I would like to remind you about our forthcoming conference “Plurilingual and Pluricultural Education: Focus on Languages of the Wider World” – details below.  Please register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment! (Registration Deadline: Mon, 8^th Feb 2010)

 

Plurilingual and Pluricultural Education: Focus on Languages of the Wider World

19th – 20th February 2010

Brunei Lecture Theatre, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

 

For full details, to register and to pay, please visit:

http://www.soas.ac.uk/events/event52607.html  

 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 8^TH FEBRUARY 2010

 

DETAILS

This international conference, the first of two on plurilingualism and pluriculturalism, will bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss plurilingual and pluricultural education with a particular focus on ‘languages of the wider world’: such as those of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and the Netherlands.

 

Participants at this conference will define, analyse and explore new directions and paradigms for plurilingual and pluricultural education. The conference will also provide opportunities for further research and collaboration.  The main themes of the conference are: i) “Plurilingualism, multilingualism, language policies and planning”; ii) “Plurilingualism, identity and citizenship”; iii) “Language and intercultural education and innovation”; and iv) “Teaching Languages of the Wider World around the World” and “Teaching African Languages around the World”.

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Professor Jim Cummins (OISE, Canada)

Professor Claire Kramsch (UC Berkeley, USA)

Professor Anne Pauwels (SOAS, University of London, UK)

Dr Lid King (The National Director for Languages, the National Languages Strategy, UK Department for Children, Schools and Families)

Professor Mike Kelly (LLAS Subject Centre, UK)

Professor Herman M Batibo (University of Botswana, Botswana)

Professor Richard Towell (Routes into Languages programme and University of Salford, UK)

 

REGISTRATION AND FEES

Standard rate is £60 and student/concessional rate is £30.  For further information and to register visit http://www.soas.ac.uk/events/event52607.html  

 

THE SECOND CONFERENCE

“Plurilingualism and Pluriculturalism in a Globalised World: Which Pedagogy?”

The second of the two international conferences will be held at INALCO in Paris from 17th till 19th June 2010.

 

ORGANISERS

These events are jointly organised by Languages of the Wider World CETL (at SOAS and UCL, London, UK – www.lww-cetl.ac.uk) and PLIDAM (at INALCO, Paris, France).  Langscape (“Networking the European Research Community on Language Acquisition and Language Learning”) is also a conference partner.

 

For further information please see our website: www.lww-cetl.ac.uk (specifically http://www.soas.ac.uk/events/event52607.html ) or e-mail us on lww-cetl.ac.uk.

 

We look forward to seeing you at our conferences!

 

 

Karin Pointner

Administrative Assistant

Languages of the Wider World CETL

T +44 (0)20 7898 4518

F +44 (0)20 7898 4859

lww-cetl.ac.uk