33.1730, Calls: Language Acquisition/Germany

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LINGUIST List: Vol-33-1730. Sat May 14 2022. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 33.1730, Calls: Language Acquisition/Germany

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Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 22:11:44
From: Tim Giesler [giesler at uni-bremen.de]
Subject: Making Plurilingual/Pluricultural Education Accessible: International Perspectives

 
Full Title: Making Plurilingual/Pluricultural Education Accessible: International Perspectives 
Short Title: TEACUP 

Date: 13-Sep-2022 - 15-Sep-2022
Location: Bremen, Germany 
Contact Person: Tim Giesler
Meeting Email: giesler at uni-bremen.de
Web Site: https://teacup-project.eu/site/?page_id=2 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 31-May-2022 

Meeting Description:

The basic assumption behind plurilingualism is that individual language
components are “uneven, differentiated according to the learner’s experience
and in an unstable relation as that experience changes” (CEFR 2001: 34).
Plurilinguals are assumed to have the ability to call flexibly upon their
repertoire and e.g., switch from one language, dialect, or variety to another,
call upon the knowledge of several languages (or dialects, or varieties) to
make sense of a text or experiment with alternative forms of expression (CEFR
Companion Volume 2020: 30). The fluidity with which various language
components interact is believed to promote the development of linguistic and
cultural awareness, and to contribute to global understanding and acceptance
of diversity. It is also interwoven with the concept of pluriculturalism – an
approach that perceives individuals as complex beings shaped by multiple
cultural experiences and identifications.

Yet, with languages (and their cultural contexts) being taught in isolation,
compartmentalized institutionalized education often leaves little room for a
plurilingual approach. This is problematic as monolingual teaching: a) fails
to do justice to the complex reality of learners’ linguistic/cultural
repertoires (Blommaert & Backus 2011), and b) creates “limitations in terms
both of learning capacity and space in the curriculum” (FREPA 2012: 8). In the
European context, this e.g., stands in the way of the Barcelona Summit (2002)
“mother tongue + 2” objective. At the same time, there is ample evidence to
support the notion that adopting plurilingualism can be a challenge for
teachers. As Helot and Ó Laoire (2011, xi) put it: “teachers in the
multilingual classroom may continue to underestimate the competence of
plurilingual students and to silence their voices, rather than using
cross-linguistic learning strategies and learners’ metalinguistic awareness as
learning resources across languages and even across school disciplines.”

The conference, associated with the project TEACUP (teacup-project.eu), will
focus on the challenges and opportunities associated with the adoption of the
plurilingual approach and on the measures that could be undertaken to make it
more accessible.


Call for Papers:

We welcome empirical, theoretical, and practice-based contributions that
address but are not limited to the following questions:

What theoretical perspectives need to be reassessed, redefined, discussed, or
considered in the pursuit of making plurilingualism more accessible?
What promising and/or challenging methods are there to foster various
plurilingual competences and learning strategies in a sustainable way?
What challenges and opportunities are associated with the affective dimension
of plurilingualism?
What geopolitical and educational policy factors play or have played a role in
a sustainable adoption of the plurilingual approach?
What influence do local and national (educational) contexts exert on
plurilingualism/pluriculturalism and on the measure undertaken to make the
implementation of the plurilingual/pluricultural approach more accessible?
The aim of the conference is to engage interested colleagues in fruitful
discussions in which they can share their reflections, experiences,
perspectives, and insights. Participation is free of charge.

For submission info, visit:
https://teacup-project.eu/site/?page_id=2




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