Tag: language
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Call for Papers: Special issue on ‘Current Approaches to Bilingualism’
A special issue of the International Journal of Language and Applied Linguistics (IJLAL) is to appear in October 2015, and submissions are invited for articles, which will focus on current approaches to bilingualism. The special issue, which is to be guest-edited by Elena Gómez Parra and Cristina A. Huertas (both University of Córdoba, Spain) aims to “promote the discussion and dissemination of…
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Call for papers: World-Conference on Pluricentric Languages and their Non-Dominant Varieties
Update This is a post advertising an academic event that took place in 2015. The content is no longer valid, and is maintained here for archival purposes only. If you landed here looking for information on language policy, the following links about language education may be of interest: What shapes language policy in education? International…
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Rethinking Language, Diversity and Education
For additional content on language, diversity and education, you may also want to read about the volume I am editing, Challenging Boundaries in Language Education. The Rethinking Language, Diversity and Education conference will take place on 28-31 May 2015 in Rhodes, Greece. The conference, which is co-organised by the University of Toronto and the University of the Aegean, aims to…
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Call for Papers: “English Language & Literature Studies: Tradition and Transformation (ELLSTAT)”
The 5th International Conference of the English Department, Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade, entitled English Language and Literature Studies: Tradition and Transformation (ELLSTAT) will take place on the 23rd and 24th October 2015 in Belgrade. The aim of the conference is “to promote exchange of ideas across different areas and theoretical frameworks of English linguistics and anglophone literary/cultural studies…
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Call for papers: 12th International Conference on Greek Linguistics (ICGL12)
The 12th International Conference on Greek Linguistics (ICGL12), a biennial meeting for the study of the Greek Language, will be hosted by the the Freie Universität Berlin (Chair for Modern Greek Studies and the Center for Modern Greece) from 16 to 19 September 2015. Invited speakers include: Elena Anagnostopoulou, University of Crete Peter Mackridge, University of Oxford Maria Sifianou, National…
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If Scotland votes for independence, what happens to the language?
More than thirty years ago, linguists ventured a guess that the rise in Scottish nationalism might lead to Scottish English re-asserting itself. Were they right?
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Predatory publishing, languages, quitting and persevering
This is a collection of articles, blog posts and other content about Higher Education, academic publishing and language teaching and learning, which appeared in April 2014. This week’s collection of noteworthy stories, articles and posts looks into academic publishing practices (predatory and mainstream), celebrates language preservation, contemplates quitting the Ivory Tower, and reminds readers to persevere in…
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Recently Read (17 – 23 March)
This week’s collection of readings contains stories that seem trivial, but invite reflection on serious questions pertaining to freedom, diversity, tolerance and oppression. The activities of the Quebec language police once again highlight the tensions between language planning and linguistic human rights. The second story (involving topless models) raises questions about sexism and tolerance in…
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The Place of English in Societies of the Arabian Gulf [Call for chapters]
Update: The book described below was published in 2016 as Language, Identity and Education on the Arabian Peninsula: Bilingual Policies in a Multilingual Context (Louisa Buckingham, ed.). The listing of the book can be accessed here. Contributions are invited for an edited collection entitled The Place of English in Societies of the Arabian Gulf, which is…