text_combined: learner corpora international symposium computer learner corpora second language acquisition foreign language teaching chinese university hong kong 1416 december 1998 first circular pleased announce international symposium computer learner corpora clc held hong kong 1416 december 1998 symposium intended multidisciplinary forum discussion presentation research clcs particular importance attached examining links second language acquisition theory foreign language teaching computer learner corpora new source data sla fl teaching interest computer learner corpora growing fast widespread acknowledgement among sla specialists foreign language teaching professionals theoretical practical value several large computer learner corpora representing range mediums genres either currently compiled symposium ideal opportunity review progress set new research goals programme papers poster presentations software demonstrations cover six broad topic areas 1 contribution computer learner corpora clc second language acquisition research 2 learner corpus building 3 software tools learner corpus analysis 4 clc methodology 5 clc based studies learner grammar lexis discourse 6 computer learner corpora language teaching tools methodology although much current research present carried english foreign second language papers reporting clc research different learner languages also welcome symposium organizers professor joseph hung chinese university hong kong professor sylviane granger universit catholique de louvain belgium organizational aspects opening monday 14 december 1998 9 closing wednesday 16 december 1998 5 pm max 80 participants first come first served symposium fee including coffee breaks meals 200 us dollars accommodation 80 rooms available cuhk campus 6090 us dollars twin room 5070 single room multimedia centre house software demonstrations post symposium tours china macau organized deadlines submission preliminary notice participation see attached form 30 april 1998 submission 1 page a4 abstract 8 may 1998 electronic submission word file encouraged hard copy mailed faxed local organizer notification acceptance rejection 15 may 1998 registration transfer room deposit 31 may 1998 submission extended abstract c 1 500 words included symposium proceedings 30 september 1998 language symposium working language including abstracts presentations english address enquiries requests submissions directed local organizer j hung preferably email josephhung cuhk edu hk electronic copy granger granger etan ucl ac professor j hung professor sylviane granger english department universit catholique de louvain chinese university hk centre english corpus linguistics shatin new territories place blaise pascal 1 hong kong 1348 louvain la neuve tel 852 26097004 belgium fax 852 26035270 tel 32 10 474947 32 10474034 email josephhung cuhk edu hk fax 32 10472579 email granger etan ucl ac