--- Forwarded Message from National Foreign Language Resource Center <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 13:00:03 -1000 (HST) >From: National Foreign Language Resource Center <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Language Learning in Computer Mediated Communities (LLCMC) Conference - pre-register by September 15 >To: [log in to unmask] Our apologies for any cross-postings . . . LANGUAGE LEARNING IN COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNITIES (LLCMC) CONFERENCE October 11-13, 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/llcmc/ Once, computers were seen as thinking machines or electronic tutors. Now the computer has become one of many devices that people use to form virtual communities of all kinds. In the field of language education, computer mediated communication (CMC) enables students to interact with one another free of space and time constraints and to participate in communities of learning with their counterparts in the target culture. The Language Learning in Computer Mediated Communities (LLCMC) Conference explores the use of computers as a medium of communication in language learning communities. CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS * Keynote talk by Dr. Gilberte Furstenberg (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) * Wide range of intriguing concurrent sessions * Special panel showcasing online cultural exchanges based at the University of Hawaii * Optional pre-conference event (free) - CULTURA: Web-based Intercultural Exchanges (October 10-11) - http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/llcmc/cultura.html See CONFERENCE SCHEDULE for more details - http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/llcmc/schedule.html PRE-REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 15 to enjoy special discounted rates: Student - $40 General - $70 Visit http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/llcmc/registration.html for more information about conference registration and to download the registration form. Questions? Please contact us at [log in to unmask] ************************************************************************* N National Foreign Language Resource Center F University of Hawai'i L 1859 East-West Road, #106 R Honolulu HI 96822 C voice: (808) 956-9424, fax: (808) 956-5983 email: [log in to unmask] VISIT OUR WEBSITE! http://nflrc.hawaii.edu ************************************************************************* *********************************************** 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]) ***********************************************