CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO THE I EDITION OF THE “ENRIQUE ALCARAZ RESEARCH AWARD” (“Premio de Investigación Enrique Alcaraz”)

One of the main aims of the European Association of Languages for Specific Purposes (AELFE) is to foster research and teaching in the field of LSP.

The first edition of the “Enrique Alcaraz Research Award” (“Premio de Investigación Enrique Alcaraz”) aims at supporting and disseminating research focusing on LSP (Languages for Specific Purposes).

With the “Enrique Alcaraz Research Award”, AELFE wants to pay tribute to Dr. Enrique Alcaraz Varó, one of the pioneers in the field of English Studies in Spain, and whose main research interests were in the field of LSP. Throughout his fruitful and widely recognised academic career, Dr. Alcaraz lectured in different national and international universities, and published books on applied linguistics and specialised translation. Prof. Alcaraz contributed to creating the degree of Translation and Interpretation Studies at the University of Alicante, and he was also one of the founding members of the Instituto Interuniversitario de Lenguas Modernas Aplicadas (IULMA – Institute for Applied Languages). Throughout his life, Prof. Alcaraz inspired and stimulated a large number of researchers in the field of LSP.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

1 – The “Enrique Alcaraz Research Award” (“Premio de Investigación Enrique Alcaraz”) is granted to the best research study on LSP. It can be a published or unpublished monograph (including edited collections). In the case of books, they must have been published in the last three years.

2 – In order to be eligible for the award, candidates must be AELFE members and have to submit a research study (monograph or edited collection) on LSP, which should be at least 150 pages in length. In the case of published books, publication date must be comprised between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2009. Co-authored research studies are also eligible, although it is required that at least one of the authors is a member of AELFE. If the award is granted to a co-authored work, the total amount will be distributed among the authors in the way they decide.

3 – Eligible research studies can be written in any of the working languages of AELFE (Spanish, English, German, French, Italian and Portuguese), although works in other languages may also be considered.

4 – The award will consist of a 1000 euro prize which will be announced and granted during the annual AELFE Conference.

5 – Applications for the “Enrique Alcaraz Research” award will be sent to:

Elisabet Arnó Macià

European Association of Languages for Specific Purposes
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

EPS de Ingeniería de Vilanova i la Geltrú
Departamento de Proyectos de Ingeniería (Sección de Inglés)
Av. Víctor Balaguer, sn
08800-Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona,Spain)

Email: elisabet.arno@upc.edu

Proposals must include the following documents: a) Brief cv of the researcher; b) a written application presenting the work, summarising its main objectives and highlighting its main contributions (300 words) both in paper and in electronic format; c) two copies of the book, in the case of a published work, or a paper copy and an electronic copy, in case it is an unpublished work. All the applications and the accompanying documents must be submitted no later than 15 February 2010. No proposals will be accepted after the deadline.

6 – Proposals will be evaluated by a panel that includes members of the international advisory board of the Iberica journal as well as members of the executive board of AELFE, who may ask external reviewers to evaluate the proposals. The award can also be granted ex aequo to a maximum of two research studies. In that case, the total amount will be distributed in two equal parts. The board also reserves the right to leave the award vacant.

7 – Proposals will be evaluated on a 10-point scale, based on the following criteria:

1. Originality and coherence of the research
2. Scientific and methodological rigour
3. International dimension of the research
4. Contribution to the field of languages for specific purposes
5. Other criteria that the panel may consider relevant

8 – The executive board of AELFE reserves the right to withdraw the award if it is detected that participants have failed to comply with the present conditions or with the fairness and integrity of the award.