LINGUIST List 29.827
Tue Feb 20 2018
Calls: Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Translation/Poland
Editor for this issue: Kenneth Steimel <kenlinguistlist.org>
Date: 18-Feb-2018
From: Paweł Rutkowski <p.rutkowski
uw.edu.pl>
Subject: Language Rights: Issues and Good Practices
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Date: 21-Sep-2018 - 22-Sep-2018
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Contact
Person: Paweł Rutkowski
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Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Translation
Call Deadline: 15-May-2018
Meeting Description:
The Special
Interest Group on Language and Rights (SIGLaR) organizes an interdisciplinary
workshop on language rights on September 21-22, 2018 at the University of Warsaw.
The aim of the workshop is to engage researchers and other stakeholders to identify
key challenges and possible solutions in the field of language rights in any
context.
Call for Papers:
We invite empirical presentations
addressing language rights or access to written/spoken/signed language in the
following contexts: healthcare, education, social services, police/justice, asylum
and migration. Presentations shall be 15-minute long. Studies may focus on the local
or national level and describe both potential language issues and examples of good
and less recommendable practices. For example, a case study can describe what
happens when a patient who does not know the local language is admitted to a
hospital or has to go to court as a defendant: what kind of linguistic rights the
person has according to the law; what the potential and common language issues in
such a situation are; how these issues are resolved and how they should be resolved.
The aim of the workshop is to engage researchers and other stakeholders to
identify key challenges and possible solutions in the field of language rights in
any context. In order to explore the complexity of language rights and language
issues, we invite experts and stakeholders representing a wide range of specialties:
translation and interpreting, linguistics, law and legal studies, social work,
sociology anthropology, pedagogy, etc. We particularly encourage joint presentations
by scholars and field actors or by scholars representing two different fields.
Please submit your abstract (max. 300 words including references) in Word or RTF
format to p.rutkowski
uw.edu.pl
AND simo.maatta
helsinki.fi
by May 15, 2018. In the body of the message, please indicate your name and
affiliation. Do not include this information in your abstract. Proposals should
include the following:
- Clear statement of the focus of the proposal
-
Brief contextualization of data/material discussed
-
Results/conclusions/recommendations
- References (if applicable)
The
results of the peer-review process will be communicated by May 31.
The
languages of the conference will be English and PJM (Polish Sign Language).
English/PJM interpretation will be provided. Other sign languages can also be used
as long as the presenter provides an interpreter into English.
The workshop
will be held in the Old Library, located in the Main Campus of the University of
Warsaw, at the very heart of Warsaw:
https://tinyurl.com/yaxxbj5a
.
Participation in the workshop is free. Note that although there is no
fee, all participants (including persons interested in attending the conference
without presenting a paper) are required to register via email. Please register by
sending your name, affiliation, and e-mail address to p.rutkowski
uw.edu.pl no later
than June 30.
The Special Interest Group on Language and Rights (SIGLaR) is
a working group under the aegis of the European Language Council. The group was
convened by Professor Maurizio Viezzi, member of the Board of the European Language
Council, in 2016. SIGLaR brings together interdisciplinary scholars from different
countries. It aims to map the scope of language rights and language issues in Europe
and beyond, with the ultimate goal of identifying good practices and development
needs.
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