MERIDIUM International Conference <br>
Short Title: MERIDIUM <br>
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Date: 23-Nov-2011 - 25-Nov-2011 <br>
Location: Perugia, Italy <br>
Contact Person: Valentina Seri<br>
Meeting Email: <a>< click here to access email > </a><br>
Web Site: <a href="http://meridium.unistrapg.it/?q=en">http://meridium.unistrapg.it/?q=en</a> <br>
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Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics<br><br>
Call Deadline: 19-Oct-2011 <br><br>
Meeting Description:<br><br>
At the end of MERIDIUM (Multilingualism in Europe as a Resource for
Immigration Dialogue Initiative among the Universities of the
Mediterranean), the European research project on multilingualism in
Europe, the MERIDIUM International Conference will be held at the
University for Foreigners of Perugia, from 23rd to 25th November 2011. <br> <br>The
Conference will focus on the discussion of the MERIDIUM project
results, achieved by 7 research teams from 6 countries of southern
Europe, that have gathered qualitative and quantitative data on national
and local language policies supporting linguistic diversity and on
perceptions and social attitudes related to multilingualism. A special
attention has been paid to ‘new linguistic minorities’ connected to
recent and still ongoing migration flows in the area. The field research
- which is the heart of the project - involved a total of over 3800
subjects, among pupils and parents of the fifth grade in 70 primary
schools. <br> <br>In addition to MERIDIUM research groups, many invited
speakers will take part in the Conference, from both academic world and
European institutions, in order to discuss a wide range of issues
related to multilingual societies. A poster session will be dedicated to
ongoing researches and projects.<br><br>
Call for Posters: <br> <br>The conference includes a poster session for sharing ongoing research on the conference issues. <br> <br>Posters may address the following issues: <br> <br>-
Linguistic plurality in European countries: descriptive or comparative
analyses on linguistic policies in European countries in relation to
official, national, regional and minority languages or in relation to
knowledge of other European languages as foreign languages; case-studies
on projects and strategies devoted to promotion of multilingualism at
the local or national level. <br> <br>- The impact of migration flows:
descriptive or comparative analyses on linguistic integration or
linguistic practices of immigrant communities in workplaces or schools;
case-studies on ethnic languages promotion and their impact on
perception of multilingualism by immigrant and local communities. <br> <br>-
Traditional models and new perspectives on linguistic diversity and
integration in Europe: analyses of traditional models of linguistic
integration and new perspectives towards social and educational
paradigms promoting inclusion and pluralism. <br> <br>Posters may deal with: <br> <br>- Research in the field <br>- Best practices and national or European projects <br> <br>Selected posters will be published on MERIDIUM website. <br>
<br>Authors should submit the following information to meridium<img src="http://linguistlist.org/images/address-marker.gif" align="absbottom"><a href="http://unistrapg.it">unistrapg.it</a>, by October 19th, 2011: <br> <br>
- Personal data: <br>- Name <br>- Institution <br>- Title of the poster <br>- Contacts (e-mail, telephone, fax) <br>- An attachment containing (please do not specify your personal data in the attachment): <br> <br>Title of the poster (IT/ENG) <br>
A 250-word abstract (IT/ENG) <br> <br>Those who intend to take part in the poster session have to fill in the registration form and tick on poster session. <br> <br>Posters
will be selected by the Scientific Committee (Collegamento
ipertestuale) of the conference. Applicants will be notified of the
outcome of the selection via email by October 31st, 2011. <br> <br>Poster Size: <br> <br>Posters must be a maximum 80 cm wide x 100 cm high.<br><br><a href="http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3732.html">http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3732.html</a><br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone: (215) 898-7475<br>Fax: (215) 573-2138 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a> <br>
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