Dear colleagues,
This is just to remind you that the deadline for paper
submission for E.P.I.C.S. II ends on 1st March. Below
you will find the last call for papers.
We have received many interesting proposals, and,
therefore, we would like to encourage all of you who
have not yet sent us one to do so as soon as you can.
Besides, if you are still thinking about attending our
conference, do not hesitate and come to Seville, where
you will enjoy many interesting works, talks, debates,
etc., and, above all, the city in full spring time.
Kind regards,
Manuel Padilla
LAST CALL FOR PAPERS FOR EPICS II
Dear colleagues,
The research group Intercultural Pragmatic Studies
(English-Spanish): Pragmatic and Discourse Aspects of
the University of Seville (Spain) is pleased to
announce its Second Symposium on Intercultural,
Cognitive and Social Pragmatics (EPICS II
Encuentros de Pragmatica Intercultural, Cognitiva y
Social), to be held in May 26-28 2004.
The second edition of the symposium will be devoted to
the introduction of the new journal Intercultural
Pragmatics, published by Mouton de Gruyter. The
journals editor-in-chief, Dr. Istvan Kecskes,
Professor of Linguistics and Education at the SUNY at
Albany and Mr. Peter Grundy, Associate Principal
Lecturer, English Language Centre, at Northumbria
University, and member of the advisory board of the
journal, have confirmed their presence as the
symposiums keynote speakers. Also, a plenary session
of the symposium will be dedicated to a formal
introduction of Intercultural Pragmatics during
which the participants will be able to meet the
editor-in-chief, some of the board members, and
representatives from Mouton the Gruyter to discuss the
mission, policy and content of the journal.
The Symposium will serve as a forum where applied
linguists and practitioners of Pragmatics and
Discourse Analysis can meet, share experiences,
discuss common problems, and present papers on their
latest research in the field. EPICS II also wishes to
create awareness among graduating students of the
growing interest in this area of linguistic expertise.
SUBMISSIONS
We welcome original papers, written in English (45
minutes in length, the last 10 minutes will be devoted
to questions and discussion) on any topic relevant to
the mission of Intercultural Pragmatics. The
journal is especially interested in papers that:
- explore the implications of pragmatics research for
theoretical developments and practical applications in
the fields of second language acquisition and
intercultural communication,
- discuss language in use in the context of
cross-cultural interaction,
- analyze pragmatics research findings from the
perspective of bi- and multilingual development,
- study the nature of interaction of bi- and
multilinguals and language learners,
- investigate the effect of dual language and
multilingual systems on the development and use of
pragmatics skills,
- examine the teachability and learnability of
pragmatic skills in instructional environments.
Participants should submit one-page abstract (500
words) accompanied by a step-by-step outline of the
presentation and the following information:
1. Authors name(s) and affiliation
2. Title of paper
3. Audio-visual equipment required (VHS video, OHP,
cassette)
4. E-mail address(es)
5. Postal address(es)
Electronic submissions as e-mail attachments
(RTF,ASCII, HTML) are highly encouraged. Proposals may
be sent to Pilar Garces pilar_garces@yahoo.com, Reyes
Gomez rgommor@dhuma.upo.es Alicia Hernandez
ahernandez@us.es, or Manuel Padilla
mpadilla@siff.us.es. Submissions by fax will not be
accepted. Those without e-mail access can send 2
printed copies of your abstract, outline and
accompanying information to:
Manuel Padilla Cruz
Dpto. Filologma Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
Universidad de Sevilla
C/ Palos de la Frontera s/n
41005 Seville (Spain)
DATES
Deadline for receipt of abstracts is March 1, 2004.
Notification of acceptance will be sent by March 18,
2004. The committee will plan the programme as soon as
it has selected the successful abstracts, so please
indicate on the abstracts if you cannot present your
paper on any day of the conference (May 26-28). It is
very difficult to reschedule papers after the
programme has been planned.
PUBLICATION
EPICS II participants are welcome to submit their
papers to be considered for publication in
Intercultural Pragmatics. Guidelines for publication
can be found at www.degruyter.com.
Also, a selection of papers will be published in the
second issue of the series EPICS. The final text of
the presentation (2500 words maximum) can be
submitted (Word or RTF format) after the symposium but
no later than June 1, 2004. Style guidelines will be
included in a second call for papers.
FEES
Until April 15, 2004 From April 15, 2004 onwards
Students........................................ 30
Students ......................................... 30
Attendants ................................... 60
Attendants ..................................... 70
Speakers ...................................... 85
Speakers ......................................... 95
We hope you will circulate this Call for Papers to
your colleagues and others in your professional
network, and to any discussion groups to which you may
subscribe. For more information, please contact Reyes
Gomez rgommor@dhuma.upo.es or Manuel Padilla
mpadilla@siff.us.es. We hope to see you in May 2004,
here in Seville.
Thank you for your interest
The Organising Committee
Dr. Pilar Garces
Dr. Patricia Bou
Dr. Reyes Gomez
Dr. Lucma Fernandez
Ms. Alicia Hernandez
Mr. Manuel Padilla
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Manuel Padilla Cruz
Departamento de Filologma Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
c/ Palos de la Frontera, s/n.
41004 Sevilla
Tel. : Office: +34 95 4 55 15 50 Home: +34 95 4 41 30 61 Fax: +34 95 4 55 15 16
e-mail: mpadilla@siff.us.es / mpadillacruz@yahoo.es
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