<div>Language Issues in English-medium Universities: A Global Concern <br><br>Date: 18-Jun-2008 - 20-Jun-2008 <br>Location: Hong Kong, China <br>Contact: Scarlet Poon <br>Contact Email: scarletws<img src="http://linguistlist.org/images/address-marker.gif" align="absBottom">
<a href="http://hku.hk">hku.hk</a> <br>Meeting URL: <a href="http://www.hku.hk/clear/conference08.html">http://www.hku.hk/clear/conference08.html</a> <br><br><br>The Conference, to be held at the University of Hong Kong, will provide a forum
<br>to discuss and debate language issues in English-medium universities <br>internationally. The participation of tertiary teachers, researchers, applied <br>linguists and ELT professionals from all regions and contexts is welcome.
<br>The Conference is co-hosted by Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Education, in <br>collaboration with English Centre, The University of Hong Kong. <br><br>2008 International Conference <br>Language Issues in English-medium Universities: A Global Concern
<br><br>Date: 18-20 June 2008 <br>Venue: The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China <br><br>Main Objective: <br>The Conference will provide a forum to discuss and debate language issues in English-medium universities internationally, including national and institutional medium of instruction policies; the dynamics of English and other local, foreign and minority languages in higher education; integrating language and content in higher education contexts; the role of English language support centres in English-medium universities; the use of English across disciplines;
<br>evaluation and assessment issues; the interaction of the formal and informal curriculum; the attitudes, experiences and practices of students and staff; language identity and its impact on learning; and language issues in English-medium universities in specific contexts and disciplines.
<br><br>Plenary Speakers: <br>Prof Jim Cummins, University of Toronto, Canada <br>Prof Robert Phillipson, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark <br>Prof Amy Tsui, University of Hong Kong, China <br><br>Featured Speakers: <br>
Prof Vic Webb, University of Pretoria, South Africa <br>Prof Claus Gnutzmann, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany <br><br>Featured Colloquia (and Co-hosts of each Colloquium:) <br>-English Language as a Lingua Franca-
<br>Prof Andy Kirkpatrick, Hong Kong Institute of Education, China <br>Prof Jennifer Jenkins, University of Southampton, UK <br><br>-Language Policy- <br>Prof Joseph Lo Bianco, University of Melbourne, Australia <br>Prof Saran Kaur Gill, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
<br><br>-Learners' Experience- <br>Dr Chris Davison, University of Hong Kong, China <br>Prof Patsy Duff, University of British Columbia, Canada <br><br>-Collaboration between English for Academic Purposes and the Disciplines-
<br>Dr Sophie Arkoudis, University of Melbourne, Australia <br>Mr Nigel Bruce, University of Hong Kong, China <br><br>-Assessment in the Tertiary Context- <br>Dr Liying Cheng, Queen's University, Canada <br>Prof Liz Hamp-Lyons, University of Hong Kong, China
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