Corpora: EUROCALL 98 Conference

Ineke Schuurman (ineke@ccl.kuleuven.ac.be)
Wed, 5 Nov 1997 17:30:17 +0100 (MET)

EUROCALL,
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN: WvT-COTO and LINOV-UPV
and BITS2

invite you to the EUROCALL 98 Conference

Theme: FROM CLASSROOM TEACHING TO WORLD-WIDE LEARNING

Leuven, Belgium, 9 - 12 September 1998

venue: Faculty of Arts, K.U.Leuven, Blijde-Inkomststraat 21

Preconference workshops, keynote presentations, poster sessions,
demonstrations, parallel sessions and workshops; PC-labs, the one-computer
classroom, multimedia, courseware, software, authorware; learning theory,
educational principles, psychology of instruction, educational policy;
e-mail, WWW, video-conferencing, school-projects, text processing, idea
management

ICT (Information and Communication Technology) expands the boundaries of
learning: from the small classroom to a global scale, passing limits of
space and time. Learning becomes asynchronic: e-mail, the WWW,
videoconferencing,... allow international contacts. Learning becomes more
autonomous, student-oriented with the teacher as a facilitator. From
teacher-centered the process becomes learner-centered. Language learning
plays the central role in this change.

Proposals are invited for papers, show & tell and poster sessions on
relevant topics, placed in the context of the theme outlined above.
Abstracts should be submitted by 1 February 1998, to the conference
secretariat.

All correspondence to the Conference Secretariat: Claudine Van Volsem,
EUROCALL 98, LINOV/UPV, Celestijnenlaan 200 A, B-3001 Heverlee, BELGIUM
tel. +32 16 32 77 31
fax +32 16 32 79 75
e-mail: eurocall98@linov.kuleuven.ac.be

web-site: http://www.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/eurocall98

President of the local organising committee: Prof. dr. Michael Goethals,
Faculty of Arts,
e-mail: michael.goethals@arts.kuleuven.ac.be

The EUROCALL 98 Conference is jointly organised by EUROCALL,
WvT-COTO, LINOV/UPV and VGC-BITS2 Brussels

EUROCALL is the European Association for Computer Assisted Language
Learning, an association of language teaching professionals from Europe and
worldwide

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Claudine Van Volsem - EUROCALL 98
LINOV/UPV
Celestijnenlaan 200 A
B-3001 Heverlee
BELGIUM
tel. +32 16 32 77 31
fax +32 16 32 79 75
e-mail: eurocall98@linov.kuleuven.ac.be
web-site: http://www.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/eurocall98

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Participants

The EUROCALL 98 Conference addresses educational issues of interest to:
* teachers, language trainers and lecturers at secundary and tertiary level
* decision makers of educational policy
* hardware/network supporting staff in educational institutions
* developers of modern language learning software and multimedia
applications
* researchers of CALL/TELL and ICT in educational contexts

Conference languages

Though most of the contributions will probably be in English, papers and
presentations in all current modern languages taught and learned in Europe
are welcome and will be given in the language concerned.

Demo-fair

From Thursday morning till Saturday noon, there will be a permanent fair of
language learning software and language related multimedia applications (no
books).
Individual software producers, services and institutions, companies and
distributors interested in hiring a stand at this demo-fair and that the
organisers might for one reason or another fail to invite, are warmly
invited to contact us for information about facilities and conditions.
Companies interested in promotional sponsoring are kindly invited to contact
us, as well.

Registration

Registration forms and information about cost of registration and
accommodation will be available in due course.
Please complete and return the tear-off slip above if you wish to be added
to the mailing list. Or consult, make a paper, a show & tell, or a poster
session proposal and/or register via, the Conference website:

http://www.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/eurocall98

Parallel Paper Sessions

The papers should concentrate on results and discussion of reasearch in the
field of language didactics and information and communication technology.

Participants are invited to give papers with a duration no longer than 30
minutes on the following topics:

FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE WORLD
* integration of ICT (Information and Communciation Technology) in the
language curriculum with emphasis on their potential for stimulating
international contacts and enhancing the quality, diffusion and
cost-effectiveness of language content either in a classroom, self access
or distance learning environment
* assessment and evaluation of software tools and resources (with a special
attention on telematics and multimedia)

FROM THE TEACHER TO THE LEARNER
* new language learning strategies (autonomous learning, data-driven
learning, learner centered learning) and their influence on courseware
design
* ICT-developments (www, e-mail, computer conferencing, and their
implications for new language learning strategies)

All papers will be followed by a 15 minutes discussion afterwards.

Show and Tell Sessions

Participants who have developed an original piece of software are invited to
give a 5-10 minutes talk followed by a 30 minutes demonstration.

Poster Sessions

Participants are invited to present developmental work in progress in the
format of a poster. Selected posters will be on display for the duration of
the conference and attendance times will be allocated for informal
discussions.

Guidelines for submission of proposals

Proposals will be examined and selected by the EUROCALL academic panel.
Please indicate clearly the appropriate session for your proposal
('parallell paper', 'show & tell', 'poster') on the proposal form.

Please send the speaker proposal form with your abstract to the conference
secretariat. Abstracts should not be longer than 300 words in the following
format: Title; Abstract; Name; Institution; Address; Phone number; Fax
number; Email address. Abstracts should be submitted on diskette (saved as
WORD 6 for Windows or ASCII) with 1.5 line spacing, and Times New Roman
11pt Font. Please enclose three additional hard copies.

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 1 February 1998.
Participants will be informed of the panel's decision by 31 March 1998.
You have the possibility to enter your abstract via the Speaker Proposal
Form on the Conference website. However, every entered proposal should be
confirmed by three additional hard copies sent to the conference
secretariat.
Send the form and your abstract on diskette and in three hard copies to
Claudine Van Volsem, EUROCALL 98, LINOV/UPV, Celestijnenlaan 200 A, B-3001
Heverlee, BELGIUM

PROGRAMME CONCEPT

Tuesday 8 September 1998

16.00-21.00 registration for the pre-conference workshops

Wednesday 9 September 1998

Pre-conference workshops

9.00- 9.30 registration
9.30-10.00 Keynote (An overview of Multimedia Authoring tools)

6 parallel sessions, maximum 20 particpants each, hands-on;
planned are: Translation tools, HTML, Authorware, MM Toolbook, WinCalis,
Question Designer
10.00-11.00 parallel session 1
11.30-13.00 parallel session 2
14.00-15.00 parallel session 3
(15.00-21.30 registration for the Conference)
15.10-16.10 parallel session 4
16.30-17.30 parallel session 5
17.30-19.00 social

Thursday 10 September 1998

(09.00-09.45 registration for the Conference)
09.45 opening ceremony
10.00 keynote 1
11.30 parallel session 1
12.15 parallel session 2
15.15 parallel session 3
16.00 parallel session 4
16.30 EuroCALL AGM
17.15 Video-conference
19.00 dinner

Friday 11 September 1998

09.00 keynote 2
10.30 parallel session 5
11.15 parallel session 6
13.30 transfer by bus to Brussels
14.00 arrival & registration local participants
14.30 keynote 3
16.00 Government policy on computer and multimedia in schools and broader
educational settings
17.00 walk/visit Brussels Great Market and City Hall
20.00 conference dinner

Saturday 12 September 1998

This Saturday morning focusses on the secondary school context
09.00 keynote 4
09.30 parallel session 7
10.45 parallel session 8
11.30 keynote 5
12.30 concluding session

EUROCALL is the European Association for Computer Assisted Language
Learning, an association of language teaching professionals from Europe and
worldwide, which aims to
- promote the use of foreign languages within Europe
- provide a European focus for all aspects of the use of technology for
language learning
- enhance the quality, dissemination and efficiency of CALL materials
- supports Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

EUROCALL provides information and advice on all aspects of the use of
technology for language learning, for those involved in
- education and training
- disseminates information via the ReCALL Journal and other publications
- organises special interest meetings and annual conferences
- works towards the exploitation of electronic communications systems

WvT (in Dutch "Werkverband voor Taal- en Literatuuronderwijs", Association
for the Teaching of Languages and Literature) groups all in-service
training activities for teachers, trainers and teacher trainers of Modern
Languages (L1, L2 and FL) at secundary and tertiary level, to students and
adults, in schools and in-company, organised by the Katholieke Universiteit
te Leuven, in Flanders (Belgium). The language teachers' journal WvT is
directly available on the Internet. One of the standing workgroups is COTO
("Computer-ondersteund Taalonderwijs", Dutch for CALL). COTO has been
organising a number of seminars and workshops on software and multimedia,
in collaboration with EUROCALL. Its members are active in a wide variety of
educational institutes in Belgium.

LINOV (in Dutch "Leuvens Instituut voor Nieuwe Onderwijsvormen", Leuven
Institute for Innovative Learning) was recently established at the K.U.
Leuven as a centre for study and expertise, whose chosen objective is to
efficiently meet the changing needs in education and the dissemination of
knowledge. LINOV therefore makes optimum use of the new opportunities
embodied in telematics and multimedia; it has developed responsible,
integrated pedagogical applications and is effectively using networking,
both on a local and international scale. The UPV-service (in Dutch
"Universitaire Permanente Vorming", University Continuing Education) is one
of the five departments of LINOV. It concentrates on the continuing
education in different professional fields, such as Education. It promotes
the initiatives at the K.U.Leuven and offers ICT and secretarial support to
the organisers.

VGC - BITS2 (in Dutch "Brusselse Impuls voor Technologie en Software op
School", Brussels Impulse for Technology and Software at School) is a
service of the VGC (in Dutch "Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie (Flemish
Community Commission) of the Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Region of
Brussels - Capital).
BITS2 supports the introduction of software for language learning in the
Dutch speaking primary and secondary schools in Brussels. BOP (in Dutch
"Brussels OnderwijsPunt", Brussels Education Point), is the BITS2'
Internet site and a home base for Dutch speaking teachers, schoolmasters
and their pupils, where all Dutch speaking teachers in Brussels can consult
information, download texts, Dutch e-zines and Dutch, French and English
courseware. BITS2 also functions as the Internet provider for all Dutch
speaking schools in Brussels.

Accomodation and Catering

There will be a choice of study-bedrooms in college hostels and
accommodation in local hotels, in a variety of price classes.
One of the university's student restaurants is just across the street. Pubs
and other restaurants are in large numbers and variety within walking
distance, as is the historic centre of Leuven city.

Leuven and how to get there

Leuven is the (Dutch) name for the town that will host EUROCALL 98, though
many foreign maps call it by its French name 'Louvain'. It is situated in
the centre of Belgium, 25 km East of Brussels, the capital of the province
of Flemish Brabant, 15 km from Brussels airport. Its university was founded
in 1425 and hosts some 27 000 students.
Be aware: Louvain-la-Neuve is the new French-speaking university, some 30 km
from Leuven, near the town of Wavre.

By plane: from Brussels National Airport a special train in the air terminal
will bring you to "Brussel-Noord/Bruxelles-Nord" (every 20 minutes) where
you can change trains to Leuven (every half hour).
By train: arriving from the direction of
* Amsterdam: change at Mechelen: there's a fast train to Leuven every hour
(at 41' past the hour).
* Paris or Lille: change at "Brussel-Zuid/Bruxelles-Midi": every half hour
trains leave for "Brussel-Noord/Bruxelles-Nord" and on to Leuven.
* Koeln (Cologne): most trains to Brussels call at Leuven. If not, or if
you board the Cologne-Paris express, change at "Liege-Guillemins"
(Luettich, Luik): every half hour a fast train leaves for Leuven.
By car: via the E 40 (from either Liege or Brussels) or the A2-E314 (from
Aachen). Please mind: there is no free car park in the town centre, but
there is a large paying underground car park 100 m. from the conference
buildings.