Language Learning in Computer Mediated Communities (LLCMC) Conference - preregistration deadline September 15

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Interested in computer-assisted language learning and the potential of
technology to bridge cultures and build community online?  Then please
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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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