[EDLING:1193] CFP: Language, Culture, and Technologies

[Francis M Hult]

> Deadline extended:
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> LAST CALL FOR PAPERS
>  Dear Colleague,
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> We have a great pleasure in inviting you to participate in the fourth 
> international conference
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>  LANGUAGE, CULTURE and TECHNOLOGIES
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> at Kaunas University of Technology (http://www.ktu.lt/en/)
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>  Kaunas, LITHUANIA
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>  19-21 May, 2006
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>  We invite teachers, scholars and postgraduate students to participate and 
> to contribute papers to the fourth international conference hosted by Kaunas 
> University of Technology, Lithuania.
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>  For effective communication across cultures one needs not only linguistic 
> competence, but also social communicative skills and intercultural 
> awareness. Language education could play a crucial role in stimulating a 
> better understanding and mutual respect between different cultures. It is 
> very important to develop communicative and intercultural competence 
> necessary to participate fully in our modern societies.
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>  The objective of the conference is to provide an international forum for 
> researchers from around the world to exchange practices as well as to 
> stimulate the implementation of innovative approaches into the studies of 
> modern languages and culture.
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>  The conference is expected to result in a broadening of the knowledge base 
> of international Digital Technologies development, to foster the formation 
> of professional networks among participants.
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>  The conference will include a number of plenary, paper presentation 
> sessions and round table discussions.
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>  THE LANGUAGES OF THE CONFERENCE: English, German, French, Russian and 
> Lithuanian
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>  SUGGESTED TOPICS are recommended, but not limited to the following areas:
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>  r Linguistics
> r Sociolinguistics
> r Problems of Translation and Intercultural Communication
> r Language and Technologies
> r Culture in the Context of Globalization and Glocalization
> r Means of Intercultural Communication: Music, Language, Arts and 
> Technologies
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>  Selected papers on languages will be published.
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> The deadline for submission of abstracts and registration forms is 1 
> FEBRUARY, 2006.
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>  Full details including online call for papers form are at the conference 
> website  http://www.ktu.lt/en/conf2006.html=20
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>  Send abstracts in the original language of the article (250-300 words)  to 
> ruta.veteryte at ktu.lt
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> Visit the conference website for important dates and register your  interest 
> now!
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>  For more information please contact ruta.veteryte at ktu.lt
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> Please pass the information to your colleagues who might be interested.
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>  Looking forward to meeting you in Kaunas!
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>  Yours Sincerely,
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>  Vilmante Liubiniene
> Chair of the Conference