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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt">5<SUP>th</SUP> </SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US>Conference on Intercultural Rhetoric and
Discourse<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>English Language Institute</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>University of Michigan </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Ann Arbor, Michigan</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>June 11 – 13, 2009</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman">Focus<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>We hope that the conference papers will focus on
the way contextual occasions affect communicative and textual outcomes across a
wide range of intercultural settings, from "small cultures" such as those that
emerge in classrooms or working groups, to broad cross-cultural comparisons
(i.e. business) and cross-disciplinary differences.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman">Plenary Speakers<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Ulla Connor</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Director, </FONT><A
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Center for Intercultural Communication</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>,
</FONT><A title=blocked::http://www.iupui.edu/
href="blocked::http://www.iupui.edu/"><SPAN title=blocked::http://www.iupui.edu/
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title=blocked::http://www.iupui.edu/ face="Times New Roman" size=3>Indiana
University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Fethi Helal</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>University of Tunis, Tunis,
Tunisia</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Priscilla Rogers</FONT></SPAN></P>
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title=blocked::http://www.bus.umich.edu/
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title=blocked::http://www.bus.umich.edu/ face="Times New Roman" size=3>Stephen
M. Ross School of Business</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan</FONT></SPAN></P>
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Organizer<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Christine Feak (cfeak@umich.edu)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>English Language Institute</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Telephone: 734-647-o483</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3>FAX: 734-763-0369</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Abstracts are welcome in any area of intercultural
rhetoric and discourse, ranging from “small cultures” such as a classroom to
larger settings.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Abstracts should
be 250 words or less and include a title, author name, a separate 50-word
summary, and A-V equipment needs. Submit proposal materials by e-mail to
</FONT><A title=blocked::mailto:CIRD5@umich.edu
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Presenters will have 30 minutes plus 15 minutes to respond to questions and
comments.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Abstract Submission Deadline: February 2,
2009</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Acceptance Notification: March 2,
2009</FONT></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2>Dr. Ute Römer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2>Director of the Applied Corpus
Linguistics Unit<BR>English Language Institute<BR>University of
Michigan</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2>Email: <A
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size=2>uroemer@umich.edu</FONT></A><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2> <BR>Phone:
+1 734 763 7133 </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2>Fax: +1 734 763 0369
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<BR>MICASE: <A
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2>MICUSP: </FONT><A
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<BR>Generation 1.5: <A title=blocked::http://gen15.micusp.org/
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><STRONG>Surface mail address:
<BR></STRONG>Dr. Ute Römer <BR>University of Michigan <BR>English Language
Institute <BR>500 E. Washington Street <BR>Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2028 <BR>USA
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