The 2^nd Biennial International Conference on Reading
(Call For Paper)
May 1 & 2, 2017

Sanandaj, Iran

It is our great pleasure to invite you to The 2^nd Biennial International Conference on Reading. The conference is organized by the University of Kurdistan and will take place in Sanandaj, Iran, on May 1& 2, 2017.The theme of The 2^nd Biennial International Conference on Reading will be Lived Experiences, Theoretical Models and Practical Patterns. Scholars, researchers and graduate students are cordially invited to submit their papers on topics including, but not limited to, the following:

A) Theortical and Epistemological Foundations of Reading

Pedagogical models and approaches to reading.
The epistemology of reading (reading from such diverse perspectives as structuralism, critical theory, constructivism, positivism and hermeneutics)
The ontology of reading (the nature of reading, types of reading: critical reading, leisure reading, employed resources, profundity and scope.
Phenomenological analysis of reading (stages of reading development, reading and senses, reading and intelligence, reading and language acquisition, reading and mental processes, metacognition and reading, strategies and objectives of readings, mental development, critical thinking, vocabulary skills, conflict of interest or concordance with an author.
Reading and cultural diversity, linguistic diversity, literacy diversity and dynamicity.
Reading and social strata (educational background, occupation and gender)
Reading and types of literacy (informative literacy, social literacy, media literacy, computational literacy, scientific literacy, visual literacy…)
Information Technology and reading
Reading and economic capital, social capital and political capital
Reading and social participation
Reading and global changes (media, communicational, social and technological developments)
Reading outside of the educational system (social networks, the conventional language of social networks, reading the fancy material, reading at the workplace).

B) Social Institutions and Reading

Reading and management layers (norms, beliefs, etiquettes and conventions, provisions, executors)
Reading an political parties
Reading and Freedom of Speech
Reading and NGO’s

C) Reading and Cultural Institutions

Public libraries and reading
Islamic Guidance and reading
Islamic Development Organization and reading
Institute For the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults and reading
Mosques and Reading
Media and Reading

D) Family and reading

Reading for/with children
Story-telling and reading
Conversation and reading
Family economy
Family culture
Family population

E) Education system and reading

Teachers and reading
Reading-teacher training (story-telling, games and reading)
The role of tests on reading habits
The content of textbooks and reading
Textbook authors and reading
Different approaches to education and reading (teacher-oriented, learner-oriented, book-oriented)
Teaching methods and reading (learning theories and reading)
Institutional libraries (libertarians and reading advisors, resources and set-making, reading environment.
Literacy Movement Organization and reading
Nonprofit schools and reading

F) Higher Education and reading

Lecturers (professors) and reading
The content of courses and reading
The objectives and applications of higher education and reading
Academic libraries and reading
Teaching method and reading
Socialization of reading culture at universities
Reading and writing skills, understanding, conversation, presentation and communication
Reading and virtual education
Reading and the scientific achievements of students
Assessment and evaluation of reading behavior in higher education
The role of the scientific level, type and creditability of universities and reading
Admission-without-student and reading

G) Publication Industry and reading

The role of authors in reading
The role of publishers in reading
Book price and reading
Book fairs and reading
The status of book distribution and reading
Book circulation and reading
Income and reading
Reading and the scope/variety in publication
Audition and reading

H) Reading in electronic and virtual space

Reading and electronic apparatus
Reading and electronic accessibility methods
Reading and digital skills
Reading and digital divide
Problems and challenges of reading in digital environments

I) The Neuropsychology of reading

Mental disorders affecting reading
Neurological disorders affecting reading
Psychology-assisted approaches to reading enhancement
Neurology-assisted approaches to reading enhancement

Guide for authors:

The deadline to submit full textpapers (maximum length 12 pages, conforming to the paper template) is December 1^st, 2016.To submit your Paper, please click on the following link: /readingconference2017/Register.aspx.You may find more details on Authors guidelines.

Important Dates:

Deadline for submission: 2017/02/01

Notification of acceptance: 2017/02/31

Deadline for final revised paper submission: 2017/03/15

Conference Days: May 1 & 2, 2017

For any enquiries regarding the programme, please contact: readingconfuok@gmail.com.

For all general enquiries, please contact: readingconfuok@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you at the University of Kurdistan.

Sincerely,

S. Mahdi Hosseini

The 2nd Biennial International Conference on Reading(Call For Paper)May 1 & 2, 2017