LINGUIST List 14.2632

Tue Sep 30 2003

Calls: General Ling/KY, USA; Sociolinguistics/Belgium

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    Message 1: 57th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference

     Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 09:11:54 +0000
    From: gstump <gstumpuky.edu>
    Subject: 57th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference


    57th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Short Title: KFLC

    Date: 15-Apr-2004 - 17-Apr-2004 Location: Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America Contact: Gregory Stump Contact Email: gstumpuky.edu Meeting URL: http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/KFLC

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

    Meeting Description:

    The 57th annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference will be held April 15-17, 2004, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. The conference will include sessions devoted to all aspects of theoretical and descriptive linguistics, sociolinguistics, and applied linguistics. If you wish to present a paper in one of these sessions, send a one-page abstract by e-mail to Gregory Stump at gstumpuky.edu; alternatively, abstracts may be mailed to Gregory Stump, Department of English, University of Kentucky, 1215 Patterson Office Tower, Lexington, KY 40506-0027. Please include the following information with your abstract: name, affiliation, address, e-mail address, daytime phone. In addition, specify whether you wish to present a 30-minute paper (20-minute presentation plus 10-minute discussion) or a 60-minute paper (45-minute presentation plus 15-minute discussion). The deadline for submission of abstracts is November 1, 2003. Authors will be notified about the conference schedule in late December.

    Message 2: Language, Attitudes and Education in Multilingual Cities

     Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 10:14:31 +0000
    From: bilingbr <bilingbrvub.ac.be>
    Subject: Language, Attitudes and Education in Multilingual Cities


    Language, Attitudes and Education in Multilingual Cities

    Date: 27-May-2004 - 28-May-2004 Location: Brussels, Belgium Contact: Luk Van Mensel Contact Email: bilingbrvub.ac.be

    Linguistic Sub-field: Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Language Acquisition

    Meeting Description:

    This colloquium seeks to examine the role of education in developing multilingual competencies and attitudes in a variety of urban environments. Theme: At a time when cities around the world, for various reasons, are becoming more multilingual, this colloquium seeks to examine the role of education in developing multilingual competencies and attitudes in a variety of urban environments. Focal points include the role of education in language development and maintenance, linguistic and cultural pluralism, educational needs and responses, curriculum practices including medium of instruction, and social and psychological dimensions including attitudinal, motivational and cognitive aspects.

    Programme:

    - 6 invited presentations, each focusing on a different multilingual city (e.g. Brussels, Montreal, Basel, Hong Kong, Rotterdam, Barcelona)

    - poster sessions (preceeded by short oral introduction)

    - 2 panel discussions focusing on language development and attitude formation

    - 2 keynote presentations The languages of the colloquium are English, Dutch, and French.

    Call for Poster Presentations:

    Participants are invited to submit a proposal for a poster presentation. Proposals should be between 300 and 500 words and must be sent as an email attachment to <bilingbrvub.ac.be> by December 1st, 2003. Notice of acceptance will be sent in January 2004 along with the second circular which will include details about the registration procedure, accommodation and programme.

    A selection of the contributions to the colloquium will be published at a later date.

    Registration fee : Students: 40 Others: 80

    Organisation:

    Scientific Research Network of the Fund for Scientific Research '' Flanders : Research on Brussels and other multilingual cities/capitals Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Brussels (VUB) Centre for Linguistics (VUB)