The seventh Compiègne conference on the Use of New Technologies in Foreign Language Teaching  has as its main theme:

Does global networking contribute to trans-cultural communication?
Does trans-cultural communication contribute to foreign / second language acquisition?

Papers reporting on:
1- ICT-based trans-cultural communication,
2- second language acquisition through trans-cultural communication,
are particularly encouraged.

Paper proposals on the following topics are also invited:

Tool design
                 uses

•     software development,
•     language centres,
•     on-line chat,
•     videoconferencing,
•     multi-user systems for collaborative learning (MUVE, MOO, MUD),
•     virtual reality games and simulation for collaborative learning,
•     distance education,
•     e-mail,
•     discussion forums / blogs

Theoretical perspectives on
                which role for which tool?

•    the implications for second language acquistion,
•    task-based language learning,
•    collaborative language learning,
•    theoretical frameworks for desiging virtual environments,
•    ICT in teacher education.