10.18, Calls: Communication Technology, World Englishes

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-10-18. Thu Jan 7 1999. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 10.18, Calls: Communication Technology, World Englishes

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Date:  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 23:31:34 +0200
From:  "Eurocall'99" <eucall99 at comte.univ-fcomte.fr>
Subject:  Information and Communication Technology

2)
Date:  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 18:32:16 -0800
From:  "Suzanne K. Hilgendorf" <s-hilgen at uiuc.edu>
Subject:  World Englishes

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 23:31:34 +0200
From:  "Eurocall'99" <eucall99 at comte.univ-fcomte.fr>
Subject:  Information and Communication Technology



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               EUROCALL'99
          2nd call for papers

                 Besancon
           15-18 September 1999
      http://eurocall99.univ-fcomte.fr
*******************************************

KEY DATES :

15th January 1999 : deadline for submitting an application for a workshop or
seminar.

31st January 1999 : deadline fro submitting papers, show and tell and posters
abstracts.

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Conference theme :

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
in diverse language learning environments

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SENDING YOUR FORM

You may use one of the three following possibilities:

1) the online form:
http://eurocall99.univ-fcomte.fr/Eng/formresu.htm

2) e-mail.
Send the form in the body of the e-mail (not as an attached
file). Send your e-mail to: eurocall99 at lib.univ-fcomte.fr

3) ordinary mail. Send:
     - the form (which includes the abstract) on a disk using one
of the following formats: Word (Mac or PC), RTF, ASCII
     - and a hard copy of the form.

Send disk + hard copy to :

                         Thierry SELVA
                         EUROCALL99
                         Laboratoire d'Informatique de Besancon
                         Universit de Franche-Comt
                         16, route de Gray
                         25030 Besancon Cedex, France
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Eurocall'99, septembre/September 1999, Besancon, France

Conference europeenne sur les systemes d'information
et de communication pour l'aide a l'apprentissage des langues.
European conference on Computer Assisted Language Learning

Toile/Web : http://eurocall99.univ-fcomte.fr
Mel/Email : eurocall99 at lib.univ-fcomte.fr
Telecopie : 03 81 66 64 50 / Fax: 33 3 81 66 64 50
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-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 18:32:16 -0800
From:  "Suzanne K. Hilgendorf" <s-hilgen at uiuc.edu>
Subject:  World Englishes



6th International Conference on World Englishes
in Tksuba, Japan on July 28 - 30, 1999.

The main theme of this year's conference is World Englishes and Asian
Identities.

In addition to this theme, we invite abstracts of 20-minute papers and 3 hour
colloquia on all aspects of World Englishes, including:

Asian varieties of English
Colloquia/workshops on any theme
Discourse Strategies
English as a medium of literary creativity in multilingual societies
Evaluation and Testing
Impact/influence of English on the structures of indigenous languages
Pedagogy involving English as an international language
Power, ideology, an identity
Collaborative research and/or practices across the three Circles of English
The bi-/multi-lingual creativity in English (including codeswitching involving
English)
The politics of English in emerging nations

One-page abstracts on any of the above topics or combination thereof are
welcome.  Each abstract must include the presenter's full name,
affiliation, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and fax number
(if available).  Please submit seven (7) copies of the abstract (no
electronic mail please) by February 15 to:

Professor Kimberley Brown, Program Co-Chair
6th IAWE Conference
Dept. of Applied Linguistics/Portland State University/PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751/USA
Tel: 503.725.3566/503.725.8194
Fax:  503.725.4139

Please note: Participants will be notified by March 15 of acceptance.  Please
inform us if there is any particular documentation in addition to a general
letter of acceptance which you may need for your institution



Kimberley Brown (kim at nh1.nh.pdx.edu)
Associate Vice-Provost for International Affairs
Department of Applied Linguistics
Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR USA 97207-0751
Phone:  503.725.3566 /  Fax 503.725.4139

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