LINGUIST List 21.4428 Fri Nov 05 2010 Confs: Applied Linguistics/Australia Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunettlinguistlist.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.     Elke Stracke , Applied Linguistics as a Meeting Place Message 1: Applied Linguistics as a Meeting Place Date: 04-Nov-2010 From: Elke Stracke <AppliedLing.2011canberra.edu.au> Subject: Applied Linguistics as a Meeting Place E-mail this message to a friend Applied Linguistics as a Meeting Place Short Title: ALAA-ALANZ 2011 Date: 30-Nov-2011 - 02-Dec-2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Contact: Elke Stracke Contact Email: < click here to access email > Meeting URL: http://www.alaa.org.au Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics Meeting Description: The Applied Linguistics Associations of Australia (ALAA) and New Zealand (ALANZ) are pleased to announce their second combined conference: Applied Linguistics as a Meeting Place 30 November - 2 December 2011 Hosted by the University of Canberra and the Australian National University The conference will focus on intersections between Applied Linguistics and other disciplines or areas of practice. The conference strands include Applied Linguistics and: - Education - Assessment and Testing (organised by the Association for Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand, ALTAANZ) - Language Development - Indigenous Issues - Society - The Law - The Arts The conference will highlight Australia's beautiful national capital as an intellectual, cultural, political and policy-development centre. Plenary speakers include: Diana Eades (Australia) Janet Holmes (New Zealand) Merrill Swain (Canada) The conference will be preceded by the first ALAA-ALANZ Postgraduate Student Workshop (29 November 2011). The conference will include a joint day (2 December) with the annual Australian Linguistic Society (ALS) conference (2-4 December 2011). A call for papers and registration details will soon be posted. Please see the following websites for more information: http://www.alanz.ac.nz/ http://www.alaa.org.au Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 05-Nov-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.