LINGUIST List 14.101

Mon Jan 13 2003

Calls: French Lang Studies/Applied Ling

Editor for this issue: Karolina Owczarzak <karolinalinguistlist.org>



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  • j.dewaele, Postgraduates in French Language Studies, UK
  • hknoerr, Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Canada

    Message 1: Postgraduates in French Language Studies, UK

     Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 07:53:10 +0000
    From: j.dewaele <j.dewaelebbk.ac.uk>
    Subject: Postgraduates in French Language Studies, UK


    Workshop for potential postgraduates in French language studies

    Short Title: Workshop French language Location: London, UK Date: 01-Feb-2003 - 01-Feb-2003

    Contact Person: Aidan Coveney Meeting Email: a.b.coveneyex.ac.uk Linguistic Subfield(s): Applied Linguistics Subject Language(s): French

    Language Family: Romance

    Meeting Description:

    AFLS Workshop for potential postgraduates in French language studies This *free* workshop is for potential postgraduates in all areas of French Language Studies and is organised by the Association for French Language Studies (AFLS).

    WHERE? Birkbeck College, University of London (room 1074, main Birkbeck bulding, Malet Street, Bloomsbury; next to Senate House) Please note that this is NOT a publicity event for any particular institution or Department, but is part of a general AFLS drive to increase the number of postgraduates in our discipline.

    The programme will include short talks, Question & Answer sessions and time for for small group or individual discussions. It will cover: GENERAL & PRACTICAL ISSUES An overview of different possibilities at Masters' level and beyond; funding and career opportunities; what being a postgraduate is really like at the various stages; what to do in order to start next year.

    AREAS OF FRENCH LANGUAGE STUDIES AND POSSIBLE RESEARCH TOPICS

    A panel of experienced researchers will outline what work in their areas involves, and suggest some priorities and possible topics for research projects. Areas will include:

    * Description & Analysis of French (in its different varieties) - Phonology, Grammar, Lexis, Discourse; * History of French; * French, Second Language Acquisition and other areas of Applied Linguistics; * Sociolinguistics and French, including Variation.

    Speakers will include: Professor Jenny Cheshire; Dr Jean-Marc Dewaele; Professor John Green; Dr Florence Myles; Professor David Trotter.

    Some help with travel expenses will be available to students (Finalists or M.A) coming from a long distance, and who attend the Workshop for the whole day.

    If you would like to register for the Workshop, please complete the details below and send the form by e-mail, to the organiser, Aidan Coveney, a.b.coveneyex.ac.uk Please send this AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, and not later than Wednesday 22 January.

    Message 2: Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Canada

     Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 14:28:38 +0000
    From: hknoerr <hknoerruottawa.ca>
    Subject: Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Canada


    2003 Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Conference

    Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Date: 01-Jun-2003 - 04-Jun-2003 Call Deadline: 30-Jan-2003

    Web Site: http://www.aclacaal.org/ Contact Person: Martine Peters Meeting Email: mpetersaclacaal.org Linguistic Subfield(s): Applied Linguistics

    Meeting Description:

    The Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics will hold its 2003 conference as part of the Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from June 1st to the 4th. Members are invited to submit abstracts for single papers as well as symposia.

    ABSTRACT REQUIREMENT

    1. Abstracts for single papers should be no longer than 150 words and must be typed in Times New Roman (font 12). They can include references but should not contain a bibliography. Abstracts for symposia should include a general description of the symposium (150 words) as well as a description of each panel member presentation (150 words).

    2. Please add five key words describing your research.

    3. In order to help ensure anonymity, abstracts should not contain excessive reference to its author's publications.

    4. Abstracts should contain

    a. a title (for the symposium indicate a main title as well as the title of each presentation)

    b. an indication of the main arguments involved

    c. a statement of conclusions reached and an assessment of their significance

    d. the name of the author(s) or the name of the coordinator as well as the name of each presenter for the symposium

    e. their affiliation

    f. their e-mail address as well as their postal address

    g. It should also mention if the author(s) require(s) audio-visual material

    5. Only the abstract meeting the above criteria will be evaluated.

    MAIL ABSTRACTS AND SUBMISSION FORMS BEFORE January 30th, 2003

    To: CAAL Program Committee attention: Martine Peters D�partement de linguistique et de didactique des langues Universit� du Qu�bec � Montr�al Case postale 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville Montr�al (Qu�bec) Canada H3C 3P8

    Or preferably they should be sent by email as a Word or Wordperfect document to mpetersaclacaal.org.

    Please note that members only may send submissions and that presenters will eventually have to pay for multimedia equipment ($ 50) if needed. You can pay by credit card on the CAAL web site: http://www.aclacaal.org/ or mail your payment for 2003 along with your submission.



    Association canadienne de linguistique appliqu�e

    Appel de communications 2003 L'association canadienne de linguistique appliqu�e tiendra son colloque de lan 2003 au sein du Congr�s des sciences sociales et humaines � luniversit� Dalhousie, Halifax, Nouvelle-�cosse, du 1er au 4 juin, 2003. Les membres de lassociation sont invit�s � soumettre des propositions pour des communications ainsi que pour des symposiums.

    FORMAT DES PROPOSITIONS

    1) Les propositions pour les communications ne doivent pas d�passer 150 mots et doivent �tre dactylographi�es en Times New Roman (police 12). Elles peuvent inclure des r�f�rences mais ne doivent pas inclure une bibliographie. Les propositions pour les symposiums doivent inclure une description g�n�rale du symposium (150 mots) ainsi quune description de la pr�sentation de chaque intervenant (150 mots).

    2) Veuillez inclure 5 mots cl�s d�crivant votre recherche.

    3) Afin dassurer lanonymat, les propositions ne doivent pas contenir de trop nombreuses r�f�rences aux publications de lauteur.

    4) Les propositions doivent inclure

    a) un titre (pour les symposiums indiquer un titre g�n�ral ainsi que le titre de chaque intervention)

    b) les id�es directrices de largumentation

    c) les conclusions et une �valuation de leurs port�es

    d) le nom de(s) auteur(e)(s) ou le nom du coordinateur du symposium ainsi que le nom de chaque intervenant

    e) leur institution dattache

    f) leur adresse �lectronique ainsi que leur adresse postale

    g) Elle doit aussi indiquer les besoins en mat�riel audio-visuel.

    5) Seules les propositions qui respectent toutes les consignes seront prises en consid�ration.

    ENVOI DES PROPOSITIONS ET DES NOTICES AVANT LE 15 D�CEMBRE 2002 Comit� de congr�s de lACLA Martine Peters D�partement de linguistique et de didactique des langues Universit� du Qu�bec � Montr�al Case postale 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville Montr�al (Qu�bec) Canada H3C 3P8

    Ou de pr�f�rence comme envoi �lectronique, sous format Word ou Wordperfect � mpetersaclacaal.org.

    Veuillez noter que seuls les membres ayant pay� leur adh�sion � lassociation pour 2003 peuvent soumettre des propositions et que les pr�sentateurs et pr�sentatrices devront �ventuellement payer pour obtenir un �quipement multim�dia (50 $) sils en ont besoin. Vous pouvez payer par carte de cr�dit sur le site de lACLA: http://www.aclacaal.org/ ou envoyez votre paiement en m�me temps que votre proposition.