Conference: MICOLLAC 1999

[Aileen Han]

Dear all,

Don't mean to 'advertise' here but perhaps this could interest someone.

MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND CULTURES
-MICOLLAC 1999

I'm pleased to announce the first international conference on languages,
literatures and cultures organised by the Faculty of Modern Languages
and Communication, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. The theme for
MICOLLAC 1999 (or Malaysia International Conference on Languages,
Literatures and Cultures) is "Languages, Literatures, and Cultures:
Interconnections in the New Millenium" and the conference will be held
from the 10-12 May 1999 in Kuala Kumpur.

The keynote speakers are Dr. Ibrahim Ahmad Bajunid, Prof. Dr. Brian
Tomlinson, Dr. Martin Cortazzi and Prof. Dato' Dr. Asmah Hj. Omar.

The objectives are:

· To discuss the contribution of languages, literatures, and cultures
towards the process of globalisation.
· To assess the role played by languages, literatures, and cultures in
the transformation of society and education.
· To address the use of languages, literatures, and cultures as a
vehicle of communication.

Focus Areas:

Papers describing and discussing research results, theories,
applications or some thematic ideological investigations related to
languages, literatures and cultures may be submitted.

· The English Language, Malay and other Asian Indigenous Languages
· International Languages
· Language Planning and Policy
· Languages for Specific Purposes
· Bilingualism
· Translation Studies
· Genre Studies
· Contrastive Rhetorics
· Literary Movements
· Comparative Literature
· Language, Culture and Communication
· Language and the Global Network

Abstract and Call for Papers

Abstracts and papers should be written in either English or Malay and
relevant to the conference theme. Abstracts of about 250 words should be
submitted by February 10th 1999 (extendable). Please use Microsoft Word
version 6.0 or Word '97.

Registration Fee
(inclusive of lunch, tea and conference papers)

Foreign Participants				US 150.00

Malaysian Participants
   Early Registration				RM 350.00
   (by March 15, 1999)
   Late Registration				RM 400.00
   Group Registration
   (minimum of three persons) @		RM 300.00
   Students				RM 200.0

For more information, kindly write to:

The Secretariat, MICOLLAC '99
Department of English Language
Faculty of Modern Language Studies
University Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang
Selangor D.E,
Malaysia

Or Tel: 03-9486101 ext.2891/2835
Fax:  603-9439951
e-mail : micollac at fbm.upm.edu.my

Kindly also, access the URL for more information at:
http://www.fbm.upm.edu.my/~micollac

For the Secretariat,

Aileen Han
Student : Master of Arts
Department of English Language
Faculty of Modern Language and Communication
University Putra Malaysia.
hanaileen at hotmail.com



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