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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1988

HK TO HOST INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE CONFERENCE

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HONG KONG WILL PLAY HOST TO MORE THAN 350 LEADING LANGUAGE EDUCATIONALISTS AND LINGUISTS FROM 26 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WHO WILL ARRIVE HERE NEXT MONTH TO ATTEND A CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THE THREE-DAY CONFERENCE WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN DECEMBER 13 AND 15 AT THE NEW HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE IN WAN CHAI.

THE DELEGATES WILL EXPLORE TOPICS RELATED TO LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN DIFFERENT CULTURAL CONTEXTS.

"THE THEME OF THE CONFERENCE IS PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TO THE ITUATION IN HONG KONG WHERE STUDENTS ARE BEING EDUCATED TO BE PROFICIENT IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCIAL CENTRE, A SPOKESMAN FOR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

IDENTIFY

CONCEPTS

"THE CONFERENCE WILL

OF LANGUAGE LANGUAGE LEARNING IN DIFFERENT SOCIETIES AND CULTURE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR LANGUAGE EDUCATION.

AND

THEIR

TO

WILL DISCUSS, IN PARTICULAR, ISSUES RELATED TEACHER-CENTRED AND PUPIL-CENTRED APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE TEACHING IN DIFFERENT CULTURAL CONTEXTS. IT WILL ALSO EXPLORE LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING STYLES IN THEIR CULTURAL CONTEXTS AND HOW THEY MAY BE ADOPTED IN OTHER CULTURES.

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"THE CONFERENCE WILL PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONALISTS TO EXAMINE THE HONG KONG SITUATION THROUGH THE SHARING OF EXPERIENCE AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS WITH THEIR INTERNATIONAL COUNTERPARTS IN DIFFERENT CULTURES," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

THE KEY-NOTE SPRAKERS IN ENGLISH WILL INCLUDE DR RICHARD ALLWRIGHT THE UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER, U.K.; PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER CANDLIN OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS AT MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA; DR ALAN N Y, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE BELL LANGUAGE FOUNDATION, DR VERNC. PICKLEY, DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION, KONG.

AND HONG

WELL BE DR KAI-CHEONG LEUNG, OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN U.S.A. PROFESSOR JI-PING

LU, OF HEI LUNG KIANG UNIVERSITY,

DEPARTMENT OF SIN

ON THE CHINESE SIDE, THERE PROFESSON AND CO-ORDINATOR (CHINESE) LANGPACK, SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY,

FALOR OF THE CHINESE DEPARTMENT

PROFESSOR SI-YI XU, HEAD OF THE CHINESE CURSITY, CHINA.

PR

CHINA KIANG

/OTHER INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNISED