UBD To Host Conference On English In Southeast Asia
By Sonia K.

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Department of English Language & Applied Linguistics of the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) will be organising the 10'h Conference on `English in Southeast Asia: A Decade of Growth' from Dec 12 to 14 at the UBD Chancellor Hall.

The conference is supported by the British Council and Royal Brunei Airlines.
This is the latest in a series of annual conferences held among the countries of the region. Previous English conferences in Southeast Asia (ESEA) have been held in Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Australia, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Indonesia.

Themes that will be focused include `Literature in English in Southeast Asia', `Southeast Asian Varieties of English', 'Multilingualism', `Roles and Contexts of English in Southeast Asian Societies', `Using Language in New Technologies and English in the Media in Southeast Asia'.

Plenary speakers include Dr David C.S. Li, Associate Professor at the Department of English and Communications, City University of Hong Kong, and Dr Anthea Fraser Gupta, Senior Lecturer in Modern English Language in the School of English, University of Leeds.

Dr Li will present a paper discussing current debates about the most appropriate model of English for teaching and learning in Southeast Asia. Dr Gupta will discuss issues surrounding the traditional notion of Standard English when applied to specific language education contexts of countries in Southeast Asia.

The conference will be of interest to members of the public as well as professionals concerned with the role of English in Brunei and Southeast Asia general, and current topics in English language education. The conference will also feature a number of exhibitions on books, Brunei art works, communications and language software as well as university publications.

Members of the public are welcome to participate in the conference with a registration fee of $100 which covers all conference activities, refreshments as well as the conference dinner.

For more information about the conference and registration, please visit http:// www.ubd.edu.bn/news/conferences/ESEA Conference/ index.htm. Interested members of the public can also register in person on Monday, December 12, at 8am at the UBD Chancellor Hall.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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