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>> > British Association for Applied Linguistics / Cambridge University
>> > Press SEMINAR PROGRAMME 2003
>> >
>> >
>> > MULTIMODALITY AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS
>> >
>> >
>> > We are pleased to announce this BAAL/Cambridge University Press
>> > Seminar to be held at the University of Reading, UK on 18-19 July
>> > 2003.
>> >
>> > The guest speakers are Professor Guy Cook (University of Reading),
>> > Professor Gunther Kress (University of London, Institute of
>> > Education), and Professor Sue Walker (University of Reading).
>> >
>> > The objective of the event is to bring together researchers working in
>> > areas of applied linguistics which impinge on multimodality, to
>> > address the questions of how applied linguistics may be informed by
>> > current research on multimodality, and how applied linguistics can
>> > contribute to the development of knowledge about multimodality. We
>> > welcome presentations on any of the following themes:
>> > ·multimodality and the new media
>> > ·multimodality and multi-mediality in academic and educational
>> > contexts
>> > ·multimodality and literacy practices
>> > ·the creation of multimodal corpora
>> > ·multimodality and typography
>> > ·multimodal text analysis
>> > ·theoretical concerns, including discussion and evaluation of
>> > appropriate theoretical and analytical frameworks for the study of
>> > multimodal discourse.
>> >
>> > The deadline for abstracts for 40-minute papers is 31 March 2003.
>> > Abstracts should be submitted as e-mail attachments to James Simpson
>> > (j.e.b.simpson@reading.ac.uk) and should be no longer than 300 words.
>> > Abstracts should also contain the following information:
>> > (1)Paper title
>> > (2)Name(s) of author(s)
>> > (3)Affiliation(s) of author(s)
>> > (4)Contact information (postal address, e-mail address and telephone
>> > number)
>> > (5) Equipment needed for the presentation
>> >
>> > We especially encourage the submission of proposals from postgraduate
>> > students. We are offering three student scholarships for the seminar
>> > for student members of BAAL which will cover accommodation and
>> > registration. If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, you
>> > should submit an application by 31 March 2003. Please provide a
>> > 200-word paper in support of your application, outlining the relevance
>> > of the seminar to your own research. Priority will be given to those
>> > presenting a paper.
>> >
>> > Short versions of accepted papers will be written and circulated
>> > before the event in order to optimise the level of discussion.
>> > Participants will be invited to write up papers presented at the
>> > seminar for publication.
>> >
>> > An A4 poster is attached to this message which colleagues are asked to
>> > display if possible.
>> >
>> > For further information please contact the organisers:
>> >
>> > Denise Santos: d.m.d.santos@reading.ac.uk
>> > or
>> > James Simpson: j.e.b.simpson@reading.ac.uk
>> >
>> > School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
>> > University of Reading
>> > PO Box 218
>> > Whiteknights
>> > Reading RG6 6AA, United Kingdom
>> > +44 (0) 118 378 4420
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