[Discussion] CFP: Language, Culture, and Technologies (Lithuania) (1/25/06; 5/19/06-5/21/06)

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From: Ruta Veteryte <ruta.veteryte@ktu.lt>


Dear Colleague,

We have a great pleasure in inviting you to participate in the fourth
international conference

LANGUAGE, CULTURE and TECHNOLOGIES
19-21 May, 2006
Kaunas University of Technology
Kaunas, LITHUANIA

(http://www.ktu.lt/en/)

We invite teachers, scholars and postgraduate students to participate and to
contribute papers to the fourth international conference hosted by Kaunas
University of Technology, Lithuania.

For effective communication across cultures one needs not only linguistic
competence, but also social communicative skills and intercultural awareness.
Language education could play a crucial role in stimulating a better
understanding and mutual respect between different cultures. It is very
important to develop communicative and intercultural competence necessary to
participate fully in our modern societies.

The objective of the conference is to provide an international forum for
researchers from around the world to exchange practices as well as to stimulate
the implementation of innovative approaches into the studies of modern languages
and culture.

The conference is expected to result in a broadening of the knowledge base of
international Digital Technologies development, to foster the formation of
professional networks among participants.

The conference will include a number of plenary, paper presentation sessions and
round table discussions.

THE LANGUAGES OF THE CONFERENCE: English, German, French, Russian and Lithuanian

SUGGESTED TOPICS are recommended, but not limited to the following areas:

Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Problems of Translation and Intercultural Communication
Language and Technologies
Culture in the Context of Globalization and Glocalization
Means of Intercultural Communication: Music, Language, Arts and Technologies

Selected papers on languages will be published.

The deadline for submission of abstracts and registration forms is January 25,
2006.

Full details including online call for papers form are at the conference website
 http://www.ktu.lt/en/conf2006.html

Send abstracts in the original language of the article (250-300 words) to
ruta.veteryte@ktu.lt

Visit the conference website for important dates and register your interest now!

For more information please contact ruta.veteryte@ktu.lt

Please pass the information to your colleagues who might be interested.

Looking forward to meeting you in Kaunas!

Yours Sincerely,

Vilmante Liubiniene
Chair of the Conference


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