29.1385, Calls: Applied Ling, Lang Acquisition, Ling & Lit, Socioling/Cyprus

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LINGUIST List: Vol-29-1385. Wed Mar 28 2018. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 29.1385, Calls: Applied Ling, Lang Acquisition, Ling & Lit, Socioling/Cyprus

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Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:17:18
From: Stella Hadjistassou [hadjistassou.stella at ucy.ac.cy]
Subject: 3rd UCY-LC International Forum of Young Researchers

Full Title: 3rd UCY-LC International Forum of Young Researchers 
Short Title: UCY-LC IFYR 

Date: 07-Jun-2018 - 07-Jun-2018
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus 
Contact Person: Marianna Kyprianou
Meeting Email: lcforum at ucy.ac.cy
Web Site: http://l2viakypro.weebly.com/ucy-lc-forum.html 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Ling & Literature; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 15-Apr-2018 

Meeting Description:

The Language Center of the University of Cyprus is pleased to announce the 3rd
UCY-LC International Forum of Young Researchers that will take place in
Nicosia on June 7, 2018. The theme of the 3rd forum will be ''Multilingualism
in the 21st century: Instruction, Interculturality and Integration''. The
purpose of this forum is to promote, disseminate and favour the exchange of
results obtained by young researchers from different disciplines that directly
or indirectly engage in the study of languages and literature. 

The meeting is aimed at young researchers: those who are undertaking a final
research project for their undergraduate studies, pursuing their graduate
studies in order to obtain their Master’s Degree, at the stage of preparing
their doctoral thesis or PhD holders in their first 5 years of their academic
research career. Communication can be submitted in English, Spanish, Italian,
Greek and Turkish.

After the FORUM, the submissions will be edited and published in a volume with
an ISBN number in accordance with the academic standards for scientific
publications.

2nd Call for Papers:

We invite contributions from any field of Linguistics and/or Literature, and
we are particularly interested in studies that explore the many interferences
and interrelationships between the various languages. The speakers will
discuss the influences that are established between various languages, in many
fields:

- Languages in contact.
- Multilingualism in Europe:

- Languages of Europe (official languages and dialects).
- Importance of multilingualism in Europe.
- Integration of the multilingualism into the European life.
- Multilingualism in Europe as an entry to immigration.
- European policies for linguistic and cultural integration.
- Learning languages in Europe.
- European policies for language teaching.

- Multilingualism in the past and the present.
- The languages of the Mediterranean.
- Contact between minor and major languages.
- Official languages and dialects.
- Language and political discourse.
- The language of immigrants and refugees.
- Teaching of second languages or foreign languages.
- Literature in foreign or second language teaching.
- The importance of the mother language in foreign language teaching and
learning.

The proposal should include the following:

(1) a brief abstract (250 words max.)
(2) a short list of references related to the topic
(3) a brief CV (200 words max.).

The resume should include applicant’s full name, affiliation, the title of the
PhD or Master program, or title of the doctoral thesis.

The meeting is aimed at young researchers: those who are undertaking a final
research project for their undergraduate studies, pursuing their graduate
studies in order to obtain their Master’s Degree, at the stage of preparing
their doctoral thesis or PhD holders in their first 5 years of their academic
research career. Communication can be submitted in English, Spanish, Italian,
Greek and Turkish.

The proposals will be submitted to the Selection Committee for assessment and,
where appropriate, acceptance. The Selection Committee will send a reasoned
notification of their decision. Presentations will last 20 minutes and each
thematic session will be followed by a debate.

You can submit your proposal until April 15, 2018. We will confirm if you have
been selected before April 22, 2018. If you need to contact with us or you
want to submit your proposal, you can do it through the form at
http://l2viakypro.weebly.com/proposal-submission.html .

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