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Application Submission Overview

Application Form Link: LSURC 2025 Application Form 

Dates:

  • Submissions Open: October 25, 2024
  • Submissions Deadline EXTENDED TO: November 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST 
  • Notification of acceptance: January 2025

Submissions are now OPEN.

 

Eligibility

Eligible presenters:

  • are conducting research on any topic related to language or communication (it does not have to be fully independent work – it can be in collaboration with others (e.g. faculty members, other students))
  • can be:
    • (a) current undergraduate students; or
    • (b) recent graduates from an undergraduate program who have not yet entered a graduate program; or
    • (c) Master’s program students in their first year.

 

Abstract Instructions

Abstract Format

  • PDF, 500 words max. (including in-text citations).
  • Include five keywords about your research underneath the title.
  • Include a reference list on an additional page (no word limit).
  • Both in-text citations and the reference list should follow one of the following style conventions:
    • APA
    • MLA
    • Chicago
    • Harvard
  • Make sure information is accessible to attendees who are not in your field of study.
    • Explain any jargon or unfamiliar terms if used.
  • Do NOT include your name(s) in the document or file name.
    • Name your PDF file with the title of the presentation. For example: <The Effect of X on Y>

 

Abstract Submission: Two-Step Process

  1. Fill in this online application form: LSURC 2025 Application Form 
    • Any comments or requests for accommodations required (e.g., day/time of presentation, etc.).
    • Paste your abstract’s main body (without keywords and the reference list) into the submission form.
  2. Email your abstract in PDF format to ubc.lsurc@gmail.com with the subject line “LSURC 2025 Abstract Submission”.
    • Confirm that you have filled in the application form in the body of your email.

Abstract Content

  • Introduction and background information:
    • Existing knowledge and the deficit in the field
    • Your research question
    • Why this particular research question is interesting
    • Methodology
    • Results and main findings
    • Conclusions and implications

Abstract Keywords

A set of good keywords should capture:

  • The research question, area or topic
  • Methodology used
  • Population(s) or language(s) involved

 

Presentation Details

Oral presentation:

  • 2 choices of: 1) in-person presentation with live Q&A 2) live video-presentation via Zoom with live Q&A
  • Presentations may be a maximum of 10 minutes in length.
  • Powerpoint slides are expected
  • Powerpoint slides will need to be emailed to ubc.lsurc@gmail.com in January 2025 (these will just be used as back up in case of technological difficulties).
  • Q&A:
    • There will be a 5 minute period following your presentation for people to ask questions.

Poster Presentation

  • Posters:
    • Posters should be printed and dropped off a week before the conference.
  • Q&A:
    • You will be allotted Q&A sessions during the breaks in oral presentations.

 

Tips for Creating Presentations

Main elements to include, just like when writing research papers, usually are:

  • Introduction & Research Question
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • References

Less is more on a poster or even in a 10-minute talk (it’s less time than you think!), so you want to make sure you get the main point(s)/take-home message across rather than trying to add lots of details.

Check out some tips for putting together an oral presentation:

  1. https://students.ubc.ca/career/events/multi-disciplinary-undergraduate-research-conference/present-murc/murc-resources

Here are some links with tips for creating a poster presentation:

  1. http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/presentations_poster.html
  2. http://www.linguisticsociety.org/resource/lsa-poster-guidelines
  3. http://guides.nyu.edu/posters

 

Questions?

Check out FAQ or email us at ubc.lsurc@gmail.com.