English and Asia: First International Conference in Language and Linguistics 2008

We welcome papers on all aspects of English and Asia for paper and poster presentation on themes that include the following:

	::	Varieties of Asian Englishes	::	English and Asian cultures
	::	The History of English in Asia	::	Asian Literatures in English
	::	English as a Second Language	::	English in the Asian Classroom
	::	English and Asian Nationalisms	::	English and Asian Politics/Diplomacy
	::	English and Business in Asian Societies	::	Issues in Translation
	::	English and Identity	::	English and Cultural Transformation
	::	English and Language Planning/Policies	::	English and the Media
	::	Postcolonial Linguistics Issues	::	English and the Vernaculars
	::	Critical Discourse Analysis	::	Competing Lingua Francas
	::	English Pidgins and Creoles	::	English Literature and Asia
	::	(Second) Language Acquisition	::	Language and Construction of Identities
	::	Pragmatics of English Lingua Franca	::	English and Intercultural Communication

Note: This list is not exhaustive.

:: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstracts should be 250 words of a paper that will be presented in 20 minutes, with 10-minute discussion. The language of abstract and presentation will be in English. Two members of the abstract committee will review all abstracts and results notification will be sent out within 2 weeks of submission.

Abstracts should have the following information:

Title of paper
Type of Presentation (Paper or Poster)
Name of author(s)
Institutional Affiliation
E-mail address
Postal address
Telephone and fax numbers
Body of abstract
Brief biodata of 50 to 80 words.

Send abstracts with the following title “Your Name Abstract” via email attachment to: englishasiaconference2008@yahoo.com

Deadline of abstract submission: CLOSED
Deadline for registration and payment: CLOSED

Note

The paper is original and has not been presented at any other conferences or seminars.
Presenters are responsible for any handouts for the participants (30-40 copies).
The content of the presentation must not differ much from the abstract submitted.
Communication will only be addressed to the lead presenter.

Early contributors may be contacted for work to be published in a book titled “English and Asia” which will be available during the conference. However, inclusion of papers in this publication presupposes a confirmed participation in the conference