WEFLA 2008 Holguín Cuba, April 23-25, 2008

Deadlines

• February 18, 2008: submission of abstract.
• February 28, 2008: notification of decision on acceptance of paper.
• March 20, 2008: submission of full paper for publication in the Conference Proceedings.

Objective

• To foster international cooperation in the field of second and foreign language teaching, communication and cultural issues, through the presentation of research findings and the discussion of experiences.

Topics

• Foreign Language Teaching
• Professional Training and Teacher Development
• Translation and Interpretation
• Linguistic Studies
• Spanish: Language and Culture
• Cultural Issues
• Canadian Studies

Pre-conference workshops will be included in the academic program

• [To be announced]

International Academic Advisory Board

• Dr. V.J. Cook, University of Newcastle, UK.
• Dr. Jeff Tennant, The University of Western Ontario, Canada.
• Dr. Mary Lou Kaitting, Queen's University, Canada.
• Dr. Rebecca Coulter, The University of Western Ontario, Canada.
• Dr. Dolores M Corona Camaraza, Ministry of Higher Education, Cuba.
• Dr. Vilma Páez, University of Holguín, Cuba.

CONTACTS:

Main contact e-mail: info@wefla.org (please send all conference-related correspondence to this address)

Dr. Vilma Páez Pérez
Conference Chair
Universidad de Holguín
Tel: (53) (24) 48 2680
FAX : (53) (24) 48 1843 / 46 8050
Email: vilma@fh.uho.edu.cu

Jesús Fernández Leyva, Ph.D.
President, Academic Committee

In Canada, contact:
Jeff Tennant, Department of French Studies
U. of Western Ontario, Canada.

In Europe, contact:
Vivian Cook, Department of Language & Linguistics
University of Newcastle, UK