19.3234, Calls: Applied Ling/Italy; General Ling/USA

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Subject: 19.3234, Calls: Applied Ling/Italy; General Ling/USA

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1)
Date: 24-Oct-2008
From: Gessica De Angelis < gessica.deangelis at unibz.it >
Subject: Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism 

2)
Date: 24-Oct-2008
From: Patrick McCormick < mccormpb at email.unc.edu >
Subject: UNC Linguistics Spring Colloquium

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Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:52:03
From: Gessica De Angelis [gessica.deangelis at unibz.it]
Subject: Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism

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Full Title: Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism 

Date: 10-Sep-2009 - 12-Sep-2009
Location: Bozen-Bolzano, Italy 
Contact Person: Gessica De Angelis
Meeting Email: L3conference at unibz.it
Web Site: http://www.unibz.it/L3conference 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 31-Jan-2009 

Meeting Description:

The Sixth International Conference on Third Language Acquisition and
Multilingualism will be held at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, on
10-12 September 2009. Abstracts are invited from interested participants for
parallel session papers and for symposia. We welcome original and previously
unpublished papers on research on acquisition or use of three or more languages.
Contributions in any language will be considered. Abstracts should be sent in
the language of presentation accompanied by an English translation, or in English. 

Call for Papers

The deadline for submission of abstracts is January 31st, 2009

Individual papers will be assigned 25 minutes slots: 20 minutes for the
presentation and 5 minutes for questions. Themed symposia have 2 hours slots (4
papers): proposers should include the chair's name, participants' names, titles
and abstracts for the papers in their symposium after obtaining their agreement
to participate. 

Topics include multilingualism in relation to:
Acquisition of 3rd, 4th, 5th... languages 
Multiple language acquisition in multilingual contexts 
Multilingual families 
Mobility and migration of multilinguals 
Multilingual majorities/minorities 
Sociolinguistic studies of multilinguals in their communities 
Multilingual cultures 
Translation, interpreting, and mediation 
Literacy in multiple languages (pluriliteracy) 
Multilingualism in educational settings 
Standards, assessment and evaluation 
Teacher training in multilingual contexts 
Higher education 
Education and immersion in multiple languages 
Educational language policies 
Language policies 
Languages and globalisation 
Languages and economics 
Affect (attitudes, emotions) 
Speech processing in multilinguals 
Psycholinguistics 
Neurolinguistics 

Please send your abstract (up to 300 words) to L3conference at unibz.it and
indicate in a separate page the following information:
1. Title of the presentation 
2. Full name and affiliation, address, e-mail address and
fax number of each author
3. audiovisual/computer requirements
4. language of presentation
5. if you wish to be considered for the Best Student Paper Prize

Plenary Speakers
Rita Franceschini, University of Bozen - Bolzano
Durk Gorter, Ikerbasque/University of the Basque Country
Aneta Pavlenko, Temple University, Philadelphia, United States

Local Organizers
Gessica De Angelis - Researcher, Centre for Language Studies
Christoph Nickenig - Director, Language Centre
Cecilia Varcasia - Researcher, Centre for Language Studies

Scientific Committee
Britta Hufeisen, Germany
Jasone Cenoz, Spain
Ulrike Jessner, Austria
Charlotte Kemp, UK
Muiris O'Laoire, Republic of Ireland
Jean-Marc Dewaele, UK
Peter Ecke, USA
Gessica De Angelis, Italy
Larissa Aronin, Israel

-------------------------Message 2 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:52:11
From: Patrick McCormick [mccormpb at email.unc.edu]
Subject: UNC Linguistics Spring Colloquium

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Full Title: UNC Linguistics Spring Colloquium 

Date: 21-Mar-2009 - 21-Mar-2009
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA 
Contact Person: Patrick McCormick
Meeting Email: mccormpb at email.unc.edu
Web Site: http://www.unc.edu/depts/ling/colloquium.html 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 16-Jan-2009 

Meeting Description:

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Spring Linguistics Colloquium 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Keynote speaker:  Craig Melchert (UCLA)

Department of Linguistics
318 Dey Hall, CB #3155
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3155 

Call for Papers

Papers are invited on any topic in Theoretical Linguistics and Applied
Linguistics.  Presentations will be 20 minutes long (in English) followed by a
10-minute discussion period. 

Deadline for Abstracts:  Friday, January 16, 2009
Abstract Guidelines:
PDF files are preferred, but abstracts may be sent in plain text, Word, or RTF
formats. If you use any nonstandard fonts, PDF format is required.  Abstracts
should be no longer than one page in 12-point font, with an optional second page
for examples, figures, tables, or references.  Please do not include any author
information in your abstract, but provide the following information in the body
of your message:
a) Title of paper
b) Author's name(s) and affiliation(s)
c) Email address
d) Mailing address and phone number

Electronic submissions should be sent to the following address. 
Please send your abstract as an attachment to your email message.

uncling at ibiblio.org

Only one abstract from each individual as a first author can be considered for
acceptance.  One individual abstract and one jointly authored abstract may be
submitted.  Abstracts that do not conform to the guidelines cannot be considered
for acceptance.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.unc.edu/depts/ling/colloquium.html

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