[lg policy] call: 1st Annual International Conference on Cultures and Languages in Contact

[Harold Schiffman]

1st Annual International Conference on Cultures and Languages in Contact

Date: 23-Nov-2011 - 24-Nov-2011
Location: El Jadida, Morocco
Contact Person: Abdelkader Sabil
Meeting Email: < click here to access email >

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics

Call Deadline: 30-Jun-2011

Meeting Description:

The Moroccan Culture Research Group (MCRG) at the Faculty of Letters &
Human Sciences El Jadida is organizing its 1st International
Conference on Cultures and Languages in Contact, 23-24 November, 2011.

The conference registration fee is 50 Euros, covering access to all
sessions, 2 lunches, coffee breaks and conference materials. Special
arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of
rooms at a special conference rate.

Call for Papers:

The main goal of this symposium is to bring together scholars working
on some of the issues that are being addressed within the context of
languages, culture, and intercultural communication. Specifically, the
symposium seeks to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art,
explore new directions and emerging trends in cultures and languages.

Thematic areas include (but are not confined to):

- Language, Culture and Identity
- Cultural Representation & Cultural Translation
- Literacy & Ethnography
- Language Policy and Planning
- Multilingualism and Education
- Intercultural Communication & Globalization
- Intercultural Rhetoric & Discourse

Presentations will be allowed 20 minutes plus an additional 10 minutes
for discussion. Please submit a 250-word abstract by 30th of June 2011
to Pr. Abdelkader Sabil (abdelkadersgmail.com). Abstracts should
include: Title of Paper, Family Name (s), First Name (s),
Institutional Affiliation, Current Position, an email address and at
least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission.

Notifications of acceptance will be sent out on July 30th. 2011.

Selected papers will be published in Special Volumes of Conference Proceedings.

http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-1846.html

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