LINGUIST List 21.2878 Sun Jul 11 2010 Calls: Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics/Belgium Editor for this issue: Elyssa Winzeler <elyssalinguistlist.org> LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.    Julien Perrez, Applied Linguistics in a Multisocial Context Message 1: Applied Linguistics in a Multisocial Context Date: 09-Jul-2010 From: Julien Perrez <perrezfusl.ac.be> Subject: Applied Linguistics in a Multisocial Context E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Applied Linguistics in a Multisocial Context Short Title: ABLA 2010 Conference Date: 18-Dec-2010 - 18-Dec-2010 Location: Brussels, Belgium Contact Person: Julien Perrez Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://www.abla.be Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics Call Deadline: 15-Oct-2010 Meeting Description: The ABLA 2010 Conference will take place against the background of the European Year of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. The main purpose of this gathering is to provide a meeting place for Belgian applied linguistic researchers and practitioners where they can generate ideas on language related issues, foster a stronger and larger community, and disseminate as well as promote research in applied linguistics. We especially welcome active participation from junior researchers and students who are interested in any areas of language learning and teaching at any levels. Inclusion and Exclusion and Language Figures of the 2009 Eurobarometer on poverty and social exclusion show that 37% of European poor people think that their poverty is due to the fact that they do not have the necessary level of education, training or skills. Ten years after Heads of State and Governments committed to a major drive against poverty in the EU, 2010 will mark the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion to address questions that arise, e.g.: How can one ‘include’ people and groups into structured systems that have systematically ‘excluded’ them in the first place? Why is ‘language’ not mentioned in the ‘barometer’? It was the late Edward T. Hall (2009) who pointed out that also in multinationals high level managers find themselves either ‘in the box’ or ‘out of the box’, based on their cultural backgrounds and the language they speak. In education and training, language plays a crucial role. Which role does language play in 'inclusion' and 'exclusion'? The principle of ‘inclusion-exclusion’ is a method used in maths for problem solving. At its 2010 conference ABLA will host a symposium on ‘Inclusion and exclusion’ and calls for contributions that shed light on barriers for inclusion and how they are/may be lifted. We hope that specific and interdisciplinary research as well as daily (good) practice will meet in discussions on the needs of different groups of learners, of different ages, ranks and impairments, for different languages, situations, and functions. The one-day event includes a plenary talk, parallel presentations, a poster session on research projects as well as discussions in the two research networks. Call for Papers Abstracts can be delivered on the following website: http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/abla2010 Submission deadline: 15 October 2010 Notification of acceptance: 01 November 2010 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 11-Jul-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.