TaLC2000. Teaching and Language Corpora: Call for Papers

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                      Call  for  Papers  for  TaLC 2000

       Fourth International Conference on Teaching and Language Corpora
                 English Department, University of Graz, Austria
                            July 19-23, 2000

Large corpora of authentic language together with sophisticated concordancing
software for analyses provide a new paradigm not only for linguistic research
but also for many forms of language teaching. Teachers and students no longer
have to rely on the intuitions of prescriptive theorists but with the help of
corpora can inductively draw their own conclusions: a highly desirable goal in
the age of "learner autonomy". This international conference will bring together
practitioners and theorists with a common interest in the use of corpus tools
for such purposes as:

	* language teaching/language learning
	* language awareness raising
	* teaching languages for specific purposes
	* student-centered linguistic investigation
	* translation studies
	* teaching literature
	* cultural and historical studies

Following the previous three highly successful TaLC conferences in Lancaster
1994 and 1996 and Oxford 1998, TaLC 2000 invites proposals for position papers,
reports of work in progress, case-histories of successful corpus applications,
and introductions to relevant new resources. In addition, we welcome proposals
for introductory tutorials or workshops.

Abstracts (500 words) should be submitted to arrive before 15  March 2000.
Workshop Proposals should be submitted to arrive before 15  February 2000. All
proposals will be reviewed. Authors of those accepted for inclusion will be
notified by 15 April 2000. The programme will be finalised during May 2000.

The official language of the conference is English. As the aim of TaLC2000 is communication between linguists from various cultural backgrounds, English seemed the best choice as lingua franca.

Organising Committee

Guy Aston (Bologna); Norbert Berger (Graz); Lou Burnard (Oxford HCU);  Bernhard
Kettemann (Graz); Tony McEnery (Lancaster); Barbara Seidlhofer (Vienna), Chistopher Tribble (Sri Lanka)

Programme

The conference will run from Thursday morning 20 July to Saturday night 22 July
with a single strand of presentations and a poster session. There will be
workshops and a book and software exhibit in parallel.
Presentations include keynote speeches by:

	* Tim Johns (Birmingham, Opening keynote): "On Corpus-based learning"
	* Antoinette Renouf (Liverpool)
	* Christian Mair (Freiburg), "Empowering advanced learners and non-native
		speakers: The hidden surplus-value of corpora in continental
		English departments"
	* Tony McEnery (Lancaster)
	* Sylviane Granger (Louvain)
	* Mike Scott (Liverpool)
	* Lou Burnard (Oxford)
	* Guy Aston (Bologna)
	* Dieter Mindt (Berlin)

Workshops include (preliminary):
	* Sylviane Granger: "Interlanguage/learner corpora and ELT"
	* Chris Tribble: "Negative keywords and small corpora"

Venue

TaLC 2000 will be held at Karl-Franzens-University of Graz, in the recently
completed award-winning building of the faculties of law and economics (RESOWI
Zentrum), which represents a modern counterpoint to the generally neo-classical
style of the University, which was founded in 1585 and whose main buildings date
back to the last century.

The campus is situated near the charming Renaissance and Baroque city centre,
nestling under the picturesque hill (Schlossberg) with its famous clock tower.
Graz, though still a well kept secret among mass tourists, is attracting more
and more attention, not least because of the presence of a thriving cultural
scene in the summer months.

All participants will be accommodated in modern fully-equipped study bedrooms
within a few minutes' walk of the RESOWI Zentrum or in hotels in the city
centre. The city centre is within walking distance and can also be reached by
bus.

How to get to Graz

By air:    Graz has an international airport with several daily connections to
and from Frankfurt, Zurich and Vienna. There is an infrequent shuttle bus
service to the railway station. But you can also take a taxi directly to your
hotel (this will cost approx. ?12).

By train:   There are many direct train services from all over Austria to Graz.
If you arrive at Vienna International Airport, there is a regular shuttle bus
service to the S?dbahnhof (Southern Station). There is a regular direct service
(every two hours) from there to Graz (travelling time approx. 2 1/2 hours).

By road:   Graz is ideally located at the hub of Central Europe's road network.
Venice, Budapest and Munich are all about five hours' drive away. Graz can
easily be reached by motorway from Vienna, Linz, Salzburg, Villach, and
Klagenfurt.

Rates

All-inclusive rates for participants will be approximately 300?/500$/6200ATS.
These rates include conference fees, accommodation (four nights), meals, and
outing. All-inclusive rates for accompanying persons will be approximately
130?/210$/2700ATS.

Submit a Proposal

Proposals for papers should include the following
	* Authors' full name and affiliation
	* Title of proposal
	* Contact details (Email, URL, phone, fax, postal address)
	* 500 word description of the proposed presentation

Registration and further information

Proposals and registrations (will be available soon) should be sent to the following address, or using
the form at the conference web site below. The conference email address is
mailto:talc2000 at gewi.kfunigraz.ac.at

Further details will be available from the conference web site:
http://www-gewi.kfunigraz.ac.at/talc2000

Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. Bernhard Kettemann
Institut fuer Anglistik der Universitaet Graz
A-8010 Graz, Heinrichstrasse 36, Austria
Tel.:  +43/316/380-2488, 2487, 2474
Fax:   +43/316/380-9765
Email: mailto:bernhard.kettemann at kfunigraz.ac.at

Useful links

Steiermark http://www.Steiermark.com
Graz http://www.graztourismus.at
http://www.graz.at

Graz University http://www.kfunigraz.ac.at
GewiLab http://gewilab.kfunigraz.ac.at
English Department http://www-gewi.kfunigraz.ac.at/ed/
RESOWI Zentrum http://www.kfunigraz.ac.at/8.11./plan.html

Previous conference websites:
TALC 94 http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/research/ucrel/talc94.html
TALC 96 http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/research/ucrel/talc
TALC 98 http://users.ox.ac.uk/~talc98

ICAME http://www.hd.uib.no/icame.html
UCREL http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/research/ucrel