smaller number of them will be selected by the AAB journal Board, Thesis.

Looking forward to meeting you at AAB Collage! Feel free to disseminate the Call for Papers to as many colleagues as possible. 

Scientific Committee

Prof. assoc. Dr. Mirvan Xhemaili

Dr. Aida Alla 

Dr. Uranela Demaj

 Prof. ass. Dr. Marika Butskhrikidze 

Prof. ass. Dr. Venera Llunji

 Prof. ass. Dr. Xhavit Rexhaj 

Prof. assoc. Dr. Isa Spahiu 

Prof. ass. Dr. Hysen Kasumi

Prof. ass. Dr. Aleksandar Takovski

Prof. ass. Dr. Qatip Arifi

Dr. Flora Maliqi

Organizing committee

Dr. Aida Alla

Dr. Uranela Demaj

Prof. Ass. Dr. Hasan Saliu

Conference venue

Kolegji AAB, Building #6,
Zona Industriale, Prishtine – FusheKosove, 10000 Prishtine,
Republika e Kosovës

Contact: [email protected]

Note

TITLE OF THE WORK, POSSIBLE NO MORE THAN 12-13 WORDS

Title, Name and Surname

Supervisor: Title, Name and Surname
AAB, Prishtina
email: [email protected]

 

ABSTRACT

The abstract is basically a single paragraph that summarizes the core questions of a study, in 200-250 words. It is recommended that the abstract contains briefly: a. Introduction-brief description of the background of the search; b. Goals: brief description of what you want to achieve; c. Methods/procedures; d. Results/findings; e. Conclusions / implications. All these should be done in a harmonious-coherent text. The abstract is basically a single paragraph that summarizes the core questions of a study, in 200-250 words. It is recommended that the abstract contains briefly: a. Introduction-brief description of the background of the search; b. Goals: brief description of what you want to achieve; c. Methods/procedures; d. Results/findings; e. Conclusions / implications. All these should be done in a harmonious-coherent text. The abstract is basically a single paragraph that summarizes the core questions of a study, in 200-250 words. It is recommended that the abstract contains briefly: a. Introduction-brief description of the background of the search; b. Goals: brief description of what you want to achieve; c. Methods/procedures; d. Results/findings; e. Conclusions / implications. All these should be done in a harmonious-coherent text. The abstract is basically a single paragraph that summarizes the core questions of a study, in 200-250 words. It is recommended that the abstract contains briefly: a. Introduction-brief description of the background of the search; b. Goals: brief description of what you want to achieve; c. Methods/procedures; d. Results/findings; e. Conclusions / implications. All these should be done in a harmonious-coherent text.

Keywords: teaching, linguistics, E, consumers. (5-6 keywords)