LINGUIST List 22.3698 Thu Sep 22 2011 Confs: English, Socioling/UK 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.     Helen Abji , NALDIC Conference 19: EAL and Additional Needs Message 1: NALDIC Conference 19: EAL and Additional Needs Date: 21-Sep-2011 From: Helen Abji <helen.abjigmail.com> Subject: NALDIC Conference 19: EAL and Additional Needs E-mail this message to a friend NALDIC Conference 19: EAL and Additional Needs Short Title: NALDIC Date: 26-Nov-2011 - 26-Nov-2011 Location: Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom Contact: Helen Abji Contact Email: < click here to access email > Meeting URL: http://www.naldic.org.uk Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Subject Language(s): English Meeting Description: The conference will address values, concepts and issues related to learners of English as an additional language (EAL) who have additional needs. The programme includes a keynote address by Professor Brahm Norwich from the University of Exeter on inclusive education, additional needs and EAL, and workshops dealing with such issues as EAL learners and dyslexia (Professor Tony Cline, UCL), deaf children who are learning EAL (Dr Merle Mahon, UCL), improving outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils (Brian Foster, NFER research group), EAL learners with speech, language and communication needs (Dr Carol Stowe and Dr Sean Pert, Pennine Care), Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Language Disabilities (Dr Deirdre Martin, University of Birmingham), etc. There will be opportunities for networking with other professionals in the field and for purchasing a range of relevant up-to-date publications. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 22-Sep-2011       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.