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• Suggested Topics

• Deadlines

• Length of Paper

• Registration Fee

• Contact Information

• Accommodation Details

• Programme

• Participants and Abstracts

Place: Faculty of Humanities, UWI, Cave Hill campus, Barbados

Date: June 5 - 7, 2002

Suggested Topics

French and Spanish Language in the Caribbean

• Caribbean Dialectology

• Language Policies and Language Planning

• Translation and Interpreting

Studies in Caribbean Culture

• Is there a Common Caribbean Culture?

• Areas of Culture: race, gender, religion, music, the media etc.

• The Projection of Caribbean Culture outside the Region

Studies in French and Spanish Caribbean Literature

• New Voices and New Approaches

• The Teaching of Literature in Schools and University

• Translation of French and Spanish Caribbean Literary Texts

The Teaching of Foreign Languages in the Caribbean

• New Technologies

• Strategies for Improving Oral Competence

• Educational Planning and Language Teaching

As part of the conference the organizers will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information relating to Internet Connections, Websites, Contacts in French and Spanish-Speaking Caribbean, Scholarship Opportunities, Availability of Print and Non-Print Materials and the like.

Deadlines

Please note the following deadlines:

• Submission of abstract: Feb 1, 2002

• Submission of paper: May 1, 2002

• Confirmation and arrival details: May 1, 2002

• Those wishing to attend without presenting a paper should indicate this by May 1, 2002 at the latest

Length of Paper

Papers should not exceed 10 double-spaced pages, or 20 minutes reading time.

Registration Fee

There will be a registration fee of US $40 (students US $20) to be charged to all participants. 

Contact Information

Please send an indication of your interest in attending the conference addressed to:

Ian Craig, Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, P.O. Box 64, Bridgetown, BARBADOS; Tel: (246) 417-4393 (Dept.); Fax (246) 424-0634; E-mail: icraig@uwichill.edu.bb