27.467, Calls: Lang Acq/Netherlands

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LINGUIST List: Vol-27-467. Mon Jan 25 2016. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 27.467, Calls: Lang Acq/Netherlands

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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:29:46
From: Eline van Knijff [e.c.vanknijff at vu.nl]
Subject: Opening Language and Hearing Center Amsterdam

 
Full Title: Opening Language and Hearing Center Amsterdam 

Date: 03-Mar-2016 - 03-Mar-2016
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 
Contact Person: Eline van Knijff
Meeting Email: lhcaworkshop2016 at gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.lhca.nl 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 29-Jan-2016 

Meeting Description:

Venue:

3 March 2016
13:30-18:30
Amstelzaal VUmc in Amsterdam

Topics and speakers:

Language outcomes of children with mild-to-severe hearing loss: results of
longitudinal multidisciplinary project ‘Outcomes of Children With Hearing
Loss’ - prof. J. Bruce Tomblin (Iowa University)

Followed by a panel discussion with G.A. van Zanten, PhD (UMCU), Prof. A. van
Wieringen (KU Leuven), Prof. A.F.M. Snik (Radboud UMC), Prof. I.Dhooge (UZ
Gent) and Prof. J. Oosterlaan (VUmc/AMC).

The influence of deafness and language on executive function development -
prof. Gary Morgan (City University London)

Followed by a panel discussion with a.o. Prof. H. Knoors (RU
Nijmegen/Kentalis), Prof. B. van den Bogaerde (UVA/HU), Dr. D. Hermans
(Kentalis) and Prof. J. Leybaert (UL Brussel).
(talks and discussion in English)

Registration: 

The workshop is free of charge. Please register by sending an e-mail to
lhcaworkshop2016 at gmail.com.

The Language and Hearing Center Amsterdam (LHCA) organizes this workshop
around the theme Child, Language and Hearing to honor the center’s official
opening. The workshop aims to combine the expertise and insights of
researchers and professionals in the areas of linguistics and audiology.

The Language and Hearing Center Amsterdam (LHCA) is an interdisciplinary
collaboration between researchers from different faculties and departments at
the VU University Amsterdam (VU) and the VU Medical Center Amsterdam (VUmc).
The research focusses on the language and hearing in child development. The
LHCA was founded aiming to form a multidisciplinary platform that combines
education and research around language and hearing at VU and VUmc Amsterdam,
creating a local center of excellence and a national and international
reference for groundbreaking research, education and expertise.


Call for Abstracts:

Extended abstract deadline

After the lectures and panel discussion, posters on the topic (child) language
and hearing will be presented. It is still possible to submit an abstract
(max. 250 words) for poster presentation  by sending an e-mail to
lhcaworkshop2016 at gmail.com by January 29th.




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