35.1213, Calls: Mercator International Conference on Shaping Policy for Minority Languages and Multilingualism

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Subject: 35.1213, Calls: Mercator International Conference on Shaping Policy for Minority Languages and Multilingualism

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Date: 14-Apr-2024
From: Jelske Dijkstra [jdijkstra at fryske-akademy.nl]
Subject: Mercator International Conference on Shaping Policy for Minority Languages and Multilingualism


Full Title: Mercator International Conference on Shaping Policy for
Minority Languages and Multilingualism

Date: 07-Nov-2024 - 08-Nov-2024
Location: Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Contact Person: Jelske Dijkstra
Meeting Email: jelskedijkstra at hotmail.com
Web Site: https://www.mercator-research.eu/en/news-and-events/events/c
onference-2024/

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

Call Deadline: 15-May-2024

Meeting Description:

The aim of this conference is to provide a platform for and to
stimulate critical discussions on policy development for minority
languages and multilingualism in various contexts, from the home to
education. We invite presentations that examine language policies,
practices, ideologies, and attitudes at all levels (international,
national, regional, societal, institutional, group, family, and
individual). We welcome proposals for presentations from people of all
career stages that engage with the themes of the conference.
Postgraduate students and early career researchers are particularly
encouraged to participate.

Call for Papers:

The Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language
Learning, hosted by the Fryske Akademy, invites you to participate in
the 1st Mercator International Conference on the theme of Shaping
Policy for Minority Languages and Multilingualism.

The aim of this conference is to provide a platform for and to
stimulate critical discussions on policy development for minority
languages and multilingualism in various contexts, from the home to
education. We invite presentations that examine language policies,
practices, ideologies, and attitudes at all levels (international,
national, regional, societal, institutional, group, family, and
individual).

We welcome proposals for presentations from people of all career
stages that engage with the themes of the conference. Postgraduate
students and early career researchers are particularly encouraged to
participate.

We especially welcome contributions on the following topics:

Inclusive multilingual education – the didactics of multilingualism
Minority language and multilingual education and assessment
Family language policy
Multilingual pedagogical approaches (e.g. CLIL and translanguaging)
Linguistic diversity in teacher training programmes
Parental involvement in language(s) education
Community perspectives on language policy developments
Regional and neighbouring language education
Linguistic diversity and (global) citizenship Language attitudes and
their impact on language policy formulation and implementation
Distance (language) learning – consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
for multilingual and minority language learners
Bilingual and trilingual education Case studies and best practices in
language policy development


Target audience

Researchers, lecturers, teacher educators, pre- and in-service
teachers, students, special education practitioners, NT2
professionals, social workers, youth workers, policymakers, and anyone
else who is interested in minority languages, multilingualism, and
language policy.


Abstracts

Abstracts can be submitted for:

Oral presentation (20-minute presentation + 10-minute discussion)
Poster presentation
Symposium – presentation of three contributions on an overarching
topic, with an introduction and summary by a chair (90 minutes)


Submission instructions

Abstracts for oral or poster presentations should be no longer than
300 words (excluding references and 3–5 keywords).
Abstracts for symposia should be no longer than 1,200 words (excluding
references and 3–5 keywords). Symposium abstracts should include a
general introduction (300 words) as well as individual descriptions
(300 words each) of the presentations.
All abstracts will undergo double-blind review, involving a minimum of
two reviewers, in which presenters and reviewers are unaware of each
other's identities.

Participants can submit a maximum of one proposal where they are the
sole presenter, and one proposal where they are co-presenters. Please
note that all presentations are expected to be carried out in English
and in person. To submit an abstract, please complete this form.

Key dates

Abstracts are due by 15 May 2024.
Notifications will be sent out on 28 June 2024.
Registration begins on 28 June 2024.

See also:
https://www.mercator-research.eu/en/conference/call-for-papers/



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