The role of national language in industrialization
SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES

The Department of Linguistics of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
(The Natioanal University of malaysia) and Dewan Bahasa dan
Pustaka (Malaysia's Language Planning and Literary Agency) are
organizing an international conference on "The Role of National
Language in Industrialization: Successes and Challenges" to be
held on November 15-16, 1994, in Kuala Lumpur, malaysia's capital
city.
The conference is intended as a forum for exchangimg information
on the role of national languages in industrialization in
countries whose national languages are not English.
Abstracts in English (not more than 300 words) are invited on
related topics. These include but are not limited to language
policy/planning, language attitude, language and education,
languages in competition, and language and political economy.
Submissions must be received by March 31, 1994. Papers to be
included in the published proceedings must be received by July
31, 1994.
Registration fees will be US$100.00 and should be received by
April 30, 1994. Late registration fees will be US$120.00.

For further information please contact:
AJID CHE KOB
Organizing chairman
The First International Conference of the Linguistics Department
of UKM
c/o Department of Linguistics
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
Tel: 03-829 2144/03-829 2145
Telex: UNIKEB MA31496
Fax: 03-825 2836