Fwd: Conference of Languages of Canada and Ireland

[Elizabeth J. Pyatt]

From Linguist List again (busy Celtling day).

This meeting wil take place in the Canadian 
Embassy in Dublin, and there will be at least one 
talk on Irish language policy

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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:42:57
From: Martin Howard < mhoward at french.ucc.ie >
Subject: Language in Society: Canada / Ireland


Language in Society: Canada / Ireland

Date: 09-Apr-2005 - 09-Apr-2005
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Contact: Martin Howard
Contact Email: mhoward at french.ucc.ie

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Meeting Description:

Association of Canadian Studies in Ireland
International Research Symposium
'Language in Society: Canada / Ireland'

Canadian Embassy, Dublin
9 April 2005


Speakers

Françoise Mougeon
Glendon College, Toronto
'Intra-Individual Stylistic Variation in Canadian 
French: New Challenges for the
Teaching of French as a Second Language'

Raymond Mougeon
York University, Toronto
'Variation in the Speech of Francophone Adolescents in Ontario'

Leigh Oakes
Queen Mary, University of London
'Whose French? Language Attitudes, Linguistic Insecurity and Standardisation in
Quebec'

Seán Ó'Cuirreáin
An Coimisinéir Teanga / Commissioner for Official Languages in Ireland
'State Compliance with Irish Language Rights - A Work in Progress'

Vera Regan
University College, Dublin / Government of Ireland Senior Research Fellow
(Title to be confirmed)

Itesh Sachdev
Birkbeck College, University of London
'Maintaining Non-Official Languages and Cultures in Canada. Some Data from
Punjabi-Speaking Sikhs'

Merrill Swain
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto
'Immersion Education: Some Issues Arising from the Canadian Experience'


Registration: Attendance at the symposium is free of charge. Since places are
limited, please contact the organiser for 
registration and further details about
the programme:
Dr Martin Howard
ACSI President /
Government of Ireland Research Fellow
Department of French
University College, Cork
Ireland
mhoward at french.ucc.ie
Tel: (+353) 021.4902520

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