LINGUIST List 7.381

Wed Mar 13 1996

Confs: FIU Creoles Conf, Communication of Gender

Editor for this issue: Ann Dizdar <dizdartam2000.tamu.edu>

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1. Creoles96aol.com, FIU Creoles Conference
2. "11-MAR-1996 10:04:07.62", COMMUNICATION OF GENDER - CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

The Linguistics Program at Florida International University Presents the
Second Annual Creole Language Workshop

Creole Language Use in an Urban Setting

New Directions in Education and Society

March 22 - 23, 1996
8:00am - 4:30pm
at the Roz and Cal Kovens Conference Center
Florida International University
North Campus

N.E. 151st Street & Biscayne Boulevard
North Miami, Florida
(complimentary parking is available)

Sponsored by: The English Department, African-New World Studies
Program, Academy for the Art of Teaching, and the Latin American and
Caribbean Studies Center (LACC)
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The Second Annual Creole Language Workshop

Creole Language Use in an Urban Setting

New Directions in Education and Society

In 1994, the Linguistics Program at Florida International University
presented the first creole language workshop of its kind in South
Florida. We are pleased to present the second such workshop, which
brings creolists, public school educators, university faculty,
students and other public sector individuals together to discuss
issues and concerns of creole language use in the educational system
and the local community.

Workshop Highlights

 * What are creole languages?
 * How are creoles different from traditional languages spoken in 
 south Florida?
 * How can the public school system linguistically and educationally
 better accommodate children who speak creole languages?
 * What are the implications of creoles for the public schools'
 traditional bilingual programs?
 * How can public school teachers become knowledgeable about and learn
 creole languages?
 * How can individuals in the public sector address and better
 accommodate the needs of speakers of creole languages?
 * How can creole languages become part of the university curriculum?
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Featured Speakers and Noted Linguists

Dr. Derek Bickerton, University of Hawaii
Dr. Suzanne Romaine, Merton College, London
Dr. Ian Robertson, Univ. of West Indies -Trinidad
Dr. Michel DeGraff, University of Michigan
Dr. Ian Hancock, University of Texas
Dr. Peter Roberts, Univ. of West Indies - Barbados
Dr. Dennis Craig, Guyana
Dr. Flore Zephir, University of Missouri
Dr. Faye McNair-Knox, Florida International Univ.
Dany Bebel-Gisler, Guadeloupe
Dr. Yves DeJean, Haiti

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Registration Information: Dade Country Public Schools and Broward County
Public Schools will provide master plan inservice points for teachers.

Registration Form (Please print or type)

Name:_________________________________________________________________
Street Address:_________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip:_________________________________________________________
Phone:________________________________________________________________
Institution/Organization:__________________________________________________

Circle one:
Community
Faculty
Student ID #:__________________

Registration Fee: $30.00 (U.S.) Make check/money order payable to: FIU
Registration fee is waived for FIU faculty and students (supported
with a grant from Academy for the Art of Teaching).

To register, send (or fax) completed registration form and mail
check/money order for the registration fee of $30.00 (U.S) to:

Elaine Dillashaw
English Department
Florida International University
University Park - DM 453
Miami, FL 33199
Fax: 305-348-3878

Registration fees will be accepted on the day of the workshop;
however, seating is limited, so register early to ensure a seat. For
all other workshop-related inquiries, including hotel arrangements at
special rates, contact:

Professor Tometro Hopkins
Linguistics Program
Florida International University
University Park - DM 464A
Miami, FL 33199
Phone: 305-348-3096 Fax: 305-348-3878
E-Mail: HOPKINSTSERVAX.FIU.EDU

For up-to-the-minute conference information and a detailed program of
speakers and presentations during the two days, keep checking this
World Wide Web Page!
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North Campus Map:

(Available from our WWW page)
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VIST OUR WORLD WIDE WEB PAGE AT:
HTTP://WWW.EXOWEB.COM/CREOLES
for the latest updated information, program of panels, speakers and
presentations, maps, hotel information, etc.

Send email about this mailing to: creoles96aol.com

 COMMUNICATION OF GENDER
3rd symposium of gender research at Kiel University, Germany
 14-16 November, 1996

Departing from the approach of "doing gender" it will be asked how
language serves to make gender a relevant feature of individuals: 
-How do people enact their gender in conversation? 
- How do they perceive women and men in communcation? 
- How do linguisticcategories and structures help to emphasize and
 perpetuate the gender difference?
The symposium is a forum for European and American researchers who
present recent findings in gender research.

Speakers:
Cheris Kramarae (Univ. of Illinois, Urb.)
Mykol C. Hamilton (Centre College, Danville)
Helga Kotthoff (Univ. of Konstanz)
Susanne Guenthner (Univ. of Konstanz)
Senta Troemel-Ploetz (Lancaster, Penn.)
Candace West (Univ. of California)
Marlis Hellinger (Univ. of Hannover)
Luise F. Pusch (Hannover)
Thomas Eckes (Univ. of Wuppertal)
Ursula Pasero (Univ. of Kiel)
Friederike Braun (Univ. of Kiel)

Registration and contact: Ursula Pasero, E-mail <gif07rz.uni-kiel.d400.de>