This year the conference is supported by two international journals, International Journal of Research in ELT and Journal of Theory and Practice in Education. International Journal of Research in ELT is a newly established research journal to be published by Educational Research Association http://eab.org.tr/  and will be first launched in January 2011 with selected papers/articles from the conference programme while Journal of Theory and Practice in Education http://eku.comu.edu.tr  will publish a special issue on SLA research and language teaching in 2010. These referred journals are run by professional editors and therefore have specific requirements for publishing. However, those authors who wish to publish an extended version of their conference proceedings in one of these refereed journals will be given priority.  
 

ELT 2010 Conference Proceedings Author Guidelines 

General Conditions

1. The deadline to submit your paper is March 14, 2010.
2. All articles for the Conference Proceedings will be submitted electronically at our MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION link on our main menu.
3. The authors are expected to write their manuscripts following the author guidelines below.
4. The manuscripts are not normally peer-reviewed or copy-edited by the conference editorial board. The editors reserve the right to reject the papers that do not conform to the guidelines. Therefore, it is imperative that you adhere to all formatting requirements and double check and proofread your paper carefully before submitting it at the special web submission site.

Preparing the manuscript

1. The accepted manuscript file format is MS Word, (please avoid .docx files).
2. All manuscripts submitted are limited to a size of no more than 7 single-spaced pages including abstracts, figures, tables, and references. The font type Times New Roman with a size of ten (10) points is to be used. Left and right justified typing is preferred. Use the following margin settings for A4 size paper.

1. For any additional page, an extra page fee must be paid (10 Euros per page).
2. The paper should have the following structure:
1. Title of the paper
2. Authors and affiliation
3. Abstract (120-150 words)
4. Key words (4-6 words)
5. Introduction- including motivation, aims, overview of related work and literature.
6. Methodology-including explanation of methods, setting and participants, instruments, data collection procedures, findings
7. Conclusions and discussion
8. References
9. Appendix 
3. Title and abstract block: The title should appear centred in bold capital letters. The font type Times New Roman with a size of ten (10) points is to be used. After one blank line, type the author(s) and affiliation upper and lower case letters flush right. For the abstract, leave two blank lines, type “ABSTRACT” flush left in bold capitals. After leaving a blank line, start typing your abstract.
4. Keywords: Leave a blank line under the abstract and write “Keywords:” in bold followed by 4-6 words.
5. Main body of the text: Type text single-spaced with one blank line between paragraphs and following headings. Indent the paragraphs.
6. Major and subheadings: Major headings are to be centred in bold capitals. Indent subheadings and type them in upper case and lower case letters.
7. Note that your manuscript follows the format recommended in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA – 5^th edition). If you are not familiar with the APA requirements, you can check out the following websites for information about APA guidelines:

• http://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html
• http://www.apastyle.org/previoustips.html
• http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm

1. Consider the following style recommendations while writing your text: 

• Use impersonal style throughout your paper and focus on the issue, not the writer by avoiding the use of the personal pronouns ‘I’ and ‘we’.
• Use formal vocabulary.
• Use objective language whenever possible as you are stating facts.
• Use markers such as ‘firstly’, ‘secondly’, and ‘finally’.
• Use linkers such as ‘as a result’ and ‘therefore’.
• Use any verb that can replace a phrasal verb.
• Back up your points with reasons and examples.
• Avoid the use of contractions (use full forms instead: e.g. do not rather than don't).
• Avoid the use of extreme adjectives and exclamations.
• Avoid the use of colloquial English.
• Ensure that the first usage of abbreviations both in the abstract and the article should be spelled out (for example, English Language Teaching – ELT); and do not switch between the abbreviated and written-out forms of a term throughout your paper.
• Avoid expressions with slashes such as ‘and/or’.
• Start the article with an introduction and use the heading ‘Introduction’.
• Ensure that your in-text citation and reference list match exactly.
• Order the entries in the reference list alphabetically by the surname of the first author.
• Order the in-text citations of two or more works within the same parentheses alphabetically by the surname of the first author.
• Ensure that the punctuation used in your article adhere to APA format.
• Supply your biographic information for ‘About the Author’ section (no more than 120 words for each author).
• Ask a qualified native speaker of English to proofread your whole article for clarity of language (If not possible, ask a proficient English speaking colleague for this).
• A sample article is available at http://eku.comu.edu.tr/index/5/2/asaricaoglu_aarikan.pdf, which is originally published in JTPE, 2009 5 (2), 110-122 (http://eku.comu.edu.tr).    
• If you have questions about the format of ELT 2010 Conference Proceedings format, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .