11.2163, Calls: Lang & Culture/MICOLLAC, AI & Info Retrieval
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Subject: 11.2163, Calls: Lang & Culture/MICOLLAC, AI & Info Retrieval
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Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 14:49:32 +0800
From: "Mardziah Hayati Abdullah" <mardziah at fbm.upm.edu.my>
Subject: Malaysia International Conference (MICOLLAC)
2)
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 09:23:54 +0100
From: A Newlands <alison.newlands at strath.ac.uk>
Subject: COMMUNICATION, PROBLEM-SOLVING AND LEARNING
-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 14:49:32 +0800
From: "Mardziah Hayati Abdullah" <mardziah at fbm.upm.edu.my>
Subject: Malaysia International Conference (MICOLLAC)
MICOLLAC 2001
The Second Malaysia International Conference
on Languages, Literatures and Cultures
April 17 - 19, 2001
Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Conference Theme: Envisioning Continuities and Possibilities
For more information on the conference (including registration),
please visit our website at
http://fbm.upm.edu.my/~micollac/
Among the invited speakers:
* Prof. Teun van Dijk, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
* Prof. Richard Corballis, Masse University, New Zealand
* Prof. Alastair Pennycook, University of Technology, Syndey, Australia
* Prof. Rod Ellis, University of Auckland, New Zealand
* Prof. Dato' Dr. Mohd. Taib Osman, University Malaya
* Tan Sri Awang Had Salleh, Malaysia
* Prof. Dr. Abdullah Hassan, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa, Malaysia
* Prof. Ralph Fasold, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
* Prof. Braj Kachru, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.
* Prof. Thomas M. Duffy, Indiana University, Bloomington, U.S.A.
* Dr. Malachi Edwin, University Putra Malaysia
Registration: Deadline January 15th, 2001
Information on registration fees and procedures is provided at the
MICOLLAC Web site.
Submission of Conference and Workshop Papers: Deadline for submission of
abstracts is November 15, 2000
Possible areas of research or discussion
1. Shifts in theories, approaches, and research related to language,
literature and culture
2. Description and discussion of research results and ideological
investigation related to language, literature and culture
3. New trends in Literature
4. Language-related developments in Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) and transmediation
5. New trends and innovations in language acquisition and learning
6. Innovations in meeting learner needs and user expectations
7. Ethnographic studies of language use in communities
8. Language and culture in organization and commercial enterprise
9. Links between thinking and language, literature and culture
Topics
1. English, Malay and other Languages
e.g. Language empowerment and marginalisation Language variation
Translation issues
2. Discourse Studies
e.g. Rhetoric and Style Critical Discourse Analysis
3. Literature in English, Malay and other languages
e.g. Literary movements and themes Comparative analysis of literary
works
4. Language and Information and Communication Technology
e.g. Electronic discourse Social dimensions of computer-mediated
communication Transmediation between books, films, cyberspace, etc.
5. Language, Culture and Society
e.g. Cultural influence on language Cross-cultural communication
Language and Gender Thinking across languages, literatures and cultures
6. Language Development Issues
e.g. Language planning and policy English for Specific Purposes and
Workplace Literacy Bilingualism and Multilingualism
Papers relating to other aspects of language, literature or culture that
are relevant to the conference theme may also be submitted for
consideration.
NOTE: All papers must be written and presented in English or Malay. If
there are special materials that need to be presented in languages other
than English or Malay, presenters are responsible for having them
translated.
Paper presentations
1. Plenary sessions (40 minutes)
2. Parallel sessions (30 minutes)
3. Demonstration (40 minutes)
4. Workshop (75 minutes)
5. Poster session (20 minutes)
6. Discussion Group (30 minutes)
For further information please visit the MICOLLAC Web site at:
http://fbm.upm.edu.my/~micollac/
or write to the Conference Secretariat at: micollac at fbm.upm.edu.my
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Dr. Mardziah Hayati Abdullah
MICOLLAC 2001 Secretariat
Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication
43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
e-mail: mardziah at fbm.upm.edu.my
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Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 09:23:54 +0100
From: A Newlands <alison.newlands at strath.ac.uk>
Subject: COMMUNICATION, PROBLEM-SOLVING AND LEARNING
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
in association with
The Scottish Branch of the British Psychological Society
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON
COMMUNICATION, PROBLEM-SOLVING AND LEARNING
JUNE 25th -29th, 2001 at :-
The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
This multidisciplinary conference is an international forum for the
presentation and exchange of ideas in the fields of communication,
problem-solving and learning, and should be of interest to academics,
researchers and practitioners in the fields of psychology, communication
and information technology, artificial intelligence, management,
engineering, education and training, linguistics, anthropology and zoology.
All aspects of theory, research, methodology and applications will be
addressed.
Keynote speakers include:--
Herb Clark, Stanford, USA
Robin Mason, Open University, UK
Seymour Papert, MIT, USA
Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont, Neuchatel, Switzerland
Barbara Rogoff, California at Santa Cruz, USA
Call for Submissions:
Submissions are invited for Symposia, Papers, Workshops, Posters and
Demonstrations. Please submit 2 copies of your proposal, including title,
author(s) name and address, and a 150-250 word abstract. For further
details on the conference and submissions, consult the conference website,
or contact a member of the conference committee at the address below.
Deadline for Submissions:--- November 1st, 2000
Submissions (marked 'Conference') to:--
The Centre for Research into Interactive Learning
Department of Psychology,
University of Strathclyde,
40, George Street
Glasgow,
G1 1QE
Scotland, UK.
Tel.: +44 (0)141 548 4390
Fax: +44 (0)141 552 6948
e-mail: ICCPL at strath.ac.uk
website: www.strath.ac.uk/conferences/iccpl
Organising committee
Staff members attached to the Centre for Research into Interactive Learning
(CRIL) are: -
Tony Anderson, Hugh Foot, Patricia Gallagher (secretary), Christine Howe,
Alison Newlands, Andy Tolmie, David Warden (Director).
Status: R
(CRIL) are: -
Tony Anderson, Hugh Foot, Patricia Gallagher (secretary), Christine Howe,
Alison Newlands, Andy Tolmie, David Warden (Director).
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