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rz.uni-leipzig.de>Call for Participation Volume on Applied Linguistics and Language Teacher Education Current or future research projects on applied linguistics and language teacher education are being sought for a book to be published on language teachers' learning and use of knowledge about language (KAL). When applied linguists teach courses in applied linguistics, SLA, L2 writing or any such course on KAL in language teacher education programs, they have certain hypotheses about what their students will be able to do as a result of the courses and how this will impact their students teaching. The studies being sought for this volume would investigate these hypotheses, gathering empirical evidence to explore effects of particular applied linguistics instruction on teachers' knowledge, abilities and/or classroom teaching. Studies can be of pre-service or in-service L2 teacher education and it is hoped that the contributors will use a wide range of research methodologies from qualitative case studies to quantitative experimental studies. All topics will be considered, but especially sought are studies on teachers' learning in the areas of discourse analysis, pragmatics, L2 writing, genre studies, lexicology, language variation, as well as effects of knowledge about language on language testing. Studies of teacher learning where the L2 is one other than English are also desired. All contributions will be in English. However, help with proofreading will be available for non-native speakers of English and others interested in this service. Interested parties should send a short, informal summary of the research project including the question(s) to be investigated, the context of the study, the data collection and analysis methodology, a rough schedule for the research, and a list of any factors on which the study would be contingent (scheduling, funding, etc.). This should be sent in MS Word97, text, or richt text (.rtf) formats and should be received by June 30, 2001. This call for participation can also be accessed at: http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~kogntz/Nat22.htm Proposal summaries and enquiries should be sent to: bartelsMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
german.hu-berlin.de>FDSL-4: URGENT REQUEST Due to difficulties with finding sponsors for the 4th European Conference on Formal Description of Slavic Languages, there will be a few changes in DEADLINES. People who want to participate in FDSL-4 or/and give a talk there are asked to register by the end of April, by sending us their name, address and affiliation as well as the preliminary title of their paper. Our potential sponsor (DFG) has requested this information. Below you find the altered text of the first call for papers. CALL FOR PAPERS 4th European Conference on Formal Description of Slavic Languages 28-30 November, 2001 hosted by the University of Potsdam The Slavic Department of the University of Potsdam is pleased to announce the 4th European Conference on Formal Description of Slavic Languages (FDSL-4). Abstracts are invited for 30-minute talks (20-minute presentation plus 10 minutes for discussion) on Slavic syntax, semantics, phonology, morphology, computerlinguistics, and sentence processing. Presentations will be in any Slavic language, English or German. DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION (name + title of the paper): April 30, 2001 Deadline for receipt of abstracts: May 30, 2001 HOW TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS: Abstract submission must be by post (e-mail submissions will not be accepted). Send 5 copies of an anonymous one-page abstract to the postal address below. One additional page with figures, data, and references should be appended. Please include an extra sheet of paper with: - title of paper - your name - complete mailing address and affiliation (or home address, if necessary) - telephone and fax numbers - e-mail address In addition, we ask for a camera-ready original with the author's name, e-mail, and affiliation, which will be needed for producing a volume of conference abstracts. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be notified in mid-July 2001. Those interested in attending FDSL-4 are invited to register their e-mail and/or postal addresses at the conference address below (e-mail is preferred for all communication except submission of abstracts). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION is available at the FDSL-4 web site: http://www.uni-potsdam.de/u/slavistik/wsw/fdsl4/index.htm ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Peter Kosta University of Potsdam Jens Frasek University of Potsdam Joanna Blaszczak University of Potsdam Ljudmila Geist Humboldt-University of Berlin Marzena Rochon ZAS, Berlin POSTAL ADDRESS: Universit�t Potsdam Institut f�r Slavistik FDSL-4 Organizing Committee PF 60 15 53 D-14415 Potsdam Germany e-mail: fdsl4Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue