18.3867, Calls: Applied Ling/Spain; Computational Ling,Translation/Ireland

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Subject: 18.3867, Calls: Applied Ling/Spain; Computational Ling,Translation/Ireland

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1)
Date: 20-Dec-2007
From: Lidia Gomez-Garcia < lidiamaria.gomez at rai.usc.es >
Subject: 1st International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning 

2)
Date: 20-Dec-2007
From: Marian Flanagan < textconference at dcu.ie >
Subject: International Postgraduate Translation and Textual Studies

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Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:57:58
From: Lidia Gomez-Garcia [lidiamaria.gomez at rai.usc.es]
Subject: 1st International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning
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Full Title: 1st International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning 
Short Title: ICELTL1 

Date: 10-Sep-2008 - 13-Sep-2008
Location: Santiago de Compostela, Spain 
Contact Person: Lidia Gomez-Garcia
Meeting Email: iceltl1 at usc.es
Web Site: http://www.usc-iceltl.es 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 15-May-2008 

Meeting Description

The University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) is holding the First
International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning (ICELTL1)
from the 10th to the 13th of September 2008. The conference will take place in
the Faculty of Philology of the USC.

The First International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning
will bring together ELT teachers, researchers and professionals from all over
the world to exchange, discuss and develop their ideas on the general topic of
English language teaching and learning. The conference programme will offer many
opportunities for contact between various professionals, specialists and ELT
practitioners. The event will consist in a four-day programme with a large
number of papers, workshops and panel discussions on a wide range of ELT-related
subjects.

The plenary speakers at this conference will be David Crystal (University of
Bangor), Jeremy Harmer (Anglia Ruskin University), Amos Paran (Institute of
Education, University of London), José Manuel Vez Jeremías (University of
Santiago) and Eddie Williams (University of Bangor).

Important Dates

October 2007 1st Circular and Call for Papers
March 2008 2nd Circular
15th May 2008 Submission deadline
20th June 2008	Notification of acceptance
1st July-7th September 2008 Registration 

First International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning (ICELTL1)

10th - 13th September 2008
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
http://www.usc-iceltl.es

General Information

Santiago de Compostela is a historic city located in the north-western part of
Spain. It is the administrative, social and commercial capital of the Autonomous
Community of Galicia. It was declared a World Heritage City by UNESCO thanks to
its multicultural nature and as the final destination of a thousand-year-old
pilgrim route: the Way of St. James. It was originally a stopping point on a
Roman road, but the discovery of the Apostle James' tomb at the beginning of the
9th century gave rise to a place of worship in the corner of the Iberian
Peninsula. From then on, all of Europe started walking towards Santiago, a holy
city of Christendom. This setting is alive with cultural expressions - annual
music, cinema and theatre festivals, permanent and travelling exhibitions and
traditional festivals- organised by the public and private sector, led by the
five-hundred-year-old University of Santiago, whose lecture rooms add thirty
thousand students to Compostela population of one hundred thousand residents.

Conference Focus

The First International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning
will bring together ELT teachers, researchers and professionals from all over
the world to exchange, discuss and develop their ideas on the general topic of
English language teaching and learning. The conference programme will offer many
opportunities for contact between various professionals, specialists and ELT
practitioners. The event will consist in a four-day programme with a large
number of papers, workshops and panel discussions on a wide range of ELT-related
subjects.

Paper, workshop and panel discussion proposals are welcome on the following
topic areas: 
Teacher training and teacher development (TTD)-
Curriculum and syllabus design and planning (CS)
The teaching of the four skills (TF)
The teaching of grammar (TG)
The teaching of pronunciation (TP)
Cultural studies and ELT (CSELT)
The teaching of vocabulary (TV)
Teaching and Learning technologies (TLT)
Approaches and methods (AM)
Translation and English language teaching (TELT)
Corpus linguistics and English language teaching (CELT)
ESP teaching and learning (ESP)
Teaching English to young learners (TYL)
Materials design and production (MD)
ELT management (ELTM)
Learner autonomy (LA)
Testing, evaluation and assessment (TEA)
Second language acquisition and learning (SLA)
Critical ELT (CRELT)
Any other topic which could be of interest in the field of English language
teaching and learning (OTH)

Submissions

The deadline for speakers' proposals is Friday 15th May 2008. Prospective
contributors are invited to offer 20-minute papers, 50-minute workshops and
90-minute panel discussions (3-4 people).

The abstracts for papers should not exceed 400 words (min. 250), for workshops
and panel discussions 700 words (min. 500). They should have up to 5 main
references. The allowed languages are Galician, English and Spanish.
Please make your proposal by completing the speaker proposal form. Visit
http://www.usc-iceltl.es for further information.

Proposals will be considered by two referees who will decide on the acceptance
or refusal of the contribution. We aim to let you know whether your proposal has
been accepted or refused by late June 2008.

Plenary Speakers

The plenary speakers at this conference will be David Crystal (University of
Bangor), Jeremy Harmer (Anglia Ruskin University), Amos Paran (Institute of
Education, University of London), José Manuel Vez Jeremías (University of
Santiago) and Eddie Williams (University of Bangor).

Registration for the conference
Registration is open to any member of the public who wishes to attend the
conference. 

Registration Fees (registration period from 1st July to 7th September 2008):
Before July 31st 100
Alter July 31st 125
Student fee 50 (Student affiliation proof required)

Social Events:
Official dinner (approx.) 40
City tour (approx.) 10
Coast tour (approx.) 25

Please complete the registration form which can be downloaded at
http://www.usc-iceltl.es and follow the directions provided.

Exhibition

An ELT exhibition showing the latest published materials - cassettes, CDs, DVDs,
videos, computer and multimedia software and services - will be open to all
participants.

Getting to Santiago

By air
Santiago International Airport is at 20-30-minute drive from the city centre. A
Coruña and Vigo International Airports are approximately 1 hour by coach from
the University.

Direct flights operate to Santiago from London, Frankfurt, Rome, Paris, Dublin
and Brussels, and from airports in Spain including Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de
Mallorca, Bilbao, Valencia, Málaga and Seville.

Further information is available at http://www.aena.es.

By rail
There are regular rail services into Santiago from all over Spain. The average
journey time from Madrid is seven hours. Further information is available at
http://www.renfe.es.

By coach
Long-distance routes
- Enatcar Internacional (Intercar/Alsa + Dainco):
Connections with Madrid, Gijón, Bilbao, Irún, Zamora, Salamanca, Cáceres,
Seville, Algeciras, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, France and Switzerland. 
Tel.:+34 902 42 22 42. 
Website: http://www.alsa.es

- Socitransa:
Connections with Belgium, Germany, France, Holland, Switzerland, Romania and
Portugal.
Website: http://www.socitransa.com

By road
Atlantic Motorway AP-9: it links Santiago de Compostela with A Coruña, Ferrol,
Pontevedra, Vigo, Tui and the Portuguese border.

Northwest Dual Carriageway A-6: it links Galicia with the rest of Spain via Lugo
province (links up with Santiago via the AP-9 near A Coruña).

N-634 Road: it links Galicia with France via the Cantabrian coast (links up with
Santiago via the Northwest Dual Carriageway A-6).

Further information is available at http://www.santiagoturismo.com/llegar/.

Accommodation

If you wish to reserve accommodation, you may contact VIAXES ZONDA on telephone:
+34 981594050 / +34 981594054; e-mail: zonda at viaxeszonda.com; or view the
conference website for further details. We strongly advise you to reserve
accommodation as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Cancellations

Cancellations of conference fees received before 15th August 2008 will incur a
50% cancellation charge. Cancellations after this date will not be refunded.

ICELTL contact details

First International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning (ICELTL1)
Departamento de Filoloxía Inglesa
Facultade de Filoloxía
Avda. de Castelao s/n
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
15782 Santiago de Compostela
Spain
Tel.: +34 981563100 / Ext. 11858-11890
E-mail: iceltl1 at usc.es
Web: http://www.usc-iceltl.es

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Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:58:16
From: Marian Flanagan [textconference at dcu.ie]
Subject: International Postgraduate Translation and Textual Studies
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Full Title: International Postgraduate Translation and Textual Studies 

Date: 05-Jun-2008 - 07-Jun-2008
Location: Dublin, Ireland 
Contact Person: Marian Flanagan
Meeting Email: textconference at dcu.ie
Web Site: http://webpages.dcu.ie/~conferet/index.html 

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Linguistic
Theories; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Translation 

Call Deadline: 15-Feb-2008 

Meeting Description

The conference focuses on new interdisciplinary ways of looking at text and is
aimed exclusively at first-time presenters. It intends to provide a forum for
the exchange of ideas as well as an environment for examining the research
process under the guidance of experienced researchers. 

To this end we invite abstracts for paper presentations and/or workshop
participation in the broad range of Translation and Interpreting Studies &
Textual Studies.

Abstracts for paper presentations: 300-500 words.
Presenters will receive feedback on their work and presentation skills.

Proposals for workshop participation: Approx 1,500 words on your research to
date, problems encountered and expectations from the workshop.

Participation in workshops is strongly encouraged and welcomed, as they will
provide an opportunity for up-and-coming young researchers to share and explore
their ideas and findings with panels of their peers and also with senior experts
in the various subject fields.

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