2nd 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

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Symposium organizers: J. Hung (Chinese University of Hong Kong) and S. Granger (Universite Catholique de Louvain)

 

 

WHAT ARE COMPUTER LEARNER CORPORA AND WHY ARE THEY USEFUL?

Computer learner corpora are electronic collections of spoken or written texts produced by foreign language learners in a whole variety of language settings. Once computerized, this data can be analyzed with linguistic software tools, from simple ones, which search, count and display, to the most advanced ones, which provide sophisticated syntactic and/or semantic analysis of the data. This type of large-scale corpus analysis can bring many interesting insights to SLA theory and has numerous promising applications for foreign language teaching and learning.

The symposium is intended as a multi-disciplinary forum for discussion and presentation of research on all aspects of learner corpora, with particular importance attached to its links with second language acquisition theory and foreign language teaching.

 

A SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS!

As a result of the first call for papers, we are already assured of an exciting and varied programme with contributions covering corpus-based descriptions of learner grammar, lexis and discourse and approaches to materials design, classroom methodology and ELT tools (CALL programs, grammar checkers, etc.) based on analyses of learner corpora. Research is based on a whole range of learner corpora: learner testing corpus, learner corpus of interpretation, learner email messages, learner essays, learners informal speech, learner translations, etc.  

We would still be interested in fitting a few more papers into the programme, specifically those dealing with novel ELT applications, especially computerized ones. Obviously, software demonstrations would also be very welcome. So if you have interesting things to say about learner corpora and ELT/SLA, we would like to hear from you!

 

Deadlines for the second call for papers 

• Submission of preliminary notice of participation (see attached form) and 1 page (A4) abstract: 8 May 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: 15 May 1998
• Submission of extended abstract (c. 1,500 words) to be included in the symposium proceedings: 30 September 1998.

 

All enquiries, requests and submissions should be directed to the local organizer, J. Hung, preferably by email

josephhung@cuhk.edu.hk with an electronic copy to Sylviane Granger: granger@lige.ucl.ac.be

 

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 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER LEARNER CORPORA, SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

 

Preliminary notice of participation

 

() I wish to participate in the International Symposium on computer learner corpora 

() I wish to present a paper 

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() I wish to demonstrate software

 

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Please note that the deadline for submissions is 8 May 1998.

 

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