10.328, Calls: L2 Teaching, Language Assessment

Tue Mar 2 14:16:02 UTC 1999

LINGUIST List:  Vol-10-328. Tue Mar 2 1999. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 10.328, Calls: L2 Teaching, Language Assessment

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1)
Date:  Mon, 01 Mar 1999 20:36:26 -0500
From:  Delphine Renie <drenie at uottawa.ca>
Subject:  Center for Research on Lang Teaching and Learning

2)
Date:  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 13:11:56 +0800
From:  "Anil Laxman Pathak (Dr)" <ASalpathak at ntu.edu.sg>
Subject:  Language Testing, Evaluation, and Assessment

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

Date:  Mon, 01 Mar 1999 20:36:26 -0500
From:  Delphine Renie <drenie at uottawa.ca>
Subject:  Center for Research on Lang Teaching and Learning

CALL FOR PROPOSALS, POSTER SESSION

CREAL (University of Ottawa) would like to include a poster session as part
of its colloquium entitled " TECHNOLOGY IN L2 TEACHING AND LEARNING : WHAT
DOES RESEARCH TELL US ?" (May 6 and 7, 1999).

The poster session will provide researchers and student-researchers with an
opportunity to display their work, be it part of a master's or PhD thesis
or of an independent research project. Selected proposals will focus on
technology in second language learning/teaching, and may describe
theoretical or applied research studies. No more than fifteen proposals
will be accepted. Please submit a 500 word text describing your study (in
English or French). If selected, this text will appear in the proceedings
of the colloquium. A shorter summary (150 words) should also be included
for the colloquium programme.
Send your proposal in a message (not as an attached file) to the following
email address: drenie at uottawa.ca. Your name, full address and affiliation
should be printed at the top of the page. All proposals must be received by
March 15th 1999, and all authors will receive an evaluation by March 22nd
1999. For more information, please contact Delphine Renie at
drenie at uottawa.ca or visit our webpage at
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/creal/pageone.htm .

(The poster session will take place in the afternoon of May 6, 1999)

______________________________ drenie at uottawa.ca________
Dr Delphine Renie     http://www.uottawa.ca/~drenie/delphine.html
Institut des Langues Secondes - Second Language Institute
Universite d'Ottawa
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Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5   CANADA
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-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 13:11:56 +0800
From:  "Anil Laxman Pathak (Dr)" <ASalpathak at ntu.edu.sg>
Subject:  Language Testing, Evaluation, and Assessment

CALL FOR PAPERS AND INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE TESTING, EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT

		Theme: LANGUAGE T.E.A. FOR THINKING SCHOOLS
			Date And Venue: 25-27 November 1999. Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore.

			Jointly Organised By

			Singapore Tertiary English Teachers Society,& School
of Applied Science, Nanyang Technological University

		STRANDS
			Papers and workshops should relate to the following
strands within the conference theme:

*	International Assessments	*	IT and Testing	
*	National Assessments
*	Self-Assessment	*	Test types
*	Evaluation of Teaching	
*	Creativity, Thinking and
	      Assessing Language Learning
*	Culture and Testing	*	Evaluation of Language Programmes
			     & Institutions	

		ABSTRACTS, BIODATA AND PAPERS

			Participants interested in presenting papers or
workshops are invited to send the following no later than 31 MAY 1999:

*	A 100-word abstract with a title not exceeding 12 words and a
50-word biodata
*	in either hardcopy, fax or via e-mail, together with the text file
of your abstract on disk (Word 7 for Windows 95 preferred)

			All abstracts bearing the author's full name,
affiliation, institution/organisation's name and address, phone/fax number
and e-mail address are to be sent to :

Dr. Khong Chooi Peng				Mrs. Radha Ravindran
			e-mail: ascpKhong at ntu.edu.sg
e-mail: radha @tp.ac.sg
			fax: (65)792 6559				fax:
(65) 789 4080			
			School of Applied Science
Temasek Polytechnic,
			Nanyang Technological University, 		21
Tampines Avenue 1,
			Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
Singapore 529757	

			WEBSITE: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sas/stets/index.html
<http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sas/stets/index.html>

			REGISTRATION FEES:		S$320
			REGISTRATION DEADLINE:	30 SEPTEMBER 1999

		Anil Pathak

		Assistant Professor, School of Applied Science, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore  639798

		Office Phone: 7905801	  Fax: 7926559

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