National Foreign Language Resource Center | 17th International Conference on Pragmatics & Language Learning
The conference will address a broad range of topics in pragmatics, discourse, interaction and sociolinguistics in their relation to second and foreign language learning, education, and use, approached from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives.
Conference highlights include:
• Plenary talks by Junko Mori (University of Wisconsin-Madison) & Steven Talmy (University of British Columbia)
• Invited colloquia on Study Abroad Experiences from a Language Socialization Perspective (Convener: Haruko Cook, University of Hawai‘i) & Negotiating the Self in Another Language: Discourse Approaches to Language Learning as Cross-cultural Adaptation (Convener: Christina Higgins, University of Hawai’i)
• Invited workshops on Using Questionnaires in Research on Pragmatics (Kenneth Rose, City University Hong Kong) & Teaching and Learning L2 Pragmatics in Computer-mediated Environments (Julie Belz, Monterey Institute of International Studies
• Over 100 paper presentations and 25 poster presentations
• An optional reception at the Waikiki Aquarium
Register early to get special rates! The preregistration deadline is February 15, 2007. For more information, visit http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/pll/
[The National Foreign Language Resource Center served as organizer and co-sponsor of this event.] | Mar 26 - Mar 28, 2007 |
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