<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
</head>
<body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed;
font-size: 14px;" lang="x-western">
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://hstrik.ruhosting.nl/hlt4ll-call-for-papers/">http://hstrik.ruhosting.nl/hlt4ll-call-for-papers/</a>
<br>
<br>
Call for papers: HLT4LL 2013
<br>
An interdisciplinary symposium on the contribution of
<br>
Human Language Technologies to the future of Language Learning
<br>
<br>
11-12 November 2013: Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
<br>
12 November 2013: Videoconferencing with Radboud University
Nijmegen and KU Leuven Kulak
<br>
<br>
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
<br>
Nick Ellis, Maxine Eskenazi, John Nerbonne, Mathias Schulze,
Isabel Trancoso
<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://hstrik.ruhosting.nl/hlt4ll/">http://hstrik.ruhosting.nl/hlt4ll/</a>
<br>
<br>
SCOPE AND AIM OF THE SYMPOSIUM
<br>
The HLT4LL 2013 symposium will address the possibilities and
challenges of using human language technologies (HLT) for language
learning (LL) (HLT4LL). We define HLT4LL as any use or integration
of language and speech technology to structure, facilitate
(support) and evaluate the language learning process. To fully
acknowledge and address the complexity of this interdisciplinary
domain, the symposium aims to bring together representatives from
various but related research fields: language and speech
technology, computational linguistics, corpus linguistics (learner
and bilingual corpora), data-driven language learning, (second)
language acquisition, language pedagogy, computer assisted
language learning (CALL), educational technology, semantic web,
artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction (HCI/CHI),
etc.
<br>
This symposium is intended to provide a state-of-the-art overview
of this interdisciplinary domain for people from academia,
educational institutions, industry, as well as for policymakers.
<br>
<br>
Registration and participation are free of charge.
<br>
If you want to register, send an email to <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:HLT4LL@let.ru.nl">HLT4LL@let.ru.nl</a>.
<br>
Mention if you want to be present in Stellenbosch, Nijmegen or
Kortrijk.
<br>
The number of available places is limited, we thus might have to
select.
<br>
<br>
CALL FOR PAPERS
<br>
We hereby solicit contributions to the research workshop on 12
November 2013.
<br>
Potential authors are invited to submit a proposal for a paper or
poster session related to any of the mentioned fields. Submissions
can also provide feedback on the use of current applications, or
suggest possible ways of optimization and propose future
developments, based on a systematic investigation of the subject.
All submissions will be subjected to peer review; only a limited
number of contributions will be presented at the workshop. During
the workshop, presenters will get feedback from the keynote
speakers.
<br>
During the research workshop, video conferencing facilities will
be available at Radboud University (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) and
at KU Leuven Kulak (Kortrijk, Belgium), which will allow
researchers to present their work from remote locations.
<br>
We are considering inviting presenters to submit full-length
papers after the workshop, which may be published in a special
issue of an authoritative, interdisciplinary and international
journal in the field.
<br>
<br>
IMPORTANT DATES
<br>
- 09/06/2013: Deadline for submission of extended abstract (max.
1000 words)
<br>
- 14/07/2013: Notification of acceptance
<br>
- 31/07/2013: Early-bird registration for accepted authors
<br>
- 11/11/2013: Start of symposium at Stellenbosch University (South
Africa)
<br>
- 11/11/2013: Informative meeting for a general audience, incl.
demo’s
<br>
- 12/11/2013: Research workshop (videoconferencing with RU
Nijmegen and Kulak Leuven)
<br>
<br>
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL
<br>
Proposals must be sent to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:HLT4LL@let.ru.nl">HLT4LL@let.ru.nl</a> by 9 June
2013.
<br>
<br>
ORGANISERS
<br>
Catia Cucchiarini & Helmer Strik (Centre for Language and
Speech Technology, Radboud University, The Netherlands)
<br>
Frederik Cornillie & Piet Desmet (ITEC, KU Leuven Kulak &
iMinds, Belgium)
<br>
Febe de Wet (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
<br>
<br>
CONTACT US
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:HLT4LL@let.ru.nl">HLT4LL@let.ru.nl</a>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</div>
</body>
</html>