<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">Forwarded From: <b class="gmail_sendername">facesofenglish</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:caesconf@hku.hk">caesconf@hku.hk</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 4:40 AM<br><br> Hooray! Early Bird Registration Extended Till 3rd May 2015!<br><br><br><br><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-GB"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="cid:image001.jpg@01D076D1.AA38DC80" alt="banner_600.jpg" height="131" width="800"><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Colleague<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">You may have alrea<a name="14cb71964f146064__GoBack"></a>dy heard of our international conference in applied linguistics and English language education “Faces of English”, which will be held by the Centre of Applied English Studies (CAES) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) from 11 to 13 June 2015. You may have also wondered if it is still possible to register so that you don’t miss out on this unique event.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span style="color:black">We are happy to announce that not only is it still possible to register but that we have extended <b><span style="background:yellow">Early Bird Registration until 3rd May 2015 for which you can save 20%</span></b>. Yes, that’s right – there are a few more weeks for you to enjoy discount rates. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Why not register now? You can do so quickly and easily by simply clicking </span><a href="http://caes.hku.hk/facesofenglish/registration-payment/" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color:black">.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For those of you who aren’t one of the ‘faces’ at our conference yet, let us show you why this conference will be well worth your attending.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">Five world-renowned experts in applied linguistics and language education will not only be giving </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://caes.hku.hk/facesofenglish/about-the-conference/keynote-speakers/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1" lang="EN-GB">keynote speeches</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> but also running the post-conference workshops:<br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">Consciousness-raising tasks for grammar teaching (<b>Prof. Rod Ellis</b>)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">Critical practices in the assessment of writing (<b>Prof. Bonny Norton</b>)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">Designing projects for out-of-class learning (<b>Prof. David Nunan</b>)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">How to implement Production-oriented approach (POA) in English teaching (<b>Prof Wen, Qiufang</b>)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">Writing for international publication in Applied Linguistics and EFL journals (<b>Prof. Ken Hyland</b>)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">(See </span><a href="http://caes.hku.hk/facesofenglish/about-the-conference/post-conference-workshops/" target="_blank">Workshop details</a><span style="color:black"> - limited space, separate registration is required)<br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">The conference has now confirmed nearly 400 paper presentations, colloquia, workshops, demonstrations and poster sessions given by experts and practitioners from over 45 countries to make this a truly international event.<br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">These sessions cover a comprehensive range of topics and issues in Applied Linguistics and language teaching and learning that will be of great value to professionals at all stages in their career. <br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">It will also bring together academics and researchers, students and teachers in a networking environment that is both local and global.<br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">What’s more? We have prepared a lot of </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://caes.hku.hk/facesofenglish/events/cultural-activites/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1" lang="EN-GB">cultural, social and academic events</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> around the conference! Surely, you can’t miss the Cantonese-style 12-course </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://caes.hku.hk/facesofenglish/events/conference-dinner/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1" lang="EN-GB">conference dinner</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> in a lively setting on Victoria Harbour!<br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">You will have a chance to join </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://caes.hku.hk/facesofenglish/events/centre-visit/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1" lang="EN-GB">a guided visit to our Centre</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> to see our learning resources and teaching facilities.<br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://caes.hku.hk/facesofenglish/travel-accommodation/hotel-information/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1" lang="EN-GB">Special accommodation rates</span></a></span><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color:black">have been secured for conference participants at Hotel Jen Hong Kong. Limited rooms, reserve by 21 May 2015.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">You can find out more about the conference on our website: </span><a href="http://caes.hku.hk/facesofenglish/" target="_blank">http://caes.hku.hk/facesofenglish/</a><span style="color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">So come and join us and be one of the 'faces' at HKU this June!</span><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Best regards<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="cid:image002.jpg@01D076D1.AA38DC80" alt="CAES2015conf_flyer_earlybird extend to 3 May55.jpg" border="0" height="874" width="618"><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone: (215) 898-7475<br>Fax: (215) 573-2138 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a> <br><br>-------------------------------------------------</div>
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