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ucla.edu>The Center for Language, Interaction, and Culture Graduate Student Association at the University of California, Los Angeles and the Language, Interaction, and Social Organization Graduate Student Association at the University of California, Santa Barbara issues their preliminary call for papers for The Fourth Annual Conference on Language, Interaction, and Culture to be held May 18-20, 2000 at the University of California, Los Angeles. Plenary Speaker: Tony Wootton, University of York, U.K. Papers should address topics at the intersection of language, interaction, and culture, and data should consist of naturally occurring behavior. Potential methods include, but are not limited to, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, and ethnographic methods. The Center for Language, Interaction, and Culture (CLIC) is located at the University of California, Los Angeles. The purpose of CLIC is to promote cross-disciplinary discussion about issues regarding language as a complex resource for thinking and acting in the world. CLIC is composed of faculty and graduate students from anthropology, applied linguistics, education, psychology, and sociology. Presentations will be 20 minutes in length, followed by a 10-minute discussion period. Submission of abstracts must be hard copy and should include (1) a detachable title page that includes (a) the title of the paper, (b) the author's name, affiliation, postal address, e-mail address, and phone number, (c) a list of equipment needed for the presentation; and (2) THREE COPIES of a 500-1,000 word extended abstract of the paper, including title, a brief description of methodology, and a description of the data. No information identifying the author may appear in the abstract. Three copies of submitted abstracts must be received no later than February 14, 2000. Papers selected from conference presentations will, with the permission of the author, be published in a conference proceedings. Submissions not received in triplicate or not received by the deadline will not be considered. All submissions should be mailed to: CLIC Graduate Student Association University of California, Los Angeles Department of Applied Linguistics P.O. BOX 951531 3300 Rolfe Hall Los Angeles, CA 90095-1531 Further questions can be addressed via e-mail to clicMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
nus.edu.sg>*First Call for Papers* LANGUAGE IN THE MIND? IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION Organised by: Department of English Language and Literature National University of Singapore Monday 4 - Wednesday 6 September 2000 Venue: Fort Canning Lodge The Conference will focus on issues related to the role of the mind in the learning and use of language. Such issues could include questions about the extent to which language is an innate mental process and the extent to which it is out there in society. It could also include, for example, questions about the mental processes involved in the acquisition of language, in the reception and production of language, and in the mental activities of social interaction. Keynote speakers: Professor Jean Aitchison, University of Oxford Professor Rod Ellis, University of Auckland Professor James Lantolf, Cornell University Subject to final arrangements, each keynote speaker will additionally take part in a workshop, a symposium, or a closing debate. Proposals for parallel paper presentations, symposiums and workshops are invited on any aspects of research and education that relate to the theme of "Language in the Mind?" Proposals will be particularly welcome in the following areas: * Language acquisition and development * Neurolinguistics * Psycholinguistics * Sociolinguistics * Linguistic analysis * Discourse analysis * Composition studies * Language teaching methodology and materials The conference aims to attract wide interest among academic researchers, teacher educators, and teachers in schools. Proposal writers are encouraged to specify which of these groups might form an appropriate target audience for their presentations. Call for Papers, Symposiums and Workshops Proposals for parallel paper presentations, symposiums and workshops are invited on any aspects of research and education that relate to the conference theme. As the same terms can mean different things at different conferences, we briefly describe each type of session. "Short" and "Long" are comparative values, not absolutes. Parallel papers: Speakers present a clearly focused issue, and give a summary of a research study and its findings (Short Parallel Papers) or a more comprehensive account (Long Parallel Papers). Position papers on major themes, if thoroughly researched, will also be considered. For both Short and Long categories, the organisers envisage no more than three parallel sessions at any one time. Short Parallel Papers: 20 minutes presentation, 10 minutes discussion. Presentations should be concise, not rushed, and should not exceed 20 minutes. The organisers expect a total of around 25 papers in this category. (Three mornings) Long Parallel Papers: 45 minutes presentation, 15 minutes discussion. Presentations should be thorough, not rushed, and should not exceed 45 minutes. The organisers expect a total of around ten papers in this category. (One afternoon) Symposiums: One combined proposal is invited from each symposium team. Three or four speakers present position papers on a single agreed issue, devoting equal time to each, and allowing at least 30 minutes at the end for discussion. Total duration: 2 hours. The organisers would like to offer two symposiums in parallel on the final afternoon. Diversity of viewpoints on a common theme will be particularly welcome. Workshops: These are active participatory sessions. Workshop leaders (one or more per workshop) briefly present an activity that relates to the conference theme and that can be expected to engage the participants. All workshop participants then work on this activity, for at least half the available time. Workshop leaders provide support and feedback as needed. Outcomes and experiences are discussed, and workshop leaders and other participants summarise the implications of the activity for the conference theme. Short Workshops: total duration 90 minutes. Long Workshops: total duration 3 hours. The organisers hope to offer two long and two short workshops, or some other combination, on one afternoon. For all events, abstracts of not more than 300 words are invited by 31 March 2000. Notification of outcome: By 30 April 2000. Please send the proposal and abstract to: Conference Secretary, Language in the Mind? Department of English Language and Literature, FASS, 7 Arts Link Block AS5, National University of Singapore Singapore 117570 Republic of Singapore Or by e-mail to: ellconlkMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue