LINGUIST List 9.1741

Tue Dec 8 1998

FYI: UNIVERSAL ACCESS, ESL/Bilingual

Editor for this issue: Jody Huellmantel <jodylinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. Ephraim P. Glinert, New NSF Research Focus
2. michael cervieri, ESL/Bilingual Education Issues

I would like to draw your attention to a new research focus on the
topic of UNIVERSAL ACCESS jointly sponsored by the Human Computer
Interaction (HCI) and Knowledge and Cognitive Systems (KCS) programs
within the Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) Division of CISE.

The word "access" implies the ability to find, manipulate and use
information in an efficient and comprehensive manner. A primary
objective of the HCI/KCS research focus on universal access is to
empower people with disabilities so that they are able to participate
as first class citizens in the emerging information society. But more
than that, the research focus will benefit the nation as a whole, by
advancing computer technology so that all people can possess the
skills needed to fully harness the power of computing to enrich and
make their lives more productive within a tightly knit "national
family" whose members communicate naturally and painlessly through the
sharing of (multimodal) information.

For more information, please point your web browser at

	http://www.cise.nsf.gov/iis/index.html

then click on "IIS Programs" and from there go to either the HCI or
KCS page, where you will find a link to Universal Access.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions!


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Ephraim P. Glinert, Program Director
Knowledge and Cognitive Systems / HCI / Universal Access
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1115
Arlington, VA 22230

Phone: (703) 306 1926
Fax: (703) 306 0599
E-mail: eglinertnsf.gov
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To Whom it may concern,

I recently saw your post [re: esl why bother] to the
cu.ml.linguist-list newsgroup and wanted to tell you that I'm creating
a magazine for Distance Learning's online esl school, Peak 
[ http://www.dli-peak.com ]. The magazine [currently called
'Interlingo' but we're still a bit fidgety about that one] combines
information and articles of general interest for ESL students and
teachers alike.

The reason I'm writing you is because I'm looking for people interested
in writing about ESL and bi-linguial education issues for us. Please
contact me or pass my name along to anyone you feel might be interested.
I'll give you or others further details then.

Yours,

Michael Cervieri
Distance Learning, Inc.