Dear LLTI-ers,

This is the *final call* for abstracts for LangTech at the KFLC 2013!

There is still time to join our international group and be a part of the 8th annual LangTech sessions.

With the problems caused by hurricane Sandy, the deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended through:

*** Sunday, 18 November 2012 ***

For your reference, I have included below my original message with a brief description of the conference and the full Call for Papers.

I hope to hear from many of you and to add you to the growing list of exciting proposals that have already come in.

With best regards,

Mark



----- original message and Call for Abstracts -----

Hello all,

It's time once again for LangTech at the KFLC!  Language Technology in the Bluegrass!

The new Call for Papers 2013 is ready and included below.

Technology for *literary, cultural, and linguistic* teaching and research continues to be a special focus of our call for papers, as we grow and prosper in the international, multilingual, multidisciplinary setting of the KFLC.

We are, of course, also continuing our wildly  successful sessions on the use of technology in the acquisition of language skills.

We hope that this will be the year that you and your colleagues join us for LangTech at the KFLC!

Mark Lauersdorf


P.S. A .pdf version of this Call for Papers is available for you to share with your colleagues who may not be on LLTI.  Please contact me directly if you would like one.

P.P.S. For those who may not be familiar with the KFLC, here is a short blurb about this long-standing academic conference:

"The KFLC is an international academic conference that brings together top researchers in language, literature, culture, and linguistics in the fields of Arabic, East Asian, French and Francophone, German-Austrian-Swiss, Hispanic, Luso-Afro-Brazilian, and Neo-Latin Studies, as well as Language Technology, Translation and Cultural Studies, and Second Language Acquisition.  It takes place in April each year, attracting over 750 scholars to the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington Kentucky.  In 2013 the KFLC is marking its 66th consecutive year."



----- CALL FOR PAPERS - LANGTECH AT THE KFLC -----

LangTech at the KFLC is 8 years old this year!

At the intersection between technology and literary, cultural, language, and linguistic teaching and research, we welcome submissions on any aspect of:

*** Technology for Literature & Culture, Language & Linguistics ***

This includes, but is certainly not limited to:
- integrating technology into literature, culture, and linguistics curricula and classrooms.
- faculty research in literature, culture, and linguistics employing technology ("digital humanities").
- technology for student projects and research in literature, culture, and linguistics.

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.
- mentoring language educators in optimal use of technology in their teaching and research.
- employing technology-based research publication in language scholarship.
- managing language technology in an academic setting.

The KFLC is an international academic conference that brings together top researchers in language, literature, culture, and linguistics in the fields of Arabic, East Asian, French and Francophone, German-Austrian-Swiss, Hispanic, Luso-Afro-Brazilian, and Neo-Latin Studies, as well as Translation and Cultural Studies, and Second Language Acquisition.  We would like to see this broad range represented in the Language Technology sessions, to encourage cross-pollination of ideas across the languages and disciplines and to encourage participants from the literature, culture, and linguistics sessions to join us in our discussions on integrating technology into teaching and research.

Abstracts should be no more than 250 words in length and should be submitted directly online at:

** http://kflc.as.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.  Presentation sessions are 30 minutes in length (including a 5-10 minute question and answer period).

** Deadline for submission of abstracts is 15 November 2012. **

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 2013 to be included in the program.  The conference will take place 18-20 April 2013 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 director at the coordinates listed below.

If you've been with us before, come join us again for Year 8!  If you’ve never been, make this the year to come to beautiful springtime Kentucky for "LangTech at the KFLC"!

Mark Lauersdorf
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Dr. Mark Richard Lauersdorf.
KFLC -- Language Technology division director.

Associate Professor of Languages and Linguistics.
Director, Research in Computing for Humanities.

1055 Patterson Office Tower.
University of Kentucky .
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0027, USA.

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