LINGUIST List 18.1475

Tue May 15 2007

Calls: General Ling/Poland; General Ling,Lang Acquisition/Hong Kong

Editor for this issue: Ania Kubisz <anialinguistlist.org>

Directory         1.    Paulina Zydorowicz, 38th Poznan Linguistic Meeting
         2.    Joyce Lee, Flexibility in the Delivery of Language Programmes
Message 1: 38th Poznan Linguistic Meeting
Date: 15-May-2007
From: Paulina Zydorowicz <plmifa.amu.edu.pl>
Subject: 38th Poznan Linguistic Meeting


Full Title: 38th Poznan Linguistic Meeting Short Title: PLM 2007

Date: 13-Sep-2007 - 16-Sep-2007 Location: Gniezno, Poland Contact Person: Paulina Zydorowicz Meeting Email: plmifa.amu.edu.pl Web Site: http://ifa.amu.edu.pl/plm/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Call Deadline: 18-May-2007

Meeting Description:

We are happy to announce that the 38th Poznan Linguistic Meeting (PLM2007) will take place on 13-16 September 2007 in Gniezno, Poland. The Meeting will be organised by the School of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan.

38th Poznan Linguistic Meeting: Call for papers

Please note Extended submission deadline: 18th May 2007 Extended notification of acceptance: 22nd June 2007

Sessions:

Slavic phonotactics Linguistic legacy of Ludwik Zabrocki (1907-1977) Unfolding the semiotic web in discourse formations The syntax / phonology interface and beyond Celtic languages - their description and impact Dynamic phonology Anglicisms Advances in text corpora and speech signal processing Text types - diachronic investigations Visual communication Metalinguistic knowledge and second language acquisition North American dialects

Papers for these sessions are warmly invited; however, we also strongly encourage all colleagues interested in organising their own sessions/workshops to contact us with ideas and proposals. Each paper will be given 30 minutes, including 5-10 minutes for discussion. The submissions will be reviewed by an International Advisory Board.

Main Talks Confirmed so far:

Prof. Helen Aristar-Dry (Eastern Michigan University; Linguist List Moderator) Prof. John Ohala (University of California, Berkeley) Prof. Dennis Preston (Michigan State University) Prof. Peter Trudgill (University of Fribourg) Prof. Clive Upton (University of Leeds)

Registration:

All participants should register for the Meeting following the guidelines on our website: http://ifa.amu.edu.pl/plm

PLM 2007 Organising Committee Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk Jaroslaw Weckwerth Paulina Zydorowicz

Contact details: PLM2006 Organising Committee School of English, Adam Mickiewicz University Collegium Novum al. Niepodleglosci 4 61-874 Poznan, Poland tel: (+48 61) 829 3506, fax: (+48 61) 852 3103
Message 2: Flexibility in the Delivery of Language Programmes
Date: 15-May-2007
From: Joyce Lee <lcjleeust.hk>
Subject: Flexibility in the Delivery of Language Programmes



Full Title: Flexibility in the Delivery of Language Programmes Short Title: HKUST/Payap 2008

Date: 07-Jan-2008 - 11-Jan-2008 Location: Hong Kong & Chiang Mai, Hong Kong Contact Person: Amy Chi Meeting Email: lcconfust.hk Web Site: http://lc.ust.hk/~centre/conf2008

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Language Acquisition

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 01-Jul-2007

Meeting Description

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Payap University of Chiang Mai invite colleagues from all over the world to participate in an international conference with the theme 'Responding to Change: Flexibility in the Delivery of Language Programmes'. The conference will be held in Hong Kong (Jan 7th and 8th) and Chiang Mai (Jan 10th and 11th).

We welcome original and unpublished papers that reflect the theme of the conference, with a focus on one of the following sub-themes:

- Learning strategies - Interdisciplinary collaboration - Materials development - Testing & evaluation - Teacher training - Action research - Critical pedagogy - Managing change - Global English

Types of Presentations

- Paper presentation - Demonstration - Workshop - Colloquium - Poster session

Language of presentation: English

Submission of Abstracts

Please complete the online Abstract Proposal Form on the Conference Website at: http://lc.ust.hk/~centre/conf2008/