Indigenous Languages Strand – LingFest 2008 – Call for expressions of interest

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LingFest 2008 will be held at the University of Sydney, Australia, 1 – 13 July 2008. LingFest is a series of linguistics conferences and the Winter Linguistics Institute.
In conjunction with LingFest 2008 , the Indigenous Languages Strand will run between 7 – 11 July 2008. It will be held at the Koori Centre of the University of Sydney. The Indigenous Languages Strand will be a useful forum for a wide range of people working in the area of the revival and maintenance of Australian Indigenous languages.

More details follow, or download the form for expressions of interest here – deadline Friday August 24.

The Indigenous Languages Strand will have a few focus areas, including:

  • language policy and planning
  • languages in education
  • language teaching
    methodology
  • the role and contribution of
    linguistics
  • issues of language revival
  • language learning
  • showcase of NSW Aboriginal
    languages

 

The audience for the Indigenous Languages Program will include:

  • Indigenous tertiary students
    in education, languages, linguistics
  • Aboriginal community
    language teachers
  • Language and culture centre
    workers and other community organisations
  • Teachers, including Language
    teachers, Aboriginal teachers and teacher students
  • Postgraduates and potential
    postgraduates in education, languages, linguistics
  • Linguists and other interested
    academics

 

The organising committee of the Indigenous
Languages Strand is now calling for expressions
of interest to provide presentations. Please complete the attached proposal (Download file)
form by Friday August 24. When you have completed your proposal,
please send it to John Giacon by fax: 02 6239 6833 or email: jgiacon AT ozemail.com.au

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If you need further information or would like to discuss
your proposal, please contact one of the members of the organising committee:

  • John Hobson, Koori Centre,
    University of Sydney, 93516994,
    john.hobson AT usyd.edu.au (until June 30 2007)

 

  • Susan Poetsch, NSW Office of
    the Board of Studies, 93678147, susan.poetsch AT bos.nsw.edu.au

 

  • Jennifer Munro, NSW Office
    of the Board of Studies, 93678141, jennifer.munro AT bos.nsw.edu.au
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  1. The Australian Council of TESOL Associations has organised its Inaugural International TESOL conference ‘Pedagogies of Connection: Developing Individual and Community Indentities’ to take place in Alice Springs from 10/7 to 12/7/08. It also offers a one day symposium on 9/7 ‘Keeping Language Diversity Alive’ on language maintenance of community and Indigenous languages. This clash is a shame, it may mean that some Indigenous people and support staff will have less chance of getting funding to go to LingFest, as there is an alternative event locally.

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