LINGUIST List 21.3496 Thu Sep 02 2010 Calls: Applied Ling, Lang Acq/Australia Editor for this issue: Di Wdzenczny <dilinguistlist.org> LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.    Farzad Sharifian, 3rd Annual Roundtable of Language and Society Centre Message 1: 3rd Annual Roundtable of Language and Society Centre Date: 31-Aug-2010 From: Farzad Sharifian <farzad.sharifianmonash.edu> Subject: 3rd Annual Roundtable of Language and Society Centre E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: 3rd Annual Roundtable of Language and Society Centre Short Title: LASC Annual Roundtable Date: 17-Feb-2011 - 18-Feb-2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Contact Person: Melanie Burns Meeting Email: Melanie.Burnsarts.monash.edu.au Web Site: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/language-and-society/lasc-round- tables.php Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition Call Deadline: 12-Nov-2010 Meeting Description: Language learning in the 'global economy' The Third Roundtable of the Language and Society Centre will be an opportunity for scholars to explore the nature and impact of global forces that have in recent years changed the conditions, contents, and contexts of language learning. Keynote speaker: Alan Firth (Newcastle University, UK) Chair: Farzad Sharifian (Monash University) Call For Papers Like any other phenomenon, language learning is influenced by major forces that accompany globalization, in the widest possible sense of the word. These global forces are often explored in terms of their economic impacts, but the notion of 'economy' is often generally understood in thea narrow sense of 'money matters'. In a wider sense, however, 'economy' can be understood to include factors that give context and content to social structures, which in turn have an impact on financial issues. In this sense of the word, 'global economy' includes major forces that operate at a global level and that have tangible implications at the local level. These include human mobility (for migration, asylum seeking, business, study or holidays) and technological advancements. These forces and factors have serious implications for language learning in general. The Third Roundtable of the Language and Society Centre will be an opportunity for scholars to explore the nature and impact of global forces that have in recent years changed the conditions, contents, and contexts of language learning. The topics will include, but are not limited to, the following: a) Language learning in multilingual/multicultural contexts, b) Lingua franca learning, c) Language learning in the cyber world, d) Learning multinational, pluricentric languages Those interested in submitting a paper for presentation should send an abstract (around 250-300 words) to Melanie Burns (Melanie.Burnsarts.monash.edu.au) by the Friday 12th November, 2010. Notification of acceptance of proposals will be by the Friday 10th December, 2010. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 02-Sep-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.