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ReN Africa Newsletter
Remember to check recent ReN Africa Newsletters for conference listings. We feature several upcoming conferences in every issue. Watch for our next issue, out in April 2012.
BAAL LANGUAGE IN AFRICA SIG ANNUAL MEETING
Saturday 5th May 2012
Theme: ‘The social life of language and language development in Africa’ Venue: School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H OXG. The objective of this BAAL Language in Africa (LiA) Meeting is to enable LiA SIG members and others to get together, present their research, and discuss current issues related to language and literacy in African schools, and other issues which relate to the sociolinguistic or sociocultural contexts of language use in Africa, including language endangerment and development. Keynote speaker Dr Jo Westbrook University of Sussex. The Centre for International Education, University of Sussex, recently published their research report on Teacher Preparation and Continuing Professional Development in Africa: learning to teach early reading and mathematics. http://www.sussex.ac.uk/education/cie/projectscompleted/tpa
CALL FOR PAPERS (word doc) Presentations can focus on any theme-related topic. Abstracts written in English of max 300 words (with bibliographical references) for a 30 minute paper should be sent by 17th March 2011 to Ross.Graham@coventry.ac.uk. The preferred file formats are .doc and .pdf. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by 2nd April 2012.
REGISTRATION (reg form) The Meeting fee is £20.00 for BAAL members, £30.00 for non-members and £10 for students. Prepayment is essential. Unfortunately we have no budget for bursaries. However, if you would like to join the SiG informally please use the contacts below.
MORE INFORMATION: www.liasig.wordpress.com All enquiries to annetteislei@gmail.com
eLearning Africa 2012: 7th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training
May 23 – 25, 2012, Palais des Congrès de Cotonou, Cotonou, Benin. Next year’s eLearning Africa, the Continent’s leading conference on ICT for development, education and training, will take place in Cotonou, Benin, from May 23rd to 25th, 2012, under the patronage of the Republic of Benin. eLearning Africa is the key networking event for developing eLearning capacities in Africa, and the call for papers is now open. eLearning Africa is a dynamic forum for sharing the latest research, best practice guidance and case studies on the integration of ICT into education and training for all sectors of economic development, including business, education, agriculture, health delivery and governance. Call for papers now closed. Learn more: www.elearning-africa.com
5th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca: May 2012
Invitation to submit abstracts for the 5th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF5), hosted by the Department of Foreign Language Education at Boğaziçi University. The theme of the conference is ‘Pedagogical Implications of ELF in the Expanding Circle’. However, you may submit abstracts on ELF-related topics, such as ELF and Language Education, the Sociolinguistics of ELF, and ELF and Language Policy. Abstracts should be in English for paper, visual and symposium presentations. The deadline for abstract submission is January 06, 2011. All paper presentations will be published in the ELF5 Conference Proceedings Book. The deadline for full paper submission is June 15, 2012. In addition, selected conference papers will be published by a distinguished publishing house in the field. For more information please visit the official conference website at http://www.elf5.org or write to info@elf5.org
The 5th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF5)
May 24-26, 2012, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey. Abstracts are invited for the 5th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF5) which is being hosted by the Department of Foreign Language Education at Boğaziçi University. The theme of the conference is ‘Pedagogical Implications of ELF in the Expanding Circle’. However, you may submit abstracts on ELF-related topics, such as ELF and Language Education, the Sociolinguistics of ELF, and ELF and Language Policy. Abstracts should be in English for paper, visual and symposium presentations. The deadline for abstract submission is November 15, 2011. All paper presentations will be published in the ELF5 Conference Proceedings Book. The deadline for full paper submission is June 15, 2012. In addition, selected conference papers will be published by a distinguished publishing house in the field. For more information please visit the official conference website at http://www.elf5.org If you require further information, please contact us at info@elf5.org.
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Language Policy and Planning Conference: September 2012
Multidisciplinary Approaches in Language Policy and Planning Conference 2012 is hosted at the University of Calgary, September 6-8, 2012. They invite papers on a variety of topics: for full list visit here. 500 word abstracts due by June 1, 2012, Decisions to authors by June 15, 2012. For full details, visit http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/lpp/
Language Conferences Worldwide: For upcoming events in language, linguistics, speech and hearing therapy, translation, TESOL and related fields.
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2nd Communication Studies Conference
JULY 11-13, 2012 at the University opf Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana. The conference will be preceded by a two-day workshop which will hold from July 8-10, 2012. All interested participants are invited to indicate their intention as shown in the attached CALL FOR PAPERS. The conference is organized by Communication Studies Department, University of Botswana.For further information, please contactProf Dele Femi Akindele,Conference convener at Tel +267 73294957
