LINGUIST List 14.1518

Mon May 26 2003

Calls: Reading & Technology; Historical Ling/Finland

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  • mikko.laitinen, Symposium on diachrony, dialectology and typological linguistics

    Message 1: The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal

     Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 08:54:52 +0000
    From: ajwurr <ajwurruncg.edu>
    Subject: The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal


    Call Deadline: 15-JUN-2003

    Call for Papers for Special Issue of The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal Theme: Reading and Technology This special issue will explore the relationship between technology and reading. Papers will examine issues in the following theme areas: (1) Technology as a Tool to Teach Reading Skills, (2) Supplementing Reading Instruction with Technology, (3) Reading in Electronic Environments, (4) The Role of Technology as a Curricular Tool in Developing Reading Abilities, and (5) Reading Difficulties in Technology. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: Technology as a Tool to Teach Reading Skills - Teaching reading with technology - Implementing technology in the reading class - The impact of technology on reading - How the internet/technology changes reading Supplementing Reading Instruction with Technology - Using technology to helping students acquire specific skills and strategies - Instruction to develop the critical literacies essential to effective information use - Training students to become proficient readers in online environments Reading in Electronic Environments - Online resources/courses for reading - Vocabulary acquisition- Electronic dictionaries, glossing - Electronic Books - The World Wide Web The Role of Technology as a Curricular Tool in Developing Reading Abilities - Exploring reading strategy use in electronic environments - Online reading behaviors-Hypertext and reading - Computer-based reading strategies - Reading-centered literacy activities - Web-quests and web-stories Reading Difficulties in Technology - Affective factors, reading, and technology - Social aspects of literacy in the digital age - Teacher attitudes toward reading and technology - Assessment practices in literacy that include reading on the Internet = Analysis and exploration of reading software programs Please submit manuscripts by June 15, 2003 to editorsreadingmatrix.com. Submission guidelines are available at: http://www.readingmatrix.com/submission.html For additional information, please contact the Editors, Meena Singhal (msinghallbcc.edu) or John Liontas (jliontasnd.edu). The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal is published exclusively on the World Wide Web. http://www.readingmatrix.com/journal.html

    Message 2: Symposium on diachrony, dialectology and typological linguistics

     Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 06:25:23 +0000
    From: mikko.laitinen <mikko.laitinenhelsinki.fi>
    Subject: Symposium on diachrony, dialectology and typological linguistics


    Symposium on diachrony, dialectology and typological linguistics Short Title: DIATYPE

    Date: 16-Oct-2003 - 18-Oct-2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Contact: Mikko Laitinen Contact Email: mikko.laitinenhelsinki.fi Meeting URL: http://www.eng.helsinki.fi/varieng/main/diatype/index.htm

    Linguistic Sub-field: Historical Linguistics Call Deadline: 10-Jun-2003

    Meeting Description:

    The Research Unit for Variation and Change in English at the Department of English, University of Helsinki, organizes

    DIATYPE

    Symposium on diachrony, dialectology and typological linguistics Helsinki, 16-18 October, 2003 Call for papers

    Contributions are invited to a symposium on diachrony, dialectology and language typology to be held in Helsinki in mid-October 2003. The aim of the symposium is to explore connections between these three fields of research, looking for ways in which historical linguists and dialectologists could learn from insights to be gained from typological studies, and vice versa.

    The symposium is organised by the Research Unit for Variation and Change in English (VARIENG), a National Centre of Excellence funded by the Academy of Finland and the University of Helsinki. All contributions to the symposium need not necessarily focus on questions to do with the English language, although the organizers will naturally be most interested in topics connected with the evolution and regional variation of English.

    Invited speakers and their topics: - Dieter Kastovsky (University of Vienna): Historical morphology from a typological point of view - Bernd Kortmann (University of Freiburg): The European dimension of the new partnership between dialectology and typology - Anna Siewierska (Lancaster University): On the development of non-accusative person agreement

    Abstracts:

    The deadline for submission of abstracts (in English; max 300 words) is June 10, 2003. Please submit your abstract by e-mail to diatype-organizershelsinki.fi. The abstract should be included in the body of the message. E-mail submissions are recommended. If, however, you send your abstract by ordinary mail, please provide an e-mail address as a contact address.

    Participants will be notified of acceptance by June 16, 2003. The accepted abstracts will be published on the web pages of the symposium at: http://www.eng.helsinki.fi/varieng/main/news.htm

    Registration:

    The deadline for registration for all participants is September 1, 2003. Register by e-mail to the address diatype-organizershelsinki.fi. The registration fee is EUR 50.

    Accommodation:

    The City of Helsinki Tourist Office web pages provide several links to accommodation in Helsinki. The pages can be accessed from the symposium web pages or directly from http://www.hel.fi/tourism/html/english/artikkelit/index.html.

    The academic programme of the symposium will run from late Thursday afternoon till Saturday afternoon. The conference venue will be in the centre of Helsinki in the vicinity of the Senate Square.

    For further information, please contact diatype-organizershelsinki.fi.

    The organizing committee:

    - Terttu Nevalainen, e-mail: terttu.nevalainenhelsinki.fi - Juhani Klemola, e-mail: juhani.klemolauwasa.fi

    - Mikko Laitinen (secretary of the symposium), e-mail: mikko.laitinenhelsinki.fi

    Address: Department of English, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 24 (Unioninkatu 40B), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.