Conference Highlights

Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

17th International Conference on Pragmatics & Language Learning

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

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INVITED PLENARIES

Language in action: Conversation analytic perspectives on grammar, interaction, and language learning - Junko Mori, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Reproduction and recursivity in high school ESL: A critical analysis of classroom language-in-use - Steven Talmy, University of British Columbia

INVITED COLLOQUIA

Study abroad experiences from a language socialization perspective
Convener: Haruko Cook, University of Hawai’i

Negotiating the self in another language: Identity formation and cross-cultural adaptation among second language users
Convener: Christina Higgins, University of Hawai’i

INVITED WORKSHOPS

Using questionnaires in research on pragmatics
Facilitator: Kenneth Rose, City University Hong Kong

Teaching and learning L2 pragmatics in computer-mediated environments
Facilitator: Julie A. Belz, Monterey Institute of International Studies

WAIKIKI AQUARIUM EXTRAVAGANZA (TUESDAY, MARCH 27) - optional ticketed event

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