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Date: 11 Jan 2012
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Subject:Language and Literature conference in Oman

Full Title: Language and Literature: Challenges in an Aliterate Age

Date: 03-Dec-2012 - 05-Dec-2012
Location: Birkat al Mouz, Nizwa, Oman
Contact Person: Joseph Rega
Meeting Email: alitunizwa at gmail.com

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Translation

Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                    English (eng)

Call Deadline: 30-Jun-2012

Meeting Description:

Aliteracy, the condition of being able to read but not doing so, is a
problematic fact in education, with particular repercussions in the
teaching of language, literature, linguistics and translation studies.
This lack of reading, with the attendant problem of delayed
acquisition of necessary vocabulary impedes understanding of course
content across programs. How then do we transfer knowledge to students
who simply don't read? How do we accommodate aliteracy within an
academic setting that depends on reading? Reading is a laborious
process in a second language - how does that affect students? How can
students acquire research skills in an age of effortless access to
information? How do we teach students how to separate the wheat from
the electronic chaff? How do we engage students without compromising
quality and competition? Connected to this is the equally troublesome
emergence of electronic epistemology, where knowledge is cut and
pasted from web sources like Wikipedia. What are the consequences of a
process-free access to knowledge? Instead of lamenting these facts,
this conference is aimed at finding ways to impart knowledge in an
increasingly aliterate age, recognizing the often difficult transition
from oral-based transmission of knowledge to literary-based
transmission.

The University of Nizwa is an emerging institution of 8,000 students
dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in higher education in the
Sultanate of Oman. This conference is centered on Foreign Language
Learning, Arabic Language Studies, English Literature, Linguistics and
Translation Studies, but is not exclusive to these areas and
disciplines.

Call for Papers:

The dates for this conference are tentative, but the conference is
planned for late November 2012. This CFP will be updated shortly to
include definite dates and an accompanying website dedicated to
conference information. Please submit a 200-300 word abstract,
including your name, email address, and affiliation, by June 30, 2012
to Chairman:

alitunizwa at gmail.com

Topics may include but not are restricted to:

Language Teaching and Aliteracy:

- Assessment Practices in Language Teaching
- Electronic Pedagogies
- Reading between the Lines
- English and New Trends in Education
- Curriculum Design and Needs Analysis
- Effective Teaching Methodologies in Language and Literature Classrooms

Culture, Literature and Aliteracy:

- Cultural Referents in Foreign Language Study
- English as an International Language
- Cultural Production and Foreign Language Learning
- Interdisciplinary Studies in Language Teaching and Learning
- New Varieties of English

Translation Studies and Aliteracy:

- Reading for Translation
- Linguists and Translators
- Using Linguistics for Translation Purposes
- Effective Teaching Strategies in Translation Studies

 New Media, Communications and Aliteracy:

- E-teaching Strategies and Techniques
- Technology in the EFL Classroom
- Foreign Language Studies and New Media
- Kindle and Book Burning


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