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By Star-Bulletin staff

"Languages and Literature in the Age of Globalization," the second annual college-wide conference for students in the College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature will be held Saturday

Participants will be able to interact with students, faculty and members of the community; view several presentations including University of Hawaii's contributions to international research in various fields; and hear keynote speaker Dr. Peter Elbow, director of the Writing Center at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Elbow was also UH's English Department's Citizen Chair from 1995-96 and is the author of several books including "Writing Without Teachers" and "Writing With Power."

Elbow will be speaking on "Wrong Language: Mistakes, Bad English, Mother Tongue."

The conference begins with registration at 7:30 a.m. in Moore Hall on the University of Hawaii-Manoa, upper campus. Elbow's address will be at 8:15 a.m.in the Art Auditorium. and the remainder of the conference will be held in Moore Hall until 4:15 p.m. For more information, contact Jeffrey Hatcher at 949-6478 or jhatcher@hawaii.edu; Kathy Cassity at 956-3015 or kcassity@compuserve.com; or Marilyn Plumlee at 735-9186 or plumlee@hawaii.edu.

Where to go after high school?: Chaminade University welcomes prospective students and their families to an open house, 2-5 p.m. Sunday. If you're undecided about which college to attend, now is the chance to tour the campus, meet with professors, learn about the type of majors being offered, listen to alumnus Frank DeLima, and have any questions answered. There is no charge to attend but spaces must be reserved. Call 735-4735 by Thursday. Neighbor island residents can call 1-800-735-3733.

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