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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We invite you to participate in the
symposium “Authenticating Language Learning: Web Collaboration Meets
Pedagogic Corpora" organised by the Applied English Linguistics group at
the University of Tübingen (Germany), in cooperation with the Eurocall
CorpusCALL and CMC SIGs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The symposium will take place from 17-19
February 2011 (Thursday-Saturday) at the English Department, University of
Tübingen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Symposium website: <span lang=EN-US><a
href="http://www.ael.uni-tuebingen.de/symposium.html"><span lang=DE>http://www.ael.uni-tuebingen.de/symposium.html</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>THEME OF THE SYMPOSIUM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Against the backdrop of a
'socio-constructivist' approach, this event will focus on combining web
collaboration and pedagogic applications of corpora in order to facilitate and
strengthen authentication in language learning and teaching. Emphasis is thus
on both content and communication-based learning activities and on how computer
mediated communication (CMC) and corpus methodologies can be pedagogically
integrated for generating innovative synergies. Promising contexts of pedagogic
application include in particular content and language integrated learning
(CLIL) and language learning for intercultural communication.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Our aim is to take stock of the current
state of affairs in corpus and CMC-based language learning and teaching, to
explore integrative pedagogic concepts and tasks, and to propose new research
perspectives. Special attention will be given to the needs and purposes of
'young' researchers in the field. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The symposium will take the following
STRUCTURE:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>• Pathway lectures will introduce key
topics in corpus and CMC-based language learning in order to provide a research
context and orientation for the paper sessions and workshops. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The lectures will be delivered by<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Ana Frankenberg-Garcia, ISLA & Universidade Nova de
Lisboa<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Bernd Rüschoff, University of
Duisburg-Essen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Steven Thorne, University of Groningen
& Portland State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>• Paper presentations and posters are
welcome from participants to discuss their own research objectives, approaches
and findings in this area.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>• Workshops will offer hands-on
practice in pedagogic corpus processing and web collaboration in relation to
relevant research perspectives and methodologies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>• A round table discussion will
provide a synthesis of major insights and outlooks for future activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Participants should ideally be involved in
research and practice in the field of CALL with an interest in pedagogic
corpora and/or CMC-based language learning teaching. The symposium will be of
particular interest to researchers and Ph.D. students who are working in this
area.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We welcome proposals for 20-minute paper
presentations (plus 20 minutes discussion) or posters focusing on using corpora
and CMC to foster authentication in content and communication-based language
learning and teaching. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please submit a 300 word abstract
(including a title) by 22 November 2010. More information will become available
on the website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Notifications of acceptance will be sent
out during the week beginning 13 December 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We also kindly ask you to send us a short
bio and a thumbnail picture of you for the website (should your abstract be
accepted). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>FEES<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>An attendance fee of 65 Euro covers
participation in the symposium as well as all lunch and coffee breaks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>ORGANISATION<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>This event is being organised in collaboration
with EUROCALL, the European Association for Computer-Assisted Language
Learning, and the European LLP projects "BACKBONE: Corpora for Content and
Language Integrated Learning" and "icEurope: Intercultural
Communication between English Language Classes in Europe". <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The full symposium website with details
about the programme, registration, dates, travel and accommodation will be
active soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>University of Tübingen, Applied English
Linguistics (Germany)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Kurt Kohn, kurt.kohn(at)uni-tuebingen.de<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Claudia Warth,
claudia.warth(at)uni-tuebingen.de<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Johannes Widmann,
johannes.widmann(at)uni-tuebingen.de <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Eurocall CorpusCALL SIG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Alex Boulton,
alex.boulton(at)univ-nancy2.fr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR>CRAPEL-ATILF/CNRS, Nancy-Université
(France) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Eurocall CMC SIG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Sarah Guth, sarah.guth(at)unipd.it<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>University of Padua (Italy) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>Johannes Widmann<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>Research Fellow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>English Department,
Applied English Linguistics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Wilhelmstr. 50, 72074 Tübingen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>www.ael.uni-tuebingen.de<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>+49 (0)7071-297 84 55<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>SkypeID: hanneswidmann<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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