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Directory         1.    Eliza Nash, Intercultural Horizons 2011 Message 1: Intercultural Horizons 2011 Date: 11-Oct-2010 From: Eliza Nash <elizajnashgmail.com> Subject: Intercultural Horizons 2011 E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Intercultural Horizons 2011 Date: 07-May-2011 - 08-May-2011 Location: Siena, Italy Contact Person: Eliza Nash Meeting Email: interculturalhorizonsgmail.com Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics Call Deadline: 15-Nov-2010 Meeting Description: Siena Italian Studies and the Associazione Culturale Ulisse at the International Center for Intercultural Exchange are pleased to invite you to Intercultural Horizons 2011, the first biennial conference dedicated to exchanging ideas, practices and experiences in intercultural competence development. The conference will be held on May 7th-8th, 2011 in Siena, Italy. The 2011 conference will be dedicated to 'Best Practices in Intercultural Competence Development' where intercultural educators and experts from a variety of countries will explore the challenges and triumphs of intercultural competence development, highlighting the wide variety of approaches and practices used from one place to another. Call For Papers The featured theme for the first Intercultural Horizons conference is 'Best Practices in Intercultural Competence Development'. The Intercultural Horizons conference committee is looking for presenters from all corners of the globe to speak on various aspects of intercultural competence development, which could range from any of the following themes, among others: -Assessment of intercultural competence -Unique models and methods of intercultural competence development -How intercultural competence can help to alleviate problems in international education (for example alcohol abuse, technology dependence) -Intercultural competence development in relation to language learning (how language learning can facilitate intercultural competence development, and/or how intercultural competence development can occur when language learning is limited or impossible) -The role of community interaction through service-learning or internships in intercultural competence development -The role of reflective education in intercultural competence development -The 'flip side' of intercultural competence development: spontaneous intercultural competence development in the host culture brought about by student exchange experiences Presentation formats The following presentation formats are encouraged for Intercultural Horizons: General conference session General conference sessions are for individual or group presentations of research, analyses or findings related to intercultural competence development. These sessions should cover in depth a topic related to one of the aforementioned themes, though themes not mentioned above will still be considered. General sessions are 60 minutes, comprised of 40-45 minutes of presentation and 15-20 minutes for discussion and questions. General conference sessions are presented before all Intercultural Horizons participants. Interactive workshop An interactive workshop is a session to exchange ideas and/or discuss research on a theme relating to intercultural competence. Interactive workshops should involve the audience through group work, activities or open discussion and may be facilitated by more than one person. Workshops will be held concurrently and are 60 minutes long. These sessions will be limited to a maximum of 40 participants. Call for proposals deadline: Proposals will be accepted through Nov. 15th, 2010. Notification of acceptance will be sent by November 30th, 2010. Presenters will be asked to confirm their participation by December 15th, 2010 and complete registration by February 28th, 2011. Submission procedure All proposals must be submitted via email to the following address: interculturalhorizonsgmail.com The email should be formatted in the following manner: Subject: Last name/institution of presenter and title of presentation Body of message: 1. Full name or names of presenter(s) 2. Institution/organization of presenter(s) and position within that institution/organization 3. Contact information of primary presenter: email, mailing address, telephone 4. Type of presentation (general conference session or interactive workshop) 5. Brief abstract of presentation (max 100 words) Attachment: Proposal Narrative (max 1000 words) Proposal Narratives should be attached in a Microsoft Word or Open Office file and should include the name(s) of the presenter(s), the title of presentation and should respond to the following key issues: 1. Relevance to overall theme 2. Locations/cultures involved in research/project/program presented 3. Description of presentation 4. Technological or other needs regarding presentations (overhead projection, audio/video, other) Assistance For questions that cannot be answered here or on the website www.sienaitalianstudies.com you can write to interculturalhorizonsgmail.com and the conference staff will do their best to assist you. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 12-Oct-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.