> From: "Horn, Esther" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: January 20, 2009 9:14:17 AM EST > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: FW: 2009 Language Symposium at Northwestern > Reply-To: Calico discussion list <[log in to unmask] > > > > The Council on Language Instruction and The MultiMedia Learning > Center at N= > orthwestern University, together with The Sandi Port Errant Language > and Cu= > lture Learning Center at the > University of Illinois-Chicago > and > The Center for the Study of Languages at the University of Chicago > > invite you to participate in > > LANGUAGE SYMPOSIUM 2009 > =93From The Quill to the Wiki: Writing Toward Fluency=94 > April 24-25, 2009 > Northwestern University > > opening keynote speaker: > Professor CHARLENE POLIO from Michigan State University. > > On Saturday the Symposium will continue with presentations on > writing techn= > ology, writing methodology and writing genres. > > Topics may include: > > Writing in cyberspace: blogs, wikis, discussion boards > Using writing software in foreign & second language contexts > Challenges of using non-Roman scripts and alphabets > Integrating writing with other skills > The writing process vs. the written product > Research on writing > Articulation and assessment > Task-based writing > Using writing portfolios > The role of writing centers in language instruction > Instructor and peer feedback: what, when, how? > Writing for specific purposes > Text types: narrative, descriptive, and persuasive texts > Second language vs. foreign language writing > > Language instructors at all levels are invited to submit proposals; > all languages are welcome. > > Proposal forms and submission requirements available at www.cli.northwester > = > n.edu > > Proposal submission deadline: Monday, February 9, 2009 > Early registration deadline: Friday, April 10, 2009 *********************************************** 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]) ***********************************************