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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL) </span></font><st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Gender and
Language</span></font></st1:PersonName><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Special Interest Group (<span
class=SpellE>SiG</span>) will be holding a seminar on the topic of
‘Language and Gender in </span></font><st1:PersonName><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Africa</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>n
Contexts’ on </span></font><st1:date Month="11" Day="14" Year="2008"><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Friday Nov.
14 2008</span></font></st1:date><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, at </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>City</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>London</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. (We may
also use Saturday Nov. 15 to discuss follow-up projects, but participants will
have to arrange their own overnight accommodation.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Registration is £10.00 (salaried participants) and £5.00
(students). This includes lunch and refreshments on the Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you are interested, please contact Jane Sunderland (<a
href="mailto:j.sunderland@lancs.ac.uk">j.sunderland@lancs.ac.uk</a>). There may
be a small bursary available to a participant travelling from </span></font><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Africa</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, and also
one for anyone travelling within the </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>UK</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> whose institution
will not cover their costs.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Jane Sunderland</span></font></st1:PersonName><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Director of Studies, PhD in Applied
Linguistics by Thesis and Coursework and New Route PhD</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Dept. of Linguistics and English Language</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Lancaster</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
yes'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Lancs. LA1 4YT</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="mailto:j.sunderland@lancs.ac.uk">j.sunderland@lancs.ac.uk</a></span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>For the new </span></font><st1:PersonName><em><i><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Gender and Language</span></font></i></em></st1:PersonName><em><i><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'> Journal</span></font></i></em><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
yes'> (details and subscriptions), see</span></font><span style='mso-no-proof:
yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'><a
href="http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/main.asp?jref=60">http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/main.asp?jref=60</a></span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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