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1) Subject:Language Learning in Computer Mediated Communities Conf.
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Date: 26 Aug 2009
From:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; white-space: normal; ">National Foreign Language Resource Center <<a href="mailto:nflrc@hawaii.edu">nflrc@hawaii.edu</a>></span>
Subject:Language Learning in Computer Mediated Communities Conf.
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; white-space: normal; ">nterested in computer-assisted language learning and the potential of<br>technology to bridge cultures and build community online? Then please<br>join us for our...<br><br>LANGUAGE LEARNING IN COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNITIES (LLCMC) CONFERENCE<br>October 11-13, 2009<br>University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI<br><a href="http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/llcmc/">http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/llcmc/</a><br><br>The LLCMC Conference will explore the use of computers as a medium of<br>communication in a wide variety of online language learning communities.<br>Highlights will include a plenary talk by Dr. Gilberte Furstenberg<br>(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), a special panel showcasing online<br>cultural exchanges based at UHM, and fifteen exciting paper presentations.<br>For more details as well as the conference schedule, visit the conference<br>website.<br><br>Immediately preceding LLCMC will be a special pre-conference event<br>entitled CULTURA: WEB-BASED INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGES on October 10-11. It<br>will use the original web-based Cultura project, pioneered by Dr.<br>Furstenberg and her colleagues, as a basic model and consist of a series<br>of panels dealing with a variety of topics related to online intercultural<br>exchanges, as well as a Tech Fair (electronic poster sessions) where some<br>participants will demonstrate their own projects. For more details, visit<br>the pre-conference webpage: <a href="http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/llcmc/cultura.html">http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/llcmc/cultura.html</a><br><br><br>PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE - SEPTEMBER 15, 2009<br><a href="http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/llcmc/registration.html">http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/llcmc/registration.html</a><br><br>Preregister for the LLCMC Conference by September 15, 2009 to enjoy<br>discount rates. There is no registration fee for the Cultura<br>pre-conference event, but we encourage potential attendees to preregister<br>in advance (whether or not they plan to come to LLCMC) to ensure they have<br>a seat reserved for them.<br><br><br>*************************************************************************<br> N National Foreign Language Resource Center<br> F University of Hawai'i<br> L 1859 East-West Road, #106<br> R Honolulu HI 96822<br> C voice: (808) 956-9424, fax: (808) 956-5983<br> email: <a href="mailto:nflrc@hawaii.edu">nflrc@hawaii.edu</a><br>VISIT OUR WEBSITE! <a href="http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/">http://nflrc.hawaii.edu</a><br>*************************************************************************<br></span><br></span></font></p><p align=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">
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