Dear colleagues,

The organisers of the conference kindly invite you to take part in the
international interdisciplinary conference: 

Language, Diversity and Integration in the Enlarged EU: Challenges and
Opportunities

to be held at
Vytautas Magnus University
Kaunas, Lithuania

12 - 14 May 2006


CALL  FOR  PAPERS

 What is the interplay between language, diversity and integration
following EU enlargement? Has the role of language in practices relating
to (the expression of) ethnicity, nationhood and citizenship changed? How
are prevailing ideologies pertaining to cultural and linguistic
differences reflected in the public discourse and transmitted through the
media? What are the implications of EU enlargement on language and
integration?

This international interdisciplinary conference will bring together
scholars working in linguistics, education, anthropology, and social
science with a common interest in the ways in which language ideologies,
policies and practices impact on the consolidation of society post EU
enlargement.

We welcome papers in the following areas:
• Language issues in relation to ethnicity, citizenship, class, gender
• Language ideologies and public discourse
• Language policy, language rights and language practices
• Multilingualism and cross-cultural communication 
• Language and education

Please submit your paper proposals (max. 300 words) by 20 February 2006.

For more information and online registration form please visit our website
www.vdu.lt/LTcourses


Sincerely,
Laura Cubajevaite
Regional Studies Department
Vytautas Magnus University
Donelaicio 58,
Kaunas LT-3000
Lithuania






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Dr. David J. Galbreath, Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3QY, tel: 01224 273 821