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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear colleagues</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Endangered Languages Academic Programme at the
School of Oriental and African Studies in London is organising a <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Workshop on Issues in Language
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 270.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Date: Saturday 9th February, 2008,
9.30am-5.30pm, Room G02, SOAS </SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Speakers:</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Suzanne Romaine</SPAN></P><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 270.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Viv Edwards</SPAN></P></SPAN>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">David Nathan and Meili
Fang</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 270.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lenore Grenoble</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 270.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The goal of the workshop is to
highlight and discuss theoretical and practical issues in revitalising
endangered languages, and especially issues of goals, models and methods for
revitalisation of threatened languages. Among the issues to be considered will
be: </SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 270.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1. What are the aims/goals of
language revitalisation? </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 270.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. What part should teaching and
pedagogy play in a revitalisation programme? </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 270.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3. What is the role of media and
technology in language revitalisation? </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 270.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">4. Are there limits to the
applicability and transferability of models of language
revitalisation?</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 270.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For details, a booking form,
timetable, and abastracts please go to <A
href="http://www.hrelp.org/events/workshops/revitalisation/index.html">http://www.hrelp.org/events/workshops/revitalisation/index.html</A> </SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 270.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The cost is £12.50 for full
registration and £7.50 for student/ELAP alumni/staff registration. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Registration includes a reading
pack, tea and coffee and lunch. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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size=2></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>The
official deadline is today, but I have it on good authority that late
registrations will not be turned away!</FONT></P></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best wishes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Julia</FONT></DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>