ZONGULDAK BULENT ECEVİT UNIVERSITY

THE FACULTY OF ARTS & SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

3rd BELL

International Conference

17-18 May 2018

 ZONGULDAK, TURKEY

We kindly invite you to take part in BELL (Bülent Ecevit University English Language and Literature) Department International Graduate Student Conference. The aim of the conference is to provide graduate students with an opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences across the fields covering:

• English Literature
• American Literature
• Cultural Studies
• English Language Teaching
• Translation Studies
• Linguistics

The official language of the conference is English. Speakers can choose to do an oral presentation, a workshop, or a poster presentation. For all types of proposals, speakers are expected to submit an abstract through our abstract submission system. All proposals will be blind-reviewed by at least two members of the editorial and advisory board for scope and quality. Each oral presentation will be allotted 20 minutes (15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for discussion).

IMPORTANT DATES

15 February 2018                       Deadline for Submission of Abstracts

16 May 2018                              Notification of Acceptance

16 May 2018                              Deadline for Registration

Abstract Submission

1)  Title of the Presentation

2) Name(s) and affiliation(s) of the presenter(s):

(First name followed by surname (e.g., Aaliyah Haughton)

3) A brief summary of 300-350 words providing the reader with the answers to the following questions:

1. Why is it significant, important, of interest? (by telling readers what the paper is about and why they should read it?
2. Is the language clear and well written in terms of language, grammar, etc.?
3. Does the abstract title describe the subject matter of the presentation?    
4. Does the abstract state how the research was/is being undertaken?
5. Does the abstract indicate the value of the findings?
6. Does the abstract describe the work to be discussed in the paper?
7. Does the abstract give a concise summary of the findings?
8. Does the abstract have keywords or phrases that closely reflect the content of the paper?

4) Name of contact person and his/her e-mail address

*Please note that the abstracts will be used in the conference program booklet.

Manuscript Preparation & Submission

Since the papers presented at 3rd BELL Conference will be published in Karaelmas Educational Sciences Journal after a review process, the editorial secretary of the journal will inform authors about the publication process after the conference has been conducted. Authors are expected  to format their papers according to the journal template and submit them to the journal system once they are informed through an email.

The authors may visit Karaelmas Educational Sciences Journal for detailed information:

https://ebd.beun.edu.tr/index.php/KEBD

The journals might make use of APA or MLA conventions in their manuscript templates; authors may wish to pay a visit to APA Formatting and Style Guide or  MLA Formatting and Style Guide  at The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University.

Conference Website:

All the details and important information can be found at the conference website:

https://bellconference.beun.edu.tr 

Contact:

Bulent Ecevit University, Faculty of Arts& Letters, Department of English Language and Literature, Zonguldak/Turkey

E-mail: bellconference

We look forward to your participation.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee