LINGUIST List 15.904

Wed Mar 17 2004

Calls: General Ling/Belgium; Cognitive Science/UK

Editor for this issue: Andrea Berez <andrealinguistlist.org>

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1. tblt, International Conference on Task Based Language Teachting: From Theory to Practice
2. acangelosi, 9th Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop: Modelling Language, Cognition and Action

International Conference on Task Based Language Teachting: From Theory
to Practice
Short Title: TBLT 2005 

Date: 21-Sep-2005 - 23-Sep-2005
Location: Leuven, Belgium
Contact: Hilde Hennen
Contact Email: tbltarts.kuleuven.ac.be 
Meeting URL: http://www.tblt.org 

Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 01-Oct-2004 


Meeting Description:

This conference will bring together applied linguists and educational
linguists to reflect on the potential of task-based language teaching
(TBLT) for promoting first, second, and foreign language
acquisition. Special attention will be paid to the implementation of
TBLT into the classroom. Besides exploring the theoretical rationale
behind task-based language teaching, this conference will focus on
what needs to be done (in terms of teacher training, syllabus and
curriculum development, development of assessment tools, etc.) to make
TBLT "work" in the real world. The programme includes poster
presentations, paper presentations, workshops, symposia, and plenary
speakers. The conference aims to bring about lively discussions and
vivid exchange between linguists from all over the world on current
research and hands-on experience with regard to the theory and
practice of task-based language teaching.

Plenary speakers: 
- Michael LONG, University of Maryland 
- John NORRIS, Northern Arizona University

For all details on the call for proposals: visit our website
www.tblt.org , or mail tbltarts.kuleuven.ac.be

9th Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop: Modelling Language,
Cognition and Action
Short Title: NCPW9 

Date: 08-Sep-2004 - 10-Sep-2004
Location: Plymouth, United Kingdom
Contact: Angelo Cangelosi
Contact Email: ncpw9plymouth.ac.uk 
Meeting URL: http://www.tech.plym.ac.uk/socce/ncpw9/ 

Linguistic Sub-field: Cognitive Science 

Call Deadline: 14-Jun-2004 

Meeting Description:

The Ninth Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop (NCPW9) will be
held in Plymouth, England from September 8-10, 2004. Each year this
highly focused conference and lively forum brings together researchers
from such diverse disciplines as psychology, artificial intelligence,
cognitive science, computer science, neuroscience, and philosophy. The
special theme of this year's workshop is Neural Network Modelling of
Language, Cognition and Action. However, paper submissions are not
restricted to such topics, but will regard all neural computation
models of cognitive and psychological processes. About 30 papers will
be accepted as oral presentations, in addition to posters. After the
conference, participants will be invited to submit a paper for the
post-conference proceedings. This Workshop has always been
characterized by the presentation of high quality papers, its limited
size and by taking place in an informal setting. These features are
explicitly designed to encourage interaction among the researchers
present.

Call for Abstracts

9th NEURAL COMPUTATION AND PSYCHOLOGY WORKSHOP (NCPW 9)
Modelling Language, Cognition and Action

Plymouth (UK), 8-10 September 2004

http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/ncpw9


PAPER SUBMISSIONS are INVITED in this and others areas covering the
wider subject of neural modelling of cognitive and psychological
processes.

Papers will be considered for oral and poster presentations. After the
conference, participants will be invited to submit a paper for the
post-conference proceedings. This Workshop has always been
characterized by the presentation of high quality papers, its limited
size and the fact that it takes place in an informal setting. These
features are explicitly designed to encourage interaction among the
participants.


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (confirmed)

Bob French (University of Liege)
Art Glenberg (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Deb Roy (MIT)
Luc Steels (VUB University Brussels and SONY Paris)
Daniel Wolpert (Institute of Neurology, UCL London)

One-page abstracts are now solicited.

DEADLINE: 14 JUNE 2004

FORMAT: Each abstract should conform to the following specifications:
Length: a single page of A4 with 2.5cm margins all round. 
Font size 12pt or larger, single-spaced
Title centred, 14pts
Any reference list and diagram(s) must fit on this single page

AUTHORSHIP AND AFFILIATION: The top of the A4 page must contain:
Title of paper,
Author name(s),
Author affiliation(s) in brief (1 line),
Email address of principal author.

SEND: Word or PDF file to ncpw9plymouth.ac.uk.


Publication

Proceedings of the workshop will appear in the series Progress in
Neural Processing, which is published by World Scientific (to be
confirmed).

Conference Organisers

Angelo Cangelosi (University of Plymouth)
Guido Bugmann (University of Plymouth)
Roman Borisyuk (University of Plymouth)
John Bullinaria (University of Birmingham)

Important Dates

Deadline for submission of abstracts: June 14th 2004
Notification of acceptance/rejection: July 9th 2004
Submission of full papers: October 15th, 2004

Website

More details can be found on the conference website,

http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/ncpw9



- ----------- Angelo Cangelosi, PhD -------------
Principal Lecturer
Adaptive Behaviour and Cognition Research Group
School of Computing, Communication & Electronics
University of Plymouth
Portland Square (A316)
Drake Circus
Plymouth PL4 8AA (UK)
 
E-mail: acangelosiplymouth.ac.uk
http://www.tech.plym.ac.uk/soc/staff/angelo
(tel) +44 1752 232559 (fax) +44 1752 232540