Past Conferences
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20th Annual IATEFL-H Conference
1–3 October 2010
Budapest (Hungary)
Multilingual Individuals and Multilingual Societies
6–8 October 2010
Hamburg (Germany)
Vitalità di una lingua minoritaria. Aspetti e proposte metodologiche
15 October – 16 October 2010
Bellinzona (Switzerland)
Sociolinguistic Symposium 18
1–4 September 2010
Southampton, University of Southampton (UK)
The SS18 Organising Committee welcomes papers on any aspect of sociolinguistics. Proposals related to the conference theme Negotiating transnational space & multilingual encounters are particularly welcome.
The plenary speakers are Suresh Canagarajah, Tony Kushner, Alastair Pennycook, Mary Louise Pratt and Raj Mesthrie.
There is a special session on multilingualism in Europe. The speaker is Fiona Harris from the UK office of the EU Commission's Language Office (see her abstract).
10th CADAAD Conference: Ideology, identity and interaction
13–15 September 2010
Łódź (Poland)
20th Annual conference of the European Second Language Association
1–4 September 2010
Reggio Emilia (Italy)
Sociolinguistics Symposium 18 (SS18)
1–4 September 2010
Southampton (England)
ESSE 10
24–28 August 2010
Torino (Italy)
Tenth International Conference of the European Society for the Study of English
11th European Association of Social Anthropologists, EASA Biennial Conference
24–27 August 2010
Maynooth (Ireland)
VIII World Congress of the International Council for Central and East European Studies (ICCEES)
27–31 July 2010
Stockholm (Sweden)
XVII ISA World Congress of Sociology
11–17 July 2010
Gothenburg (Sweden)
Recycling Myths, Inventing Nations
14–16 July 2010
Aberystwyth (UK)
Language for Special Purposes: Collaboration and Engagement
15–17 July 2010
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Beyond Citizenship: Feminism and the Transformation of Belonging: An international and interdisciplinary conference
30 June – 2 July 2010
Birkbeck (England)
Spanish in Society Conference 2010, Mediating Spaces
8–10 July 2010
Limerick (Ireland)
The 4th Christina Conference on Gender Studies: Gender, Nature and Culture
20–22 May 2010
Helsinki (Finland), University of Helsinki
The Third International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca
22–25 May 2010
Vienna (Austria), University of Vienna
Congress 2010 of the Humanities and Social Sciences
28 May – 4 June 2010
Montreal (Canada), Concordia University
Who needs languages? Micro and macro perspectives into language education policies
7–10 June 2010
Jyväskylä (Finland), University of Jyväskylä
New Challenges for Multilingualism in Europe (LINEE Final Conference)
11–14 April 2010
Dubrovnik (Croatia), Hotel Palace
The LINEE conference attracted approximately 300 participants.
Over 200 original and previously unpublished research papers were presented in the following areas: Language, Culture and Identity; Language Policy and Planning; Multilingualism and Education; Language and Economy.
The plenary speakers were Susan Gal (Chicago), Adam Jaworski (Cardiff), Glyn Williams (Bangor), Rosemarie Tracy (Mannheim) and Jan Blommaert (Tilburg).
Representatives of the EU also attended the conference and made contributions: Harald Hartung (Head of Unit Multilingualism Policy in the Directorate-General for Education and Culture) and Silva Kauko (Policy Officer in the unit Multilingualism and Translation Studies in the Directorate-General for Translation).
→ Program (pdf download)
→ Media release (pdf download)
→ Poster by Anita Sujoldžić (for WP3a)
Third International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Emotional Geographies
6–8 April 2010
Adelaide (Australia), University of South Australia
Discourse in Organizations: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Third WU Symposium on International Business Communication)
24–26 March 2010
Vienna (Austria), WU Vienna
Plurilingual and Pluricultural Education: Focus on ‘Languages of the Wider World’
19–20 February 2010
London (UK), Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Language, Migration and Labour: 4th International Seminar Series AILA Research Network of Language and Migration
28–29 January 2010
Fribourg (Switzerland), Institute of Multilingualism
Professionalising Multilingualism in Higher Education
4–6 February 2010
Luxembourg (Luxembourg), CCRN - Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster
English Language and Literature Studies: Image, Identity and Reality (ELLSIIR)
4–6 December 2009
Belgrade (Serbia), University of Belgrade
37. Österreichische Linguistiktagung
5–7 December 2009
Salzburg (Wien), Universität Salzburg
4th International Congress "Science and Technology for the Safeguard of Cultural Heritage of the Mediterranean Basin
6–8 December 2009
Cairo (Egypt), Sama’ Khana
Sprachen ohne Grenzen – Internationale Fachkonferenz
18–19 September 2009
Berlin (Germany), Akademie der Künste
Sixth International Conference on Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism
10-12 September 2009
Bozen, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy)
The conference is organized by one of LINEE's partners, the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. The conference welcomes original and previously unpublished papers on research on acquisition or use of three or more languages.
The plenary speakers are
- Rita Franceschini, University of Bozen-Bolzano (partner of LINEE)
- Durk Gorter, Ikerbasque/University of the Basque Country
- Aneta Pavlenko, Temple University, Philadelphia, United States
Societas Linguistica Europea, 42nd Annual Meeting: Global Languages, Local Languages
9–12 September 2009
Lisboa, University of Lisboa (Portugal)
Several members of LINEE will present their papers and give workshops, particularly in the field of "Ideological Conceptualisations of Language in Discourses of Linguistic Diversity".
30th Annual ACIS Conference
8–10 September 2009
Dublin (Ireland), Dublin City University
19th Annual Conference of the European Second Language Association. (Eurosla 19)
2–5 September 2009
Cork (Ireland), University College Cork
BAAL Annual Meeting
3–5 September 2009
Newcastle (England), Newcastle University
RGS-IBG Annual International Conference
26–28 August 2009
Manchester (England), Manchester Metropolitan University and University of Manchester
Dialogic Language Use 2: Constructing Identity in Interpersonal Communication
19–21 August 2009
Helsinki (Finland), University of Helsinki
International Symposium on Urban Place Names
13–16 August 2009
Helsinki (Finland), Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
16th World Congress of The International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences
27–31 July 2009
Kunming (China)
hosted by: China Union of Anthropological and Ethological Sciences (CUAES), Yunnan University, Yunnan Nationalities University
International Symposium on Bilingualism
8–11 July 2009
Utrecht (Netherlands), Utrecht University
5th International Conference on Tourism
2–5 July 2009
Athens (Greece)
hosted by: Tourism Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) in collaboration with Academy of Tourism Research & Studies (ATEM).
Performance Studies International Conference #15 - Misperformance: Misfiring, Misfitting, Misreading
24–28 June 2009
Zagreb (Croatia), University of Zagreb
3rd Critical Tourism Studies Conference
21–24 June 2009
Zadar (Croatia)
hosted by: Wageningen University (the Netherlands), Welsh Centre for Tourism Research (University of Wales Institute, Cardiff), Institute for Tourism, Zagreb and Venevent, Zagreb
Making Multilingualism Meaningful
19–20 June 2009
London (England), London Metropolitan University
LPLL 2009: Language Policy and Language Learning - New Paradigms and New Challenges
18–20 June 2009
Limerick, University of Limerick
From the conference's website:
The conference is concerned with all aspects of language policy and the learning of languages. It will address the status and form of languages as well as acquisition policies pertaining to their teaching and learning.
It will welcome papers, posters and panels on promoting and managing language policy and research on the development, implementation and effects of language policy in all regions of the world.
The organisers will particularly welcome studies that contribute to language policy theory, both in regard to language learning and other domains.
Jennifer Jenkins, a member of LINEE, was one of the four plenary speakers:
- Jennifer Jenkins, University of Southampton
- Kendall King, University of Minnesota
- Muiris Ó Laoire, Institute of Technology Tralee
- Mark Sebba, Lancaster University
Several members of LINEE have presented their papers at the conference.
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
22–31 May 2009
Ottawa (Canada), Carleton University
LINEE contribution: "Teachers' attitudes towards home language maintenance and how these influence classroom practices" by Gessica De Angelis, University of Bolzano
12th International Conference on Minority Languages (ICML XII)
28–30 May 2009
Tartu (Estonia), University of Tartu
LINEE contribution: "Language attitudes in a minority context: Minority Hungarian students' attitudes to their minority language, the state language, and English as a foreign language" by Anna Fenyvesi, University of Szeged
Meaning and Interaction
23–25 April 2009
Bristol (UK), University of the West of England
LINEE contribution: "Discourse of promotional material in tourism" by Mislava Bertoša & Anita Skelin Horvat, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb
PDF with brief conference description
MANYE (Hungarian Association of Applied Linguists and Language Teachers)
16–18 April 2009
Eger (Hungary)
LINEE contributions:
- "Language management within multinational companies: Communication between parent companies and subsidiaries" by Erzsébet Balogh and Ágnes Tàpai-Balla (both from the University of Szeged)
"Native speakers' speech adjustments to non-native speakers' English" by Don Peckham, University of Szeged
The Second International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca
6–8 April 2009
Southampton, University of Southampton
Plenary speakers included "Professor Barbara Seidlhofer (University of Vienna), Director of VOICE and Professor Anna Mauranen (University of Helsinki), Director of the ELFA Corpus, along with Professor Henry Widdowson (University of Vienna), who has been associated with, and inspired, ELF research from the start.
These three plenary speakers were joined in a panel discussion on the final day of the conference by three other key figures in ELF research: Dr Alan Firth (University of Newcastle), Professor Juliane House (University of Hamburg), and Professor Andy Kirkpatrick (Hong Kong Institute of Education), who will chair the discussion." (drawn from the conference website)
XXVII AESLA International Conference
26–28 March 2009
Ciudad Real (Spain), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
LINEE contribution: "Language Use in EFL classroom settings in a Hungarian minority context" by Zsuzsanna Dégi, University of Szeged
Production, Perception, Attitude (An interdisciplinary workshop on understanding and explaining linguistic variation)
2–4 April 2009
Leuven (Belgium), University of Leuven
LINEE contributions:
- "Attitudes and Ideologies in Language Planning. A Linguistic Landscape Analysis" by Eszter Szabó-Gilinger, University of Szeged
- "Language Management and Language Attitudes within Multinational Companies" by Erzsébet Balogh, University of Szeged
- "The Language Attitudes of Transylvania Minority Hungarians" by Zsuzsanna Éva Kiss, University of Szeged
Messen in der Linguistik: 5. Tage der Schweizer Linguistik
20.-21.11.08, Winterthur, Switzerland
LINEE content: Felicia Kreiselmaier & Mi-Cha Flubacher: "Discourse dynamics and intertextuality of LPP discourses in European Multilingualism Language Policy" & "Integration durch Sprache? Eine Analyse von gegensätzlichen Diskursen in der Schweiz". http://www.zhaw.ch/de/linguistik/5tdl.html
Multilingualism: Challenges & Opportunities: AILA 2008, Essen. 24.-29.08.08
LINEE content: Patrick Studer, Felicia Kreiselmaier & Mi-Cha Flubacher: "Language Policy and Planning in Multilingual Settings: Results and Perspectives". http://www.aila2008.org
Language and Identity: Symposium, Rostock. 27.-28.06.08
LINEE content: Patrick Studer: "Contradictions and discrepancies in discourses on multilingualism in the European Union"
http://www.phf.uni-rostock.de/institut/iangam/sitemap.htm
Integration and Achievement in a Multilingual Europe
18-Jun-2008 - 19-Jun-2008
Leeds, United Kingdom
Contact: Catherine Haworth
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How Does Research Integration Work
Tuesday, 17 June 2008, Brussels
Assessing the work and impact of new instruments in the field of social sciences and humanities. Download the report on the survey (660KB, .pdf)
Participation of LINEE (Rosita Rindler Schjerve und Maddalena Tognola)
Seminar on Language and Migration - Multilingual Transnational Neigbourhoods
2-June-2008 - 3-June-2008
Centre for Transnational Studies, Southampton, UK
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DYLAN PhD spring school
Lyon, 14. - 18. April 2008
www.dylan-project.org/Dylan_en/presentation/training/Spring%20schools/school.php
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