Forthcoming third party events
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2010
Call for papers for the International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching
http://www.igi-global.com/ijcallt
Date: 28 January, 2010 - 28 May, 2010
Location: http://www.igi-global.com/ijcallt
Event type: Call for papers for a journal
Call for Papers
The Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT) would like to invite you to consider submitting a manuscript for inclusion in this scholarly journal. The following describes the mission, coverage, and guidelines for submission to IJCALLT.
Mission
The mission of the International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Lear...
Plurilingual and Pluricultural Education: Focus on ‘Languages of the Wider World’
http://www.soas.ac.uk/events/event52607.html
Date: 19 February, 2010 - 20 February, 2010
Location: Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London, United Kingdom.
This conference will bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss plurilingual and pluricultural education with a particular focus on ‘languages of the wider world’: such as those those of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and the Netherlands.
See the website for further details.
For more information, please see the conference website.Endangered languages week 2010. Theme: endangered languages, endangered knowledge and sustainability
http://www.hrelp.org/events/
Date: 22 February, 2010 - 27 February, 2010
Location: School of Oriental and African Studies, Russell Sq, London
Event type: A week of displays, films, language tasters, talks, workshop ...
For more information, please see the conference website.
Endangered languages, endangered knowledge and sustainability
http://www.hrelp.org/
Date: 27 February, 2010
Location: School of Oriental and African Studies, London
For more information, please see the conference website.
INTED2010 (International Technology, Education and Development Conference)
http://www.iated.org/inted2010
Date: 8 March, 2010 - 10 March, 2010
Location: Valencia, Spain
Event type: Conference
The objective of INTED2010 is to share your experiences in the fields of Technology, Education, Development and International Collaboration. It is an International Forum for lecturers, researchers, professors, engineers, educational scientists and technologists to present their projects and discuss the innovations and the latest innovations and results in the field of Education. You can presen For more information, please see the conference website.
For more information, please see the conference website.Modern foreign languages national postgraduate training day
http://www.bl.uk/HEtrainingdays
Date: 29 March, 2010
Location: The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB
Event type: Training Day
The day is aimed at first year Modern Foreign Language research postgraduates wishing to find out more about the wide range of resources available to them at the British Library. Students will have the opportunity to learn about all aspects of our collections, including French, German, Slavonic, Italian and Hispanic collections, through lectures and specialist talks. For more information, please see the conference website.
For more information, please see the conference website.Democracy as a work in progress: the intellectual & cultural dynamics of the Canadian ideal
http://sites.google.com/site/bacsconference2010/Home
Date: 6 April, 2010 - 8 April, 2010
Location: Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge
Event type: Conference
The British Association for Canadian Studies (BACS) invites proposals for 20-minute papers, to be presented in either English or French, are invited from any single disciplinary or multidisciplinary perspective. Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary panel proposals, including those from postgraduate students, are welcome. For more information, please see the conference website.
For more information, please see the conference website.BAAS annual conference 2010
http://www.uea.ac.uk/ams/baas2010
Date: 8 April, 2010 - 11 April, 2010
Location: University of East Anglia, Norwich
Event type: Conference
There is no overarching theme for the conference, and papers and panel proposals are welcomed on any subject related to the United States of America and early America. The conference will feature papers from a wide range of disciplines and play host to an international collection of scholars from across the spectrum of the research community, from postgraduates to senior scholars For more information, please see the conference website.
For more information, please see the conference website.Improving language learning through the strategic classroom: findings and applications of research
http://www.britac.ac.uk/events/2010/lls/index.cfm
Date: 21 April, 2010
Location: British Academy, Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH
This day-long sharing of research findings by UKPOLLS and workshop discussions is aimed at fleshing out policies and practice. The purpose is to strengthen language teaching and learning through the development of strategic foreign language classrooms.
9:30 am - 5:15 pm
For more information, please see the conference website.ESD and the interdisciplinary ideal
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2010/academyevents/23_apr_esd_scotland_seminar2
Date: 23 April, 2010
Location: University of Glasgow, Glasgow
In Scotland, inter-disciplinarity is prioritized within the Action Plan for the Decade of ESD and in the rethinking and redesign of educational curricula at all levels, creating a strong impetus and platform for this type of work.
For more information, please see the conference website.Learning Dialogues, the University of Northampton Learning and Teaching conference 2009
http://www.northampton.ac.uk/learningteachingconference
Date: 13 May, 2010
Location: Sunley Management Centre, the University of Northampton
Event type: Conference
Following the success of our second Learning and Teaching conference Transitions last year, we are delighted to announce our third conference on Thursday 13 May 2010 following the theme of learning dialogues. Better understanding of learning dialogues is an important element in the scholarship of Learning and Teaching. Our conference is designed to provide a forum in which effective, evidence-inf For more information, please see the conference website.
For more information, please see the conference website.1st international conference on interdisciplinary research on technology, education and communication
http://www.kuleuven-kortrijk.be/itec2010
Date: 25 May, 2010 - 27 May, 2010
Location: Kortrijk, Belgium
For more information, please see the conference website.
Assessment of the year abroad in modern language degrees
http://www.bath.ac.uk/education/research/conferences/
Date: 25 June, 2010 - 26 June, 2010
Location:
For more information, please see the conference website.
Cutting edges
http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/arts-humanities/english-language-studies/LanguageStudiesConf.aspx
Date: 2 July, 2010 - 3 July, 2010
Location: Canterbury Christ Church University
English and Language Studies Annual Conference The theme this year is 'Creativity in language teaching and teacher training':
- Innovation and creativity in classroom practice and course design
- Developing creativity in learners and teachers
- Innovative approaches to teacher training and development
- Creative use of resources and materials for language learning
EDULEARN10 International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
http://www.edulearn10.org
Date: 5 July, 2010 - 7 July, 2010
Location: Barcelona, Spain
EDULEARN10 is an excellent opportunity to share your experiences in the fields of Education and New Learning Technologies.
It will be an International Forum to present your projects and innovations in 3 registration modalities: Oral, Poster or Virtual.
The deadline for submitting abstracts is the 1st of April 2010.
Tomorrow’s Sustainable University Conference
http://www.bradford.ac.uk/sustainable-university
Date: 15 July, 2010 - 16 July, 2010
Location: University of Bradford, Bradford
The conference theme is to address the sustainable university of tomorrow – what will it be like and how do we get there. Focusing on issues around strategic vision and change, curriculum and teaching and virtualisation, these key themes will be set in the context of imminent and potential long-term HE funding cuts.
For more information, please see the conference website.World congress for Middle Eastern studies
http://wocmes.iemed.org/en/home/
Date: 19 July, 2010 - 24 July, 2010
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Event type: Conference
Over 2000 researchers and experts on the Middle East, coming from a large number of universities, research centers and other organizations, will gather in Barcelona in 2010 at the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES). The European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Government of Catalonia will organize the WOCMES Barcelona 2010. For more information, please see the conference website.
For more information, please see the conference website.Key concepts and methods in ethnography, language and communication
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/business/commercial/cpd/elc
Date: 19 July, 2010 - 23 July, 2010
Location: King's College London
Event type: Summer School
For more information, please see the conference website.
Critical link conference: Interpreting in a changing landscape
http://www1.aston.ac.uk/lss/news-events/conferences-seminars/Critical-Link
Date: 26 July, 2010 - 30 July, 2010
Location: Aston University, Birmingham
Event type: Conference
The 6th International Critical Link Conference will bring together representatives from every sphere of the public service interpreting community. The main theme of Critical Link 6 will be ‘Interpreting in a Changing Landscape’, exploring political, legal, human rights, trans-national, economic, socio-cultural and sociolinguistic aspects of public service/community interpreting. For more information, please see the conference website.
For more information, please see the conference website.Exchanging ideas on Europe 2010: Europe at a crossroads
http://www.uaces.org/bruges
Date: 6 September, 2010 - 8 September, 2010
Location: College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium
For more information, please see the conference website.
43rd annual meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics
http://www.baal.org.uk/confs.htm
Date: 9 September, 2010 - 11 September, 2010
Location: University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
For more information, please see the conference website.
IPCITI 2010 (International postgraduate conference in translation and interpreting)
http://www.ipciti.org.uk/
Date: 29 October, 2010 - 31 October, 2010
Location: Samuel Alexander Building, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
The subject of this year's conference is the plurality of approaches, settings and impacts currently emerging from the discipline of Translation and Interpreting Studies. The conference seeks to foreground innovations generated within the field and the potential contribution of these innovations both within and without academia. The conference seeks to encourage true interdisciplinary dialogue.
For more information, please see the conference website.English and German nationalist and anti-Semitic discourse
http://www.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/research/nationalismproject/november_2010_conference.shtml
Date: 10 November, 2010 - 11 November, 2010
Location: Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road
Event type: Conference
This conference aims to foster debate on points of contact between linguistics and the historical analysis of political discourse. Abstracts of about 150-200 words are invited on relevant topics in the analysis of pre-1945 nationalist, colonialist or anti-Semitic discourse. The deadline for submissions is Friday, 15th April 2010. Key note speakers will include Ruth Wodak and Andreas Musolff. For more information, please see the conference website.
For more information, please see the conference website.
