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OVERVIEW

Language for Specific Purposes (LSP), be it English or any other languages, has been able to stimulate writings, research and discussions around the world. LSP has also helped to equip students and individuals working in the public and private sectors with the language competency required to cater to the demand in their specific fields. The interest and the requirement/need to train and to produce professionals who are fluent in the various science and technology fields prompted the Language Academy of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia to organise an international conference on language for specific purposes. This conference will be a platform for the discussion of research findings and the dissemination of information on research trends, the usage, and the teaching and learning of language for specific purposes.

The 3rd International Conference held in the year 2000 marked the shift in the scope of the conference. Originally called English for Specific Purposes (ESP), the conference was renamed Language for Specific Purposes (LSP), to reflect its broader scope which includes not just English but all other languages such as Arabic, French, Japanese and the like. This shift in focus helped to attract a wider range of paper presenters and participants who would be able to benefit from the conference.

The previous conference, LSP 2008 attracted about 100 papers from Malaysia and all over the world with presenters from 20 different countries. LSP 2010 brought together language practitioners from the industry, institutions of higher learning, and all other institutions to share both their knowledge and skills to enhance human capital development through good language practices and effective communication skills.

Hence, the 8th international conference is an extension of the previous seven conferences which were successfully organised – two at national level and five at international level. The theme for this upcoming seminar is “Aligning theoretical knowledge with professional practice” which we hope to gather academics, educators, language practitioners and professionals, teachers and teacher trainers, students at institutions of higher learning and industries.

Below are the objectives of the seminar:

- To provide a platform for the exchange of ideas, insights, research findings and expertise among LSP practitioners

- To investigate LSP developments in teaching and teacher training, professional areas, communication, research and language consultancy

- To align theoretical knowledge with professional practice within LSP

- To strengthen collaboration between institutions of higher learning and corporate sectors and industries

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Academicians, undergraduates and postgraduates, government agencies, corporate bodies and non-governmental organizations who are directly involved with social responsibility field are welcome to participate. Companies who are interested to promote their products, specialities and technologies to enhance social responsibility activities are also invited to take part in the exhibition.

Date : 4th - 5th September 2012Venue : Swiss - Garden Hotel & Residences, Kuala Lumpur

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Vijay K Bhatia has recently retired as Professor in the Department of English. He has been in the teaching profession for 46 years. Before joining the City University in 1993, he worked at the National University of Singapore (1983-1993). Some of his recent research projects include Analyzing Genre-bending in Corporate Disclosure Documents, and International Arbitration Practice: A Discourse Analytical Study, in which he leads research teams from more than 20 countries. His research interests are: Genre Analysis of academic and professional discourses, including, legal, business, newspaper, advertising, genres; ESP and Professional Communication; simplification of legal and other public documents; cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary variations in professional genres. He has to his credit more than 150 publications, which include journal articles, book chapters, edited volumes, and individually written books. Two of his books, Analysing Genre: Language Use in Professional Settings and Worlds of Written Discourse: A Genre-based View, are widely used in genre theory and practice.

PLENARY SPEAKER 1

Dr. JONATHAN NEWTON is a senior lecturer in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He has worked in language teaching and language teacher training for more than twenty-five years in both New Zealand and China where he began his teaching career. For the past ten years he has been Director of the B.Ed (TESOL) programme at Victoria University, a role that involves working closely with Malaysian student teachers and Malaysian teacher training institutions. His research focuses on three main areas: classroom-based second language acquisition, the interface of culture and language in language teaching and learning, and language/communication training and materials design for the multicultural workplace. He has published in a range of books, and in journals including: Second Language Research, The Journal of Second Language Writing, Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, System, Language Teaching Research, Journal of Pragmatics, English Language Teaching Journal, and Modern English Teacher. He has papers forthcoming in Language Learning and Language Teaching Research.He recently co-authored two books, one with Prof. Paul Nation, Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking (2009), and a second with Nicky Riddiford, Workplace talk in action: An ESOL resource (2010).

PLENARY SPEAKER 2

ANTOON DE RYCKER, CertTEB, MAL, PhD is Associate Professor at Taylor’s University, School of Communication, Malaysia. Previously he has held teaching and research posts at Universiti Malaya and several universities and colleges in Europe. As a researcher, he is interested in the critical analysis of discourse (e.g. research recontextualisation), cognitive linguistics and ESL/ELT/ESP. He has recently co-edited and contributed to a Special Issue on LSP for ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics.

EXHIBITION

There will be a commercial and non-commercial exhibitions. A maximum of 10 tables will be permanently located immediately adjacent to the main conference area.

Type of table: Hotel Banquet Table

Duration: 2 days ( 4-5 September 2012)

Fees: RM 1500.00 per table

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP : Applying Theories To ELT Practises

3rd September 2012 | 8.30 am – 5.00 pm

Bangunan UTMSPACE Kuala Lumpur,No 195A Jalan Tun Razak,50400 Kuala Lumpur.

Fee : RM 200.00

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP SPEAKERS

8.30 – 9.00 Registration

9.00 – 10.30 Workshop 1: Vijay Bhatia

10.30 – 11.00 Break

11.00 – 12.30 Workshop 2Maureen Parker

Workshop 3Mina Patel

ELT Paper Plenary Session 16 papers

ELT Paper Plenary Session 16 papers

12.30 – 2.00 Lunch

2.00 – 3.30 Workshop 4: Jonathan Newton

3.30 – 4.30 Forum

4.30 – 5.00 Break

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

MAUREEN PARKER is a mentor/teacher trainer for the M.O.E.’s TELL project (Teaching English Language and Literacy). She has lived and worked in Korea, China and Canada. In addition to co-writing a textbook for the National University of Education, Cheongju, in South Korea, she worked as a pre-service trainer for future elementary school teachers. She is experienced in teaching learners of various ages and enjoys conducting creative activities with all her English learning students.

MS. MINA PATEL is the Managing Director of Ten Education Consultants in Malaysia. Prior to this, she was the English Language Projects Manager at the British Council, Malaysia. Mina has been working in English education for over 20 years and some of her roles include teacher, teacher trainer, trainer, project manager, materials developer, author, consultant and of course student. She worked for the British Council for 7 years designing and managing projects as well as delivering training all over Malaysia and the region. Recently Mina’s work has involved training teachers in the Philippines, Korea, Argentina and also, of course, Malaysia. She has a Masters in Applied Linguistics. Previously, Mina worked for the British Council, Sri Lanka and for other organizations in Thailand, Greece and England.

CONFERENCE FEES

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WITH 3 PAPERPUBLICATIONS

RM 1450 RM 1750 RM 1190

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