Royal Irish Academy
Promoting Study in the Sciences and Humanities since 1785
National Committee for Modern Language Studies
28th Annual Research Symposium
in The University of Ulster, Coleraine
on Friday and Saturday, 9th & 10th November, 2001
Offers of papers are invited for the Royal Irish Academys 28th National Research Symposium in Modern Language Studies, to be held in the University of Ulster at Coleraine on 9th and 10th November, 2001. The theme of the symposium is: Translations: Paradigms of Linguistic and Cultural Transformation
Papers may focus on various aspects of linguistic and cultural transformation in the modern languages, including translating language and culture into the classroom, theories of translation, translation and the literary text, the theory and practice of language teaching, theories of bilingualism, bilingual education, etc. Abstracts (300 words maximum) should be sent to Larry Duffy or Pól Ó Dochartaigh, to reach us no later than Friday, 15th June 2001. Papers should be twenty minutes in length, allowing a further ten minutes for discussion. A running order for the Symposium will be sent out in June. A conference website will be maintained at:
http://www.ulster.ac.uk/faculty/humanities/lang+lit/modlangs/ria2001.html
Contact:
Larry Duffy / Dr Pól Ó Dochartaigh
School of Languages and Literature
University of Ulster
Coleraine
Co Derry
BT52 1SA
Tel: 7032 4548
Fax: 7032 4962
Email: wl.duffy@ulster.ac.uk or p.odochartaigh@ulster.ac.uk
Or Contact: Ruth Hegarty, Administrative Officer, Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 6762570 Fax: 6762346
Email: r.hegarty@ria.ie