Organized by: CNPLET (Algiers) and PARAGRAPH

Date: 05/30/2009 - 06/01/2009

Location: Tipaza, Algeria

CALL FOR PAPERS

The CNPLET, in collaboration with PARAGRAPH laboratory of Paris 8 University, is organizing a conference on "ICT in education and methods of teaching / learning languages" to be held in Tipaza - Algiers (Algeria). It will be an extension of the workshop on standardization, digitalization and e-learning held in Tipaza (Algeria) in late May 2008.

During these three days, the ICT in education (including online education) as a concept in general, how it applies to widely spoken languages already on the web, and finally, assessing the requirements for the linguistic learning (syntax, vocabulary, phonetics, text, graphics, etc.) of Tamazight in order to facilitate the dissemination of its teaching on the web, will be addressed.

This workshop will reflect on the impact of Information Technology and Communication: Can it play a role in teaching / learning languages? Can it encourage exploration and discovery? Do it encourage cross-cultural communication?

The Workshop will be organized in the form of:

• Presentations devoted to scientific research on ICTs and their use in the educational process, particularly that of language learning. These presentations will be accompanied by articles to be published in the conference after evaluation by the multidisciplinary international program committee, and will take place May 30th to June 1st, 2009.
• One half-day for meetings between practitioners and researchers through invitation, round table discussion, and presentations that will be displayed in these discussions. The presentations will be posted on the conference website.
• One day dedicated to tutorials and workshops to share knowledge generated in recent research.

Types of Submissions:

•  Tutorials
• Workshops
• Demonstrations
• Posters
• Research Papers

The CNPLET (National Educational and Linguistic Center for Tamazight Teaching), created by decree, is a public administrative institution under the supervision of the Algerian Ministry of National Education. http://www.cnplet.org/

Instructions for authors will soon be available by clicking HERE.

Proposals should be sent before February 28th to the following email address (be careful of antispam): This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Calendar

Call for Papers: December 4th, 2008 / website launch

Submissions (research papers, posters, tutorial and workshop proposals): February 28th, 2009

Notification of acceptances: March 20th, 2009

Final papers due: April 15th, 2009

Conference: May 30th - June 3rd, 2009 

Conference Themes

All submissions should focus on teaching and learning, specifically language learning, with emphasis on digital resources and tools, and their design, computer implementation and evaluation. A non-exhaustive list of conference topics was proposed by the program committee:

Teaching and learning 

* Open and distance learning

* Prerequisites in terms of language development

* Methods of distance learning a foreign language

* Innovative teaching methods

* New roles of teachers and trainers

* Collaborative learning

* e-Learning

* Features of training / learning

* Teaching reference materials

Learners and learning activities 

* Learning processes

* Ergonomics of educational applications

* Modeling of the learner / groups of learners

* Monitoring of learners and online tutoring 

Identification, assessment and engineering of training

* Identifying and formalizing skills

* Evaluating skills

* Collaborative language learning

* Sciences and Humanities learning

* The engineering of training 

Modeling, design and standards

* Modeling and learning scenarios

* Standards for e-learning (SCORM, IMS, MLR, MLO, LOM)

* The engineering of knowledge and learning

* Process design and engineering / methodologies

Tools and educational resources 

* Educational platforms for open and distance learning

* Web 2.0 and its services.

* Environments for learning assessment

* Collaborative environments

* Weblog

* Wiki

* Virtual portfolios

* Community portals for learning

* Virtual communities

* Simulations

* Multimedia and multimodal environments, Podcasting, t-learning, m-learning, digital radio

Presidency

Abderrezak Dourari (CNPLET Director, Algeria)

Imad Saleh (Paragraph Laboratory Director, Paris 8 University) 

Scientific Committee

Karima Ben Allal (CERIST, Algiers)

Farouk Bouhadiba (University of Oran) 

Nasser Bouhai (Paris 8 University)

Yolaine Bourda (Supelec, Gif-sur-Yvette, France) 

Eric Bruillard (IUFM, Caen)

Alain Chaptal (MSH Paris Nord and Paris 8) 

Stéphane Chaudiron (Lille 3 University)

Gérard-Michel Cochard (University of Picardie) 

Rogerio Da Costa (University PUCSP - Sao Paulo-Brazil)

Ouahiba Gherarmi (University of Algiers) 

Brahim Haraoubia (ONEF / MEN Algiers)

Henri Hudrisier (Paris 8 University and MSH Paris Nord) 

Mohamed Ileh (University of Bizerte, Tunisia)

Moussa Imarazene (CNPLET, Algiers) 

Hassina Kherdouci (University of Tizi-Ouzou)

Mohand Oulhadj Laceb (High Commission of the Amazigh, Algiers) 

Mohamed Lakhdar Maougal (CNPLET, Algiers)

Abdelhamid Mellouk (Paris 12 University)

Youssef Monsef (Lebanese University)

Mohamed Mouaici (National Center for the integration of educational innovation and ICT, Algiers)

Nacéra Mezache (MESRS, CREAD, Algiers)

Ouahmi Ould-Braham (MSH Paris Nord and EHESS)

Everardo Reyes (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico)

Malika Sabri (University of Tizi-Ouzou, CNPLET, Algiers)

Hocine Sadi (University of Evry)

Mokhtar Sellami (University of Annaba)

Jin G. Shon (Korea National Open University (KNOU) in South Korea)

Mohammed Sidir (University of Picardie)

Said Tazi (CNRS-LAAS, Toulouse)

Malika Tefiani (CREAD, Algiers)

Noura Tigziri (University of Tizi-Ouzou)