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FAQs
What size should my poster be?
Our poster display boards are:
- Landscape layout.
- 3ft x 5ft or 1.5 meters wide X 0.9 meters high.
So, bear that in mind while designing your poster.
What are the conference languages?
Following the EUROSLA association policy, EUROSLA 2007 will be a multilingual
conference. Presentation in any European language is acceptable. However, abstracts
must be written in English.
How's the weather?
The weather in Newcastle during the month of September is on average between
10 and 18 degrees Celsius. Forecast of Newcastle's weather.
Will there be conference proceedings?
A selection of papers presented at Eurosla 2007 will be included in the EUROSLA
Yearbook, published in English by John Benjamins Publishing Company.
What other events are happening?
Participants might be interested in also attending the following events:
Language Learning Round Table is Perspectives on Language Attrition
The 7th International Symposium on Processability, Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism in Newcastle upon Tyne (before EUROSLA):
Workshop on Second Language Acquisition and Spatial Language
3rd Annual Low-Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition (by adults) workshop, (single strand) 13, 14 (full day) 15 September, Newcastle http://www.leslla.org
'Swing Cycle' is a piece of orchestral + choral music by the 'Setting Language Acquisition Research to Music' project that premieres on the first day of the EuroSLA conference. The performance is at 7 pm at the Sage Gateshead, in the Northern Rock Foundation Hall on 11 September.
A limited number of tickets has been set aside for EuroSLA delegates. They are £10 each and can be reserved by emailing martha.young-scholten@newcastle.ac.uk and picked up and paid for in cash at the conference registration desk in the Civic Centre up until 5.30 pm on the 11th.
Entertainment in Newcastle
Northern Stage (opposite Civic Centre) 11th to 15th September Royal Shakespeare Company, Macbeth by Ionesco
Theatre Royal: Aspects of Love, Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Sage Gateshead 10th September Catherine Feeny; 12th September The Park Bench Social Club with special guest Eliza Carthy; 14th September Creative Gateshead
The Cluny Ouseburn, Tuesday 11th September Dive Dive; Friday 14th September Jeepers Peepers
The Hyena Comedy Club, 13th Sept, Anthony J. Brown, Brendan Bourke and John Scott