1st International Conference on Internet and Language: September 18, 19 and 20, 2003, Universidad Jaume I, Castellón (Spain)

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      1st International Conference on Internet and Language
            Universidad Jaume I, Castellón (Spain)
                 September 18, 19 and 20, 2003
   Información de: Santiago Posteguillo <postegui at fil.uji.es>
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   The 1st International Conference on Internet and Language is intended
as a forum of discussion for linguists and researchers in areas such as:

   - Linguistics,
   - Applied Linguistics,
   - Literary Studies or Translation, among other disciplines,

who are involved in the use or study of Internet, either as a research
or teaching resource or as a linguistic phenomenon in itself.

   Papers in relation to the panels listed below are welcome:

1. Internet and Literary Studies
2. Internet and Translation
3. Internet and Language Use / Linguistics and digital genres
4. Internet and Languages for Specific Purposes
5. Internet and Foreign Language Teaching / Second Language
   Acquisition

   English, Spanish and Catalan are the official languages of the
conference. Papers in other languages may be considered depending on
their interest in relation to the topic of the conference.

   Our intention is to receive full papers by February 2003 so as to be
able to edit Conference Proceedings in the second semester and then
distribute the published proceedings in the conference in September
2003.

                               Venue
   The Conferece will be held at Universidad Jaume I in Castellón
(Spain) (http://www.uji.es).

                        Conference Dates
   The Conference is to take place on the 18th, 19th and 20th  of
September 2003.

      Important dates for submission of abstracts and papers
- December 20:  100-200 word abstracts submitted to the above mentioned
email and mail addresses. PLEASE INDICATE THE PANEL IN WHICH YOU WISH TO
PARTICIPATE.

- February 5:  Full papers are to be sent to the above mentioned
  addresses.

- February 20:  Authors receive referee's comments.

- March 5:  Authors are to submit the final version of their papers.

- March 10:  Deadline for Conference fee payment. Late payments will be
  charged 20 euro extra.

- Sept. 18-20:  Conference Proceedings are distributed among
  participants.

  Abstracts and full papers are to be emailed to one of the following
addresses:
                     postegui at fil.uji.es
                     resteve at fil.uji.es
and mailed (two copies and a floppy disk version) to the following
regular address:

    Santiago Posteguillo Gómez
    Departamento de Filología
    Universidad Jaume I
    Castellón, 12080
    Spain

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ADDRESS MAY CHANGE IN OCTOBER 2002 SINCE WE ARE
MOVING TO A NEW CAMPUS. WE'LL KEEP YOU UP-TO-DATE IN RELATION TO THIS
NEW ADDRESS.

                         Plenary speakers
   The following speakers have confirmed their participation in the
Conference:

Prof. Santiago González Fernández Corugedo (Universidad de Oviedo)
Professor Santiago González Fernández Corugedo has published many books
and articles on a number of different topics in the area of English
Studies on such fields as literature or the history of English Language.
Lately, he has combined this on-going research with several lectures on
the relevance of Internet and computer resources for English Philology
studies in the universities of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Valladolid,
Jaume I de Castelló, La Laguna, La Rioja, Sevilla or Salamanca, among
others. He has also given graduate courses on this same topic, and has
special interest on the following subjects: the epistemological
influence of computer science on critical editions, the use of computer
tools for English philologists and for linguistic research, hypertext,
and the specific use of computing tools for Mediaeval studies.

Prof. Naomi S.Baron (American University, Washington, DC)
Professor  Naomi  S.  Baron  is interested in the effects of technology
on language.  Her current  research  program  includes such questions
as: the source  of email style, the effect of notions of privacy and
public face on the  way we write, the impact of social attitudes and of
digital technology on copyright, the influence of mobile phone
technology on interpersonal communication, the fate of handwriting in a
digital age, and the future of written  culture. She  has  published
many books and articles on these and other  topics related to language
acquisition, computers and language, and linguistic theory.  Recently,
her  book  Alphabet  to  Email: How Written English Evolved and Where
It's  Heading  (Routledge,  2000) was "Highly Commended" in the English
Speaking  Union's  Duke  of Edinburgh English Language Award
Competition.

Dr Francisco Yus (Universidad de Alicante)
Dr Francisco Yus is Senior lecturer at Universidad de Alicante. He has
been teaching and investigating on a variety of linguistic aspects
focussing on theoretical linguistics, relevance theory, and pragmatics,
among other topics. Dr Yus has published many papers on these subjects
and more recently he has published Ciberpragmática (Ariel, 2001) where
he explores different linguistic and pragmalinguistic aspects of
Internet communication.

Dr Rafael Alejo (Universidad de Extremadura)
Dr Rafael Alejo is Senior Lecturer at Universidad de Extremadura. He has
been researching in different areas within linguistics and languages for
specific purposes, with a special focus on cultural differences in
language communication and the specificity of business and economics
discourse. Dr Alejo has published many papers on these and other
subjects. He has also investigated the applicability of Internet
resources for English language teaching and is co-author of Aprender
Inglés en Internet (Universidad de Extremadura, 1997).

                           Conference fee
   Participants in the conference presenting a paper are to pay a fee of
120 euro. This fee includes registration and a copy of the Conference
Proceedings edited in two volumes.

   Other participants attending the conference are to pay 80 euro.
Students' fee is 40 euro.

        Further information will be forwarded in relation to:
a) the official website of the conferences which is to be found in
   Internet shortly,
b) information on accommodation and travel
c) information on excursions and official conference dinner
d) full program of the conference

     For information regarding the conference you may contact:
Santiago Posteguillo at postegui at fil.uji.es or María José Esteve at
resteve at fil.uji.es or any other member in the Scientific & Organising
Committee.

                  Scientific and Organising Committee
   Amparo Alcina (Universitat Jaume I)
   Alicia Bolaños (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
   María José Esteve (Universitat Jaume I)
   Mónica Moro (Universitat Jaume I)
   Elena Ortells (Universitat Jaume I)
   Jordi Piqué (Universitat de València)
   Santiago Posteguillo (Universitat Jaume I
   José Ramón Prado (Universitat Jaume I)

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