Forum Slovenskega društva učiteljev tujega strokovnega jezika

43rd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL IATEFL CONFERNCE AND EXHIBITION
CARDIFF 31ST MARCH - 4TH APRIL 2009

The conference will bring together ELT professionals from around the world to discuss, reflect on and develop their ideas. The conference programme will offer many opportunities for professional contact and development. It involves a four-day programme of over 300 talks, poster presentations, workshops, panel discussions and symposiums. It also gives delegates a chance to meet leading theorists and writers, and exchange ideas with fellow professionals from all sectors of ELT, as well as enabling them to see the latest ELT publications and services in the resources exhibition.

Dates to note
22 September 2008 - deadline for speaker proposals and scholarship applications
30 January 2009 - deadline for other delegates to benefit from the earlybird registration fee
31st March 2009 - Pre-Conference Events and Associates' Day
1-4 April 2009 - Conference and Exhibition

URL: http://www.iatefl.org/content/conferences/2009/index.php

English for Specific Purposes
English for the Workplace (E4WP) in the 21st Century

The purpose of the 2009 Pre-Conference Event (PCE) of the ESP SIG is to provide a cutting-edge international survey of the current approaches to English for the Workplace as a sub-area of ESP (English for Specific Purposes) and EOP (English for Occupational Purposes).

The last three years have witnessed an unprecedented level of interest in the developments in E4WP which seems to be a topical issue impacting on the employment scene where English is used as a medium of professional communication. Recent examples of the importance of E4WP include, inter alia, British immediate plans to require all non-British football players to take a special occupational English test in order to work in the UK, the Chinese initiative to ensure that all Beijing taxi drivers speak some work-related English for the 2008 Olympic Games, and the Omani tourist industry doing its best to provide English-speaking services to visitors throughout the country. E4WP is also very important for the higher education sector, and at present there is an ‘explosion’ of professional university courses related to English for Engineering, English for Law and English for Architecture.

The interest in E4WP has resurfaced, and is now at the top of the agenda for educators, academics, ELT professionals, ministry decision makers, course providers and publishers. This event will be a forum for exchange of state-of-the-art expertise in the area. In addition to the talks provided by key international experts who specialize in the topic, there will be presentations prepared by other professionals who take an interest in the theme.

We welcome additional contributions from any ESP/EAP colleagues who would like to present a talk and share their experience in connection with the theme of the PCE, and will do our best to ensure that the final selection of the approved papers is officially published for the benefit of all EAP and ESP practitioners worldwide.

URL: http://www.iatefl.org/downloads/Preliminary%20Conference%20Brochure.pdf

Asia-Pacific Rim LSP and Professional Communication Association
8-10 December 2008, Hong Kong

The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners in Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP) and Professional Communication in the broad Asia-Pacific Rim region to contribute to a stimulating and dynamic exchange of ideas in communication research, practice, training, and assessment. It also marks the inauguration of the Asia-Pacific Rim LSP and Professional Communication Association. The primary aim of the proposed Association will be to promote transdisciplinary and collaborative research and training, and to facilitate sharing of resources in LSP and Professional Communication in the Asia-Pacific Rim region.

The conference is jointly organised by Department of English and Communication, City University of Hong Kong and Research Centre for Professional Communication in English, Department of English, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

We invite papers or posters that explore communication research, practice and training in any of the following areas:

Research
* Discourse studies of academic, professional, institutional and other workplace contexts
* Approaches and methodologies in LSP and professional communication research
* Information and document design
* Studies in identity and the construction of the work force
* Multimodalities
* Discursive competence and professional expertise

Practice
* Language in the workplace
* Curriculum design for professional development
* On-line and virtual learning of LSP and professional communication
* Learning at the workplace
* Transdisciplinary practices

Training
* Professional communication in corporate training
* Assessment and appraisal
* Recruitment and training
* Staff development
* Consultancy
* Quality assurance


Deadline extended: 15th September 2008
URL: http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/lsp/APacLSP08/

Vabilo na mednarodno konferenco

JEZIKI V IZOBRAŽEVANJU,

ki bo 25. in 26. septembra 2008 v Ljubljani.

Vstop Slovenije v Evropsko unijo, globalizacija in oblikovanje družbe znanja pomeni za vlogo
slovenšcine.in vseh drugih jezikov veliko spremembo na intelektualnem, kulturnem, ekonomskem
in družbenem. podrocju. Uvid v tokove razvoja jezikov v vecjezicni družbi znanja terja nov
razmislek, tehtno strokovno presojo in ne nazadnje strokovna izhodišca za razvoj jezikovne politike
v izobraževanju.
Namen konference je odpreti strokovni dialog med nacrtovalci jezikovne politike v svetovnem,
evropskem, nacionalnem merilu ter strokovnjaki na podrocju jezikovne politike, znanstvenega
koncepta in prakse v izobraževanju od predšolskega obdobja do univerze in vseživljenjskega
ucenja.
Cilji konference
1. Vpogled v smeri razvoja jezikovne politike v Evropi in RS ter njen vpliv na oblikovanje
jezikovne politike v izobraževanju.
2. Repertoar sporazumevalnih kompetenc posameznika oziroma družbe.
3. Vloge slovenšcine v izobraževanju na Slovenskem.
Konferenca je zasnovana na ekspertni ravni. O plurilingvizmu/vecjezicnosti, svetovni, evropski in
nacionalnijezikovni politiki ter jezikovni politiki v izobraževanju bodo spregovorili
slovenski strokovnjaki (20) - za slovenšcino (kot prvi jezik, kot drugi jezik, kot tuji jezik, kot
uradni jezik), tuje jezike, slovenšcino kot ucni jezik (didaktiki s fakultet za razlicne ucne
predmete - matematika, kemija, geografija) in
strokovnjaki iz tujine (5) - Joseph Lo Bianco (Avstralija), Michael Byram (Velika Britanija),
Helmut Johannes Vollmer (Nemcija), Pirjo Sinko (Finska) in Laila Aase (Norveška).
Metoda dela .
Delo bo potekalo v obliki plenarnih predavanj, delavnic, panelnih diskusij in okrogle mize.
Udeleženci bodo na posvetu aktivno sodelovali in tako prispevali s svojim strokovnim znanjem in z
izkušnjami k
razmisleku o povezanosti jezikovne politike na svetovni, evropski, nacionalni in
formalnoizobraževalni ravni,
razumevanju spremenjene vloge jezikov v vecjezikovni skupnosti doma in po svetu,
ozavešcanju vloge slovenšcine v razmerju do drugih jezikov (tistih, ki se v šoli poucujejo, in
tistih, ki se v šoli ne poucujejo)in drugihucnihpredmetovv izobraževanju. .
K sodelovanju na konferenci vabimo strokovnjake z vseh slovenskih univerz, ministrstev, obeh
zbornic, clane strokovnih svetov, predstavnike javnih zavodov na podrocju vzgoje in izobraževanja.

Prijave pricakujemo do vkljucno 30. 8. 2008 na naslov Zavod RS za šolstvo, za Mileno Ivšek,
Poljanska 28, 1000 Ljubljana oziroma na elektronska naslova: milena.ivsek@zrss.si in
veronika.kaitna@zrss.si ali prek elektronske prijavnice na spletni strani
http://www.zrss.si/multi/prijavnicajeziki.asp

Program dela bodo prijavljeni prejeli v zacetku septembra 2008.

30th GERAS Conference

12th-14th March 2009

SCELVA – University of Rennes 1

"From non-specialised to specialised: routes towards specialised English"

The 30th GERAS Conference will pursue the discussion begun in 2008 concerning the unity and diversity of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). The distinctive approach in 2009 will examine one of our fields of discipline's defining phenomena: the progression from non-specialised English to specialisation. Suggestions for contributions may approach this question in accordance with the research principles underlying the GERAS.

November 30th, 2008: deadline for submissions

January 15th, 2008: announcement of reviewed papers

URL: http://www.geras.fr/dossiers/dossiers.php?val=129_30th+geras+conference

eLexicography in the 21st century: new challenges, new applications
Centre for English Corpus Linguistics (CECL)

The conference aims to explore innovative developments in the field of electronic lexicography. It will be held in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) from 22 to 24 October 2009.

Deadline for abstract submission: 15 December 2008
Notifications of acceptance / rejection: 27 February 2009

URL: http://www.uclouvain.be/en-cecl-elexicography.html

CORPUS LINGUISTICS IN PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
13-14th October 2008


Jezikovni center Univerze v Tuscii v Viterbu (v bližini Rima) organizira dvo-dnevno delavnico o rabi korpusov pri prevajanju in analizi besedil. Avtorji so priznani strokovnjaki in res dajo veliko. Delavnica je primerna za tiste, ki so na tem področju še neizkušeni. Iskreno priporočam.

URL: http://moodle.unitus.it/moodle/course/c ... .php?id=17
Maksimalno število udeležencev: 30
Registracija do 30.9.2008
Cena: 150 evrov

Aarhus, 17-21 August 2009
Methods and Aims - (Re)Conceptualising LSP Research

Today, the characteristics of LSP and specialized discourse are seen as increasingly interesting not only by scholars working in the traditional fields of LSP like terminology and genre studies, but also by scholars in other fields like sociology, psychology and communication studies.

This widening of the range of scholars studying specialized discourse makes it relevant to set up a contemporary map of the field. And as we see it as one of the central characteristics of studies of specialized discourse that they are driven by problems of the investigated discourse communities rather than mere theoretical concerns, we want the methods and aims behind the studies presented in Aarhus (and thus of LSP studies in general) to be a central concern of the conference.

The following questions are examples of possible perspectives with relevance for mapping the purposes of LSP research:

* What kinds of problems do we intend to solve (inefficiency of work processes, lack of understanding in specific situations, lack of knowledge about conventions, social problems, …)?
* What discipline or disciplines are we focusing upon (law, medicine, business, engineering, …)?
* What research communities do we intend to contribute to (linguistics, sociology, communication, computer science, cognition, law, economics, applied linguistics, didactics, …)?
* What relations are there between chosen research community and chosen methodology? Why do we choose to use specific methods (qualitative, quantitative, interpretative, form orientation vs. content orientation, …) in our research?
* What types of knowledge are we trying to achieve (knowledge about social structures, about language, about power, about cognitive characteristics, ...)?

Deadline: December 15, 2008.
URL: http://www.asb.dk/article.aspx?pid=17696

ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES CONFERENCE
VENUE: HOCHSCHULE ULM, GERMANY

The expansion of scientific, technical and economic activity on an international scale, has created an increasing demand on learning English
not for pleasure but because English is the key to technology and commerce.

The demand for English courses tailored to specific needs is rapidly growing in areas such as:
. law
. legal
. medicine
. finance
. aviation
. military & peacekeeping
. automotive industry
. travel & tourism
. human resources
. technical English
..... and many more

In order to help English language trainers keep up-to-date with the latest developments and trends in ESP including students' and companies' specific needs, we would like to invite you to the

ESP Conference 2009

at the Institut für Fremdsprachen und Management, Hochschule Ulm on 26 September 2009 at the Hochschule Ulm, Germany.

Once again, we would like to thank our media partner Business Spotlight for their continuing support.

Call for papers deadline is 1st March 2009. Delegate registrations open on 1st May 2009. Business Spotlight subscribers receive a special discount.

For details visit our website at www.esp-conference.de <http://www.esp-conference.de/>

Strokovni posvet o terminologiji na področju vzgoje in izobraževanja

1. december 2008
Hotel Mons, Ljubljana
Posvet je brezplačen

več na http://www.andragosko-drustvo.si/

Strokovna konferenca
Pomen tujih jezikov v globalnem gospodarstvu

Inštitut za jezike in tuje poslovne jezike EPF v sklopu praznovanja 50. obletnice Ekonomsko-poslovne fakultete Maribor organizira II. strokovno konferenco z naslovom Pomen tujih jezikov v globalnem gospodarstvu, ki bo 12. februarja 2009 na Ekonomsko-poslovni fakulteti Maribor.

Takole se glasi njihovo vabilo:

Z vami in za vas želimo pripraviti zanimivo konferenco, kjer vas želimo seznaniti z novostmi, usmeritvami in izkušnjami drugih pri poučevanju tujih strokovnih jezikov. Zato vas vljudno vabimo k prijavi in pripravi prispevkov k naslednjim tematskim sklopom:

A) integracija jezikovnih tečajev v plan razvoja kadra v podjetjih in predstavitev primerov dobre prakse jezikovnega izobraževanja v podjetjih,
B) preverjanje znanja tujega jezika stroke (cilji, tehnike …)

Prispevki so lahko v slovenskem, angleškem ali nemškem jeziku in so omejeni na dvajset minut. Naslove predlaganih prispevkov s kratkim povzetkom (max.150 besed) nam pošljite do 8. decembra 2008. Prosimo, da sami predlagate oz. napišete sklop, v katerega ga želite uvrstiti. O končni razvrstitvi prispevka v program bo odločala komisija najkasneje do 22. decembra 2008.

Pripravili bomo tudi e-zbornik strokovne konference, ki ga prejmejo vsi udeleženci. Če želite, da vaš prispevek objavimo v njem, prosimo, da nam popolni prispevek oddate do 30. januarja 2009.

Udeležba na konferenci je brezplačna, prijave za konferenco zbiramo do 1. februarja 2009. Prijavnico prilagamo temu vabilu.

Kontakt
Alenka Plos
Inštitut za jezike in tuje poslovne jezike
Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta Maribor
Razlagova 14, 2000 Maribor
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5th Conference on Intercultural Rhetoric and Discourse
English Language Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
June 11-13, 2009

Focus
We hope that the conference papers will focus on the way contextual occasions affect communicative and textual outcomes across a wide range of intercultural settings, from "small cultures" such as those that emerge in classrooms or working groups, to broad cross-cultural comparisons (i.e. business) and cross-disciplinary differences.

Abstract Submission Deadline: February 2, 2009
URL: http://legacyweb.lsa.umich.edu/eli/eli1/CIRD5/index.html

University of Maribor, Slovenia
Challenges of Translation Studies in a Globalized World
15 - 17 October 2009

Call: http://events.ff.uni-mb.si/tschallenges/TSChallenges2009-Call%20for%20Papers.pdf

submission of abstracts: 15th April 2009
URL: http://events.ff.uni-mb.si/tschallenges/

V International Conference on Multimedia and ICT in Education (m-ICTE2009), Lisbon (Portugal), 22-24 April 2009

http://www.formatex.org/micte2009

Abstracts submission deadline: 27 January 2009/ Early registration deadline: 15 January 2009

Dear colleague,

It is our pleasure to invite you to participate and submit abstracts to m-ICTE2009 in order to share your achievements in the field of ICT applied to education.

m-ICTE2009 will provide an opportunity to meet other researchers, make new contacts and discuss about innovative pedagogical practices and initiatives using technology that foster and transform the development of education, and update yourself about the state of the art in this field.
m-ICTE2009 intends to consolidate a series of conferences, which started in 2002 and whose last edition was held in Seville (Spain) in 2006 and was attended by about 450 participants from nearly 60 countries.

(...)

Več boste našli na: http://www.formatex.org/micte2009

Bojana Petrič nam je prijazno poslala tole povabilo.
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Postovane koleginice i kolege,

Zelim da vas u ime Evropske asocijacije za nastavu akademskog pisanja ovim putem pozovem na ucesce u 5-oj konferenciji asocijacije, koja ce se odrzati na univerzitetu u Koventriju u Velikoj Britaniji, od 30.juna do 2.jula 2009. godine. Ove godine asocijacija ce dodeliti stipendije za kolege iz istocne Evrope. Dalje informacije o stipendijama bice objavljene na vebsajtu tokom sledece sedmice. Molim vas da prosledite poziv onima koje zanima ova oblast.

Srdacno,

Bojana Petric
Clanica Saveta EATAW-a

Bojana Petric, PhD
Department of Language and Linguistics
University of Essex
United Kingdom

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Dear Colleagues,

As many of you know, the European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing (EATAW) is a scholarly organisation and listserv that brings together those involved or interested in the teaching, tutoring, research, administration and development of academic writing in higher education in Europe. EATAW currently has some 600 members from all over the world (http://www.eataw.eu/).

The 5th biennial EATAW conference will be hosted by the Centre for Academic Writing (CAW) at Coventry University, England, and will take place from 30th June - 2nd July 2009. The conference's aim is to share and celebrate the work of writing teachers and scholars in Europe, but also to look beyond the European context to other innovations in researching and teaching student writing. The purpose of this email is to invite you to consider attending and participating in this important event.

The conference theme is "The Roles of Writing Development in Higher Education and Beyond". To submit a proposal for a presentation, workshop, round-table, or other type of contribution to the conference, please use the web-based abstract submission system on the "Submit a Proposal" page of the EATAW 2009 conference website: http://www.coventry.ac.uk/eataw2009

The deadline for submission of proposals is 31st January 2009.