Arabic-L:PEDA:Language Learning in Computer Mediated Communities Conf.

[Dilworth Parkinson]

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Date: 26 Aug 2009
From:National Foreign Language Resource Center <nflrc at hawaii.edu>
Subject:Language Learning in Computer Mediated Communities Conf.

nterested in computer-assisted language learning and the potential of
technology to bridge cultures and build community online?  Then please
join us for our...

LANGUAGE LEARNING IN COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNITIES (LLCMC) CONFERENCE
October 11-13, 2009
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/llcmc/

The LLCMC Conference will explore the use of computers as a medium of
communication in a wide variety of online language learning communities.
Highlights will include a plenary talk by Dr. Gilberte Furstenberg
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), a special panel showcasing  
online
cultural exchanges based at UHM, and fifteen exciting paper  
presentations.
For more details as well as the conference schedule, visit the  
conference
website.

Immediately preceding LLCMC will be a special pre-conference event
entitled CULTURA: WEB-BASED INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGES on October 10-11.   
It
will use the original web-based Cultura project, pioneered by Dr.
Furstenberg and her colleagues, as a basic model and consist of a series
of panels dealing with a variety of topics related to online  
intercultural
exchanges, as well as a Tech Fair (electronic poster sessions) where  
some
participants will demonstrate their own projects.  For more details,  
visit
the pre-conference webpage:  http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/llcmc/cultura.html


PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE - SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/llcmc/registration.html

Preregister for the LLCMC Conference by September 15, 2009 to enjoy
discount rates.  There is no registration fee for the Cultura
pre-conference event, but we encourage potential attendees to  
preregister
in advance (whether or not they plan to come to LLCMC) to ensure they  
have
a seat reserved for them.


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