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<DIV><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT
color=#008000><FONT size=4>CALL FOR PAPERS<BR>Deadline extended: 15 SEPT
2008</FONT> </FONT></SPAN></B>
<DIV><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT
color=#008000></FONT></SPAN></B> </DIV>
<DIV><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT
color=#008000>Partnerships in Action: Research, Practice &
Training</FONT><BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Inaugural Conference of the
Asia-Pacific Rim <BR>LSP and Professional Communication
Association</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">8-10 December 2008
(Mon-Wed)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Hong
Kong</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><A
href="http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/lsp/APacLSP08"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext"><FONT
size=3>http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/lsp/APacLSP08</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Jointly organized
by<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">City</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of Hong Kong & The <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hong Kong</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Polytechnic</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 116pt; TEXT-INDENT: -17.1pt; mso-para-margin-left: 8.24gd"><B><I><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt -0.1pt"><FONT
color=#008000><B><I><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Keynote
Speakers</SPAN></I></B><I><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Patrice Buzzanell (<st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Purdue University</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Christopher Candlin (<st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Macquarie University</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region
w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Gu Yueguo (The Chinese <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Academy of Social Sciences</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region
w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Janet Holmes (<st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Victoria</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceName> of <st1:City
w:st="on">Wellington</st1:City>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:country-region></st1:place>) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=ES
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: ES">Giovanni
Parodi (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso,
Chile)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 36pt 0pt 0cm; mso-para-margin-right: 3.0gd"><B><I><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 36pt 0pt 0cm; mso-para-margin-right: 3.0gd"><B><I><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT
color=#008000>Invited Colloquium Conveners<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Catherine Nickerson
(<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Swiss</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Graduate</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> of Management Studies, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt -0.1pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Priscilla Rogers (<st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University of Michigan</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region
w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 108pt 0pt 0cm; mso-para-margin-right: 9.0gd"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The aim of the conference is to
bring together researchers and practitioners in Languages for Specific Purposes
(LSP) and Professional Communication in the broad Asia-Pacific Rim region to
contribute to a stimulating and dynamic exchange of ideas in communication
research, practice, training, and assessment. It also marks the inauguration of
the Asia-Pacific Rim LSP and Professional Communication Association. The primary
aim of the proposed Association will be to promote transdisciplinary and
collaborative research and training, and to facilitate sharing of resources in
LSP and Professional Communication in the Asia-Pacific Rim
region.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">We
invite papers or posters that explore communication research, practice and
training</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT
color=#008000>Research<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">·</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">
</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Discourse
studies of academic, professional, institutional and other workplace
contexts<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">·</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">
</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Approaches
and methodologies in LSP and professional communication
research<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">·</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">
</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Multimodalities<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT
color=#008000>Practice<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">·</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">
</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Language
in the workplace<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">·</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">
</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Curriculum
design for professional development<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">·</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">
</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Learning
at the workplace <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT
color=#008000>Training</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">·</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">
</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Professional
communication in corporate training <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">·</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">
</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Assessment
and appraisal <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">·</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">
</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Recruitment
and training</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Please
visit <A
href="http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/lsp/APacLSP08/callforpapers.html">our website
</A>for further information.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><I><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><I><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT
color=#008000>Abstract Submissions<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Abstracts
should be sent by e-mail to <A href="mailto:egrcpce@polyu.edu.hk"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">egrcpce@polyu.edu.hk</SPAN></STRONG></A>,
using the Word template which is available on our conference
website<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><A
href="http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/lsp/APacLSP08"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/lsp/APacLSP08</SPAN></A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Deadline
for abstract submission : <B>15th Sept, 2008</B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Notification
of acceptance by <B>30th Sept, 2008</B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">* For
those who have submitted their abstracts on or before 19th July, notification of
acceptance will be given by 22nd August, 2008 (Fri).</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#800000>*** A
limited amount of funding is available for those who are financially in
need to apply. For more information, please write to </FONT><A
href="mailto:egrcpce@polyu.edu.hk"><FONT
color=#800000>egrcpce@polyu.edu.hk</FONT></A><FONT color=#ff00ff><FONT
color=#800000>.</FONT> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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