One of the first conferences in which I presented as a novice PhD student, and one which I remember very fondly, was organised by a group of academics in Vlora, Albania. If memory serves, these academics later became founding members of the Albanian Society for the Study of English (ASSE), and have been very active ever since in organising regular conferences, and editing a journal, in esse, which publishes articles on English literature and linguistics. It therefore gives me considerable pleasure to write about the next conference they are organising:
The Third ASSE International Conference on British and American Studies will be held on 26-28th November 2015 in Tirana, Albania. The conference, which is organised in collaboration with the Corporate Training and Continuing Education Center at Canadian Institute of Technology, will focus on the impact of technology on literature, communication, translation, linguistics and language education.
Keynote speakers include:
- Prof. Marina Bondi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy)
- Prof. Albert Doja (University of Lille, France)
Call for papers
Submissions are invited for papers (20 minutes) on a range of topics, including but not limited to:
- Representations of technology in language, literature and culture
- Technological realities and fantasies in literature
- The role of literature in a world of technology
- Science and literature: bridging the gap
- Human imagination and technology
- How technology is transforming language, literature, and culture
- Applications of technology in linguistics
- The influence of technology in human communication
- ICT in language learning and teaching
- Educational technology in English Studies: Issues and trends
- Pedagogical innovations in education
- Instructional design and innovative pedagogy
- Online learning, distance learning, e-learning, blended learning
- Technological literacy
- Emerging educational technologies
Abstracts (about 250 words) should be sent as MS word attachments to wt[at]assenglish[dot]org by 15 July 2015.
Selected papers will be published in society’s journal in esse: English Studies in Albania, Vol. 6, No. 1 and 2.
Important dates
| Deadline for abstract submission: | 15 July 2015 |
| Notification of acceptance: | 20 August 2015 |
| Early registration deadline: | 15 September 2015 |
| Late registration deadline: | 30 September 2015 |
Featured image by by Dungodung (CC-BY-SA-3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
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