This column introduces the latest findings and posts news releases from world-famous English language teaching, testing and studying organizations to inform Chinese readers of developments in English language teaching.
Lingfest 2008 online registration open
LINGFEST 2008 is a series of six linguistics events to be held from June 30 to July 11 2008 at the University of Sydney, Australia. Online registration for all Lingfest 2008 events is now open. Early-bird rates are available until June 1, 2008.
Events
* The Annual Meeting of the Australian Linguistic Society (ALS 2008)
Dates: July 2 — 4， 2008
Theme: Southern Hemisphere Englishes
Early-bird registration rate: C$150 (US$148)
E-mail: als08@ling.mq.edu.au
* The 33rd Annual Conference of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA 2008)
Dates: July 4 — 6, 2008
Theme: Critical Dimensions in Applied Linguistics
Early-bird registration rate: C$300 (US$295)
E-mail: alaa2008@usyd.edu.au
* The Thirteenth International Lexical Functional Grammar Conference (LFG 2008)
Dates: July 4 — 6, 2008
Early-bird registration rate: C$100 (US$98)
E-mail: lfg08@arts.usyd.edu.au
* The Eighth Australian Linguistics Institute (ALI 2008)
