16.148, Calls: Applied Ling/General Ling/Cuba; Applied Ling/UK

Tue Jan 18 21:59:57 UTC 2005

LINGUIST List: Vol-16-148. Tue Jan 18 2005. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 16.148, Calls: Applied Ling/General Ling/Cuba; Applied Ling/UK

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1)
Date: 12-Jan-2005
From: Ana Fernández < anav at uclv.edu.cu >
Subject: 2nd Conference of Studies in the Humanities 

2)
Date: 14-Jan-2005
From: Masanori Oya < office at paaljapan.org >
Subject: 10th Anniversary Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics 

-------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:46:09
From: Ana Fernández < anav at uclv.edu.cu >
Subject: 2nd Conference of Studies in the Humanities 

Full Title: 2nd Conference of Studies in the Humanities 

Date: 11-Apr-2005 - 14-Apr-2005
Location: Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba 
Contact Person: Dianaleis Maza
Meeting Email: damores at uclv.edu.cu

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics; Discourse
Analysis; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Language Description; Ling
& Literature; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus
Linguistics; Translation 

Call Deadline: 10-Feb-2005 

Meeting Description:

Aims
To promote the exchange of ideas between linguists, experts in language
teaching, literature and art, and researchers in the fields of culture,
language and discourse Initiate co-operation between interested
institutions and individuals.

Topics
*	Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches in the Humanities
-	Discourses, ideology and cultural identity
-	Discoursal realizations of difference
-	Imaginaries and literature
-	Colonial and post-colonial studies in literature 
-	Current trends in literary theory, cultural studies and sociocriticism
-	Globalization and the construction of national literatures in Ibero-America 
*	Applied Linguistics 
-	Descriptive studies of contemporary Spanish, English and  French 
-	Linguistic, psychological and methodological issues of bilingual mediated
communication
*	Didactics in the Humanities 
-	Language Teaching
-	Literature Teaching
-	Humanistic Education
-	Multimedia and computer-aided instruction in the Humanities

Official languages
Spanish, English and French

Deadlines
Submission of abstracts before February, 10th 2005
Communication of acceptance by the Organizing Committee until February,
30th 2005
Submission of papers before March, 10th 2005

Abstract
Submitted in English, French and Spanish with a maximum of 250 words

Paper
Should no exceed 8 pages (8 1/2 x 11 inches) (including graphs, tables,
bibliography, etc.) using a Times New Roman font of 12 points and
single-spaced.

Paper presentation
Time allotted: 15 minutes

-------------------------Message 2 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:46:14
From: Masanori Oya < office at paaljapan.org >
Subject: 10th Anniversary Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics 

Full Title: 10th Anniversary Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied
Linguistics 
Short Title: 10th PAAL 

Date: 02-Aug-2005 - 04-Aug-2005
Location: The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom 
Contact Person: Masanori Oya
Meeting Email: office at paaljapan.org
Web Site: http://www.paaljapan.org

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 28-Feb-2005 

Meeting Description:

Theme: 
Second Language Acquisition and Asian Englishes

GENERAL INFOMATION: 
The PAAL Conference is a forum for academic exchange among scholoars and
practioners in applied linguistics and related areas. The conference
provides a venue for the dissemination of current research on a wide
variety of issues concerning Asia and beyound.

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

The 10th Anniversary Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied
Linguistics
August 2-4, 2005
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

Web page: http://www.paaljapan.org

INVITED SPEAKERS
 Dr Alan Davis (University of Edinburgh)
 Dr Hugh Trappes-Lomax (University of Edinburgh)
 and more (to be announced)

AREAS OF INTEREST
Areas of include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
 *Language Acquisition (FLA/SLA)
 *EFL/ESL
 *Material Development
 *Language and Culture
 *Pedagogy (Language/Literature)
 *Theoretical Linguistics 
 *CALL
 *Psycholinguistics/Neurolinguistics
 *Language Testing
 *Sociolinguistics 
 *Language Policy and Planning
 *Text Analysis 

PRESENTATION FORMAT
*Oral presentation will be allowed 20 minutes for presentation and 10
minutes for discussion and questions. 
*Poster presentation will be designated 2 hour blocks for display and
discussion.

REGISTRATION GUIDELINE
(1) All abstracts should be submitted via registration form on the web page
(2) The deadline of registration is Jan 31, and the deadline of submitting
abstract is Feb 28.
(3) *Registration fee: 

Adult:£60 (JPY12,000) per person  
Graduate Student:£50 (JPY10,000) per person (by Jan 31).

Adult:£100 (JPY20,000) per person  
Graduate Student:£75 (JPY15,000) per person (by Apr 30).

Adult:£120 (JPY24,000) per person  
Graduate Student:£100 (JPY20,000) per person (after Apr 30). 

  *Registration fee includes: 
  3 Tea/Coffee breaks
  2-course servery lunch

(4) Registration fee must be deposited to our regular bank account:

    4112429 PAAL Office Tae Hasegawa
    Bank of Mitsui-Sumitomo, Takadanobaba Branch(Branch No.273).

    Bank account for participants outside Japan:
    5889 0201 0527 0613 citibank

SUBMISSION GUIDELINE
(1) Only one submission per individual author and one joint author
submission will be considered.
(2) The length of the abstract should not exceed 1,000 words in English
(not including data and references, which may be placed on a separate page).
(3) The abstract should be submitted from the web page.
(4) If your abstract includes phonetic fonts or extensive formatting,
submit a PDF file with fonts embedded not via the web page, but to our
office via e-mail (office at paaljapan.org).

ACCOMODATIONS
Edinburgh First
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, August, 2005
Single en-suites, Chancellors Court @ £64.00 per person, per night.
(1) All rooms are inclusive of Bed and Full Scottish Breakfast.
(2) This is the only accommodation for the conference, and only single rooms
can be available. We highly recommend you to book this official
accommodation, since it is really difficult to book accommodations on your
own due to Edinburgh Festival. 
(3) For booking the accommodation, see the web page
(4) See booking conditions on the web page

IMPORTANT DATES
 *Abstract submission deadline:  Feb 28, 2005
 *Notification of acceptance:  Mar 31, 2005
 *Conference:  Aug 2-4, 2005

PUBLICATIOINS
The proceedings of the conference will be published via CD-Rom by PAAL
publications. A call for papers for contributions will be issued after the
conference.  The abstracts and the programme of the conference will be
available on the web page. 

For information about PAAL 2005, please contact us at office at paaljapan.org

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