information and communication technology eurocall ' 99 ( http : / / eurocall99 . univ-fcomte . fr ) first call for papers ( deadline : 31 january 1999 ) besancon ( france ) 15 - 18 september 1999 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * the yearly conference of the european association eurocall ( http : / / www . hull . ac . uk / cti / eurocall . htm ) will be held in besancon from wednesday 15th to saturday 18th september 1999 . this conference is a unique opportunity to encourage and disseminate state of the art research and applications for the use of computer mediated environments for language learning . i ) themes - - - - - - - main theme - - - - - - - - - - information and communication technology ( ict ) in varied language learning environments for parallel sessions and poster sessions , priority will be given to papers focussing on the contribution of ict to one of the following learning environments : - continuing education ; life - long learning / education . - vocational training . - open and distance learning . - language classrooms at primary , secondary and tertiary levels . - multimedia language laboratories ; language resource centres . - self - directed learning ; autonomous learning . the specific contribution of ict in one of these learning situations could be studied from the following points of view : development and implementation of hypermedia and multimedia systems ; the use of ict for providing a learning context ; the nature , the status and the role of those involved in the use of ict and their training ( teachers , trainers , facilitators , counsellors , tutors , etc . ) ; learner-centred approaches ; the role and place of ict within the larger framework of cultural , intercultural acquisition , and communicative or conceptual approaches . second theme - - - - - - - - - - - evaluation of language skills and language testing this theme will provide a framework for the theoretical and practical discussion of the contribution of ict to the evaluation of language skills from multiple approaches such as the enunciative / functional point of view to be found in the dcl and delf ( diplme elmentaire de langue francaise ) exams , or the points of view of language testing and adaptive testing . reports about ongoing european or national evaluation projects will be most welcome . these two main themes will underpin the whole conference , will be echoed in several pre-conference seminars and parallel sessions and will be taken up in keynote addresses . other themes - - - - - - - - - - - as well as the main and secondary conference themes described above , papers and presentations are invited , either at theoretical or practical levels , discussing innovations in the field of ict with a view to improving language learning and acquisition ; the relations between ict and learning models ; learner-system interaction or interaction between the agents ( learner , trainer , tutor , etc . ) through ict ; the integration of ict in training systems . the following list is merely intended as a guide and is not exhaustive : * computer mediated communication : theoretical models and sociological aspects of language learning on the internet ; virtual classrooms ; linguistic interactions ; dialog exchange systems ; e-mail exchanges ( tandems ) ; video-conferencing ; multi-modal exchanges ( audio , video ) ; moos ; chat systems ; whiteboards . * nlp ( natural language processing ) and language learning : corpus-based learning ; speech technology and computer assisted pronunciation and intonation ; electronic dictionaries for learners ; on-line spelling and style checkers ; help systems for writing , grammar-learning and error diagnosis . * hypermedia and multimedia systems : hypertext tools ; help systems for web browsing and editing ; study of the relations between the verbal and non-verbal in ict with a view to facilitating learning ; authoring systems ; evaluation of ict . * a learner model : towards a model of the learner in ict and language acquisition ; identification , influence and evaluation of learning strategies , cognitive styles and social factors . * didactics : didactic strategies and models ; which metalanguage in ict ? the role of culture . * teacher training : national and european policies in teacher training and the training of teachers in ict ; the new role ( s ) of teachers . organisation - - - - - - - - - - - the pre-conference day ( wednesday 15 sept . , 1999 ) will offer both workshops and seminars . the format of the seminars will be either that of a formal lesson / tutorial about one of the ict themes mentioned above , or that of exchanges on one particular theme focussing either on a synthesis of existing research or a discussion of new research paradigms . the conference itself ( from thursday 16 to saturday 18 ( am ) ) will offer papers given by guest speakers , parallel paper sessions , show and tell sessions , posters and an ongoing demo - fair . for more information about these activities , please look at our website . if you want to : - submit a proposal for a paper , poster or show and tell session , please use the form of the next message . proposals in english , french or any other european languages are welcome . - propose to run a workshop or a seminar , have a look at our guidelines for submissions on our website . key dates - - - - - - - - - 31 january 1999 : deadline for submitting paper , show and tell , poster abstracts . - 31 march 1999 : notification of panels ' decision . - 31 may 1999 : deadline for early bird registration fee . - 16 september 1999 : abstracts publication . - 31 october 1999 : deadline for submitting full papers . - mai 2000 : publication in recall or alsic journals . contacts - - - - - - - eurocall ' 99 laboratoire lib , universit de franche - comt 16 route de gray , 25030 besancon cedex , france tel : 33 3 81 66 64 53 fax : 33 3 81 66 64 50 email : eurocall99 @ lib . univ-fcomte . fr internet : http : / / eurocall99 . univ-fcomte . fr proposals for papers , posters or show and tell must use the submission form ( see below ) . sending your form - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the main part of the form consists of an abstract . the abstract should be 600 words long for a paper and 300 words long for a poster or a show and tell . you may use one of the three following possibilities : 1 ) the online form ( http : / / eurocall99 . univ-fcomte . fr / eng / formresu . htm ) 2 ) e-mail . send the form in the body of the e-mail ( not as an attached file ) . send your e-mail to : eurocall99 @ lib . univ-fcomte . fr 3 ) ordinary mail . send : - the form ( which includes the abstract ) on a disk using one of the following formats : word ( mac or pc ) , rtf , ascii - and a hard copy of the form . send disk + hard copy to : thierry selva eurocall99 laboratoire d ' informatique de besancon universit de franche - comt 16 , route de gray 25030 besancon cedex , france = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = submission form information about the main author 1 . last name , first name and address of the main author . last name : first name : address : zip : city : country : 2 . main author 's e-mail , phone number ( optional ) and fax number ( optional ) . e - mail : phone number : fax number : 3 . main author 's occupation . select among : [ ] primary / secondary school system : teacher , [ ] primary / secondary school system : teacher trainer , [ ] university : lecturer , university : training administrator , [ ] trainer for adults , [ ] researcher , [ ] software developer , [ ] publisher , [ ] student , [ ] other . 4 . biodata . please briefly describe ( 4 lines max ) your background in ict and language learning . biodata : 5 . is the main author a member of one of these associations ? ( ignore if not ) associations member of eurocall yes [ ] no [ ] ; membership no ( if known ) : member of calico yes [ ] no [ ] ; membership no ( if known ) : information about co-authors 6 . information about co-authors : only last and first names , institution and e-mail . co - authors : information about the submission 7 . type of submission . for more details , see below . paper [ ] poster [ ] show & tell [ ] 8 . theme of the submission . in order to help us organise topics of the parallel sessions , first select among : main theme , second theme , or other themes , as described above . then select a sub-theme in each case , when applicable . several choices are possible . 8 . 1 main theme : [ ] information and communication technology ( ict ) in varied language learning environments if you submit within the main theme , please choose one of the following sub-themes : [ ] continuing education / life - long learning / education , [ ] vocational training , [ ] open and distance learning , [ ] language classrooms at primary / secondary / tertiary levels , [ ] multimedia language laboratories / language resource centres , [ ] self - directed learning / autonomous learning . 8 . 2 second theme : [ ] evaluation of language skills and language testing 8 . 3 other themes : [ ] if your submission belongs to " other themes " , select among the following sub-themes : [ ] computer mediated communication , [ ] nlp ( natural language processing ) and language learning , [ ] hypermedia and multimedia systems , [ ] learner modelling , [ ] didactics , [ ] teacher training , [ ] other . 9 . title of the submission . give the title in the language of the presentation . title : 10 . abstract . give the abstract in the language of the presentation . select as appropriate : * paper : 600 words * poster : 300 words * show and tell : 300 words . give a clear description of the software e . g . type , technical specification , desired learning outcomes , design principles , stage of development ( pilot or beta-testing , etc ) , evaluation of the software , and main characteristics . abstract : = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = end of form = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = details of parallel session papers , show & tell and posters a ) parallel session papers parallel session papers on special themes will give researchers and practioners the opportunity to present their papers . all papers will be subject to review by the eurocall academic panel . the review selection procedure is rigorous and papers submitted after the 31st january deadline may not be considered . each presentation should last 45 minutes ( 30 minutes for the paper and 15 minutes for discussion ) . a selection of full papers will be published in recall after the conference and sent to participants , or in the french speaking online journal alsic . b ) show and tell participants who have developed an original piece of software are invited to give a 10 min talk followed by a 30 min demonstration . c ) posters participants present work in progress in the format of a poster . the selected participants can display their work and may have access to a machine in a dedicated room for demos . time slots will be allocated and scheduled everyday for informal talks . the selection procedure for show and tell and posters is the same as for papers . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - eurocall ' 99 , septembre / september 1999 , besancon , france conference europeenne sur les systemes d ' information et de communication pour l ' aide a l ' apprentissage des langues . european conference on computer assisted language learning toile / web : http : / / eurocall99 . univ-fcomte . fr mel / email : eurocall99 @ lib . univ-fcomte . fr telecopie : 03 81 66 64 50 / fax : 33 3 81 66 64 50 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -