LINGUIST List 22.2060 Fri May 13 2011 Confs: English, Applied Ling, Socioling/Denmark Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunettlinguistlist.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.     Jane Vinther , Between Tradition and Change: The Future of English in the Light of Globalization, Transculturalism and Internationalization Message 1: Between Tradition and Change: The Future of English in the Light of Globalization, Transculturalism and Internationalization Date: 12-May-2011 From: Jane Vinther <jvintherlanguage.sdu.dk> Subject: Between Tradition and Change: The Future of English in the Light of Globalization, Transculturalism and Internationalization E-mail this message to a friend Between Tradition and Change: The Future of English in the Light of Globalization, Transculturalism and Internationalization Date: 11-Oct-2011 - 12-Oct-2011 Location: Kolding, Denmark Contact: Jane Vinther Contact Email: < click here to access email > Meeting URL: http://www.sdu.dk/futureengconf Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics Subject Language(s): English Meeting Description: Between Tradition and Change: The Future of English in the Light of Globalization, Transculturalism and Internationalization This conference will address English Studies as a discipline in transition and reflect on where it has been and where it is going. With the meteoric rise of English globally, the language is studied and used by as many as 2 billion speakers, and English Studies departments now teach such varied subjects as communications, discourse and rhetoric, language, literature, and film representing English language usage and texts across the globe. The study of classical English texts might be declining, but that slack has been taken up by other areas and endeavors, creating numerous challenges and opportunities. Subthemes of the Conference: - Tradition and Its Discontents. Keynote: Peter Harder, Copenhagen University. Traditions and Its Discontents. See abstract and CV on homepage. - Language, Culture, and Discourse Keynote: Karen Risager, Roskilde University. English in the Global Linguascape. See abstract and CV on homepage. - The Globalization of English Keynote: Geeta and Nayan Chanda, Yale University. Jab We Met: When Global English Met Hindi: The Commodification of Language and the Construction of Global Desis. See abstract and CV on homepage. - Internationalization and Learning Keynote: Janette Ryan, Oxford University. Internationalising Teaching and Learning: Making Room for Other Knowledge, Language and Academic Values. See abstract and CV on homepage. - Finding Common Ground Fan Dai. Sun Yat-sen University, China. Creative Writing: Telling Chinese Stories in English. See abstract and CV on homepage. The programme is not yet ready, but will include parallel sessions under each subtheme. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 13-May-2011       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.