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       13th CLIC／LISO annual conference set for California

    Event

    13th annual CLIC／LISO Conference

    Dates

    May  l7 to 19, 2007

    Venue

    Santa Barbra, California，US

    Theme

    Conference on Language，Interaction (相互作用) and Culture

    Organizer

    *The Australia Research Council (ARC)；

    *Language，Interaction and Social Organization (LISO) group；

    *The Center for language，Interaction and Culture (CLIC).

    Keynote and featured speakers

    *Barbara Fox，professor of 1inguistics (語言學)，University of Colorado，Boulder，US；

    *Celia Kitzinger, professor of sociology，University of York，UK：

    *Norma Mendoza-Denton，professor of anthropology (人類學)，University of Arizona，US；

    *Jason Raley，assistant professor of education，University of California，Santa Barbara, US

    Topic areas

    *Anthropological linguistics；

    *Pragmatics；

    *Conversation analysis；

    *Discourse analysis

    Participants

    Language and culture researchers from institutions across US，Australia and many other countries．

    Background information

    The Language，Interaction. and Social Organization (LISO) group is composed of professors and researchers in the areas of linguistics，sociology，and education，etc．The Center for Language，Interaction，and Culture (CLIC) is made up of experts from anthropology，applied linguistics，education，psychology，and sociology. Their common purpose is to promote cross-disciplinary discussion of issues regarding language as a complex resource for thinking and acting in the world．

    The Australian Research Council  (ARC) plays a key role in the Australian government’s investment in the future prosperity and well-being of the Australian community．

For further information，please visit http://www.hcsnet.edu.au/.

60．Who are likely to attend the conference?

      A．Language researchers                        B．Language learners

    C．Business men                                      D．Social volunteers

61．What topic will not probably be discussed in the conference?

      A．Pragmatics study                              B．Discourse analysis

      C．Economic development                      D．Language and culture

62．It is inferred from the passage that______．

     A．1anguage is so difficult that learners should study sociology first

     B．LISO aims to promote the prosperity and well-being of the world

     C．the conference will be held in California of Australia

     D．language has a close connection with sociology

Answer 1

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