[Corpora-List] NEW! EXTENDED DEADLINE Call for papers "Partnerships in Action: Research, Practice & Training" Conference

[RCPCE PolyU]

CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline extended: 15 SEPT 2008 

Partnerships in Action: Research, Practice & Training
Inaugural Conference of the Asia-Pacific Rim 
LSP and Professional Communication Association
 

8-10 December 2008 (Mon-Wed)

Hong Kong 

 

http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/lsp/APacLSP08

 

Jointly organized by

City University of Hong Kong & The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 

 

Keynote Speakers

Patrice Buzzanell (Purdue University, USA)

Christopher Candlin (Macquarie University, Australia)

Gu Yueguo (The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China)

Janet Holmes (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) 

Giovanni Parodi (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile)

 

Invited Colloquium Conveners

Catherine Nickerson (Swiss Graduate School of Management Studies, India)

Priscilla Rogers (University of Michigan, USA)

 

The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners in Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP) and Professional Communication in the broad Asia-Pacific Rim region to contribute to a stimulating and dynamic exchange of ideas in communication research, practice, training, and assessment. It also marks the inauguration of the Asia-Pacific Rim LSP and Professional Communication Association. The primary aim of the proposed Association will be to promote transdisciplinary and collaborative research and training, and to facilitate sharing of resources in LSP and Professional Communication in the Asia-Pacific Rim region.

 

We invite papers or posters that explore communication research, practice and training:

 

Research

·         Discourse studies of academic, professional, institutional and other workplace contexts

·         Approaches and methodologies in LSP and professional communication research

·         Multimodalities

Practice

·         Language in the workplace

·         Curriculum design for professional development

·         Learning at the workplace 

Training

·         Professional communication in corporate training 

·         Assessment and appraisal 

·         Recruitment and training

 

Please visit our website for further information.

 

Abstract Submissions

Abstracts should be sent by e-mail to egrcpce at polyu.edu.hk, using the Word template which is available on our conference website

http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/lsp/APacLSP08.

 

Deadline for abstract submission : 15th  Sept, 2008

Notification of acceptance by 30th Sept, 2008



* For those who have submitted their abstracts on or before 19th July, notification of acceptance will be given by 22nd August, 2008 (Fri).



*** A limited amount of funding is available for those who are financially in need to apply. For more information, please write to egrcpce at polyu.edu.hk. 

 
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