19 – 20 February 2010
Brunei Lecture Theatre, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
See: http://www.soas.ac.uk/events/event52607.html
DETAILS
This international conference, the first of two on plurilingualism and pluriculturalism, will bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss plurilingual and pluricultural education with a particular focus on ‘languages of the wider world’: such as those of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and the Netherlands.
Participants at this conference will define, analyse and explore new directions and paradigms for plurilingual and pluricultural education. The conference will also provide opportunities for further research and collaboration. Over 60 papers will be delivered in parallel sessions covering three broad themes: i) “Plurilingualism, multilingualism, language policies and planning”; ii) “Plurilingualism, identity and citizenship”; and, iii) “Language and intercultural education and innovation”. There will also be two special sessions: “Teaching Languages of the Wider World around the World” and “Teaching African Languages around the World”.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
- Professor Jim Cummins (OISE, Canada)
- Professor Claire Kramsch (UC Berkeley, USA)
- Professor Anne Pauwels (University of Birmingham, UK)
- Professor Richard Towell (Routes into Languages programme and University of Salford, UK)
- Dr Lid King (The National Director for Languages, the National Languages Strategy, UK Department for Children, Schools and Families)
REGISTRATION AND FEES
Standard rate is £60 and student/concessional rate is £30.
ORGANISERS
These events are jointly organised by Languages of the Wider World CETL (at SOAS and UCL, London, UK) and PLIDAM (at INALCO, Paris, France). Langscape (“Networking the European Research Community on Language Acquisition and Language Learning”) is also a conference partner.
For further information and to register please see our website: http://www.soas.ac.uk/events/event52607.html or e-mail lww [dash] cetl [at] soas [dot] ac [dot] uk.
The second of the two international conferences, Plurilingualism and Pluriculturalism in a Globalised World: Which Pedagogy?, will be held at INALCO in Paris from 17th till 19th June 2010.
