FYI: InterArbora, Literacy Across Cultures

Author:

Jo Calder

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The Language Technology Group of the University of Edinburgh is pleased to announce the provision of a new Internet service --- tree delivery. Visit the web page, http://www.ltg.ed.ac.uk/~jo/interarbora/ provide a bracketed string, press submit and have the tree delivered direct to your desk top. There is normally a short delay when you first use this service, in order for Java to start, and for the InterArbora code to be shipped across. The tree you receive can be edited, and you can generate a PostScrip format. Happy tree drawing, - Jo Calder Relevant URLs: http://www.ltg.ed.ac.uk/software/thistle/ the Thistle editor http://www.ltg.ed.ac.uk/ the Language Technology Group This is to announce to linguistlist readers that we are making our publication, Literacy Across Cultures (LAC), a practitioner publication with a strong applied linguistics focus, available for free in plain text e-mail form. Just send an e-mail titled "LAC" to me and I will add you to the mailing list. Here is the table of contents to get an idea of what is in this issue of LAC: LAC 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Feature Articles A. In Others' Words: How Learners Construct Reading Difficulties by Andy Barfield B. Enabling a Reader Through Picture Books: A Case Study by Fatimah Hashim C. Acquiring Communicative Competence in the Reading Classroom by Maya Khemlani David II. Links to Literacy: Websites Linking Yourself to Professional Developmen by Charles Jannuzi III. It is Written: Review Essays A. Beginning to Read and the Spin Doctors of Science: The Political Campaign to Change America's Mind about How Children Learn to Read Reviewed by Charles Jannuzi B. The Plain English Guide: How to Write Clearly and Communicate Better Reviewed by Charles Jannuzi IV. Call for Papers with Submission Guidelines V. LAC and FL Literacy SIG Contact Information Yours, Charles Jannuzi FL Literacy SIG of JALT LAC List Coordinator Fukui University, Japan jannuzi@mint.ocn.ne.jp or jannuzi@hotmail.com or jannuzi@edu00.f-edu.fukui-u.ac.jp