LINGUIST List 29.861
Thu Feb 22 2018
Calls: Applied Ling, Lang Acquisition, Ling & Lit, Socioling/Cyprus
Editor for this issue: Kenneth Steimel <kenlinguistlist.org>
Date: 21-Feb-2018
From: Marianna Kyprianou <kyprianou.marianna
ucy.ac.cy>
Subject: 3rd UCY-LC International Forum of Young Researchers
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Young Researchers
Short Title: UCY-LC IFYR
Date: 07-Jun-2018 - 07-Jun-2018
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Contact
Person: Marianna Kyprianou
Meeting Email:
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http://l2viakypro.weebly.com/ucy-lc-forum.html
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Ling &
Literature; Sociolinguistics
Call Deadline: 18-Mar-2018
Meeting
Description:
The Language Center of the University of Cyprus is pleased to
announce the 3rd UCY-LC International Forum of Young Researchers that will take
place in Nicosia on June 7, 2018. The theme of the 3rd forum will be
''Multilingualism in the 21st century: Instruction, Interculturality and
Integration''. The purpose of this forum is to promote, disseminate and favour the
exchange of results obtained by young researchers from different disciplines that
directly or indirectly engage in the study of languages and literature.
The
meeting is aimed at young researchers: those who are undertaking a final research
project for their undergraduate studies, pursuing their graduate studies in order to
obtain their Master’s Degree, at the stage of preparing their doctoral thesis or PhD
holders in their first 5 years of their academic research career. Communication can
be submitted in English, Spanish, Italian, Greek and Turkish.
After the
FORUM, the submissions will be edited and published in a volume with an ISBN number
in accordance with the academic standards for scientific publications.
Call
for Papers:
We invite contributions from any field of Linguistics and/or
Literature, and we are particularly interested in studies that explore the many
interferences and interrelationships between the various languages. The speakers
will discuss the influences that are established between various languages, in many
fields:
- Languages in contact.
- Multilingualism in Europe:
-
Languages of Europe (official languages and dialects).
- Importance of
multilingualism in Europe.
- Integration of the multilingualism into the
European life.
- Multilingualism in Europe as an entry to immigration.
-
European policies for linguistic and cultural integration.
- Learning languages
in Europe.
- European policies for language teaching.
- Multilingualism in
the past and the present.
- The languages of the Mediterranean.
- Contact
between minor and major languages.
- Official languages and dialects.
-
Language and political discourse.
- The language of immigrants and refugees.
- Teaching of second languages or foreign languages.
- Literature in foreign
or second language teaching.
- The importance of the mother language in foreign
language teaching and learning.
The proposal should include the following:
(1) a brief abstract (250 words max.)
(2) a short list of references
related to the topic
(3) a brief CV (200 words max.).
The resume should
include applicant’s full name, affiliation, the title of the PhD or Master program,
or title of the doctoral thesis.
The proposals will be submitted to the
Selection Committee for assessment and, where appropriate, acceptance. The Selection
Committee will send a reasoned notification of their decision. Presentations will
last 20 minutes and each thematic session will be followed by a debate.
You
can submit your proposal until March 18, 2018. We will confirm if you have been
selected before March 25, 2018. If you need to contact with us or you want to submit
your proposal, you can do it through the form at
http://l2viakypro.weebly.com/proposal-submission.html
.
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