Date:  Sat, 27 Jan 1996 01:31:55 -0500

From:  GURT[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]GUVAX.BITNET

Subject: GURT96: REMINDER



PREREGISTRATION DEADLINE: (postmarked no later than) FEBRUARY 9,

1996. After this date, on-site fees apply. A 10% handling fee

will be charged for refunds.



====================CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT====================



       Georgetown University Round Table

        on Languages and Linguistics 1996



 Linguistics, language acquisition, and language variation:

       Current trends and future prospects



          March 14 - March 16, 1996



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This is a brief version intended to keep list messages short.

To see the full program, visit this www-site:

>> http://www.georgetown.edu/conferences/gurt96/gurt96.html

...or contact the GURT staff at the address given below.

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          Thursday, March 14, 1996



Opening remarks

   James E. Alatis, Chair, Georgetown University Round Table

   1996



Dedication of Conference to Earl Stevick, Independent Researcher



Plenary Address

   David Crystal, University of Wales, Bangor

   "Playing with linguistic problems from Orwell to Plato and

   back again"



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  Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16, 1996



INVITED SPEAKERS:



Donna Lardiere and Andrea Tyler, Georgetown University



Anna Uhl Chamot, The George Washington University



Donna Christian, Center for Applied Linguistics



Mary Ann Christison, Snow College



Reinhold Freudenstein, IFS der Philipps-Universitaet, Marburg/Lahn,

Germany



Braj Kachru, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign



Yamuna Kachru, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign



Stephen Krashen, University of Southern California



Michael Breen, Edith Cowan University, Australia



Ronald P. Leow, Georgetown University



Joan Morley, University of Michigan



Peter Patrick, Georgetown University



Theodore Rodgers, University of Hawaii and Bilkent University,

Ankara, Turkey



Renzo Titone, University of Rome, Italy and University of Toronto,

Ontario



Walt Wolfram and Gail Hamilton, North Carolina State University

and Ocracoke School, North Carolina



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Tutorial with Stephen Krashen, School of Education, University of

Southern California



This workshop will cover, and attempt to integrate, material

presented at Krashen's GURT presentations since 1989. It will

review evidence for and against the input hypothesis, the reading

hypothesis, applications of the input hypothesis to beginning

and intermediate language and literacy development, the role of

light reading, and applications to bilingual education.



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Registration form. Please send a printout of this form and

your check or money order (payable to GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY; no

credit cards) to: Carolyn A. Straehle, Coordinator, GURT 1996,

International Language Programs and Research, 306-U Intercultural

Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057-1045, U.S.A.



PREREGISTRATION DEADLINE: (postmarked no later than) FEBRUARY 9,

1996. After this date, on-site fees apply. A 10% handling fee

will be charged for refunds.



Badges and registration material are not mailed, but will be

available the days of the conference at the registration site in

Intercultural Center. Registration desk open from 8:45 a.m. during the

conference.



Please print clearly:



FIRST NAME__________________________________________________



LAST NAME___________________________________________________



PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION (e.g. university, place of work)



____________________________________________________________



MAILING ADDRESS_____________________________________________



____________________________________________________________



CITY_____________________________STATE/PROV.________________



ZIP______________COUNTRY____________________________________



TELEPHONE ________________________



FAX    ________________________



E-MAIL  ________________________________________________





Please check here________ if you plan to attend opening-night

plenary session and reception, Thursday, March 14.



Please mark with (X) categories which apply:



Please note that the TUTORIAL conducted by Stephen Krashen is NOT

included with the full conference, daily, or other rates listed

below; there is an additional $40 fee to attend the tutorial

($50.00 after February 9).



NON-GEORGETOWN RATES



                PREREGISTRATION   On-site (after

                (no later than   FEBRUARY 9,

                FEBRUARY 9, 1996)  1996)

Full Conference

(includes Thursday opening

plenary/reception, Friday,

Saturday)            ______ $ 100.00   ______ $ 125.00

Opening plenary/reception only ______ $ 40.00   ______ $ 50.00

Friday only           ______ $ 40.00   ______ $ 50.00

Saturday only          ______ $ 40.00   ______ $ 50.00

Tutorial            ______ $ 40.00   ______ $ 50.00



TOTAL

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Discounted rates (include Thursday opening plenary/reception,

Friday, and Saturday)



Senior citizens*        ______ $ 40.00  ______ $ 50.00

Students*            ______ $ 40.00   ______ $ 50.00

Tutorial            ______ $ 40.00   ______ $ 50.00



*with copy of I.D.





Group rates available for groups of five or more by FEBRUARY 9

only (no on-site group registration). Please contact Conference

Coordinator to make arrangements.







GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PREREGISTRATION RATE

(no later than FEBRUARY 9, 1996)



Students (all fees

except tutorial waived

if volunteering)        ______ $ 20.00   ______ $ 30.00

Faculty and staff        ______ $ 25.00   ______ $ 35.00

Tutorial            ______ $ 30.00   ______ $ 40.00







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TOTAL ENCLOSED      $





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For more information, please contact Carolyn A. Straehle,

Coordinator  *  GURT 1996  *  Georgetown University

International Language Programs and Research  *  306-U

Intercultural Center  *  Washington, DC 20057-1045

e-mail: gurt[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]guvax.bitnet or gurt[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]guvax.georgetown.edu  *

voice: 202/687-5726  *  fax: 202/687-0699