LINGUIST List 15.226

Thu Jan 22 2004

Calls: Applied Ling/USA; Computational Ling/France

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  • National Foreign Language Resource Center, Cultural Diversity and Language Education Conference
  • Paul Egre, ESSLLI'04 Student Session

    Message 1: Cultural Diversity and Language Education Conference

     Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 17:36:46 -1000 (HST)
    From: National Foreign Language Resource Center <nflrchawaii.edu>
    Subject: Cultural Diversity and Language Education Conference


    The National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) and the Center for Second Language Research (CSLR) are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for their upcoming conference . . .

    "CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND LANGUAGE EDUCATION"

    Imin International Conference Center University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI September 24-26, 2004

    http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/CDALE/

    ** CALL FOR PROPOSALS ** (deadline: March 31, 2004)

    The conference will focus on theories, policies, and practices associated with cultural and language diversity in educational contexts and will provide a forum for examining a broad range of issues concerned with the potential and challenges of education that builds on diversity. The primary strands for exploring diversity in language education at the conference are:

    - Foreign/Heritage Language Education - Bilingual/Immersion Education - English Language Education - Language Education Planning and Policy - Literacy Education

    Proposals for presentations related to theory, research, practice, and policy in these strand areas are welcome and can be submitted online.

    ** PRESENTATION CATEGORIES **

    - Individual papers: 20 minutes for presentation; 10 minutes for discussion - Colloquia: 3 & 1/2 hours - first 3 colloquia papers (20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion each); 30-minute break; final 3 colloquia papers (20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion each) - Workshops: 3 & 1/2 hours - 3 hour workshop with a 30-minute break in the middle

    ** ONLINE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION **

    To submit a proposal online, visit http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/CDALE/

    The deadline for proposal submission is March 31, 2004.

    Abstracts for all proposals are submitted for blind peer review.

    Need more information? Visit our website at: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/CDALE/

    National Foreign Language Resource Center University of Hawai'i 1859 East-West Road, #106 Honolulu HI 96822 voice: (808) 956-9424, fax: (808) 956-5983 email: nflrchawaii.edu VISIT OUR WEBSITE! http://www.nflrc.hawaii.edu

    Message 2: ESSLLI'04 Student Session

     Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 23:50:49 -0000
    From: Paul Egre <paulegremagic.fr>
    Subject: ESSLLI'04 Student Session


    SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS

    ESSLLI-2004 STUDENT SESSION

    9-20 August, 2004 in Nancy, France

    Deadline: February 22, 2004

    http://esslli2004.loria.fr/



    We are pleased to announce the Student Session of the 16th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information (ESSLLI-2004), which will be held in Nancy from August 9-20, 2004. We invite submission of papers for presentation at the ESSLLI-2004 Student Session and for appearance in the proceedings.

    PURPOSE:

    This ninth ESSLLI Student Session will provide, like the previous editions, an opportunity for ESSLLI participants who are students to present their own work in progress and get feedback from senior researchers and fellow-students. The ESSLLI Student Session encourages submissions from students at any level, undergraduates (before completion of the Master Thesis) as well as postgraduates (before completion of the PhD degree). Papers co-authored by non-students will not be accepted. Papers may be accepted for full presentation (30 minutes including 5 to 10 minutes of discussion) or for a poster presentation. All the accepted papers will be published in the ESSLLI-2004 Student Session proceedings, which will be made available during the summer school.

    REQUIREMENTS:

    The Student Session papers should describe original, unpublished work, completed or in progress, that demonstrates insight, creativity, and promise. No previously published papers should be submitted. We welcome submissions with topics within the areas of Logic, Language and Computation.

    SUBMISSION DETAILS:

    Student authors are invited to submit a full paper, not to exceed 7 pages of length exclusive of references. Note that the length of the final version of the accepted papers will not be allowed to exceed 10 pages.

    The submissions will be reviewed by the student session programme committee and additional reviewers. A plain ASCII text version of the identification page should be sent separately, using the following format:

    Title: title of the submission First author: firstname lastname Address: address of the first author ...... Last author: firstname lastname Address: address of the last author Short summary: abstract (5 lines) Subject area (one or two of): Logic | Language | Computation

    In case the paper is being submitted to another conference or workshop, this must be clearly indicated on the identification page.

    The preferred formats of submissions are PostScript, PDF, or plain text, although other formats will also be accepted. In case of acceptance, the final version of the paper will have to be submitted in LaTeX format. The papers must use single column A4 size pages, 11pt or 12pt fonts, and standard margins. Submissions not in accordance with the specified formatting and length requirements may be subject to rejection without review.

    The paper and separate identification page must be sent electronically to:

    paulegremagic.fr

    by FEBRUARY 22, 2004.

    PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:

    Laura Alonso i Alemany (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona) Carlos Areces (LORIA, Nancy) Jaume Baixeries (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) Willem Comradie (Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa) Benoit Crabbe (LORIA, Nancy) Paul Egre (IHPST, Universit� Paris 1, IJN) Judit Gervain (SISSA, Trieste) Bart Geurts (University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen) Ivana Kruijff-Korbayova (Universitat des Saarlandes, Saarbrucken) Marco Kuhlmann (Universitat des Saarlandes, Saarbrucken) Magdalena Ortiz de la Fuente (Universidad de las Americas, Puebla) Benjamin Spector (Laboratoire de Linguistique Formelle, Universite Paris 7, ENS)

    IMPORTANT DATES:

    Deadline for submission of papers : February 22, 2004. Authors notifications : April 19, 2004. ESSLLI early registration : May 1, 2004. Final papers for proceedings : May 15, 2004. ESSLLI-2004 Student Session : August 9-20, 2004.

    ESSLLI-2004 INFORMATION:

    In order to present a paper at ESSLLI-2004 Student Session, at least one student author of each accepted paper has to register as a participant at ESSLLI-2004. The authors of accepted papers will be eligible for reduced registration fees even after the deadline for early registration. For all information concerning ESSLLI-2004, please consult the ESSLLI-2004 main website at http://esslli2004.loria.fr/

    For more information about the ESSLLI'04 student session, consult the ESSLLI'04 student session website at: http://lingua.fil.ub.es/~lalonso/stusESSLLI04/

    If you have any further question about the student session, do not hesitate to contact us:

    Laura Alonso i Alemany lalonsofil.ub.es

    Departament de Linguistica General Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585 Universitat de Barcelona Barcelona, SPAIN

    telephone number: +34 93 403 56 93 fax number: +34 93 318 98 22