--- Forwarded Message from "Lauersdorf, Mark R" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Lauersdorf, Mark R" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:00:10 -0500 >Subject: Last Call: Language Technology at KFLC 2008 >Thread-Topic: Last Call: Language Technology at KFLC 2008 >Thread-Index: AQHICPRRvpsW4ipp60GmDvzArkp3N4zW/G8AgBYENOCAAAn4AIAAG+Aw >Accept-Language: en-US >acceptlanguage: en-US *LangTech at the KFLC 2008!* The New Year is almost here. Get started early with your new Year's resolutions by resolving to present your latest work in language technology at the KFLC in 2008. *You still have time to turn in your abstract!* The official deadline for abstract submissions for LangTech at the KFLC is 15 December 2007, but since that falls on a Saturday, the "holiday bonus" deadline extension is: ***Monday, 17 December 2007*** All abstracts arriving before midnight on Monday (Eastern Time) will be considered. We are using direct online submission this year at: http://www.stoa.org/kflc2/submit.php?cf=6 Below you will find this year's call for papers. Please share it with your colleagues and encourage them to bring their best work in Language Technology to showcase for us at this year's "LangTech at the KFLC". Just a reminder that in 2008 we are making an increased effort to attract papers discussing technology as a tool for *literary, cultural, and linguistic* teaching and research, and I would like to encourage you all to consider submitting your work in these areas for presentation. We will, of course, also be continuing our wildly successful sessions on the use of technology in the acquisition of language skills, and we hope to attract the same high caliber of contributions in these areas as we have in past years. I look forward to hearing from you and to seeing you again for Language Technology in the Bluegrass this spring. Mark ----------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS -- LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY In its third year as an official division of the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference the Language Technology group is inaugurating a new initiative. In addition to the traditional 3-day series of sessions discussing the use of technology to enhance the acquisition of language skills, this year's "LangTech at the KFLC" is soliciting papers for a parallel 3-day series of sessions devoted specifically to Technology for Literature, Culture, and Linguistics. For this new series of sessions, abstracts are invited that focus on the use of technology in literary, cultural, and linguistic teaching and research, including but not limited to: - integrating technology into literature, culture, and linguistics classrooms - technology as a tool for student projects and research in literature, culture, and linguistics - faculty research in literature, culture, and linguistics employing technology tools ("digital humanities") For the traditional sessions, abstracts are welcome in all other areas and aspects of technology and language, such as: - using tech tools and techniques for language instruction in all skills and on all levels - guiding language educators toward optimal use of technology in their teaching and research - employing technology-based research and publication in language scholarship - managing language technology in an academic setting The KFLC has a tradition of attracting scholars from a broad range of languages and specializations. This year's conference will have sessions in Arabic, French, German, Hispanic, Italian, and Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies, as well as Second Language Acquisition. We would like to see this broad range represented in the Language Technology sessions, to encourage cross-pollination of ideas among the individual languages and disciplines working to integrate technology into their teaching and research programs, and to encourage participants from the various literature, culture, and linguistics sessions to join us in our discussions. Abstracts should be no more than one page (250 words) in length and should be submitted directly online at: http://www.stoa.org/kflc2/submit.php?cf=6 In view of the multi-language audience that we hope to attract to all Language Technology sessions, the recommended language of presentation is English. Deadline for submission of abstracts and panel proposals is 15 December 2007. [Note that this is later than the general KFLC abstract submission date.] All proposed abstracts will be considered for inclusion in the KFLC program. Acceptance of a paper implies a commitment on the part of the participant(s) to register and attend the conference. All presenters must pay the appropriate registration fee by 15 February 2008 to be included in the program. The conference will take place 17-19 April 2008 on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington. For more information on conference logistics, please visit: http://www.uky.edu/as/kflc/ For specific information on the Language Technology sessions, contact the division leader at the coordinates listed below. We look forward to seeing you in beautiful springtime Kentucky for the continuation of past successes and the start of an exciting new series in literature, culture, and linguistics at "LangTech at the KFLC"! Mark Lauersdorf ----------------------------------- Dr. Mark Richard Lauersdorf KFLC -- Language Technology division leader Associate Professor of Languages and Linguistics Director of Language Technology Department of Modern & Classical Languages Department of Hispanic Studies 1055 Patterson Office Tower University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0027, USA phone: ++ 859.257.7101 fax: ++ 859.257.3743 e-mail: [log in to unmask] *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************