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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/customhome.cfm?emeetingid=1302J84658569A5A408040441</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">International Language Conference </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Un-Babel-ing Language: Engendering Global Understandings” </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Northern <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Caribbean</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> (NCU), <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Mandeville</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Jamaica</st1:country-region></st1:place>, W.I. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">April 3-4, 2012 </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Abstract submission: July 15, 2011</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The main objectives of this Second International Language Conference are to: • Bring together language teachers interested in the exchange of views on a wide range of issues affecting research and practice in the teaching of languages. • Enable participants to gain better insights into the best language teaching practices, as well as the challenges and rewards of the profession. • Provide a forum for debate and discussion of ideas surrounding the teaching of reading, writing, composition and literature. • Create opportunities for collaborative efforts among colleagues for research and publication with a view to international development.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Major topics include, but are not limited to: </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">1. Teaching languages to international students </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">2. The role of the language teacher in cultivating social responsibility </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">3. The teaching of English, French and Spanish using international travel experiences </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">4. Approaches to the teaching of grammar </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">5. Approaches to the teaching of English Composition and Literatures in English in secondary and tertiary institutions </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">6. The role of literacy in teaching languages </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">7. The interconnectedness of languages for global understanding. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">8. Teaching teachers to teach languages </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">9. Setting national standards for language teaching in primary and secondary schools </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">10. Teaching literature to underprepared students: Challenges and Rewards</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>