TEACHING ENGLISH WITH TECHNOLOGY, VOL. 5, NO. 2, APRIL 2005

IATEFL Poland
Computer Special Interest Group

Teaching English with Technology
A Journal for Teachers of English
ISSN 1642-1027

Announcements of Future Events

IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WEB-BASED COMMUNITIES 2006

February 26-28, 2006

San Sebastian, Spain

http://www.iadis.org/WBC2006

Keynote Speakers (confirmed):

Professor Peter Kollock, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Cliff Figallo, SociAlchemy, USA

Conference background and goals

The mission of this conference is to publish and integrate scientific results and act catalytically to the fast developing culture of web communities. The conference invites original papers, review papers, technical reports and case studies on WWW in particular the emerging role of so-called WWW-based Communities.

Domain

It is increasingly important for our culture to bring people together and to promote dynamics in professional organizations, mutual understanding, learning and harmony. Creating "virtual communities" is one major way to do this. The Web Based Communities 2006 conference aims at sharing and aggregating scientifically proven methods on how to organize and moderate WWW-based communities. These communities do not limit participants to particular locations - the international and multicultural dimension is a most challenging one. Good WWW communities undergo a continuous evolution and adapt to the changing world. The nature of these communities can be corporate, scientific, social or educational.

Pragmatic questions which need to be addressed include: What software tools are the most adequate and how to use them? How to promote your community so that new members can find it? How to protect the members' privacy? How to moderate discussions and how to provide information that people can use? How to create and maintain a sense of trust and commitment among the members? In addition, sociology, education, communication and philosophy issues are addressed as the main disciplines reflected in building WWW-based communities, although critical theories on societies and post-modernism are also relevant starting points. New and imminent technologies will be discussed.

Objectives

The Web Based Communities 2006 Conference aims atbringing together new vital understanding of WWW communities and what new initiatives mean. Each new perspective is potentially a catalyst for finding new architectures. National and regional-oriented communities may soon be relegated to a subordinate position compared to interest-oriented communities. Multiculturalism, critical thinking, expressing aesthetic aspects of our identity, and finding sparring partners for sharpening our ideologies, are all processes that need the new communication infrastructures.

The targeted audience is scientists and members and moderators of WWW communities who feel responsible for optimizing its quality and effect.

Format of the Conference

The conference will comprise invited talks and oral presentations. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book. The better papers will be candidate for the "International Journal of Web Based Communities" (IJWBC); ISSN: 1477 - 8394 [4 issues per year]

Types of submissions

Full and Short Papers, Posters/Demonstrations, Tutorials, Panels and Doctoral Consortium. All submissions are subject to a blind refereeing process.

Important Dates (2nd Call):

Submission Deadline: 6 January 2005

Notification to Authors: 23 January 2006- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration: Until 3 February 2006

Late Registration: After 3 February 2006

Secretariat IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WEB BASED COMMUNITIES 2006
Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3, 1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal

E-mail: wbc-sec@iadis.org Web site: http://www.iadis.org/wbc2006

Program Committee

Conference Co-Chairs

Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands

Pedro Isaías, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal

Program Chair

Ambrosio Goikoetxea, University of Mondragon, Spain

For the full Committee Members list please access http://www.iadis.org/wbc2006/committees.asp

TESOL 2006 ELECTRONIC VILLAGE SPECIAL EVENTS

TESOL 2006: "DARING TO LEAD"

March 15-18, 2006

Tampa, Florida, USA

INTERNET FAIR, APPLICATIONS FAIR, EV MINI-WORKSHOPS, and DEVELOPERS' SHOWCASE

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: January 17, 2005***

For Early Acceptances, Deadline for Submissions: December 17, 2004

You are invited to submit a proposal for participation in one or more of these TESOL 2006 CALL Interest Section Special Events, according to the guidelines below. Submit a separate proposal for each demonstration you wish to be considered for. You are welcome to submit proposals to more than one event, and it is possible to have more than one proposal accepted (depending on space availability and quality of the submission). Windows and Macintosh equipment will be available at no charge, along with CD ROM drives, Internet connections, and (for the Showcase only) projection equipment. Plan to bring a minimum of 100 handouts per Fair/Showcase acceptance slot since these are very popular events!

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE FAIRS:

Presenters have approximately 20-30 minutes to demonstrate their material. Participants walk around the EV, dropping in and out of demonstrations, thus precluding highly structured presentations. A demonstration may be repeated a second time (an additional 20 to 25 minutes), if interest warrants and space allows.

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE MINI-WORKSHOPS:

One presenter introduces a topic to a small group of workshop participants. The workshop is "hands-on."

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE SHOWCASE:

There is one presenter at a time, demonstrating her/his program. Seating is provided for the audience.

Please submit your proposal(s) online at the TESOL CALL-IS website http://www.uoregon.edu/~call/

_____INTERNET FAIR_____

Coordinator: Steven Sharp Email: ssharp@pgcps.org

_____APPLICATIONS FAIR______

Coordinator: Susanne McLaughlin Email: smclaugh@roosevelt.edu
_____EV MINI-WORKSHOPS_____

Coordinator: Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou Email: yiansoph@cytanet.com.cy

_____DEVELOPERS' SHOWCASE_____

Coordinator: Sookhee Kim Plotkin Email: sookhee.plotkin@pgcps.org

CALICO 2006 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

Online Learning: Come Ride the Wave

University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oahu, Hawaii

May 16-20, 2006

http://calico.org

Preconference Workshops: Tuesday, May 16 - Wednesday, May 17
Courseware Showcase: Thursday, May 18
Presentation Sessions: Thursday, May 18 - Saturday, May 20

Use CALICO's on-line proposal submission form at http://calico1.modlang.txstate.edu or click on CALICO 2006 on the homepage: http://calico.org. You will need to register on the site ("Proposer registration") before being able to submit.

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: OCTOBER 31, 2005
All presenters must be current members of CALICO by the time of the confernce and are responsible for their own expenses, including registration fees.
CALICO is a professional organization dedicated to the use of technology in foreign/second language learning and teaching. CALICO's symposia bring together educators, administrators, materials developers, researchers, government representatives, vendors of hardware and software, and others interested in the field of computer-assisted language learning.

For more information, contact
Mrs. Esther Horn, CALICO Coordinator

512/245-1417 (phone), 512/245-9089 (fax)
214 Centennial Hall, 601 University Drive

San Marcos, TX 78666

e-mail: info@calico.org or ec06@txstate.edu

TELECOLLABORATION:

INTEGRATING ON-LINE INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGES INTO THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM

19-21 May, 2006

University of León, León, Spain

http://www.eurocall-languages.org/news/items/workshop190506.html

Theme of the Workshop:

Telecollaboration refers to the activity of engaging language learners in intercultural exchange with students from other cultures through the use of on-line communication tools such as e-mail and message boards in order to improve their communicative and cultural skills in the foreign language.

The learning outcomes of these exchanges can be both powerful and enlightening with a great potential for both language and culture learning. However, for every example of success which is reported in journals and teacher magazines, teachers have usually heard about 'failed exchanges' from disenchanted colleagues. Organisational difficulties, misunderstandings and the reinforcement of stereotypes are often the order of the day.

Starting from this premise, the participating researchers and educators will aim to introduce the skills and knowledge which teachers and students will need in order to ensure that their telecollaborative projects are rich learning experiences which provide ample opportunities for both language practice and intercultural learning.

Participants:
Participants should ideally be involved in foreign language education at secondary or university level. No previous experience of using on-line technologies in education is necessary although a basic level of electronic literacy (i.e. knowledge of how to send e-mails and how to use a web browser etc.) is recommended. Due to the international nature of the event, the working language of the workshop will be English. However, educators working with other foreign languages (e.g. French, German, Spanish as a Foreign Language) are welcome to attend and participate.

Workshop moderators:

Moderators from Spain, Germany, Ireland and the United States have been invited to lead the sessions. The moderators are all foreign language educators and are also experienced practitioners of telecollaboration

Participants will have an opportunity during the workshop to present and discuss their own experiences with on-line exchanges and on-line learning in general. (Please inform the organisers in advance if you would like to speak during this session.)

Contact details:

To find out more information about the workshop and how to register, visit the Eurocall website at: http://www.eurocall-languages.org/news/items/workshop190506.html or contact Robert O'Dowd at the University of León:

By e-mail: robert.odowd@unileon.es

By post:

Robert O'Dowd,

Universidad de León, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras,

Departamento de Filología Moderna, 24071 León, Spain

Registration:
The registration fee for participants is 30?. As places are limited, it is necessary to book and pay in advance.

LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM: A STEP CLOSER TO THE FUTURE

26-28 May, 2006

University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

http://www.iateflcompsig.org.uk/cyprus2006.htm

Deadline for proposals: 10th January 2006

A conference organized by the University of Cyprus and the IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG. The conference aims to host a variety of practical and theoretical presentations catering both to experienced and novice teacher-users of learning technologies.

Plenary Speakers:

Prof James Coleman, Open University, UK

"The past, present and future of research into technology-enhanced language learning"

Dr Stephen Bax, Canterbury Christ Church University College, UK

"How can we make CALL more effective?"

Gavin Dudeney, the consultants-E, Spain

"The DoS, the Trainer, the Teacher & Technology: And Ne'er the Twain"

For more information: http://www.iateflcompsig.org.uk/cyprus2006.htm

2006 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING

June 2-4, 2006

Beijing, China

http://call2006.fltrp.com/

Paper Proposal deadline: February 15, 2006

Early Registration: March 15, 2006

The 2006 International Symposium of Computer Assisted Language Learning is a joint event to be co-hosted by the Learning Technologies Special Interest Group, International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG) and the National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education, Beijing Foreign Studied University (NRCFLE, BSFU).

Symposium theme: Digital and Networked Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

Organizer: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Beijing Foreign Studies University (FLTRP, BFSU)

Venue: FLTRP Conference Centre, Daxing, Beijing

Plenary Speakers:

Mike LEVY, School of Languages & Linguistics at Griffith University, Australia
Theme: CALL research paradigms

Phil HUBBARD, Linguistics Department & Language Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, US

Theme: CALL teacher education

Gary MOTTERAM, IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG, Faculty of Education at the University of Manchester, UK

Theme: Social contexts of E-learning: an international perspective

GU Yueguo, Institute of Online Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University
(BFSU), Contemporary Linguistic Section, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,
China

Theme: E-learning and online education

WEN Qiufang, National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education, Beijing, Foreign Studies University (BFSU), China

Theme: Learner corpora and interlanguage studies

We cordially invite presentations or posters on topics relevant (but not limited) to the following: CALL environment, CALL & L2 teacher education, CALL & online education, CALL courseware, CALL evaluation, CALL learners, Modality of learning, Web-based & resource-driven learning (RDL), Corpus-based & data-driven learning (DDL), Computer applications in second language acquisition (CASLA), Computer applications in second language research (CASLR)

Working language: English

All abstracts (500800 words, with 3-5 key words), as well as other conference-related queries, should be directed to:

Mr. LIU Xiangdong

Email: celea@fltrp.com, Telephone: +8610-88819582

Further details and updates of this conference can be found at the Symposium website. URL: http://call2006.fltrp.com/

5TH PACIFIC SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH FORUM (PACSLRF)

Brisbane, Australia

July 4-6, 2006

http://www.emsah.uq.edu.au/pacslrf2006/

The 5th Pacific Second Language Research Forum (PacSLRF) will be held on July 4-6, 2006 in Brisbane, Australia. It will be a part of LINQ 2006 ( http://www.linq06.une.edu.au/ ), a series of linguistic and applied linguistics meetings to be held at the University of Queensland during that month.

PacSLRF is a venue for data-based and theoretical papers on areas of basic research in Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Topics include, but are not limited to, SLA in instructed and naturalistic settings; the effects of second language (L2) instruction on the rate and route of L2 development; the role of individual differences (in e.g., aptitude, age, personality, motivation) in SLA; competing models of SLA processes; SLA theory construction; the acquisition of L2 pragmatics; bilingualism; the influence of cognitive variables (e.g., memory and attention) on L2 learning and use; the assessment of L2 use and development; and methodological issues in research into L2 acquisition.

Conference keynote speakers tentatively include David Birdsong (University of Texas), Patricia Duff (University of British Columbia), Rod Ellis (University of Auckland), and Bonnie Schwartz (University of Hawaii).

PacSLRF 2006 is accepting proposals for individual papers (40 minutes) and colloquia (2 hours and 10 minutes). The deadline for submission is January 15, 2006. For full details, see the Call for Papers section of the conference website.

Questions? Contact m.haugh@gu.edu.au