LINGUIST List 20.2254: Applied Ling, Text/Corpus Ling, Writing Systems/Poland

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LINGUIST List 20.2254
Sun Jun 21 2009 Calls: Applied Ling, Text/Corpus Ling, Writing Systems/Poland Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunettlinguistlist.org>
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Directory 1. Lukasz Salski, Foreign Language Opportunities in Writing Message 1: Foreign Language Opportunities in Writing
Date: 19-Jun-2009 From: Lukasz Salski <lpsalskiuni.lodz.pl> Subject: Foreign Language Opportunities in Writing E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Foreign Language Opportunities in Writing Short Title: FLOW Date: 27-Sep-2009 - 29-Sep-2009 Location: Lodz, Poland Contact Person: Lukasz Salski Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Writing Systems Call Deadline: 31-Aug-2009 Meeting Description: We are pleased to present FLOW (Foreign Language Opportunities in Writing), an international conference on the theory and practice of foreign language writing. FLOW aspires to become a long-awaited discussion forum for anyone interested in issues related to the teaching of foreign language writing; from primary to tertiary level, from general to academic context, from classroom applications to composition research. The conference is organized by the Department of Psycholinguistics and English Language Teaching, University of Lodz, Poland. We are proud to announce that the following distinguished scholars have kindly agreed to give plenary talks during the conference: John Harbord, Central European University, Chair of the European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing Ann Mott, the American University of Paris; Chair of the European Writing Centers Association Tatyana Yakhontova, Ivan Franko University, Kiev, Ukraine Jan Zalewski, University of Opole, Poland Call for Papers: We are pleased to present FLOW (Foreign Language Opportunities in Writing), an international conference on the theory and practice of foreign language writing. FLOW aspires to become a long-awaited discussion forum for anyone interested in issues related to the teaching of foreign language writing; from primary to tertiary level, from general to academic context, from classroom applications to composition research. The conference is organized by the Department of Psycholinguistics and English Language Teaching, University of Lodz, Poland. We are proud to announce that the following distinguished scholars have kindly agreed to give plenary talks during the conference: John Harbord, Central European University, Chair of the European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing Ann Mott, the American University of Paris; Chair of the European Writing Centers Association Tatyana Yakhontova, Ivan Franko University, Kiev, Ukraine Jan Zalewski, University of Opole, Poland We accept contributions not only from participants interested in the theory and research in foreign language composition, but also from those who wish to share their experience in a practical workshop. We invite papers and workshops in the following areas: -Primary and secondary writing practice -Academic writing -Writing across the curriculum -Integrating writing with other skills -ESP writing -Writing evaluation and testing -Writing for exams -Written discourse research -Cross-cultural studies in text and rhetoric -Writing process research -Individual writer diffrences Papers related to the above issues (or other aspects of foreign language writing) are invited. Papers will typically last about 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for questions. The deadline for abstract submission is August 31, 2009. Please send an abstract of about 200 words (excluding references) to flowuni.lodz.pl, with your name and affiliation written under the title. E-mail notifications will be sent out by September 10, 2009. Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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