Language and Gender SIG Seminar 8th September, 2006

[LINDA MCLOUGHLIN]

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Please post the call for papers on the IGALA email list.
Title: Current Issues in the Teaching of Language, Gender and Sexuality in Further and Higher Education

The BAAL Gender and Language Special Interest Group are pleased to
announce a one-day seminar on September 8th 2006 at Liverpool Hope
University. The purpose of this event is to address contemporary issues in the way language, gender and sexuality is taught in Further and Higher education. Guest speakers will lead some of the sessions and there will be individual paper presentations as well as group discussion.  We are now inviting proposals for contributions to this seminar. These contributions will be in the form of 15-minute papers, followed by discussion. Each contribution will be aimed at generating subsequent discussion.

Guidelines:

*	Each person may submit ONE abstract only
*	Abstracts must be submitted by e-mail only. Please submit your abstract as a regular, single e-mail message (no attachments or any special formatting). 
*	Please include
Ø	Name(s) of author(s) (should not appear in text of the abstract)
Ø	Author affiliation(s), e-mail and mailing address, phone no.
Ø	Title 
Ø	Up to 3 keywords
Ø	Abstract (300 words maximum, excluding any references)  

Please e-mail abstracts to Dr. Linda McLoughlin (siglanggender at hope.ac.uk)

DEADLINE for receipt of abstracts: 25th June, 2006

NOTIFICATION: 8th July,2006, when more details about the structure of the seminar will also be available. We will also provide more details of
costs, which we are trying to keep as low as possible.

Organisers:
L McLoughlin and Kate Segall

Please address any enquiries to Dr. Linda McLoughlin
(siglanggender at hope.ac.uk)




Dr. Linda McLoughlin
Pathway Leader
English Language,
Humanities Deanery
0151 291 3250
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