[Edling] CFP – Language Policy at AILA 2020 World Congress (Deadline 16 September)

[Francis Hult]

Language Policy: Theory, Method, and Advocacy for Contemporary Geopolitics

a symposium at the

International Association of Applied Linguistics/
Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée (AILA)

World Congress

August 9-14 2020

Groningen, the Netherlands

***Call for Abstracts***

Submission Deadline: September 16, 2019


The Language Policy Research Network (LPReN), a Research Network<https://aila.info/research/list-of-rens/overview-of-rens/> affiliated with the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée<https://aila.info/> or International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), is inviting submissions for its symposium at the 2020 AILA World Congress to be held August 9-14 in Groningen, the Netherlands.

LPReN intends to host three half-day sessions, organized around three areas within the broader field of scholarship relevant to language policy, politics, and planning: Theory, Method, and Advocacy. Foci include, but are not limited to, reconceptualizing global innovations in language policy and planning, employing novel research methodologies in language policy, and promoting language rights to preserve minoritized languages.

Each half-day begins with a talk by a featured speaker.  Proposals are invited for individual papers and posters.  Submissions for presentations may be made in one of the three areas.


Theory

Featured Speaker:
Lionel Wee, National University of Singapore

Topics for submissions to the Theory session may include: Exploration of the theoretical constructs, origins, potential, and philosophical implications of language policy, politics, and planning as they relate to the structures, individuals, communities, and societies in which they are undertaken.


Method

Featured Speaker:
Elana Shohamy, Tel Aviv University

Topics for submissions to the Method session may include: Identification and explication of the means through which language policymaking, management, and planning take shape, including identification of the particular overt and covert activities, parties, and institutions that constitute methods employed to burden, obstruct, or facilitate the implementation of policy.  Also, critical examination of research methods for investigating language policy texts and practices including issues of ethics and research design in language policy research.


Advocacy

Featured Speaker:
Nkonko Kamwangamalu, Howard University

Topics for submissions to the Advocacy session may include: Engagement with of the role of power, elitism, prejudice, privilege, exclusivity, and hegemony in acts associated with language policy; engagement in activities to expose majoritarian narratives and highlight language rights, promote heritage language maintenance and prosperity, and resolve conflicts among language communities and in organizations.


How to Submit
The call for papers for the World Congress of Applied Linguistics has now been posted and is available here<https://www.aila2020.nl/call-for-papers>: https://www.aila2020.nl/call-for-papers

The 2020 Congress is organized a bit differently than previous meetings. Rather than submitting to a general call, presenters should submit to a particular symposium.  The list of symposia is here<https://www.eventure-online.com/eventure/login.form?Uf7d080c8-98a4-48ad-b7f4-0c302630dd35>: https://www.eventure-online.com/eventure/login.form?Uf7d080c8-98a4-48ad-b7f4-0c302630dd35#<https://www.eventure-online.com/eventure/login.form?Uf7d080c8-98a4-48ad-b7f4-0c302630dd35>

Proposals for this LPReN symposium should be made to
Symposium 138, Language Policy: Theory, Method, and Advocacy for Contemporary Geopolitics

All submissions are peer reviewed.  Presenters at the AILA World Congress, including the LPReN symposium, are responsible for their own travel and lodging costs.

Final Submission Deadline: September 16, 2020

LPReN Symposium Co-organizers
Sarah C.K. Moore, David Cassels Johnson, and Francis M. Hult


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