Colleagues, I attach as a Word97 file the Call for Papers for the Royal Irish Academy's 28th Annual Symposium in Modern Language Studies. I've also pasted the text below for those who have problems with attachments. Dr Pól Ó Dochartaigh, Secretary, National Committee for Modern Language Studies, Royal Irish Academy. Royal Irish Academy Promoting Study in the Sciences and Humanities since 1785 CALL FOR PAPERS National Committee for Modern Language Studies 28TH ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM in The University of Ulster, Coleraine on Friday and Saturday, 9th & 10th November, 2001 Offers of papers are invited for the Royal Irish Academy’s 28th National Research Symposium in Modern Language Studies, to be held in the University of Ulster at Coleraine on 9th and 10th November, 2001. The theme of the symposium is: Translations: Paradigms of Linguistic and Cultural Transformation Papers may focus on various aspects of linguistic and cultural transformation in the modern languages, including translating language and culture into the classroom, theories of translation, translation and the literary text, the theory and practice of language teaching, theories of bilingualism, bilingual education, etc. Abstracts (of 300 words maximum) should be sent to Larry Duffy or Dr Pól Ó Dochartaigh to reach us no later than Friday, 15th June 2001. Papers should be twenty minutes in length, allowing a further ten minutes for discussion. A running order for the Symposium will be sent out in June. A conference website will be maintained at: { HYPERLINK http://www.ulster.ac.uk/faculty/humanities/lang+lit/modlangs/ria2001.html }http://www.ulster.ac.uk/faculty/humanities/lang+lit/modlangs/ria2001.html Contact: Contact: Larry Duffy Dr Pól Ó Dochartaigh Schoolof Languages and Literature School of Languages and Literature Universityof Ulster University of Ulster ColeraineColeraine CoDerry Co Derry BT521SA BT52 1SA Tel:7032 4573 Tel: 7032 4548 Fax:7032 4962 Fax: 7032 4962 Email:{ HYPERLINK mailto:[log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Email: { HYPERLINK mailto:[log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] (Tel. code: From Republic of Ireland 048; from Great Britain 028; International +4428) Or Contact: Ruth Hegarty, Administrative Officer, Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 6762570 Fax: 6762346 Email: { HYPERLINK mailto:[log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Dr Pol O Dochartaigh Secretary National Committee for Modern Languages Royal Irish Academy Dublin. c/o School of Languages and Literature University of Ulster Coleraine, Co. Derry, BT52 1SA. Tel: +44 28 - 7032 4548 Fax: +44 28 - 7032 4962 E-mail: [log in to unmask]