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students.wisc.edu>CALL FOR PAPERS: Second Language Research Forum 2000 "Second Language Research: Past, Present, and Future" Sept. 7-10, 2000 at the University of Wisconsin Madison Plenary Speakers: Ellen Bialystok, York University: "Against Isolationism: Cognitive Perspectives on Second-Language Research" Claire Kramsch, UC-Berkeley: "What Can Foreign Language Learning Contribute to Second Language Research?" Lynn Eubank, University of North Texas: "Generative Research in L2 Acquisition: Some Whats, Where-Beens, and Whithers " Bonny Norton, University of British Columbia: "Non-Participation, Imagined Communities, and the Language Classroom" We invite papers on any aspect of second language research, including 1. Theories of SLA 2. Second Language Research Methodologies 3. Second Language Research and the Classroom 4. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Second Language Research For a paper or poster submission, please visit our web site at: http://mendota.english.wisc.edu/~SLRF/. Deadline for submission of abstracts is April 15, 2000. Any inquiries should be sent to: slrf2000Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
kfunigraz.ac.at>Second Call for Papers for TaLC 2000 Time is rushing Deadline for workshop proposals: 15 February 2000 Deadline for paper proposals: 15 March 2000 ______________________________________________________________________________ Fourth International Conference on Teaching and Language Corpora English Department, University of Graz, Austria July 19-23, 2000 Large corpora of authentic language together with sophisticated concordancing software for analysis provide a new paradigm not only for linguistic research but also for many forms of language teaching. Teachers and students no longer have to rely on the intuitions of prescriptive theorists but with the help of corpora can inductively draw their own conclusions: a highly desirable goal in the age of "learner autonomy". This international conference will bring together practitioners and theorists with a common interest in the use of corpus tools for such purposes as: * language teaching/language learning * language awareness raising * teaching languages for specific purposes * student-centered linguistic investigation * translation studies * teaching literature * cultural and historical studies Following the previous three highly successful TaLC conferences in Lancaster 1994 and 1996 and Oxford 1998, TaLC 2000 invites proposals for position papers, reports of work in progress, case-histories of successful corpus applications, and introductions to relevant new resources. In addition, we welcome proposals for introductory tutorials or workshops. Abstracts (500 words) should be submitted to arrive before 15 March 2000. Workshop Proposals should be submitted to arrive before 15 February 2000. All proposals will be reviewed. Authors of those accepted for inclusion will be notified by 15 April 2000. The programme will be finalised during May 2000. The official language of the conference is English. As the aim of TaLC2000 is communication between linguists from various cultural backgrounds, English seemed the best choice as lingua franca. Organising Committee Guy Aston (Bologna); Norbert Berger (Graz); Lou Burnard (Oxford HCU); Bernhard Kettemann (Graz); Tony McEnery (Lancaster); Barbara Seidlhofer (Vienna), Chistopher Tribble (Sri Lanka) Programme The conference will run from Thursday morning 20 July to Saturday night 22 July with a single strand of presentations and a poster session. There will be workshops and a book and software exhibit in parallel. Presentations include keynote speeches by: * Tim Johns (Birmingham, Opening keynote): "On Corpus-based learning" * Antoinette Renouf (Liverpool) * Christian Mair (Freiburg), "Empowering advanced learners and non-native speakers: The hidden surplus-value of corpora in continental English departments" * Tony McEnery (Lancaster) * Sylviane Granger (Louvain) * Mike Scott (Liverpool) * Lou Burnard (Oxford) * Guy Aston (Bologna) * Dieter Mindt (Berlin) Workshops include (preliminary): * Sylviane Granger: "Interlanguage/learner corpora and ELT" * Chris Tribble: "Using BNC on PC - Workshop for language learners" * Michael Barlow: "Introduction to corpus analysis using MonoConc and MonoConc Pro (for the extraction of syntactic, semantic, and cultural information from a corpus)" * Angela Hahn/Josef Schmied: "Introducing a corpus-based Internet grammar" Venue TaLC 2000 will be held at Karl-Franzens-University of Graz, in the recently completed award-winning building of the faculties of law and economics (RESOWI Zentrum), which represents a modern counterpoint to the generally neo-classical style of the University, which was founded in 1585 and whose main buildings date back to the last century. The campus is situated near the charming Renaissance and Baroque city centre, nestling under the picturesque hill (Schlossberg) with its famous clock tower. Graz, though still a well kept secret among mass tourists, is attracting more and more attention, not least because of the presence of a thriving cultural scene in the summer months. All participants will be accommodated in modern fully-equipped study bedrooms within a few minutes' walk of the RESOWI Zentrum or in hotels in the city centre. The city centre is within walking distance and can also be reached by bus. How to get to Graz By air: Graz has an international airport with several daily connections to and from Frankfurt, Zurich and Vienna. There is an infrequent shuttle bus service to the railway station. But you can also take a taxi directly to your hotel (this will cost approx. ATS 250). By train: There are many direct train services from all over Austria to Graz. If you arrive at Vienna International Airport, there is a regular shuttle bus service to the Sudbahnhof (Southern Station). There is a regular direct service (every two hours) from there to Graz (travelling time approx. 2 1/2 hours). By road: Graz is ideally located at the hub of Central Europe's road network. Venice, Budapest and Munich are all about five hours' drive away. Graz can easily be reached by motorway from Vienna, Linz, Salzburg, Villach, and Klagenfurt. Rates All-inclusive rates for participants are 320Pounds/535$/6800ATS/495Euros. These rates include conference fees, accommodation (four nights), meals, and outing. All-inclusive rates for accompanying persons are 160Pounds/270$/3400ATS/250Euros. Submit a Proposal Proposals for papers should include the following * Authors' full name and affiliation * Title of proposal * Contact details (Email, URL, phone, fax, postal address) * 500 word description of the proposed presentation Registration and further information Proposals and registrations should be submitted using the conference web site http://www-gewi.kfunigraz.ac.at/talc2000, or should be sent to the following address mailto:talc2000Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue