LINGUIST List 25.2380
Mon
Jun 02 2014
FYI: Call for Chapters:
English in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Editor for this issue:
Uliana Kazagasheva <ulianalinguistlist.org>
Date: 01-Jun-2014
From: Louisa Buckingham
<louisabuckingham
bilkent.edu.tr>
Subject: Call for Chapters:
English in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Book title (preliminary): The growth of English
in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina
This prospective book is currently under
consideration by the UK publishing company
Multilingual Matters (
www.multilingual-matters.com).
Synopsis:
This book traces the development of English in
different sectors of society in Bosnia and
Herzegovina (BiH) since 1995. It aims to
provide an overview of the different
institutional, societal, linguistic and
educational issues involved in the spread and
use of English since the collapse of the former
Yugoslavia. The selection of studies included
in this volume provide a broader, ‘big picture’
perspective balanced by personal, lived
experiences on the ground.
The book aims to present a selection of
scholarly studies intended for use in
university contexts at both undergraduate and
postgraduate level. It is relevant to courses
on language planning and policy, language
contact, sociolinguistics, English for academic
purposes, English for specific purposes,
English as an international language.
While having a scholarly focus, this book also
aims to be accessible and of relevance to an
interested readership beyond the disciplines of
English language teaching, linguistics and
education. Over the last 20 years, many people
from all around the world have visited and
worked in BiH; some chapters in the book could
thus potentially find interest among those who
are not directly involved in education, but who
have a general interest in Bosnian society.
The editor of this book is Louisa Buckingham.
Proposals (and all queries) should be sent to
her at the email address below. Proposals
should be submitted preferably by 15 July,
2014. A brief biography of the editor is
included at the end of this announcement.
Dr Louisa Buckingham: louisabuckingham
bilkent.edu.tr
Topic areas of interest :
Topics of interest include, but are not limited
to:
1. The development of human resources and
institutional capacity for the provision of
EFL
2. The acquisition of English in the during-
and immediate post-war context
3. English for academic purposes
4. English and translation and interpreting
5. English in the professions (e.g., banking,
tourism, legal consultants, the army, the
police)
6. Language contact: English and
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (B/H/S) (e.g., the
increased use of English words in B/H/S over
the last 20 years. A look at language use in,
for instance, the media, advertising, or
tourism)
7. The future of English in BiH
Guidelines for prospective authors:
Chapters should aim to be between 6,000 and
9,000 words in length (including tables and
references). Authors may include tables,
figures and photos (black and white), as
required, to support their study. References
should follow APA style. Single or co-authored
chapters are welcomed. Authors may submit more
than one proposal. The selection of chapters to
be included will be made on the basis of the
proposals submitted.
When writing your proposal, please respond to
the following points:
Please submit a chapter proposal of around
300-400 words (include a list of references
cited at the end). Please include the following
points: Outline of topic, indication of the
data used in study, indication of relevance of
topic and contribution to the existing
literature.
Please also include a short biography (around
100 words). This is required by the publisher.
Relevant information to include: your studies,
work experience, brief note of publications and
research interests. In short, anything that
would help us appreciate what you, as the
author, would bring to your proposed
chapter.
Biography of Editor: Louisa Buckingham
(Department of Linguistics and Applied Language
Studies, University of Auckland) worked for
almost two years in Banja Luka as a project
assistant on a reconstruction project in the
late 1990s. From 2001 to 2004 she was a
lecturer in the Department of English and
German at the University of Tuzla and also
worked with the Pedagoski Zavod for Tuzla
Canton during this period. She has published
studies in a number of international journals
such as International journal of Applied
Linguistics, TESOL Quarterly, and Discourse
& Society.
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics;
Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics;
Translation
Subject Language(s):
English (eng)
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