LINGUIST List 14.2607

Mon Sep 29 2003

Calls: General Ling/Hong Kong;Applied Ling/Netherlands

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  • sw.tang, Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Annual Research Forum 2003
  • w.m.lowie, The Socio-political Setting of English Language Teaching

    Message 1: Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Annual Research Forum 2003

     Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 01:05:06 +0000
    From: sw.tang <sw.tangpolyu.edu.hk>
    Subject: Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Annual Research Forum 2003


    Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Annual Research Forum 2003 Short Title: LSHK-ARF 2003

    Date: 06-Dec-2003 - 07-Dec-2003 Location: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Contact: Sze-Wing Tang Contact Email: sw.tangpolyu.edu.hk Meeting URL: http://www.lshk.org

    Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics Call Deadline: 01-Nov-2003

    Meeting Description:

    For registration and other details of the meeting, please visit the website of LSHK. All LSHK members are cordially invited to attend and present papers at the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Annual Research Forum 2003, which will be held at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, December 6-7, 2003. Twenty-minute paper presentations (plus ten minutes for discussion) on any areas in linguistics are welcome.

    This year is very special to the Society: the 10th anniversary of the LSHK Cantonese Romanization Scheme or known as Jyutping. To mark this special occasion, a workshop on 'romanization and transcription' will be organized during the ARF. We are soliciting contributions on all aspects of romanization and transcription in Cantonese, Putonghua, and English. This workshop aims to bring us together concentrating on the issues related to the theories of romanization and transcription and their application in different fields.

    Abstracts may be written in either Chinese or English, one page in length on A4 size paper, no less than 400 words (for English) or 800 characters (for Chinese) excluding references, with title, authors name, and affiliation. Include word count at the bottom of the page. Abstracts should be in at least 12 point type with margins of at least 1-inch, singled spaced. Along with the abstract send a separate sheet listing (1) title of the paper, (2) name(s) of the author(s), (3) affiliation(s), (4) mailing address, and (5) email address. Please specify whether the abstract is submitted to the workshop on romanization and transcription.

    Submissions are limited to a maximum of one individual and one joint abstract per author, or to two joint abstracts per author.Abstracts are required to be saved in an electronic version (either DOC, RTF, or TXT) and sent to us by email at the following address.

    sw.tangpolyu.edu.hk

    In addition to the soft copy, the hard copy of the abstract should be sent to the following address.

    Sze-Wing Tang Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Kowloon Hong Kong

    Deadline for receipt of abstracts is November 1, 2003 (Saturday). Notification of acceptance will be sent by email by November 17, 2003 (Monday).

    Message 2: The Socio-political Setting of English Language Teaching

     Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 08:02:23 +0000
    From: w.m.lowie <w.m.lowielet.rug.nl>
    Subject: The Socio-political Setting of English Language Teaching


    The Socio-political Setting of English Language Teaching Date: 13-Nov-2003 - 14-Nov-2003 Location: Groningen, Netherlands Contact: Kees de Bot Contact Email: c.l.j.de.botlet.rug.nl

    Linguistic Sub-field: Applied Linguistics

    Subject Language: English

    Call Deadline: 01-Oct-2003

    Meeting Description:

    The central question to be addressed at this conference is why the teaching of English as a Second Language is so effective in some countries and less so in other ones. What are the success factors and which factors may thwart an effective learning process?

    Invited speakers

    Dr. Koffie Edoh (World Bank, Washington) Prof. Dr. M. Burns (English Language Program, Perdue University) Dr. G�rard Bonnet (Minist�re de lEducation, Paris) We still have room for 4 papers. Please send abstract of no more than 200 words to Wander Lowie by September 30, 2003.