Call for Papers
International Symposium on Computer Learner Corpora, Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Teaching
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
14-16 December, 1998
We are pleased to announce an international symposium on computer learner corpora (CLC) to be held in Hong Kong from 14-16 December, 1998. The symposium is intended as a multi-disciplinary forum for discussion and presentation of research on CLCs. Particular importance will be attached to examining its links with second language acquisition theory and foreign language teaching.
Computer learner corpora: a new source of data for SLA and FL Teaching
Interest in computer learner corpora is growing fast and there is a widespread acknowledgement among SLA specialists and foreign language teaching professionals of their theoretical and practical value. Several large computer learner corpora representing a range of mediums and genres either have been or are currently being compiled. The symposium will be an ideal opportunity to review progress and set new research goals.
The programme of papers, poster presentations and software demonstrations will cover six broad topic areas:
- Contribution of computer learner corpora (CLC) to second language acquisition research
- Learner corpus building
- Software tools for learner corpus analysis
- CLC methodology
- CLC-based studies of learner grammar, lexis and discourse
- Computer learner corpora and language teaching: tools and methodology
Although much of the current research up to the present has been carried out on English as a Foreign/Second Language, papers reporting on CLC research into different learner languages will also be welcome.
Symposium organizers
Professor Joseph Hung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Sylviane Granger, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Organizational aspects
- Opening: Monday 14 December, 1998, 9 am
- Closing: Wednesday 16 December, 1998, 5 pm
- max. 80 participants (first come, first served)
- Symposium fee (including coffee breaks and meals): 200 US dollars
- Accommodation: 80 rooms available on/off CUHK campus: 60-90 US dollars for a twin room and 50-70 for a single room
- A multi-media centre will house the software demonstrations
- Post-symposium tours of China and Macau will be organized.
Deadlines
- Submission of preliminary notice of participation: 28 February 1998
- Submission of 1 page (A4) abstract: 31 March 1998. Electronic submission as a Word file is encouraged, but a hard copy should be mailed or faxed to the local organizer
- Notification of acceptance/rejection: 30 April 1998
- Registration and transfer of room deposit: 31 May 1998
- Submission of an extended abstract (c. 1,500 words) to be included in the symposium proceedings: 30 September 1998
Language
The symposium working language (including abstracts and presentations) will be English.
Address
For further information and registration form contact granger@lige.ucl.ac.be
| Professor Joseph Hung |
Professor Sylviane Granger |
| English Department |
Université Catholique de Louvain |
| The Chinese University of HK |
Centre for English Corpus Linguistics |
| Shatin, New Territories |
Place Blaise Pascal 1 |
| Hong Kong |
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium |
| Tel: +852 2609-7004 |
Tel: + 32 10 474947; 32 10 474034 |
| Fax: +852 2603-5270 |
Fax: + 32 10472579 |
| Email: josephhung@cuhk.edu.hk |
Email: granger@lige.ucl.ac.be |
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