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THE CENTER FOR THE IMAGINATION IN LANGUAGE LEARNING Dr. Clyde Coreil and Dr. Mihri Napoliello, Directors The Center for the Imagination in Language Learning was established at then Jersey City State College in 1997 with two main goals. The first was to focus attention on the hypothesis that the faculty of the imagination is critically important to the acquisition of first, second and subsequent languages. The second goal was to encourage the reporting of such hypotheses and experiments through the annual T he Journal of the Imagination in Language Learning, which has brought out four volumes. Dr. Clyde Coreil is editor, assisted by Dr. Mihri Napoliello and Dr. Donna Farina, all of New Jersey City University. In both of these activities, the dissemination of interesting ideas is foremost. Accordingly, the fee for the Keynote Address and approximately 20 workshops has been held as low as possible since the inception of the Conference in 1990. In 1999, it is $15, including continental breakfast. Similarly, the distribution of 5,000 copies includes both paid subscriptions and complimentary copies mailed to selected persons and programs in all countries. This feature of our activities has not deterred such luminaries as Carolyn Graham, James J. Asher, Earl Stevick, Gertrude Moskowitz and Mary Ann Christensen from publishing and presenting in our Center.We are also concerned with relating theoretical and applied research projects to funding sources within the United States and abroad. English language teaching at all levels is well within the purview of the Center. We would like to make it clear, however, that our interests extend to all languages, as well as to the more global aspects of language as an instrument of thought, expression and communication. In keeping with those interests, we would like to know about research that might shed light on the definition of the imagination and to its place in fields such as neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, psychology, the historical origins of language, and other aspects of applied linguistics. We find that unpublished persons often have ideas as fresh and interesting as those of well established authors. We will be glad to work with such authors, helping them realize their ideas in terms of the format we have established. Our Journal was designed by the Publications Office at New Jersey City University and features contemporary motif drawings and photographs, both of the activity described and closeups of each author with a brief biographical sketch at the head of the article. In our opinion, it is at the cutting edge of academic journal design and will probably remain there for some time. |
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