Call for Papers for TaLC 2000

Fourth International Conference on Teaching and Language Corpora
English Department, University of Graz, Austria
July 19-23, 2000

Large corpora of authentic language together with sophisticated concordancing software for analyses provide a new paradigm not only for linguistic research but also for many forms of language teaching. Teachers and students no longer have to rely on the intuitions of prescriptive theorists but with the help of corpora can inductively draw their own conclusions: a highly desirable goal in the age of “learner autonomy”. This international conference will bring together practitioners and theorists with a common interest in the use of corpus tools for such purposes as:language

teaching/language learning
language awareness raising
 teaching languages for specific purposes
 student-centered linguistic investigation
translation studies
teaching literature
cultural and historical studies

Following the previous three highly successful TaLC conferences in Lancaster 1994 and 1996 and Oxford 1998, TaLC 2000 invites proposals for position papers, reports of work in progress, case-histories of successful corpus applications, and introductions to relevant new resources. In addition, we welcome proposals for introductory tutorials or workshops.

Abstracts (500 words) should be submitted to arrive before 15  March 2000. Workshop Proposals should be submitted to arrive before 15  February 2000. All proposals will be reviewed. Authors of those accepted for inclusion will be notified by 15 April 2000. The programme will be finalised during May 2000.

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