12.1185, Calls: Applied Ling, Semantics & Pragmatics
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Subject: 12.1185, Calls: Applied Ling, Semantics & Pragmatics
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:7:49 +0800
From: Gaoyuan <gaoyuan at public.fhnet.cn.net>
Subject: Applied Ling & Lang Teaching - Beijing, China
2)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 14:16:58 +0200
From: Peter Kühnlein" <p at uni-bielefeld.de>
Subject: Semantics & Pragmatics of Dialogue/ BI-DIALOG 2001
-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:7:49 +0800
From: Gaoyuan <gaoyuan at public.fhnet.cn.net>
Subject: Applied Ling & Lang Teaching - Beijing, China
Second Call for Papers
Theme: Focus on the Learner
Date: Oct. 8-10 (Beijing portion) and Oct. 11-14 (Guilin portion)
Sponsors
The Research Institute for Foreign Languages and the Dept. of Foreign
Languages of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, work in
collaboration with the College of International Culture and Education of
Guangxi Normal University and the Department of Modern Languages and the
Department of English of the University of Northern Iowa are pleased to
announce their 5th International Symposium on Applied Linguistics and Language
Teaching. The symposium will be held from Oct. 8th to 9th (Beijing portion)
and from Oct. 11th to 14th (Guilin portion). Participants may choose to take
part in either one or both parts of the symposium.
Invited Keynote Speakers
Rod Ellis, University of Auckland, Auckland
Gui Shichun, Guangdong University of Foreign Languages and Trade, Guangzhou
Wu Yi'an, Beijing University of Foreign Languages, Beijing
Theme
Focus on the Learner
Objectives
We hope to network and bring together researchers and teachers to discuss
issues facing them in the 21st century. We also hope to provide a forum where
the participants can share their ideas and experience in theoretical
exploration or teaching practice. Particular attention is paid to the
learner, whose role and development should be taken into full account in any
language teaching program.
Sub-themes
The symposium will focus on a number of sub-themes including but not limited
to the following:
Learner characteristics, motivation and attitudes
Language learning issues for students
Linguistic theory and language teaching or learning
Approaches, methods and strategies in TEFL
Language and culture
Use of multi-media in teaching and learning
Testing
Writing and development of teaching materials
Curriculum development
Teaching development and training
Working language
English
Call for papers
The Organizing Committee is now inviting submission of abstracts for papers.
Abstracts should be a single page, with an additional page for data or
references if necessary. They are preferably not more than 500 words.
Abstracts should include contact information (name, affiliation, mail address,
e-mail address, telephone number) in the body of the mail. They may be
submitted either electronically or by mail. If submitted electronically, the
abstract should either be pasted into the e-mail or should be an attachment.
E-mail submissions should be sent to Mr. Jiang Quanhong
fldbuaa at public.fhnet.cn.net. The mail address is Mr. Jiang Quanhong, Dept. of
Foreign Languages, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
Beijing 100083, China.
Abstracts should be received by June 30, 2001. Notification of acceptance
will be made by July 31, 2001.
Symposium Venue
The symposium will be held in Beijing University of Aeronautics and
Astronautics in Beijing and Guangxi Normal University in Guilin, which is
considered by many to be China's best scenic spot for its unique karst
terrain.
Dates and activities
(Oct. 5 Arrival in Beijing for pre-conference activities)
Oct. 6-7 Visits to the Great Wall, the Ming Tombs, the Forbidden City, the
Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace)
Oct. 7 Arrival & registration for the symposium
Oct. 8-9 Meeting in Beijing (one night for Beijing Opera)
Oct. 10 Departure for Guilin (Afternoon maybe shopping time if arrival is
around noon)
Oct. 11-12 Meeting in Guilin (one night for performance by the 13 ethnic
minorities of the region)
Oct. 13-14 Sightseeing in Guilin (incl. boat trip along Li River to
Yangshuo, and sightseeing around Guilin)
Oct. 15 Departure from Guilin
Registration
Participants must register for the symposium on Oct. 7 for the Beijing
portion or Oct. 10th for the Guilin portion. Those who want to take part in
the pre-conference activities must register on Oct. 5. The fees for the
participants are as follows: For the Beijing portion alone: US$400
(excluding the pre-conference activities) or $550 (including the
pre-conference activities). For the Guilin portion alone: US$600.
For both the Beijing and Guilin (incl. the flight from Beijing to Guilin):
US$1150. For both the Beijing and Guilin (incl. pre-conference activities
and the flight from Beijing to Guilin): US$1300.
These are for double-room in 3-star hotels or above, for single room
add $20/day. The fees for spouse/child are as follows:
The Beijing portion alone: US$200(excluding the preconference activities)
or $300 (including the preconference activities).
The Guilin portion alone:US$400.
Both the Beijing and Guilin (incl. the flight from Beijing to Guilin): US$750.
Both the Beijing and Guilin (incl. pre-conference activities and the flight
from Beijing to Guilin): US$850.
Important dates
Submission of abstract: June 30, 2001
Notification of acceptance: July 31, 2001
Symposium registration: Oct. 5 or Oct. 7 or Oct. 11
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 14:16:58 +0200
From: Peter Kühnlein" <p at uni-bielefeld.de>
Subject: Semantics & Pragmatics of Dialogue/ BI-DIALOG 2001
Call for Registration/Participation
BI-DIALOG 2001
FIFTH WORKSHOP ON THE SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS OF DIALOGUE
Bielefeld University, Germany
June 14-16 2001
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/BIDIALOG/
BI-DIALOG 2001 will be the fifth in a series of workshops that aim
at bringing together researchers working on the semantics and
pragmatics of dialogues in fields such as artificial intelligence,
formal semantics and pragmatics, computational linguistics,
philosophy, and psychology.
The abstracts for the sessions and the names of their authors can be
accessed via the website
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/BIDIALOG
INVITED SPEAKERS:
Simon Garrod (HCRC, Univ. Glasgow), Alois Knoll (Univ. Bielefeld),
Alex Lascarides (HCRC, Univ. Edinburgh), David Sadek (France Telecom),
Robert van der Sandt (Univ. Nijmegen), Isabel Gomez Txurruka (ILCLI)
ADVISORY BOARD:
Ellen Bard (HCRC), Anton Benz (HU Berlin), Peter Bosch (Univ.
Osnabrueck), Robin Cooper (Goteborg Univ.), Claire Gardent (Univ. des
Saarlandes), Joris Hulstijn (Vrije Univ. Amsterdam), Yasuhiro Katagiri
(ATR MIC LR), Ian Lewin (SRI), Massimo Poesio (HCRC), Uwe Reyle (IMS),
Henk Zeevat (ILLC)
ORGANIZATION:
The workshop will take place at Bielefeld University. The local
organizers are Peter Kuehnlein, Hannes Rieser, and Henk Zeevat.
REGISTRATION:
The relevant information (fees, booking, etc.) pertaining to
registration can be found at the website
( http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/BIDIALOG )
when you follow the link to registration. Please *NOTE* that there
will be a big sports event at the same time as BI-DIALOG 2001, and
hotel reservation may become difficult if you wait too long.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Information about Bielefeld University:
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/
News about the conference will be posted on the workshop's web
page at
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/BIDIALOG/
Send emails to bidialog at uni-bielefeld.de or
Trixi.Valentin at uni-bielefeld.de for questions about local
arrangements.
Previous workshops in this series include:
MunDial'97 (Munich)
( http://www.cis.uni-muenchen.de/sil/workshop/dialogwsh.html )
Twendial'98 (Twente)
( http://parlevink.cs.utwente.nl/Conferences/twlt13.html )
Amstelogue'99 (Amsterdam)
( http://earth.let.uva.nl/~amstelog/ )
Gotalog'00 (Gothenburg)
( http://www.ling.gu.se/gotalog )
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