19.1178, Calls: Anthropological Ling/UK; Applied Ling/Cyprus

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LINGUIST List: Vol-19-1178. Tue Apr 08 2008. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 19.1178, Calls: Anthropological Ling/UK; Applied Ling/Cyprus

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Date: 08-Apr-2008
From: Julia Snell < j.snell04 at leeds.ac.uk >
Subject: Advances in Ethnography, Language and Communication 

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Date: 08-Apr-2008
From: Monique Burston < mburston at ucy.ac.cy >
Subject: Languages for Intercultural Dialogue

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Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:15:40
From: Julia Snell [j.snell04 at leeds.ac.uk]
Subject: Advances in Ethnography, Language and Communication
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Full Title: Advances in Ethnography, Language and Communication 

Date: 20-Sep-2008 - 20-Sep-2008
Location: Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom 
Contact Person: Melissa de Graaff
Meeting Email: melissa.de_graaff at kcl.ac.uk

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 15-May-2008 

Meeting Description:

This one-day conference aims to explore the possibilities and problems of employing ethnographic approaches to the analysis of verbal and textual data, and consider how such methods can complement other perspectives and methods of inquiry. Plenary speakers include Janet Maybin (Centre for Language and Communication, Open University). 

Call for Papers

Abstracts for papers and posters are invited from social scientists using
ethnographically sensitive perspectives and tools in any area which involves
the study of language and communication (for instance, researching social
processes, institutions, education, culture or identity). Abstracts are particularly encouraged from social science researchers in the early stages of their careers.

Oral presentations will be 20 minutes in length, followed by a 10-minute discussion period. Dedicated time will be allocated for poster presentations.
Abstracts, of up to 300 words, should be submitted by e-mail attachment
(Word files) to melissa.de_graaff at kcl.ac.uk. Please submit two files, one
containing the abstract and details of the author(s) (name(s), affiliation,
email address) and one containing an anonymous abstract. Under the title for
the abstract, please give four keywords which summarise the paper/poster. In
the body of your email please specify whether the abstract is for a poster
or paper presentation.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 15th May 2008. Registration for
the conference will open in June 2008. The conference fee is £15, including
a buffet lunch, tea and coffee.


	
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Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:15:48
From: Monique Burston [mburston at ucy.ac.cy]
Subject: Languages for Intercultural Dialogue
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Full Title: Languages for Intercultural Dialogue 

Date: 07-Nov-2008 - 09-Nov-2008
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus 
Contact Person: Thekla Constantinou
Meeting Email: constantinou.thekla at ucy.ac.cy

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 30-Jun-2008 

Meeting Description:

The University of Cyprus (UCY) and the Ministry of Education and Culture (MOEC) are organizing a three-day event devoted to the teaching and learning of foreign languages at all levels of education.  The conference primarily aims to open a dialogue among all stakeholders on the current situation, the challenges and the prospects of language teaching in Cyprus.  Moreover, the conference will offer participants a wide variety of both practical and theoretical presentations and will consist of academic lectures, presentations by teachers, and workshops.   The event is organized within the framework of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue.

L'Université de Chypre (UCY) et le Ministère de l'Éducation et de la Culture (MOEC) organisent un congrès de trois jours qui sera consacré à l'enseignement/ apprentissage des langues étrangères, à tous les niveaux du système scolaire/universitaire.  Le but est d'établir un dialogue entre tous les intéressés et de réfléchir aux défis et perspectives de l'enseignement des langues à Chypre à l'heure actuelle.  Le congrès  offrira aux participants une variété de présentations théoriques et appliquées. Elle comprendra des conférences, des communications faites par des chercheurs et des enseignants, et des ateliers.  Cette manifestation est organisée dans le cadre de l'année européenne pour le dialogue interculturel. 

Languages for Intercultural Dialogue

Papers in all areas of language teaching will be considered and especially in the following areas:

- EU Language Policies 
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
European Language Portfolio
European Language Label
CLIL - Content Language Integrated Learning 
Europass
European Language Indicator
European Profile for language teachers
Profile of Language Education Policy
- Language Teaching and Learning (Pre-primary, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary)
- Professional Development, Lifelong Learning 
- Technology in Language Teaching 			
- Teacher Training (Pre-service, In service)
- Teaching Greek as a second/foreign language   		
- Language Teaching: Historical Perspectives
- Teaching Turkish as a second/foreign language 		
- The linguistic needs of migrant communities 
- Language Policy and Plurilingualism
 
The conference will be under the auspices of Mr Leonard Orban, EU Commissioner for Multilingualism.

The languages of the conference are Greek, English and French. Workshops and thematic units will be held in all the languages taught in the public sector:  English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish.

Plenary Speakers:			
To be announced 					

Workshop Leaders: 	
To be announced 
	
Organising Committee:
Monique Burston, Department of French Studies and Moderns Languages, UCY
Jack Burston, Director, The Language Centre, UCY
Androula Englezakis,  Inspectress of English, Primary Education (MOEC)
Eftychios Gabriel, Department of Turkish, UCY
Niki Papadopoulou-Papa, Inspectress of French, Secondary Education (MOEC)
Pavlos Pavlou, Department of English Studies, University of Cyprus	
Stella Conti-Theocharous, Inspectress of English, Secondary Education (MOEC)

Proposals for contributions to the conference should be sent in the format below by 30 June 2008 to:  
e-mail: ppavlou at ucy.ac.cy
or post it to: Pavlos Pavlou
Department of English Studies
University of Cyprus
POBox 20537
1678 Nicosia 
Cyprus
 
For further information please contact the secretary of the conference Mrs Thekla Constantinou at 22 892102 or by e-mail at constandinou.thekla at ucy.ac.cy

Details of Primary Presenter

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Details of Presentation:
ALL presentations will be 30-minute long (20 min. presentation/10 min. questions).

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Abstract (up to 250 words):

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Presentation Needs:
OHP 	Video 	      Cassette Recorder 
PC	  Internet 	Multimedia	  


Langues et dialogue interculturel

L'Université de Chypre (UCY) et le Ministère de l'Éducation et de la Culture (MOEC) organisent un congrès de trois jours qui sera consacré à l'enseignement/apprentissage des langues étrangères, à tous les niveaux du système scolaire/universitaire.  Le but est d'établir un dialogue entre tous les intéressés et de réfléchir aux défis et perspectives de l'enseignement des langues à Chypre à l'heure actuelle.  Le congrès  offrira aux participants une variété de présentations théoriques et appliquées. Il comprendra des conférences, des communications faites par des chercheurs et des enseignants, et des ateliers.  Cette manifestation est organisée dans le cadre de l'année européenne pour le dialogue interculturel.

Nous sollicitons des propositions d'interventions dans tous les domaines de l'enseignement/apprentissage des langues, et plus particulièrement sous les thématiques suivantes : 

- Politiques linguistiques 
Cadre Européen Commun de Référence pour les langues
Portfolio Européen des Langues (PEL)
Label Européen des Langues
Enseignement d'une matière par l'intégration d'une langue étrangère 
(EMILE)
Passeport de langues Europass
Indicateur Européen des Compétences Linguistiques
Profil européen pour la formation des enseignants de langues
Profils de politiques linguistiques éducatives
- Enseignement et apprentissage des langues étrangères (maternelle, primaire, secondaire, universitaire)
- Développement professionnel, éducation et formation tout au long de la vie
- Technologie dans l'enseignement des langues			
- Formation des enseignants (initiale et continue)	
- Perspectives historiques sur l'enseignement des langues
- Enseignement du grec comme langue seconde ou étrangère 	
-- Enseignement du turc comme langue seconde ou étrangère		
- Besoins linguistiques des communautés immigrées
- Politiques linguistiques et plurilinguisme
 
Le congrès se réunira sous les auspices de Monsieur Léonard Orban, membre de la Commission européenne chargé du multilinguisme. 

Les langues du congrès sont le grec, l'anglais et le français.
Cependant les ateliers et unités thématiques pourront se faire dans toutes les langues enseignées dans les établissements publics de Chypre : anglais, allemand, espagnol, français, grec, italien, russe et turc.

Conférences Plénières				
(à préciser)				       

Ateliers
(à préciser)

Comité d'organisation:
Monique Burston, Département d'Études françaises et de  Langues vivantes, UCY
Jack Burston, Directeur, Centre de Langues, UCY
Androula Englezakis,  Inspectrice d'anglais, Éducation primaire, MOEC
Eftychios Gabriel, Département d'Études turques, UCY
Niki Papadopoulou-Papa, Inspectrice de français, Éducation secondaire, MOEC
Pavlos Pavlou, Département d'Études anglaises, UCY		 
Stella Conti-Theocharous, Inspectrice d'anglais, Éducation secondaire, MOEC

Veuillez envoyer vos propositions de contributions, présentées selon le format prescrit ci-dessous, et avant le 30 juin 2008,  
par courriel à : ppavlou at ucy.ac.cy
ou par la poste à : Pavlos Pavlou
Department of English Studies
University of Cyprus
PO Box 20537
1678 Nicosia 
Cyprus
 
Pour tout renseignement, veuillez contacter la secrétaire du congrès, Mme Thekla Constantinou au numéro ( 357) 22 892102 ou par courriel à l'adresse constandinou.thekla at ucy.ac.cy
 

Premier Auteur

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Autres Auteurs (Maximum de 3 par communication)

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Communication
(Toutes les présentations seront de 20 minutes, suivies de 10 minutes de discussion)

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Résumé (250 mots maximum):

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Matériel requis pour la présentation:
Rétropr.	Vidéo	 	     Lecteur de cassette   
PC	 	  Internet 	       Multimedia
 



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