2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS
marking the 20th anniversary of the Department of Lithuanian Studies
Languages and people: dialogues and contacts
23-24 September 2010
Vilnius University
This is the first call for papers for the 2nd international conference of applied linguistics to be held 23-24 September 2010 in Vilnius University. The Conference will be hosted by the Department of Lithuanian Studies, Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University, Institute of the Lithuanian Language and the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics.
TOPICS
The Conference aims at bringing together various aspects of research that goes on under the umbrella of applied linguistics: a variety of ways, a range of disciplines and sub-disciplines, including sociolinguistics, language policy, discourse analysis, translation and interpretation, language teaching and learning, language testing, corpus linguistics, psycholinguistics, pragmatics etc.
Each presentation should be no longer than 20 minutes; 10 minutes are given for questions and/or discussion. Poster presentations are also invited.
LANGUAGES
English and Lithuanian
PLENARY SPEAKERS:
Elana Shohamy (Israel)
Piet Van de Craen (Belgium)
VENUE
Faculty of Philology
Universiteto g. 5
LT-01513 Vilnius
Lithuania
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for registration and submission of abstracts (200-500 words): 31 May 2010
Notification of abstract acceptance: 30 of June 2010
FEE
Regular—100 EUR
Student—70 EUR
The fee is paid upon registration on the first day of the Conference or can be transferred to the following bank account of Vilnius University identifying the purpose of payment (Languages and People Conference fee):
Account Holder : Vilnius University
AB SEB bankas
Gedimino pr. 12
LT-01103 Vilnius
Lithuania
SWIFT:CB-VILT 2X
Current account: LT 247044060001101392
SUGGESTED ACCOMMODATION
The following hotels offer discounts for Conference participants:
- NOVOTEL www.novotel.com (Registration form)
- ARTIS www.centrumhotels.com (Registration form)
- RŪDNINKŲ VARTAI www.rudninkuvartai.lt (Registration form)
The discounts will be indicated in the registration form. Please fill it in and send it to your selected hotel.
For more hotels in Vilnius see http://www.vilnius-tourism.lt/topic.php?tid=62