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um.edu.my>SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT International Conference LANGUAGE AND EMPOWERMENT 11-13 April 2002 Hilton Petaling Jaya Malaysia Organised by: Malaysian Association of Modern Languages Call For Participation INTRODUCTION The interdependence of language and social context has never been more widely acknowledged than in the modern-day realization that language and empowerment are inextricably linked to societal developments. The role of language in building, determining and changing power relationships is receiving much attention today. There is a growing awareness that language functions and language use are closely related to the exercise of power. This exercise of power is manifested through the ideological workings of language in different spheres of society be they academic, professional, commercial, political etc. OBJECTIVES The objectives of the conference are: 1. To share insights and experiences on the interrelationships between language and empowerment in different social contexts. 2. To discuss and review good practices in language use that can bring about positive changes in power relationships. 3. To encourage continuing research activities in areas related to language and power. MODES OF PRESENTATION Plenary Session (40 minutes) Parallel Session (30 minutes) Panel Discussion (40 minutes) Poster Exhibition TOPICS OF DISCUSSION * Developments in theories, approaches and working models on the relationship between language and power. * Links in theory and practice between language, power and ideology. * Reports and studies of language use and empowerment in various formal and informal contexts. * Findings of data-driven research on language and its empowerment potential. LANGUAGE OF CONFERENCE Conference papers may be written and presented in English or Malay. PARTICIPANTS The conference is open to the following groups: Academicians Language professionals and practitioners Language policy and programme planners Representatives from government institutions, the professions, corporate sector and media, political organizations, non-governmental organizations etc. INVITED SPEAKERS Yang Mulia Raja Zarith Sofiah binti Al-Marhum Sultan Idris Shah (Malaysia) Abdullah Hassan (Malaysia) Awang Sariyan (Malaysia) Jiri Neustupny (Japan) John Edwards (Canada) Vijay Bhatia (Hong Kong) ACCOMMODATIONS Participants may arrange for their accommodation by contacting the following hotels directly: Hilton Petaling Jaya(*****) 2, Jalan Barat, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA Tel: (603) 79559122 Fax: (603) 79553909 Hotel Armada,Petaling Jaya(****) Lorong Utara C, Seksyen 52, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA Tel: (603) 79546888 Fax: (603) 79568088 Hotel Singgahsana, Petaling Jaya(***) Persiaran Barat, Off -Jalan Sultan, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA Tel: (603) 79562100 Fax: (603) 79542041 Shah's Village Hotel(***) 3&5 Lorong Sultan, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA Tel: (603) 79569322 Fax: (603) 79567715 REGISTRATION FEE Non-members RM350.00 Members RM300.00 Students RM250.00 International participants US$150.00 GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE PAPER (a) A 500-word abstract and a 50-word biodata on the writer are to be submitted by 2nd January 2002. (b) Notification of acceptance of conference paper will be made by 16th January 2002. (c) A floppy diskette (in Word 2000 for Windows 98) and a hardcopy of the complete text of conference paper are to be sent to the following address not later than 1st March 2002: The Secretariat International Conference on Language and Empowerment Malaysian Association of Modern Languages c/o Faculty of Languages and Linguistics University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Tel: (603) 79673029. Fax: (603) 79579707 E mail: zaulin310Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
frgateway.net>Call for papers International linguistics conference (graduate and postgraduate students) BOUILLON DE LANGUES Sens et structures : approche contrastive April 19-20, 2002 SILEX (UMR 8528 CNRS) - Universit� de Lille III, France Presentations can address various linguistics questions (of any theoretical framework) examined from a comparative point of view (different languages, one language and its dialectical and/or diachronic variants, etc.). Every speaker will have 30 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion. Conference languages are English and French. Presentation abstracts (A4 page maximum) should be addressed before January 7, 2002 through e-mail or by regular mail (one anonymous copy and one copy containing author's name, affiliation, regular and electronic addresses) to the following addresses: bouillondelanguesMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue