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**The 6th International Symposium on Digital Technologies in Foreign Language Learning**
 * will be held on 29th (Sat.), March 2014 (11am - 6pm). **
 * Venue: Ritsumeikan University, (Kinugasa campus) Japan
 * Keynote Speaker: Professor James Paul Gee (Arizona State University, USA)
 * Call for Papers: 10th October 2013 - 30th November 2013
 * Organizing committee: Dr Mark Peterson Kyoto University, Dr Keiko Kitade Ritsumeikan University, and Dr Michael Thomas University of Central Lancashire

Conference schedule ** is now available. ** Conference overview Conference schedule (up dated version 27/03/2014) == = = = Proposal submission is closed = Successful abstracts were accepted on the following or related themes:
 * web 2.0 technologies in the language classroom
 * e-learning and collaborative learning
 * social networking applications and tools
 * teacher professional development and digital technologies
 * digital game-based language learning
 * mobile-assisted language learning
 * digital literacies
 * telecollaboration
 * social media and language learning

= Keynote Speaker = James Paul Gee is the Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University. He is a member of the National Academy of Education. His book //Sociolinguistics and Literacies// (1990, Third Edition 2007) was one of the founding documents in the formation of the “New Literacy Studies”, an interdisciplinary field devoted to studying language, learning, and literacy in an integrated way in the full range of their cognitive, social, and cultural contexts. His book //An Introduction to Discourse Analysis// (1999, Second Edition 2005) brings together his work on a methodology for studying communication in its cultural settings, an approach that has been widely influential over the last two decades. His most recent books both deal with video games, language, and learning. //What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy// (2003, Second Edition 2007) argues that good video games are designed to enhance learning through effective learning principles supported by research in the Learning Sciences. //Situated Language and Learning// (2004) places video games within an overall theory of learning and literacy and shows how they can help us in thinking about the reform of schools. One of his most recent books is //Good Video Games and Good Learning: Collected Essays// (2007). Professor Gee has published widely in journals in linguistics, psychology, the social sciences, and education. Some of his most recent publications can be accessed via his personal homepage. = = = Registration = The symposium is **free** however **attendees are requested to register their interest at the following address** dlearning2014@gmail.com.
 * Speaking at the Handheld Learning Conference 2009
 * Speaking at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center Inaugural Symposium: Logging into the Playground 2008
 * Speaking on Games for Learning Institute
 * Speaking in Melbourne 2006 on commercial game-based learning
 * On gaming and learning 2007
 * Recent publications

= Frequently Asked Questions = The symposium will be held at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto (Kinugasa campus). All the sessions during the conference will be held at **K**o**shikan Hall** (#13, the west end of Kinugasa campus [|campus map]). Consult the following web site or (for the local transportation within Kyoto city, [|click here].) Please register at the registration desk on the first floor. The desk will be open from 10.20 am. The organizers regret that they are unable to provide any assistance with visa applications. The organizers are unable to provide any financial support. Yes, the cafeteria right next to the conference building should be open and also you can find some other places. Please refer to the up dated campus map below.
 * Q Where will the symposium be held?**
 * Q How do I get to the venue?**
 * Q Where and when do I register?**
 * Q Do you provide support for visa applications?**
 * Q Do you provide any financial support to presenters?**
 * Q Is there any place on campus for lunch?**

Inquires may be directed to dlearning2014@gmail.com

Organisation
The 6th International Symposium on Digital Technologies in Foreign Language Learning is organised by the graduate school of Education Language and Information Science at Ritsumeikan University, Japan Also,this conference is supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, //Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) 24520592.//