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CALL FOR PROPOSALS, POSTER SESSION CREAL (University of Ottawa) would like to include a poster session as part of its colloquium entitled " TECHNOLOGY IN L2 TEACHING AND LEARNING : WHAT DOES RESEARCH TELL US ?" (May 6 and 7, 1999). The poster session will provide researchers and student-researchers with an opportunity to display their work, be it part of a master's or PhD thesis or of an independent research project. Selected proposals will focus on technology in second language learning/teaching, and may describe theoretical or applied research studies. No more than fifteen proposals will be accepted. Please submit a 500 word text describing your study (in English or French). If selected, this text will appear in the proceedings of the colloquium. A shorter summary (150 words) should also be included for the colloquium programme. Send your proposal in a message (not as an attached file) to the following email address: drenieMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issueuottawa.ca. Your name, full address and affiliation should be printed at the top of the page. All proposals must be received by March 15th 1999, and all authors will receive an evaluation by March 22nd 1999. For more information, please contact Delphine Renie at drenie
uottawa.ca or visit our webpage at http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/creal/pageone.htm . (The poster session will take place in the afternoon of May 6, 1999) ______________________________ drenie
uottawa.ca________ Dr Delphine Renie http://www.uottawa.ca/~drenie/delphine.html Institut des Langues Secondes - Second Language Institute Universite d'Ottawa 600 King Edward Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5 CANADA tel : 613 562 5800 x3414 et x3410 telec. : 613 562 5126 Lettre d'information de la revue ALSIC http://alsic.univ-fcomte.fr/Num2/Info/index.htm Webmestre du site de la Cooperation linguistique et educative France-Canada http://www.ambafrance.org/EMILE/ ______________________________________________________
CALL FOR PAPERS AND INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE TESTING, EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT Theme: LANGUAGE T.E.A. FOR THINKING SCHOOLS Date And Venue: 25-27 November 1999. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Jointly Organised By Singapore Tertiary English Teachers Society,& School of Applied Science, Nanyang Technological University STRANDS Papers and workshops should relate to the following strands within the conference theme: * International Assessments * IT and Testing * National Assessments * Self-Assessment * Test types * Evaluation of Teaching * Creativity, Thinking and Assessing Language Learning * Culture and Testing * Evaluation of Language Programmes & Institutions ABSTRACTS, BIODATA AND PAPERS Participants interested in presenting papers or workshops are invited to send the following no later than 31 MAY 1999: * A 100-word abstract with a title not exceeding 12 words and a 50-word biodata * in either hardcopy, fax or via e-mail, together with the text file of your abstract on disk (Word 7 for Windows 95 preferred) All abstracts bearing the author's full name, affiliation, institution/organisation's name and address, phone/fax number and e-mail address are to be sent to : Dr. Khong Chooi Peng Mrs. Radha Ravindran e-mail: ascpKhongMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issuentu.edu.sg e-mail: radha
tp.ac.sg fax: (65)792 6559 fax: (65) 789 4080 School of Applied Science Temasek Polytechnic, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Tampines Avenue 1, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 Singapore 529757 WEBSITE: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sas/stets/index.html <http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sas/stets/index.html> REGISTRATION FEES: S$320 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 30 SEPTEMBER 1999 Anil Pathak Assistant Professor, School of Applied Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798 Office Phone: 7905801 Fax: 7926559