17.2261, Confs: Applied Ling/Serbia and Montenegro

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Subject: 17.2261, Confs: Applied Ling/Serbia and Montenegro

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Date: 03-Aug-2006
From: Svetlana Kurtes < sk253 at yahoo.com >
Subject: International Conference 'Applied Linguistics Today' 

	
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Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:37:28
From: Svetlana Kurtes < sk253 at yahoo.com >
Subject: International Conference 'Applied Linguistics Today' 
 

International Conference 'Applied Linguistics Today' 
Short Title: YALA 2006 

Date: 28-Sep-2006 - 01-Oct-2006 
Location: Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro 
Contact: Milena Jovanovic 
Contact Email: jmilena at EUnet.yu 
Meeting URL: http://www.russian.slavica.org/article2914.html 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Meeting Description: 

The Yugoslav Association of Applied Linguistics (YALA) in cooperation with The
Faculty of Philology of the University of Belgrade (Serbia) are hosting a
four-day international conference 'Applied Linguistics Today' in Belgrade from
28 September - 1 October 2006. 

Topics for paper sessions include the following:
-      theoretical problems in applied linguistics;
-      linguistic theories applied in various domains;
-      language learning theory;
-      contrastive analysis;
-      literature and language;
-      cultural elements in the teaching of foreign languages;
-      methods in language teaching: applicability in schooling  
       systems;
-      regional language contacts in applied linguistics;
-      Hellenic inheritance in South-Eastern Europe.

The conference is expected to provide an open forum for some 140 participants,
mainly applied linguists and language educators from the Balkan region and
further afield, to discuss current issues and challenges.

The introductory and welcome speech will be given by Professor Ranko Bugarski,
Honorary President of YALA.

The conference is featuring the following keynote speakers:

Professor Jacques Moeschler, University of Geneva (Switzerland): 
Linguistic meaning and pragmatic interpretation: why is pragmatics relevant 
for applied linguistics

Professor Statis Efstathiadis, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki (Greece): 
The Greek language: its global impact on languages and cultures of Europe

A preliminary conference programme is currently available at:
http://www.russian.slavica.org/article2914.html 

Further details can be obtained from Dr Milena Jovanovic, Secretary of YALA, at:
jmilena at EUnet.yu.





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