9th Int'l Conference-Association for Language Awareness, Hong Kong, 26-29 Jun 08

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Association for Language Awareness (ALA)
9th International Conference 2008

Date: 26-29 June 2008
Venue: The University of Hong Kong, China

Conference Theme: ‘Engaging with Language’

Main Objectives

One theme that unites all those involved with language awareness, as researchers and/or practitioners, is engagement with language. The 9th International Conference of the Association for Language Awareness aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss and share research, theory and best practice relating to different aspects of engaging with language. The Conference will address language awareness in the learning and teaching of languages; in literature; and in broader educational, social, professional, and cultural dimensions. A particular aim of the 2008 ALA Conference is to promote language awareness research and practice within the region.

Main Areas

•   Language Awareness in language learning
•   Language Awareness in language teaching
•   Language Awareness and language use
•   Critical Language Awareness
•   Language Awareness in the workplace
•   Language Awareness and multilingualism

Plenary Speakers

Dr Simon Borg, University of Leeds, UK
Dr K K Luke, University of Hong Kong, China
Prof David Nunan, University of Hong Kong, China
Prof Barbara Seidlhofer, University of Vienna, Austria

Extended Deadline for Abstracts

We welcome abstracts for paper presentations, colloquia and posters discussing research in relation to any areas that fit within the theme of the Conference: ‘Engaging with language’. We also welcome proposals for workshops, sharing good practices related to the conference theme.

Deadline for receipt of abstracts: 31 December 2007
Language of the abstract: English/Chinese
Language of paper/poster presentation: English, Cantonese or Putonghua

For more information, please visit the Conference website: http://www.hku.hk/clear/ala

Conference Organizers
Dr Stephen Andrews, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
Dr Roger Berry, Department of English, Lingnan University

Enquiries: Miss Scarlet Poon. Email: scarletws@hku.hk/ Tel: (852) 2859 2395

The ALA Conference 2008 is organized by the Association for Language Awareness with the support of the HKU Strategic Research Area: Constituent Theme "Languages, Media and Communication: Language in Education and Assessment".