--- Forwarded Message from Mark Richard Lauersdorf <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 16:58:36 -0500 >From: Mark Richard Lauersdorf <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: 2nd Call - Language Technology at KFLC 2009 >To: [log in to unmask] >cc: Mark Richard Lauersdorf <[log in to unmask]> Hello all, If you haven't yet been to "LangTech at the KFLC", there is still time and opportunity to join us for language technology in the Bluegrass in April 2009! This is the 2nd Call for Papers - the abstract submission deadline is coming up on 24 November 2008. Please see the full Call for Papers below. I hope that you will consider submitting a proposal and that you will encourage your colleagues in your language programs to do the same. Mark Lauersdorf P.S. As always, a .pdf version of this Call for Papers is available for you to share with your colleagues in the language programs who may not be on LLTI. Please let me know if you would like one. *********************************** CALL FOR PAPERS -- LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY Heading into its fourth year as an official division of the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, "LangTech at the KFLC" seeks high quality papers on any aspect of: Technology for Language, Literature, Culture, and Linguistics We are continuing our efforts to attract presentations specifically 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") Abstracts are, of course, also 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 250-300 words in length and should be submitted directly online at: KFLC Abstract Site: http://www.kflcabstracts.uky.edu/ 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 *24 November 2008*. 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 2009 to be included in the program. The conference will take place 16-18 April 2009 on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington. For more information on conference logistics, please visit: http://web.as.uky.edu/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 as a contributor to the continued growth and success of "LangTech at the KFLC"! Mark Lauersdorf ----------------------------------- Dr. Mark Richard Lauersdorf KFLC $F6 Language Technology division leader Associate Professor of Languages and Linguistics Director of Language Technology Interim Director, Collaboratory for Research in Computing for Humanities 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]) ***********************************************