28.636, Confs: Applied Linguistics/Lithuania

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Subject: 28.636, Confs: Applied Linguistics/Lithuania

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Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:35:07
From: Jurgita Serniute [jurgita.serniute at vdu.lt]
Subject: Sustainable Multilingualism 2017

 
Sustainable Multilingualism 2017 
Short Title: SM 

Date: 26-May-2017 - 27-May-2017 
Location: Kaunas, Lithuania 
Contact: prof. dr. Nemira Mačianskienė 
Contact Email: multilingualism at vdu.lt 
Meeting URL: http://uki.vdu.lt/conferences/sustainable-multilingualism-2017/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Meeting Description: 

The conference aims at bringing together scholars and language education
professionals to share their research insights and discuss the issues relevant
to the development of individual and societal multilingualism, including
language policy, linguistic human rights, and language education in higher
education.

Keynote Speakers:

Manuel Célio Conceição, President of the Conseil europeen pour les langues /
European Language Council (CEL/ELC), professor of French linguistics and
researcher at the University of Algarve, Portugal 
Jean-Marc Dewaele, President of the International Association of
Multilingualism, professor of Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism at
University of London, Birkbeck 
Rober Phillipson, Professor Emeritus at Copenhagen Business School, researcher
on linguistic imperialism and multilingual education 
Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, researcher and fighter for linguistic human rights,
professor Emerita at Roskilde University, Denmark

5 Reasons to Attend our Conferenceː

- Meet in person world-known researchers in linguistic human rights and
outstanding language policy researchers and developers
- Share your research insights within international community
- Discuss current issues of multilingualism with members of international
community
- Strengthen the existing and establish new partnerships in the international
research and education community
- Visit Lithuania – one of the three Baltic states, the country where the
oldest surviving Indo-European language is spoken
 

Programme

26 May – Friday:

09:00 – 10:00:
Registration

10:00 – 10:15:
Opening of the conference

10:15 – 12:15:
Plenary session I (2 Keynote addresses)

12:15 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – 15:00:
Parallel sessions I

15:00 – 15:30: Coffee break

15:30 – 17:00:
Parallel sessions II

18:00: Social dinner

27 May – Saturday:

08:30 – 09:00:
Registration

09;00 – 11:00:
Plenary session II (2 Keynote addresses)

11:00 – 11:30: Coffee break

11:30 – 13:00:
Parallel sessions III

13:00 – 13:45: Lunch break

13:45 – 14:15:
Poster sessions

14:15 – 15:15: 
Parallel sessions IV

15:15 – 16:00:
Closing ceremony

16:00:
Social events





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