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> GLOBALISATION, FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND INTERCULTURAL LEARNING
>
> A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND
> SOCIAL
> CHANGE ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION
> SECTOR
>
> Organised by
>
> SIETAR UK
> Anglia Polytechnic University
> South Bank University
>
> With the support of
>
> The Anglo-German Foundation
> The Institut Français
> The Goethe Institut
>
> Venue:
> Institut Francais &
> Goethe Institut
>
> London, United Kingdom
>
> Friday 9th and Saturday 10th February 2001
>
>
> This conference will focus on recent trends in global economy and
> communications and examine their effects on foreign language and
> culture studies in the UK. The emergence of multilateral and
> multi-directional trading activities and relationships managed across
> the globe via electronic technologies is requiring individuals to work
>
> in and with numerous other cultures. As manifested on the internet and
>
> in an increasing number of academic and professional journals, the
> English language is considered to be the prime vehicle for meeting
> this
> communicative challenge.
> This phenomenon is perceived by many to be responsible for the decline
> in foreign language learning, particularly in French and German, in
> schools, universities and business. It has given rise to numerous
> concerns about the sustained economic competitiveness of British
> business and the employability of UK graduates. Simultaneously,
> linguists have reason to question traditional methods and topics in
> foreign language courses as globalisation has caused a review of old
> concepts of nation and national language.
>
> The growing interest in intercultural communication theory and skills
> may be seen as both an opportunity and a threat for foreign language
> learning. This conference will provide an opportunity for the tensions
>
> and synergies between these phenomena to be discussed and the
> implications for national and European educational policy to be
> explored.
>
> Indicative key issues:
>
> What are the consequences of globalisation for language and
> intercultural learning?
>
> What is the relationship between foreign language skills and
> intercultural competence for those working in or with other cultures?
>
> Which international communication skills do UK graduates need to
> remain
> competitive in the European workplace?
>
> Is the decline in German and French learning in the UK irreversible?
>
> What is the role of English as a lingua franca in this decline?
>
> What is the impact of information technology on communication skills
> and human networking?
>
> What is the role of language and culture in international mergers and
> acquisitions?
>
> What will be the consequences for specialist and non-specialist
> studies
> in universities?
>
> How may representations of the Self and the Other be examined in
> languages courses?
>
> How may area studies be incorporated into a changing curriculum?
>
> In which ways does discourse analysis contribute to intercultural
> studies?
>
> How should governments and educational providers respond to
> globalisation?
>
> OUTLINE PROGRAMME
>
> DAY 1
>
> 10.30am Registration and coffee
> 11.00 Welcome from Terry Mughan, Head of Intercultural
> Studies, APU & Founding Chair, SIETAR UK and Professor
> Karl Koch, South Bank University
> 11.20 Dr Ulrich Sacker - Director, the Goethe Institute,
> London
> 11.40 M. Xavier North, Le Conseiller Culturel, The French
> Embassy
> 11.50 Dr Elisabeth Marx - Author of 'Breaking through Culture
> Shock - What you need to succeed in
> international business'
> 12.20 Professor Michael Byram - Language learning and
> intercultural learning - challenges and synergy
> 12.50 Lunch
> 2.00 Charles Hampden-Turner and Martin Gillo - Foreign
> languages, intercultural Competence and business performance
> 2.30 David Graddol - English and Foreign Languages
> 3.00 Coffee
> 3.15 Panel
>
> DAY 2
>
> This second day will mainly comprise papers from academics and
> practitioners organised in three tracks, as follows:
>
> Track 1: Patterns of mobility: new skills for new markets
>
> Track 2: Foreign languages in universities: disciplinary challenges,
new research areas, the future for French and German
> Track 3: Intercultural learning: definitions, theories, intercultural
management development
> A detailed programme will be sent to delegates in advance of the
> event.
>
> Proposals for papers are now invited. The proposal should be no more
> than one side of A4 in length and should indicate the appropriate
> conference track for the paper. The time allowed for presentations
> will
> be forty five minutes, including time for questions and discussion.
> The
> official conference languages are English, German and French.
>
> The deadline for receipt of proposals is Friday 17 November 2000. They
>
> should be sent to:
> SIETAR UK
> School of Languages and Social Science Anglia Polytechnic University
> East Rd Cambridge
> CB1 1PT United Kingdom
>
> Final versions of selected papers will be required in hard copy and
> disc format (Word 6 or later) by 27 April 2001. It is envisaged that
> Conference proceedings will be published by Spring 2002.
>
> FEES AND ATTENDANCE:
>
> Standard fee: £100 (two days including lunch and refreshments on both
> days)
> SIETAR UK members: £90
> Speakers: £75
>
> One-day fee: £60 (all categories)
>
> These fees apply to registrations received by the 15 December 2000.
> After this date a supplement of £20 will be payable for all
> categories.
>
> CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
>
> GLOBALISATION, FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND INTERCULTURAL LEARNING
>
> Venue: The Institut Français and The Goethe Institut, London
>
> Friday 9th and Saturday 10th February 2001
>
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> Terry Mughan
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> Anglia Polytechnic University
> East Rd
> Cambridge CB1 1PT
>
> 01223 363271
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