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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ZH-TW link=blue vlink=purple style='text-justify-trim:punctuation'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Full title: </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F1209'>3<sup>rd</sup> International Conference on Sign Linguistics and Deaf Education in Asia</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F1209'>Date: 30-Jan-2013 – 2-Feb-2013</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F1209'>Location: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Conference website: <a href="http://www.cslds.org/conference2013/" target="_blank">http://www.cslds.org/conference2013/</a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Contact email:</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F1209'> <a href="mailto:conference2013@cslds.org">conference2013@cslds.org</a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Call for Papers</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong is pleased to announce the “3rd International Conference on Sign Linguistics and Deaf Education in Asia” in Hong Kong from 30th Jan to 2nd Feb 2013. This is the third conference organized to promote the development of research on Sign Linguistics and Deaf Education in Asia. The forthcoming conference encourages presentations involving ongoing research projects in one of the areas listed below: </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Sign Linguistics</span></u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>- Syntax</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>- Semantics</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>- Phonology</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>- Sociolinguistics</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>- Sign Language Acquisition</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>- Psycholinguistics</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Deaf Education</span></u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>- Sign Bilingualism</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>- Language and Literacy Development of Deaf Children</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>- Language, Emotion and Cognition in Deaf Learners</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>- Teacher Training</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Submission guidelines:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Abstracts need to be written in English with a maximum of 400 words (excluding references). The deadline for submission is 31 Aug 2012. The abstract should contain a clear focus of analysis, methodology and a summary of the empirical findings. Submissions are limited to a maximum of two abstracts per person whether single author or joint author.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Notification of acceptance will be made by 28 Sept 2012.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Important Deadlines:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Submission of abstracts: 31 Aug 2012</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Notification of Acceptance: 28 Sept 2012</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Deadline for registration: 31 Dec 2012</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Submission of presentation materials for interpreters: 9 Jan 2013</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>