CFP: 14th Annual Conference of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE)

[Francis Hult]

http://worldenglishes08.ctl.cityu.edu.hk/html/paper.jsp

 

The 14th Annual Conference of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE) will be held at the City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China, from 3 Dec to 5 Dec 2008. Pre-Conference workshops will be organised two days prior on 1 and 2 Dec 2008. Members of the Association, scholars and researchers in World Englishes and those who are interested in the field are invited to propose papers for presentation or participate by attending the Conference. 

 

We invite abstracts for presentation papers (20 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion) on all topics relevant to the studies of World Englishes. The organizing committee and IAWE officials will be involved in the abstract selection process. The online system for abstract submission will be opened in early March.

 

Aims and Objectives

The conference theme is "World Englishes and World's Languages: Convergence, Enrichment or Death?" What follows are a number of research topics under which the Conference and the discussion on world Englishes can go forward.

 

   Use of English(es) in various contexts in the 21st century 

   Diversification/ homogenization of English languages 

   History and possible prospects of the development of World Englishes Studies 

   The dialogues between English languages and social, political, cultural and gender   

   discourses 

   Critical reflections on concepts, definitions and terminologies 

   Pedagogies of Englishes 

   The making of (g)local identities through World Englishes 

   Creativity in Englishes writing in the age of globalization 

   Hong Kong English(es): Linguistic features, literature and history 

 

Conference Convener:

Prof. Jonathan Webster
Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

 

Organized by

Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics 
City University of Hong Kong

 

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