CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Day 2: Friday 7th May

08.00-10.00

registration

09.00-10.00

plenary Room: Mediteranea
J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Functional Discourse Grammar and the English NP

Section A Room: Mediteranea 1

LINGUISTICS

Section B Room: Mediteranea 2

LITERATURE, LITERARY TRANSLATION & CULTURAL STUDIES

10.00-10.30

Nada Marija Grošelj, University of Ljubljana,
Belletristic Translation into English: What Price the Same Order of Words?

Mirna Radin-Sabadoš, University of Novi Sad,
Beyond Crime and Punishment: Violence as a Metaphor in Iain Bank's Complicity

10.30-11.00

Smiljana Komar, University of Ljubljana,
Unenthusiastic Europeans or Affected English: the Impact of Rhythm, Tones and Pitch Range on the Expression of Attitudes

Stipe Grgas, University of Zadar,
The City in the Novels of Don DeLillo

11.00-11.30

coffee break

Section A Room: Mediteranea 1

LINGUISTICS

Section B Room: Mediteranea 2

LITERATURE, LITERARY TRANSLATION & CULTURAL STUDIES

11.30-12.00

Sonja Filipovic, University of Novi Sad,
English and Stress-Timing

Mojca Krevel, University of Ljubljana,
I Was Made in Hong Kong: Character Creation after the Death of the Subject

12.00-12.30

Rastislav Šuštaršic, University of Ljubljana,
Phonemic Transcriptions in British and American Dictionaries

Mark Madigan, Nazareth College of Rochester,
Richard Wright, Toni Morrison, and American Book Clubs

12.30-13.00

CA. Cranston, University of Tasmania,Caught in the Web: Ariadne in the Land of Oz

13.00-15.00

lunch

Section A Room: Mediteranea 1

LINGUISTICS

Section B Room: Mediteranea 2

ELT & ESP

15.00-15.30

Wolfgang Viereck, University of Bamberg,
Towards an Atlas of English Surnames

Mihaela Brumen, University of Maribor; Branka Cagran, University of Maribor; Shelagh Rixon, University of Warwick,
Assessment of Young Learners' Foreign Language in Slovenian Primary Schools

15.30-16.00

Doroteja Macek, University of Zagreb,
Some Reflections on the Language of Contemporary Scottish Prose

Michelle Gadpaille, University of Maribor,
Intercultural Study Activities for Novice Translators

16.00-16.30

Rodica Calciu, Université Charles de Gaulle-Lille III,
An Historical Novel or A Historical Novel

Rick Van Noy, Radford University,
Teaching American Environmental Literature in Slovenia

16.30-17.00

coffee break

Section A Room: Mediteranea 1

LINGUISTICS

Section B Room: Mediteranea 2

ELT & ESP

17.00-17.30

Brigitte Weber, University of Klagenfurt,
Simplification of Language

Damir Kalogjera, University of Zagreb,
The Native Speaker Discredited

17.30-18.00

Ingrid Fernandez de Retana, University of Klagenfurt,
Ogden's Basic English, a Forerunner of Our "Unofficial" Lingua Franca English in the European Union

Allan James, University of Klagenfurt,
Pronunciation Teaching 2004: What Can Be Learned from the LFC Controversy?

18.00-18.30

Katarina Dea Žetko, Vocational school of postal services and telecommunications,
Indefinite and Continuative Interpretations of the English Present Perfect

Urška Sešek, University of Ljubljana,
'Teacher English': Teacher's Target Language Use as Cornerstone of Successful Language Teaching

19.00

conference dinner