18.1475, Calls: General Ling/Poland; General Ling,Lang Acquisition/Hong Kong

Tue May 15 14:48:05 UTC 2007

LINGUIST List: Vol-18-1475. Tue May 15 2007. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 18.1475, Calls: General Ling/Poland; General Ling,Lang Acquisition/Hong Kong

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1)
Date: 15-May-2007
From: Paulina Zydorowicz < plm at ifa.amu.edu.pl >
Subject: 38th Poznan Linguistic Meeting 

2)
Date: 15-May-2007
From: Joyce Lee < lcjlee at ust.hk >
Subject: Flexibility in the Delivery of Language Programmes

-------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 10:45:25
From: Paulina Zydorowicz < plm at ifa.amu.edu.pl >
Subject: 38th Poznan Linguistic Meeting 

Full Title: 38th Poznan Linguistic Meeting 
Short Title: PLM 2007 

Date: 13-Sep-2007 - 16-Sep-2007
Location: Gniezno, Poland 
Contact Person: Paulina Zydorowicz
Meeting Email: plm at ifa.amu.edu.pl
Web Site: http://ifa.amu.edu.pl/plm/ 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 18-May-2007 

Meeting Description:

We are happy to announce that the 38th Poznan Linguistic Meeting 
(PLM2007) will take place on 13-16 September 2007 in Gniezno, Poland. 
The Meeting will be organised by the School of English, Adam Mickiewicz 
University, Poznan. 

38th Poznan Linguistic Meeting: Call for papers

Please note 
Extended submission deadline: 18th May 2007
Extended notification of acceptance: 22nd June 2007

Sessions:

Slavic phonotactics 
Linguistic legacy of Ludwik Zabrocki (1907-1977)  
Unfolding the semiotic web in discourse formations
The syntax / phonology interface and beyond
Celtic languages - their description and impact 
Dynamic phonology
Anglicisms  
Advances in text corpora and speech signal processing
Text types - diachronic investigations 
Visual communication  
Metalinguistic knowledge and second language acquisition 
North American dialects 

Papers for these sessions are warmly invited; however, we also strongly
encourage all colleagues interested in organising their own
sessions/workshops to contact us with ideas and proposals. Each paper will
be given 30 minutes, including 5-10 minutes for discussion. The submissions
will be reviewed by an International Advisory Board.

Main Talks Confirmed so far:

Prof. Helen Aristar-Dry (Eastern Michigan University; Linguist List Moderator)
Prof. John Ohala (University of California, Berkeley)
Prof. Dennis Preston (Michigan State University)
Prof. Peter Trudgill (University of Fribourg)
Prof. Clive Upton (University of Leeds)

Registration:

All participants should register for the Meeting following the guidelines
on our website: http://ifa.amu.edu.pl/plm

PLM 2007 Organising Committee
Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk
Jaroslaw Weckwerth
Paulina Zydorowicz

Contact details:
PLM2006 Organising Committee
School of English, Adam Mickiewicz University
Collegium Novum
al. Niepodleglosci 4
61-874 Poznan, Poland
tel: (+48 61) 829 3506, fax: (+48 61) 852 3103

-------------------------Message 2 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 10:45:38
From: Joyce Lee < lcjlee at ust.hk >
Subject: Flexibility in the Delivery of Language Programmes 

Full Title: Flexibility in the Delivery of Language Programmes 
Short Title: HKUST/Payap 2008 

Date: 07-Jan-2008 - 11-Jan-2008
Location: Hong Kong & Chiang Mai, Hong Kong 
Contact Person: Amy Chi
Meeting Email: lcconf at ust.hk
Web Site: http://lc.ust.hk/~centre/conf2008 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 01-Jul-2007 

Meeting Description

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Payap University of
Chiang Mai invite colleagues from all over the world to participate in an
international conference with the theme 'Responding to Change: Flexibility in
the Delivery of Language Programmes'. The conference will be held in Hong Kong
(Jan 7th and 8th) and Chiang Mai (Jan 10th and 11th). 

We welcome original and unpublished papers that reflect the theme of the
conference, with a focus on one of the following sub-themes:

- Learning strategies 
- Interdisciplinary collaboration 
- Materials development 
- Testing & evaluation 
- Teacher training 
- Action research 
- Critical pedagogy 
- Managing change 
- Global English 

Types of Presentations 

- Paper presentation 
- Demonstration
- Workshop 
- Colloquium 
- Poster session  

Language of presentation: English

Submission of Abstracts 

Please complete the online Abstract Proposal Form on the Conference Website at:
http://lc.ust.hk/~centre/conf2008/

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