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Instructions to Authors For Writing Abstracts To Be Published in the 2010 CLIL Symposium

Handbook & Abstracts

Your abstract is not merely a summary of your work. Instead, it serves three purposes:

■ To interest the Symposium Organizational Committee so they will select your presentation.
■ To outline your topic for the symposium handbook so that conference participants are motivated to attend your session.
■ To outline your topic for the symposium handbook so that future researchers and other field academia contact you for additional information.

In order to write an effective abstract, follow the guidelines below. Consider 1-2 paragraphs for each main point.

Section 1: Introduction
Introduce your topic/scope of the problem addressed. Give a brief background of the issue. The main purpose of this section is for you to frame an issue as a problem, gap, or weakness in the relevant literature of the field of study (CLIL). This will set you up for the next section where you show the importance of your work in order to solve the problem, close the gap, or strengthen the field of study.

Section 2: Body
This is the heart of the abstract in which you prove that your study, project, lesson, etc. solves the issue stated previously. State what you are doing about the issue and its importance to the field of CLIL study. Briefly summarize the scope of the study, design of the project or lesson, etc. Explain the materials and methods used where appropriate to develop a solution. Review the results. Do not merely say, ”Results will be discussed.”

Section 3: Conclusion
Return to the issue raised in the first section and explain how the outcome or results of your work benefit the field of CLIL. This need not be lengthy, but it should be convincing and intriguing.

Pointers:

■ Quote evidence/support as deemed necessary, but this is not required. Use only if essential to support a point.
■ Relevance to the symposium title and main topics should be obvious and real, not contrived.
■ Ensure it is obvious how your contribution will benefit the field of CLIL study.
■ Have someone else review your abstract to help with editing and proofing prior to submission.
■ Do not use any complicated formatting. Use size 12 font, single-spacing, and a space between paragraphs.
■ Stick close to the minimum 300- maximum 600-word requirement.
■ A catchy title for your presentation will also benefit.
■ Make the participant want to attend your session.
■ Do not provide tables, graphs, charts, etc.
■ No bibliography is needed.