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International Conference Language, Literature and Social Interaction in Multicultural Societies
May 10 - 2007, University of Yaounde I

Call for submissions:

Abstracts may relate (but are not limited) to the following subthemes:
  1. Language codes and cultural distinction in multicultural societies.
  2. Sequencing in the organisation of conversations.
  3. Literature and self-assertion in multicultural contexts.
  4. Language and self-assertion in multicultural contexts.
  5. Creating community through social interaction.
  6. Language and social interaction among children in urban areas.
  7. Social interaction in different spheres of multiculturalism.
  8. Interactive performance in Cameroon literature.
  9. Language and collaborative activities in multilingual Cameroon.
  10. Street talk and street business in a multicultural setting.
  11. Gendered interaction.
  12. Non-verbal communication in social interaction.
  13. Theoretical perspectives of social interaction.
  14. Narratives and the construction of community.
  15. Social interaction and language development.
  16. Social interaction and literary development.
  17. Social interaction and literacy development.
  18. Social interaction and national development.
  19. Pidgin English and social interaction in Cameroon.
Abstracts of not more than 300 words can be submitted electronically in MS word format to: english_uniyao@yahoo.com Deadline for the submission of abstracts is January 31, 2007.
 
Notification of Acceptance: February 28, 2007.
 
Conference Registration: Deadline: March 31, 2007. (Dr Samuel Atechi, Yaounde I)
i. International Participants - CFA 40.000/ $75.00;
ii. National - CFA 25.000/ $45.00;
iii. Students - CFA 10.000/ $20.00.
  
Conference Proceedings: Selected papers will be published.
 
All Correspondences to: english_uniyao@yahoo.com
For Conference details, see: www.freetocharities.org.uk/yaounde